Jordyn’s Soul Cafe - Houston

Jordyn’s Soul Cafe - Houston reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   DANIELLE

   Houston1 review

   3.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   We had a reservation at 6:45pm on a Sunday. Seated immediately. Beware, only valet parking at $10. We overheard the waitress tell the table next to us they were out of pork chops, pot roast & cornbread. Disappointing. What's a soul food restaurant without cornbread? We ordered our food first as I read all the previous reviews that said the wait time was long. Started off with pot roast empanadas. Those were tasty with the gravy and came out quickly. We ordered the oxtails with rice and a side of gravy & greens, fried catfish with mac & cheese and asparagus, lobster mac & cheese, which is an entree, and fried chicken wings with yams and cabbage. All of the sides and the catfish were great! The chicken wings needed more seasoning. On the other hand, the lobster mac & cheese was very salty. Oxtails were ok. It took ~45 minutes for all the food to come out. We were still waiting on the cocktails at this time. Those eventually came after asking two different ppl. The waitress was friendly and a gentleman, who I assumed was the manager, kept checking on us. That was a nice touch. Overall, we would probably go again.
   

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   Latica

   Nashville1 review

   3.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 5

   Made a reservation for 8:15 and we didn’t sit down for almost 30 mins after our reservation time. As we standing in line you could hear the guy at the bar say they gone have to wait very rude. Then when we sat down at the table it took 30 mins for someone to come to us! The service was absolutely horrible. One of the waiters drop a glass next to our table and I piece of glass cut me on my foot! There was no apology or compensation at all just pure trash! The food was really good once we finally got it! This place really needs to step up the customer services.
   

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   Antonia

   Houston1 review

   1.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   So I came here for my birthday. The place is definitely a vibe. My server Freddy was actually awesome. We made it at 5:47pm for my 6pm reservation. So I waited about 45 minutes for my first drink and water. Then we waited 2 hours for our food. We did leave until almost 9pm. The music is soooooooooo loud you can’t hear yourself think. Then after stating it’s loud they had the dj “turn it down” but it sound louder then before. Yes the food was good but it is NOOOOTTTTTTTTT worth waiting that long period of time. Like why is it sooooo ridiculously slow. The younger waiters that came into our section to finally hand us our food had attitudes.
   

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   CLIFFORD

   Houston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 28, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Really great restaurant and definitely coming back
   

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   Kimberly

   Richmond1 review

   4.0

   Dined on April 27, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   The ambience in the place was outstanding! When we walked in the music was amazing. It was a total vibe. I wanted to give five stars across the board, but I couldn’t and here’s why: I ordered the smothered pork chops with collard greens. They didn’t have either, which is why my food rating is what it is. They had only been open for a couple of hours, so I don’t understand how they were no smothered pork chops that early in the day! All of the food I saw coming out looked absolutely amazing. I ended up getting the jerk chicken wings, cabbage, macaroni and cheese. That macaroni and cheese will make you fight somebody! One of my friends had the jerk salmon. I don’t remember what my other friend had for her meal, but I do remember that we talked about the jerk so much that she got the jerk turkey wings to go for her meal the next day. We had great service with just a few hiccups, but our server was extremely professional in the way she handled them. We had a great time with her as well. She was extremely knowledgeable of the menu and made great suggestions. Shout out to the bartender! Every drink was amazing!
   

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   New Orleans1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 25, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything was absolutely spectacular- from the ambience to the food to the service.
   

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   Tiaira

   Washington DC1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 25, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything was Amazing, The jerk shrimp tacos were my favorite!
   

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   Dishonda

   Chicago4 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 24, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   I wanted to give a five star rating, but your guys lost a star because we received our appetizers after the meal
   

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   Chris

   Houston1 review

   4.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   the food is great but the service is slow. worth the wait, just be prepared to wait.
   

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    Joy VIP

    Houston7 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on April 20, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3

    We were seated in the booth right by the door on Easter Sunday within arms length of where everyone was standing waiting on their table. It was extremely uncomfortable to enjoy our food with everyone standing over us. The management should really reconsider this booth placement. The service was very slow and the food wasn’t memorable. My biggest pet peeve is the food coming to the table and we had to sit and wait to be recognized to ask for silverware to eat. Our food was lukewarm by the time our silverware arrived.
    

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