This small spot tucked a block off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard may not look particularly welcoming from the outside, with its caged-in windows and barred door, but you’ll find warm hospitality inside Blazing Chicken, along with a menu full of homestyle Southern classics. From the fried chicken to the gumbo to sides like mac […]
Soul Food in Denver
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Genna Rae’s is not the kind of restaurant that charges $30 for dinner while claiming to be a neighborhood restaurant just because there’s a community table set up in the dining room. In fact, this takeout-only storefront in Whittier doesn’t claim to be a neighborhood place at all. It doesn’t have to, because it’s obvious […]
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Owner Randall Borne spent years perfecting recipes from his native Louisiana, selling dishes from a mobile cart before landing in his first permanent space. All those years of practice paid off: The crispy chicken wings, shrimp po’boy and intensely savory pork chops are all winners.
Jay Berry opened Kirk’s Soul Kitchen in 2012, adding another option in the area’s slim soul-food scene. The restaurant is dedicated to his stepfather, Kirk, who told him, “Stay focused because you could do anything you put your mind to.” What Berry does at Kirk’s is serve great homemade food, including fried chicken, collard greens […]
You know you’ve become an American icon when you make regular appearances in Larry the Cable Guy’s standup routine, and by that standard, Waffle House is the Elvis Presley of Interstate dining. With more than 1,400 franchises in 25 states (including Denver / Boulder), this Georgia-based breakfast joint, founded in 1955, is among a handful […]
For over two decades, the Dickerson family has kept the catfish, fried chicken, smothered pork chops and other soul-food specialties coming for hungry diners in Five Points – though it’s moved a few times since opening. In 2022, it shuttered its longtime home with plans to move into a new space. That process took longer […]
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Henry Coleman knows from Detroit soul food, Detroit comfort food, Detroit’s streetside, slapdash, eat-while-walking cuisine. From behind the rail of his kitchen at Coleman’s (in the former home of Ethel’s House of Soul), he knocks up specials (roasted barbecued chicken breast with greens and rice and gravy, if you’re lucky), bakes the cornbread, slow-cooks his […]
This South Pearl landmark looks like a cross between Cheers and a location for Friends, but it serves swell bar burgers, nachos and other grill standards. The international beer list is overwhelming, the atmosphere unassuming and friendly, and the secluded patio a great summer hideaway.