Steve's Soul Food

A very nice party last night had a 3 floors rockin until 3am enjoyed the free chicken wings and veggies that came with price of admission

Steve's used to be such a happening spot! As we walked in to a completely empty restaurant we wondered if it was open. A man sat at the table and hollered "you've got customers" and a young gentleman, maybe 12-13 years old came out to assist us. He seemed bothered by taking our order.About 45 minutes later our food arrived and oddly, it was warm, not hot Ike it had just been prepared.The food was underwhelming. The place appeared to be clean, but it was empty. The pricing was high for the quality of the food.

I go to Steve's maybe 1-2 times a month because the soul food is good, fresh, and pretty affordable. The customer service is always amazing when I walk in. The lady who's always there is often patient, nice and always fun to talk to. Overall I think Steve's Soul Food is top tier‼

The old school best love this place got to go back soon love the mac and cheese and meat loaf

There is typically plenty of street parking, but it can get a little packed during lunch rushes. My friends and I came in around 1pm on Sunday. The line wasn't too bad, but around 2pm it got packed. People were most likely coming after church.There is no menu or prices at the beginning of the line. They serve the food like a cafeteria. The price for a dinner, one entree and two sides, is $13. We ordered the fried catfish, short rib, fried chicken wings, and bbq pig feet. Everything was really good! I especially like the fried catfish with hot sauce and the bbq pig feet. The pigs feet was extremely tender and melted in my mouth!Overall, good soul food, good portions, and a good price.The line gets a long because there is only one register and that same person also gets desserts so there's a bottle neck.

Once again, I find myself glad I didn't check out the reviews before I visited Steve's because based on some of them I would have probably not visited. But I am glad I did!I was in the D with my lil bro finishing up some business and we both decided we were hungry. Not surprising huh? LOL As I haven't really been back to Detroit in a number of years, I let my brother chose the venue as he is there frequently. When he suggested Steve's, I had a brief flash back to the nightmare that was Southern Fires (see my review), but decided I may as well check it out.First impressions - it's tucked between Jefferson & the Detroit river, not far from downtown, in a small warehouse district. It's in a old nondescript brick building with a lone neon sign. Bonus, there's a decent sized free parking lot right across from the entrance. Entering the building, it definitely has an old school, weathered elegance about it. Like in the past it was a "high society" spot.Upon entering we saw the counter. You basically grab a tray, then go down the line choosing your meat, sides, dessert, and drinks then pay. It's a simple straightforward process, but one that is easy to bottleneck if you have either too few people manning it or too many. Luckily we had just missed the lunch crowd so the line was empty and we sailed through. For me and my brother, with waters and no desserts, the total was just over $35 which I thought was a tad high, but he says is typical for a spot near downtown.The Service - was fairly prompt and friendly. I did have to ask a couple of questions a couple of times, but I put that on the server being distracted by a co-worker asking my brother what sides he wanted. The acoustics of the counter area leave a bit to be desired for audible clarity if more than one person is talking. But then, the building wasn't designed for that purpose.The Dining Room - was large and spacious, and clean. High tables, regular tables, and large booths were the choices. There was a large TV playing family shows at a volume that wasn't intrusive. There is a stocked bar, but I don't know when it is available as no one was tending it and it looked "shut down" while we were there.The Food! - the food was fantastic! Maybe we were lucky and caught everything fresh but everything we had was hot, and tasty! I had the rib tips, dressing, and mac & cheese. My brother had the meatloaf, with the same sides. They also add a corn bread muffin which was delicious. Very much home-style cooking & flavor.Overview - Overall it was an enjoyable experience and I will return next time I am in Detroit. From reading other reviews, I would probably recommend avoiding the lunch rush as our experience was nothing like those reviews. Or maybe they just got their act together?

Stoped in for a late dinner with family and most of the food was put away due to being so close to closing. What they had left was very tasty and some good selections to choose from. I had the Cornish hen, the dressing, collard greens, and blackeye peas. Everything was seasoned just right and was very satisfied. The workers were friendly and accommodated us being so close to closing. My wife had the fried chicken and she stated it was very good and well seasoned.The overall condition of the place was clean and had enough room to accommodate our large party.Steve's has breakfast as well and I will have to circle back to see how the breakfast fares.

If you go all the way back to the beginning of Steve's soul Food across the street from his fathers grand river meat center sanitation has always been the problem

I absolutely love this place. Dine in or takeout you cant go wrong. There's a park nearby so you can get takeout and have a picnic if you want to be creative. I had bbq chicken wings, corn and peach cobbler. Everything was delicious. There's plenty of seating, parking and the staff is nice. The food is very affordable and there's so much variety. The portions are great and the food is cooked with the right flavor. They truly have something for everyone. My family and I have been to both locations and we love them equally. We don't live in Detroit but everytime we visit this is on the itinerary. Looking forward to going back and trying something different.

The food was trash the pork chop were fried hard thin and I think I Crack a tooth trying to eat them the mack and cheese was OK but for two dinners that I bought I threw it in the trash 40 bucks down the drain