Bronzeville Soul

Back home in Los Angeles and absolutely regretting that we did not go back again last night before closing. We went on Friday evening and were so happy with our food that we showed up on Saturday to try the catfish. Friday: Ordered the Oxtail, short ribs, fried wings, Mac and cheese, green beans, candied yams, collard greens and passion peach tea. They ran out of catfish and so Chauncey said to come back tomorrow for it.Saturday: We came back for the catfish and more wings. This was our pre-meal before going to Virtue a few hours later. We loved the hospitality and the food! Next time we're in Chicago--- we're going to need to come back!During this trip to Chicago my preschooler had not eaten any real food (he had just been snacking... even bought him chick-fil-a... barely touched it. But he devoured the wings, cleaned the meat right off those bones. I also learned I must've never had good collard greens because I had never liked the taste. I had no problem eating these greens!

I was craving soul food on a Sunday evening and decided to finally go check out Bronzeville Soul. Especially since it was in the neighborhood and Jay-Z made a cameo there last summer. I called in to place a to-go order but was informed they didn't take phone orders on Sundays. No biggie. As I had already checked out the menu online, I knew I wanted the catfish, mac n cheese and fried cabbage. When I walked in, I was geeeted by the very friendly manager, Chauncey, who after learning I wanted catfish, persuaded me to try the fried salmon. What the hell...I've never had fried salmon and I firmly believe in trying new things. After paying for my order, I went to check out the whiteboard menu and saw collard greens and cornbread dressing, which I didn't notice on the website. So I went back and ordered those sides, as well. Once I got home, I could barely contain my excitement as I ripped into my package. Every bite of each item was delectable and lived up to everything I know about soul food. The portions are generous and I have leftovers to enjoy tomorrow. Chauncey even encouraged me to come back on Wednesdays when they have live music. I'll definitely be back!

YOOOOOOOO. My friend and I randomly met a woman in Downtown Chicago who told us this was the place to go for GOOD soul food. I was in town from San Diego for not even 2 whole days. But her recommendation was so strong, we had to take heed. We came to dine in for dinner and shared the proteins. I ordered the catfish filets meal, with greens and mac and cheese as sides.My friend ordered the lamb chops with greens, mac, and yams. She also got chicken wings. All meals come with a cornbread muffin. When I tell you: EVERYTHING WAS DELICIOUS. SEASONED TO PERFECTION, without salt overshadowing FLAVOR. The fry of the catfish was DIVINE. A nice, sturdy, crisp, crunchy bite that was also moist in the inside. I like tartar sauce with a few bites of my fish, but this didn't really need it. It was perfect. The sides were GOOD. The greens?! YUM. So pretty. SO tasty. Mac was cool, too, made even better when I sprinkled a lil' hot sauce in. The LAMB CHOPS. Just maybe sliiiightly overcooked than what I prefer, but overall: SO WORTH IT. Very nice sized, meaty chops of well-seasoned deliciousness. I kinda wanted to order some to-go, but I was already so full.We'd informed the friendly, welcoming staff that we were from California and they rolled out the hospitality red carpet, giving attentive service and even free specialty drinks! I felt so welcomed and super glad we followed directions to visit Bronzeville Soul. They WILL be seeing me next time I'm in town! I'm thankful to the staff for everything!

I decided to stop in for the first time for an early dinner. It was around 4 pm on a Saturday and it wasn't crowded at all. Street parking was easy to find. The decor is simple and understated; very spacious. I loved the black artwork and the good music playing. I placed my order at the counter and then sat down. The meal was brought over to me in about 10 minutes. The meal that's pictured was about $24 with tax and a bottle of water; I thought that was a fair price. Everything was hot; the catfish was freshly fried. It was a good meal. I wasn't blown away but satisfied. The staff was very nice and came over to make sure everything was good. I would go back because they have more on the menu I'd like to try.

I have been wanting to visit Bronzeville Soul since Jay Z visited this location summer 2023. Great food!Parking: plenty of Street parking.I entered Bronzville Soul and immediately felt soulful vibes from music playing in the restaurant.I ordered my meal to go: wings, which comes with 2 sides and a muffin.Sides were seasoned okay; the wings, however small in size, were perfectly seasoned and tasted phenomenal!!Owner was at the front of the house taking orders and was personable. People were steady coming into the location. Patrons consisted of a combination of dine in and take out orders.Took awhile to get hot sauce with my order. Nice colors/decor 2 words for my meal: No Crumbs.I plan to visit again.

Like most people, I've only just heard about this place because of Jay-Zs recent visit. I still dont understand how a celebrity finds places like this, when's there's so much hype around other places that sell similar food. But good for Bronzeville Soul. We stopped in and noticed an empty dining area. I sure hope they're doing a lot of takeout. The owner was at the counter with another staff member. He invited us in and thanked us for stopping in. I was disappointed to see that literally none of the items I wanted to try were available the day I stopped in. I wanted to try their short ribs, Mac & cheese and yams. None were on the menu. I instead ordered their chicken wings with mashed potatoes and dirty rice. They also give you a corn bread which was very delicious. They asked us if we're doing takeout or dining in. I was kind of in a rush but still had a little time. I asked him how long would it take for the food to be ready, he said 7 minutes so we decided to dine in. Ended up being 15 minutes which was obviously double the time promised, probably would have done takeout if they had said 15-20 min. The chicken wings were really good. They were really hot, fresh out of the fryers. The seasoning on these was simple yet very tasty. They were very juicy and tasted phenomenal with hot sauce. The mashed potatoes were also very flavorful. I'm a big rice guy. I love love love rice. But the rice was was a let down. I got a lot of old hard pieces that made this side close to inedible. It was unfortunately a huge disappointment. Overall I was really satisfied with the dish. The price is definitely on the high side but me and my son shared this entire plate and we both left full. So it's definitely a lot of food. I just wish the menu was more consistent and will only return when I can confirm that the certain items I'm looking for will be on the menu.

This place has been on my radar for a few months and when I saw Jay-Z showed up a couple weeks ago, I thought let me hurry up and get there before the wait times extend! Me and my mom dropped in recently mid week around 3:30 in the afternoon and there wasn't a crowd thankfully. A line started to form once it got closer to 5pm FYI. They have maybe 10-12 tables for dining in, but they accommodate pickup orders in case you dont wanna wait. The now famous owner, Mario Coleman was at the counter taking orders which was cool. I had to go with th newly christened Jigga short ribs with sides of mac & cheese and green beans. Everything was very good especially the short ribs, but just a warning, the food carries a hint of spice FYI, but still good. Pound cake along with peach tea was very awesome!Mario and staff go out of there way to make you feel welcome in their establishment which is very cool! I really like this place and plan on coming back often as he told us the menu changes daily.

Great place! I've had takeout and I have dined in and both times the food was amazing! It is BYOB and they have a live band here every 1st & 2nd Wednesday of the month. The customer service here is top-tier and the atmosphere is so friendly. I love that they bring your food out to you already in a to-go container. I would definitely dine here again so that I can taste everything on the menu.

3.5 starsA group of us came here for r&B night which is held. It's held every second and every 4th Wednesday of the month. Where they play live music. I saw the so/so reviews so I was apprehensive a placing a food order but I know it was better to come and purchase something at this venue since admission was free to come in and hear the music. They also have a sign that I didn't know that you need to order at least for the minimum of $15 per patron for offsetting the cost of the band . My original order was the short ribs which I absolutely love short ribs and it's hard to go into an establishment that actually offer beef ribs as opposed to pork. But when I sat down at the table one person was not happy with her food so I hurried and ran back and changed mine to chicken wings. Thinking that you can't mess up chicken wings, right? Let me tell you that it takes a long time to get your food in this place and the gentleman that was calling out the numbers was almost not believing that we did not have the number that he was calling out at the time. We literally had to turn our receipt to show him. Sir, this was not our order. I mean we can eat the food but it doesn't belong to us! So that being said, everyone waited at least 30 to 40 minutes for their food. It was okay. I think my order came with about four or five chicken wings then weren't that great. I mean you got hot sauce on the table. They're a little crispier on the ends and they were okay from a 1 to 10. I will give them a six on the chicken wings. The sides, the sides for me and the cornbread is what saved the meal. I mean the meal is expensive. $24 for 4 to 5. Chicken wings is ridiculous. Let's be honest here, but my sweet potato and macaroni and cheese and my cornbread muffin definitely seal the deal. The chicken they could have just kept. If I was to go again I will only get sides. The live band was pretty good but the only thing that kept happening. I don't know if it's a building. I don't know if they were putting too much pressure on the electrical system, but at least several times why they were playing the power went out so hope they can get it together

Food is delicious. I got the catfish fillet plate-- they're well seasoned, not dry, and the whole meal is screaming hot. This is some of the best catfish I've ever had.Collards and macaroni are very good too.