Chef Paul's Cafe

952 F St, Fresno
(559) 478-8516

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Maggie Gomez

Please, please try the seafood gumbo if you have a chance. It is creamy, flavor and packed with crab,shrimp, sausage,and chicken. Like they give you the crab lump with legs. This place was so welcoming and the service was excellent.

Johnny M

First time here today 1-9-25 the food was amazing the service was great ! Overall one of the BEST places in Fresno hands down !! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Meal

T Sed

I lived in Mississippi for 11 years and this is the closest I have come to that delicious, amazing food! We had fried chicken and shrimp po boys with macaroni and cheese, homemade cornbread even the french fries are delicious! Service was great super friendly staff

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shrimp and Grits, Fried Chicken Meal, Macaroni and Cheese

alyssa brooks

Chef Paul’s is consistently delicious, I would wait 2 hours and pay an arm and a leg for a plate. Chef Paul oversees the kitchen himself and every time I’ve come, I’ve left full and happy. I ordered to go and did not have to wait long but if you plan to dine in, please be patient and tip well! Seating is limited but worth the wait, and again, DO NOT BE RUDE TO STAFF BECAUSE OF WAIT TIME.

Vegetarian options: There are 3 vegetarian options

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Meal, Braised Cabbage, Mac & Cheese, Braised Oxtails Combo, Peach Cobbler

Tonette White

A bit pricey on a fixed income. But if ya wanna treat yourself...Mmm mmm mm. Great, friendly service. And portionally, they ain't stingie.
And if you're trying to make it home with the food... well the aroma might just make that difficult. 😁

R CC

We visited on Sunday afternoon, 30 min before closing at 4pm. We opened the door, and the employees at the count said they are closing early. They didn't mention it was an emergency situation.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

keith shackelford

So good. Can't go wrong with anything here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shrimp and Grits, Fried Chicken Meal, Catfish, Full Chicken & Waffles

Gigi

Hands down, best food in Fresno, the essence and atmosphere is breathtaking, thank you chef!

Amber Padgett Simson

We visited on a Sunday afternoon and it was steady. We had the shrimp and grits, fried chicken and waffles. Everything was really good! They were out of green tomatoes (storm in FL knocked out the crop), out of German Chocolate Cake. We had a really good lunch with plenty of left overs.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Abraham The Man

We got different plates and reviews were mixed. I got the BBQ combo the Tri tip was dry for me. The chili beans I did not like at all. The BBQ sauce was average and the cornbread looked and tasted like it was a mix from a box.
Now for the good, the pork ribs and Mac and cheese were great!! Not a lot of meat on the pork ribs but did taste good. Loved that part of the meal. Cozy spot lots of free at this time parking.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

skj

Delicious food & the best green beans!!! & Mac & Cheese!!! Good people 👍🏼 don't let the downtown location fool you, the food is terrific!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Macaroni and Cheese, Mac & Cheese

Richard Smith

Food was awesome. I had chicken and waffles...will go again soon

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Meal, Full Chicken & Waffles

Crown ME

The Chicken and Waffles are 🔥 mane and get a side of macaroni and cheese.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Breast and Waffle, Macaroni and Cheese, Braised Cabbage, Mac & Cheese, Braised Oxtails Combo

Mike Romo

Gumbo was good no complaints but BBQ plate not so much tri-tip was average ribs were tough under seasoned cornbread needs reworked. Mac n cheese was ok greens average fried green tomatoes ok all in all $88 with a $5 tip I think I'll go elsewhere next time

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

Mi'Chellee Lichti

Fantastic ! Scrumptious! Smothered Chicken, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Greens & Seafood Gumbo! OMG ! 😋 Chef Paul is Very Friendly & Funny ! All of the staff are Awesome !.. Kind !…So Friendly & Beautiful & So Real !!! Down to earth, genuinely, REALLY GOOD PEOPLE ❤️🤗🥰

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Seafood Gumbo

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