Houston This Is It Soul Food

This was my first visit. I was really wanting some home-cooked food or like home cooked food so we decided to try. I was pleasantly surprised to learn of the restaurants history. While we were in line selecting our sides, the older lady waiting behind us told us the yams were delicious. Personally I don't care for any candied yams in general but my husband did try them and liked them. I had the smothered chicken with gravy. When eating out I generally do not order a lot of starches, which is just my preference so for my sides I chose pinto beans, string beans and cabbage. They were all seasoned well yet not salty. I enjoyed my meal and will definitely try them again.

The restaurant had a line which made me believe the food was great since I was visiting from AZ. All I can say is the sides were GREAT! My smothered pork chops were formidable, like they hadn't had time two simmer in the gravy, but the flavor was good. The portion size wasn't big as I expected since the customers before me had huge portions. The lady who fixed my plate wasn't friendly; she acted like I was a problem when I greeted her. Not only didn't she reply to my hello, but she also had a mean look on her face. Once I got to the register, the gentleman was friendly and polite. The older gentleman, who appeared to be the owner, smiled and greeted me as they sat at the table in the restaurant, which helped ease the frustration of the server and my small portion size. I would return and try something else.

Food was decent - Loved the yams, but didn't get excited over the cabbage. Fried chicken was decent but one of my pieces was really over cooked. The server was kind enough to give me a replacement piece plus one! My cocktail - a strawberry margarita (in styrofoam cup) was great. The tea cakes were very good (full of flavor & my favorite item of the day! Make sure your food is hot when you make your request cos some of mine was cold by the time I sat down to eat.

This restaurant was on my list of places to visit... and I wasn't disappointed. The line was long upon entering the restaurant but the team worked fast to fill orders and take care of the customers. Everything looked so good and tasted even better! Put this spot on your list too!

Nope, never again! Food was bland! Dressing resembled cat food. No spices, onion, bell peppers, meat, nothing! Just a brownish colored clump of nothing. Candied yams looked and tasted like they came straight out of a can. Fried fish was fried, dyed and laid to the side (light pink in some spots on the inside ?). Cabbage was way undercooked and tasteless. My doberman caught the cornbread muffin in mid-air as I threw it his way (He's still playing with it as we speak. The peach cobbler... well... just pray for it ??‍♀ "This Is It" use to be the #1 soul food spot back in the day, not sure what happened, but "this ain't it" today! ???

We went for soul food and that is exactly what we got! Everything was on point except the cornbread was not sweet enough for us. We went right when they opened and the food was fresh and delicious. Definitely recommend and I would go back.

Great lunch special ribs was pretty good had me licking fingers. Good spot to eat at no issues at all. And yes minority owned in third ward.

Was in town visiting my daughters & we came here. I’ve always said if you go to a restaurant & you can walk straight to the counter meaning there’s no line, LEAVE! I should’ve followed my own advice but I was trying to support black businesses. The food was just as nasty as the customer service. I ended up some roughly $150 just for my family & I not to like ANYTHING & have to go somewhere else. I had the ox tails for $30 & got nothing but bones & gravy. The macaroni was bland. The yams tasted like they came out a can. 1 daughter had ribs & they were thick & tough. I could go on & on but I’ll just say this save your money & go somewhere else or cook at home