Dorothy’s Soul Food Kitchen

Reviews

• James J.

  star star star star star 11 June 2026

  I haven't had this level of good soul food since going to a local spot in downtown Memphis when I was in school.  The smothered turkey wings are fall-off-the-bone tender.  The smothered cabbage and collard greens are tender and perfectly seasoned.  The rice and gravy as good as any I've ever tasted.  Cornbread is delicious.  And sweet tea with lemonade is downright tasty.  The wait is not long.  A couple words of advice, bring cash and call ahead if you're taking it to go.  Space is somewhat limited but most customers seemed to be getting takeout.  I plan to be a regular here.  Support locally owned small business. By the way, I got 5 orders to go for some friends (2 baked chicken, 2 fried fish and a smothered pork chop) and you now have 5 new customers.  And, if you're in a hurry, this food should not be rushed and certainly never eaten hastily...it's meant to be savored.

• Elder Sarah S.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 2 June 2026

  I had the pork chop dinner, maybe I just had a bad batch. My pork chops were hard and lacked taste. This was my first time visiting. I didn't even finish my meal. My sides were greens, a sweet potato pie which was super hard, mac and cheese.

• Demetra T.

  star star star star star_border 26 May 2026

  I'm giving this restaurant 4 stars just because of the super long wait. When it comes to soul food places, let's just say I'm accustomed to waiting a long time so it doesn't bother me, BUT I called and placed my order an hour before I left to get my plate and still had to wait an additional 15 minutes, but nevertheless, the food was worth the wait.  I ordered the smothered turkey wings over rice with Mac and cheese, and cabbage. Every bite was amazing. Suddenly, I had forgot I waited 1 hour and 15 minutes to get the plate. I was disappointed when I saw the Mac and cheese because they make it with spaghetti, but it was so delicious. I would recommend this place if you know 1 hour and 15 minutes ahead of time, that you want to eat here.

• Kiara M.

  star star star star star_border 22 May 2026

  First time and the food was delicious! The place is too small for it to be a dine in restaurant especially during lunch hours. The people who are ordering to go are standing over you and the waiter (very nice) can barely pass. Definitely will order to go next time. I ordered the baked chicken with gravy and rice, yams, and collard greens. Every thing was so good, but I didn't like the gravy so I won't get the gravy next time. I will definitely be back because I wanted to try so much. My mom wanted the chitterlings but the price has gone up fyi.  They give you a lot of food so I was able to eat some for dinner. I definitely recommend this restaurant.

• Paul N.

  star star star star star_border 21 May 2026

  Dorthy's Soul Food Kitchen is a great home grown and locally owned business. I actually never knew about them being so close to my neighborhood, but Yelp does enlighten all.
  
  The restaurant has a simple formula. Good ole comfort and soul food done right and rotated slightly daily to give a little variety to the mix. The menu includes Pork Chips (smothered and Fried), Wings, Smothered Turkey Wings, and even Chitterlings if you feel adventurous on rotation.
  
  On this visit, I got the Smothered Turkey Wings, Rice and Gravy, candied yams, and Green Beans. Everything had great flavor and also was seasoned well. The Turkey was tender...fall off the bone tender!
  
  So why only 4 stars? Well the first is this is a cash only establishment. In this day and age, I would hope restaurants accept credit cards to make it more accessible to the masses. I'd be perfectly okay with them having us pay a service fee. The second was the food was strangely unevenly heated. So the sides of Yams and Green Beans were like center of the sun hot, while the Turkey Wings and Rice were lukewarm. So I think some parts were microwaved. Nothing wrong with that since the flavor was there, but just a watch out of you feel some type of way about that.
  
  Overall, definitely check out Dorothy's! I can't wait to try them again and try other dishes.