Food 4 The Soul Diner & Bakery

Food good, people friendly, Godly place Oxtails off the chain. I mean love them there Oxtails. All of their food is on point. I mean it's good????, food is awesome. They even got chillings, ok. They are #1 in my book.

Very good food , family owned . Food is cooked fresh as you order by Mama . Baby daughter Shanna as mama calls her takes your order . It 's truly delicious soul food . Everyone was so pleasant , called me by first name basis . That's rare these days. I had fried chicken , my husband had pork chops . The portions are large , like the hearts of the family that own it .

One of the regulars at Al's BBQ told me about this soul food restaurant that serves really good food and is only open on Sundays. I trust his judgment since we're both big fans of Al's so I decided to check it out today. If I wasn't told about the restaurant, I would never been able to find it because it's tucked in a residential neighborhood in an area I rarely venture to. So it's fitting that I "discovered" Food 4 The Soul on the day before Columbus Day. And just like America was already "discovered" before Columbus did, Food 4 the Soul was already known by at least one Yelper.

Food 4 the Soul is located in a bright orange house that was converted into a restaurant. I was a little surprised when I walked in at how small the place is. Just 4-5 tables that seats about 20 and you walk up to a little window and place your order. When I came in, there were a few customers waiting for their order, which was surprising to me because the place had just opened. It was very evident that the restaurant is popular with the after church crowd as a steady stream of people in their Sunday best came in.

I ordered the turkey wings, with a side of mac and cheese and cornbread dressing and homemade "fruity tea" to wash it down. When I saw the lady notify a customer that they don't have yams and are replacing it with sweet potato souffle, I called an audible and asked if I could switch my cornbread dressing to the souffle, which turned out to be one of the best decisions I made this year. After a long wait (25 min at least), I was starting to get restless. Fortunately, the food was well worth the wait. And usually I would knock off a star for that but that just goes to show you how good it was for me to give 5 stars. The portion size was huge, like two meals. I didn't realize that the turkey wings would come on a bed of rice (plus cornbread). Everything was awesome but the sweet potato souffle was the star of the show. Very sweet but very delicious. I'm not sure how often they have this on the menu, as the menu seems to change weekly but it's definitely worth a shot to ask for it if you don't see it on the menu. So impressed with my meal that I decided to try out their red velvet cake. Again, awesome.

And the ladies and gentleman working there were really nice, asking what my name is, asking how everything was, holding the door open for me as I left, "come back to see us", etc. Without a doubt, I will.

This good home cooked meal thought the price was a little steep but the servings are large. I got turkey wings dressing macaroni and white rice was all very good ate off the plate 3 times!!!! My husband got Catfish macaroni and yams both plates. Only bad thing was location its really in the cut on side street. I had to pass by another soul food restaurant to get there "Mama's" (not as good as Food 4 the soul FYI) but I know this because i went there trying to find there location

The name of this diner is completely appropriate. The food was absolutely delicious and my husband and I could tell it is all made with love. Beyond the food, the customer service was excellent as we were welcomed warmly by the owners and employees of this family owned business. When in Tampa, place this diner on your list before you leave. We had the oxtails, fried chicken, mac and cheese, collard greens, cornbread stuffing, potato salad and red velvet cake and all were awesome. We made the cake stretch for a few days and it was still fresh on the last day. 5 Stars all the way!