Jackson soul

Jackson Soul is located downtown of Elgin but it's kind of hidden on a side road and not on the main road where all of the restaurants are located. The restaurant have a deck for outdoor shaded tables/seats. If you are not in the mood for the outside, there is plenty of tables and seats inside the restaurant. Staff is friendly and food is amazing! You can conveniently order and pay directly on their website for take out and delivery. After ordering from the website you will get a text to your mobile phone letting you know when your food will be ready. Super easy and convenient! Pick up was a breeze with going in and out. As for the food......this place is definitely a MUST TRY and have the BEST FRIED CHICKEN I've ever had. First time trying Jackson Soul and I ordered 3 piece fried chicken with Mac and cheese and collard greens, chicken fried steak, and 8 piece garlic Parmesan wings with Mac and cheese and mashed potatoes with gravy. The fried chicken is super crispy on the outside and super moist juicy in the inside! The chicken batter was seasoned so well with spices that one bite makes your palate buzzzzzzzz with a well balanced flavor! So unique and special! I didn't know fried chicken could ever taste so damn good! The mash potatoes and homemade gravy was well seasoned cream and delicious! Chicken fried steak was meaty and the perfect amount of steak to batter! The outside of the steak was crispy and the steak was moist. I will definitely order the fried chicken and chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy again! The garlic Parmesan wings had good flavor with a little heat from the dried chili flakes but it was not crispy and was a bit oily from the butter sauce. My family enjoyed the wings but I preferred the fried chicken . Will I be coming back? Heck yes! Jackson Soul restaurant is little soulful gem treasure in Elgin, TX! I will definitely be coming back and trying out their other items and lunch/day specials. Food, quality, proportion size, and price is great! Food is made with love and it shows in the food! 5 stars all the way!! No

Food wasn't worth the price. Service was good the 1 young lady was doing everything out front . She needed skates . Nice environment . I had the liver & onions , black eyed peas & collard greens . Peas weren't seasoned & greens had too much vinegar. Personally I think vinegar should have been & option @ the table .

I was very partial to the previous owners of Eva Mae's. When I heard of the new business, admittedly, I was afraid to give it a try. Not everybody who cooks soul food can do it well. Today, I decided to try the establishment. I ordered two oxtail plates, one with yams and collards, and the other with mac n cheese and collards. Y'all...this food was on point. The only restaurant's who oxtails that I've tasted that can touch those of Ms. Jackson's is Madea's in Everton, Texas (outside of Fort Worth). I will definitely be back and I'll likely have to stop myself from visiting throughout the week and every Sunday. Please give this place a try - you will not be disappointed.

I came here with a coworker and her mom. It's not IN downtown Elgin, it's downtown adjacent. You have to go through downtown and it's near the corner of the street, not amongst the downtown businesses. Walking in it looks like your typical mom and pop restaurant, which is fine by me, I personally like the minimalist look. As long as the food is good, I don't really care what your décor looks like, but I know others feel different. One gripe off the bat is when I walked in, it had a smell, similar to chitlins, which I am not a fan of (don't come for me black community) however, I didn't see them on the menu so it was a little concerning. They have a flatscreen on the wall behind the front counter and we watched the game that was on, connection could have been better though. The waitresses were super nice, in fact, one of them "convinced" me to change my original order from the catfish to the smothered porkchop. I had fish on my mind when I came in, but hearing the Sunday Specials swayed me. My coworkers mom also changed her original order to the neck bones after hearing the days special. Once the food came, my coworker regretted her decision to stick with her order of the catfish instead of changing like us, and then proceeded to put in an order of neck bones to go after her mom let her try a piece. The smothered pork chops were on point. Nice thick cut, tender, the gravy was very flavorful. The green beans were seasoned like I never had them before and it's going to be hard having them any other way, easily the best green beans I've ever had. The mac and cheese wasn't runny, but it wasn't thick like I like it though, and the white cheese was a pleasant surprise, overall, good dish. My coworker got the 1pc fried catfish with a side of jasmine rice and green beans. She said the fish tasted good, but it was too breaded. She too raved about the green beans and said the jasmine rice was okay. Her mom got the neck bones, yams, greens and cornbread, and she loved every bit. For desert they brought out what I'm assuming is a new dessert to try, which they described as a funnel cake bite, but I didn't catch the name, and they were delicious. When the weather cools off I bet it would be real nice to eat where the chairs and tables are setup outside, and possibly hear some live music on the stage. They've been in business about a year the waitress said, and from what I can tell, if people can get over the aesthetics and just try the food, they'll become a staple in the Elgin area.

Same location, same style of southern comfort. Assume different owner and different staff. Service dropped and food dropped. Half the menu was not available on Sunday. Seems like weekends would be biggest demand. I waited 45 minutes for food. That's ok if fresh and good. It was ok at best. Nothing like driving home 15 minutes to find part of the order missing. I called and returned, they did apologize. Just disappointed.

The fish was spoiled! I was going to take it back, but it wasn't worth a 30 minute drive. I eat fish all of the time, but this was not good at all. Nvr again! The greens and yams were great though! They had great flavor!

The food is pretty good. It will do for a meal for your family when you don't feel like cooking. However tips should be at my discretion. The parking is NOT good, and the wait for your order is insane. Just saying... try it for yourself, but be prepared to wait.

When you walk in this place the music hits you and takes you back...back in the good days ( not go old days cuz I still young ) . The waitress was friendly. Which is away good because she/or he makes the good or bad start for me. My daughter and granddaughter wanted to try something different so we looked up places and Jackson Soul was different for both of us and it was quite a wait for the food but when we tasted the food. You know how when you try something for the first time and start dancing? The food was like that my daughter was licking her fingers dancing with each finger . You had to had see it. The price was nice as well. I recommend this place to everyone who has a soul.

I'm single, but I told my mom over dinner tonight that I know who's catering my wedding after trying Jackson Soul hahaha. This food was sooo dang good- one of the best meals I've ever had. Service was wonderful and everyone was sweet as pie. Can't wait to come back and try more of this delicious food!

If I could give Jackson Soul 10 Stars, I would. This restaurant is AMAZING!! WOW!! We were traveling through town searching for home cooked hamburgers. Not fast food. Jackson Soul is the place where delicious foodie dreams come true. This is truly home cooking. We will definitely be coming back to this restaurant. I felt like I had sat down at my Grandma's table and she cooked a special hot and fresh meal just for me. Hot water cornbread, greens, yams, Gravy, chicken, fish was DELICIOUS!! If I could, I would have ordered everything on the menu just to try it. I think rather than Elgin, TX being know for its BBQ, they should be known for their Home Cooked Soul/Comfort Food at Jackson Soul!!