Houston's This Is It Soul Food

I came here while I was working in the area. I ordered online and went in to pick it up. It was ready, and packaged with everything I need but there was a small hiccup with pickup. The lady giving me the food was adamant that I confirm the order, which my phone was not allowing me to do. So she wouldn't let me take the food although it was paid online and she could see the order on my phone. A different lady came over and explained it to her, but I have to say, this is not the friendliest group of people. In fact, when I walked in, I saw someone that I knew and was talking for literally 30 seconds and this same lady that wanted me to confirm the order came from behind the counter and interrupted my brief convo to see if I had an online order. Like why would you need to do that?! It was rude and awkward. Now the food. I got the fried chicken plate with green beans and Mac and cheese. Was I impressed? Hell nah. The chicken was cooked well, but not seasoned to perfection like I was expecting. The Mac and cheese was bland to be honest, not a speck of pepper in sight. Green beans were gross in my opinion, tasted like canned ones to me. The little cornbread muffins were cool, nice addition. I also got a big red kool- aid which was fine. Maybe their other dishes are better, but based on this particular meal, I wouldn't go back for that - especially at $17.

Stopped by for some tea cookies x for my mom and catfish. I enjoyed that there was not wait and the staff was very kind.The tea cookies were fresh and the catfish was hot and fresh also.I enjoyed that I was able to buy fish alone and that the restaurant was open past 7:30pm.I will return again,

A huge plus about this restaurant is that they don't put pork in EVERYTHING. You are able to enjoy cabbage, green beans, pinto beans and greens made with turkey not pork so two of the 5 of us were able to enjoy veggies. We ordered oxtails, fried catfish, fried chicken, mac&cheese, candied sweet potatoes, white rice and banana pudding. We are self professed food snobs because we all cook really well but we enjoy eating out. We were given a very generous portion of the oxtails which were cooked very well. They were very tender and had plenty of gravy. Basic gravy, not over salted thank goodness. I had read a review that they were bland but that was not our experience. The fried catfish could have been fried in my kitchen cause it was finger licking good. Well seasoned, not over salted with just the right crunch. The fried chicken was basic. Sides were good, service was good although the cashier didn't know about Yelp and my freed drink. She didn't want to honor it when I showed it to her in my phone but in the end another lady came from behind the counter with my free soda . What I liked the best? Good food and NOT over salted. Great job guys!!

I've been wanting to come here for the longest. I've heard so much about this place but I just happened to come upon it while searching for the food hall and found it. I ordered the bbq ribs with yams, cabbage and Mac n cheese and of course a slice of butter pecan cake. The Mac n cheese was wonderful. The cabbage was good and the yams were ok. The ribs tasted like they had been frozen for awhile but they were tender and slathered with plenty of bbq sauce. The catfish was seasoned well and the pintos were ok. I would recommend coming to try it out. They do have daily specials. College students get a discount with ID. The service was good and quick.Nice ambiance with music playing.They keep this place clean. I will be back to try something different.

This place is so good I once drove there one morning from Dallas just to have lunch with my family. After hanging out with my family for a couple of hours there I drove back to Dallas. The wood has been great for decades. I do miss the old neighborhood and the people that lived in the area. I always get a great meal and blessing when here. It's not just the food but the tag have always made me feel like family. They did give me a great to go package for the ride back to Dallas. #jesus #love #family #texas

Yes, yes, and YES!!! This is it! I have been searching for great soul food in Houston since I'm not originally from here. I was invited after church to come have a great meal, and boy, was it ever. The cafeteria style service was excellent. It was hard to decide what main entree to order, so now I have to go back and try more. I ended up with smothered pork chops, candied yams, greens, and rice with gravy. The desserts were just as varied, and I'm a sucker for peach cobbler! All in all, the portions are definitely sufficient. I didn't think I would finish my food and one sitting, and now I'm in a food coma. It's probably going to be one of my regular spots!!! Oh and they have a daily special for college students for 10 bucks too!!!! Gotta show ID.

This Is It restaurant was Great! The food was awesome, the service was wondering, Big up's Tasha and the rest of the staff setting was nice Mills from The Sunshine State

Make sure you guys go see my girl Taaha at This is it soul food in Huston texas... Great costumer service. Friendly and informative.. The food was delicious and when I say the portion was on point.. Tasha u the best!!!!!!

I loved the service , food and atmosphere was really great for family, couples or groups.

LBG-This Is It's customer service deserve an excellent rating because I got a smothered chicken plate and they forgot to put the rice on the plate I called and Tasha apologized and said immediately come back in and we will comp the meal. Tasha deserves Kudos for her great customer service. This type of customer service makes a customer want to come back and recommend the restaurant to others. Great job Tasha