The food there is really good. There are a lot of haters out there, so beware of people making false accusations like unknown Kerline Charles. I eat there every week and I've had no complaints.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
M JAY
Babyyyy let me tell you!!! Shout out to my new cousins Sug and Amutellier (girl forgive me for misspelling the name) lol who are family co-owners of this restaurant! My mother came across this establishment, read the previous reviews and began craving some good old soul food! We ordered oxtails with mac & cheese, candy yams, cornbread, potato salad, jerk chicken wings, fried chicken wings, and yellow rice. My parents and I were very pleased with the orders prepared by the loving hands of my new cousin Sug! The dinner was flavorful, fulfilling, reasonably priced, and made upon order! The ambience was chill with old school R&B playing in the back ground. The establishment was clean and lit dimly! The owners of this establishment were super hospitable, friendly, and exuding positive vibes! We will definitely return for other dishes to explode on our palates! See you soon cousins ?!!!Parking: Easy to find parking!
Great home cooked food; friendly staff; Fair prices; Highly recommended
ashley gonzalez
THE BEST!! We were shopping uptown and was looking for soul food spot on google this was one of the top recommendations everything was on point whitings,yams, mac & cheese. The salmon & greens!! 1-10 a 10 hands down.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Collards and Potato Salad, Yellow Rice
Samar yazgi
Found this family owned GEM when I was stuck out in Elizabeth about 3 years ago and boyyyyyy when I tell you!!! ?????? the food is to die for. YES, they take their time cooking it because it’s FRESH EVERY-TIME but that’s why I suggest you call ahead !!! Let me start off by saying all the hyped soul food spots around me don’t compare to brown derby , I’ll drive MILES every time I got the taste… place needs more recognition. Their homemade cakes are also ? ? the family is beyond sweet and make their food with a ton of love
Recommended dishes: Buffalo Wings, Collards and Potato Salad, Potato Salad, Beef Ribs Sweet Potato Mac Cheese and Yellow Rice
Toby “The Mortician” White
I’m sorry, But I believe this may be the worst restaurant. We got a big order and they told us to give them 25-30 mins. I kid you not it look then 2 hours to give us our food. Then once we got it, she says “ Sorry, One of our fryers was broken “. Someone should have informed us on it before we order. I was suppose to have buffalo wings but I got another kind of wings.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
BOTTEM LINE
GREAT PLACE MUSIC AND FOOD
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Shrimp Salad, Banana Pudding, Beef Ribs Sweet Potato Mac Cheese and Yellow Rice
S W
They catered for our event last night and the food was DELICIOUS. My first time having it and it won’t be my last. I will be honest about one thing, the meatballs were a little bit tough, but the yams, mac, collards, yellow rice and chicken ??And if I’m not mistaken, they’re closed on Tuesdays but still catered for us ???
Kawanna Ivory
Hands down best soul food in town!Can’t wait to try the oxtails! Sorry y’all no before pics??♀️ Next time lol
Jn Legacy
I called and wanted to order a few things, the lady answer the phone and was extremely rude and unprofessional and as I was ordering she was making rude remarks and continuously cutting me off, I was excited to try the food as I saw they had a few good ratings but the unprofessionalism and rudeness was way out of line and I rather give my service to another restaurant so I canceled my order and she was extremely upset and more rude towards me.
So I was recommended by my work mom. I was craving baked mac and cheese and I knew she would know a place. I called and was greeted by a lovely and familiar voice( like I was speaking to my own aunty). She was clear and concise with all the answers when I asked inquisitive questions about the selection of food. I asked if she could actually wait before she started my order, because I was at the dog park and she obliged. The food was hot and fresh when it was picked up. I started eating it immediately ? ? and it was so satisfying. I haven't had an authentic tasting southern cuisine in a very long time. I was highly satisfied. I only had two cons: I asked for collard greens and she gave me a mix of something, because she had ran out of collard greens. I was a little annoyed by that and I didn't even bother tasting it. I would have rathered her just 86 Collard Greens all the way, than coming to that decision for me. The shrimp was very salty. That's very common in our community but it is something we need to worry about. Overall I would highly recommended ??
Julio Almeda
The lady's were very racist, she even stop me from going inside the restaurant, and then she looked at me from top to bottom very rude, and who will own a restaurant wearing pajamas and sleeping clothes I really have no idea how are they still open
Gina Sirmans
Food was delicious,will be back again, everything seasoned perfectly.no complaints. Authentic soul food ?❤️.
Linda Salahuddin
The brown derby is the right place to grub, they have the best soul food in the city. The Mac- cheeseis perfect,the banana pudding out of this world,the infamous canied yams and collards complete the meal ABSOLUTELY AWESOME !!!
Jusnae House
I called and wanted to order a few things, the lady answer the phone and was extremely rude and unprofessional and as I was ordering she was making rude remarks and continuously cutting me off, I was excited to try the food as I saw they had a few good ratings but the unprofessionalism and rudeness was way out of line and I rather give my service to another restaurant so I canceled my order and she was extremely upset and more rude towards me.
The food there is really good. There are a lot of haters out there, so beware of people making false accusations like unknown Kerline Charles. I eat there every week and I've had no complaints.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Babyyyy let me tell you!!! Shout out to my new cousins Sug and Amutellier (girl forgive me for misspelling the name) lol who are family co-owners of this restaurant! My mother came across this establishment, read the previous reviews and began craving some good old soul food! We ordered oxtails with mac & cheese, candy yams, cornbread, potato salad, jerk chicken wings, fried chicken wings, and yellow rice. My parents and I were very pleased with the orders prepared by the loving hands of my new cousin Sug! The dinner was flavorful, fulfilling, reasonably priced, and made upon order! The ambience was chill with old school R&B playing in the back ground. The establishment was clean and lit dimly! The owners of this establishment were super hospitable, friendly, and exuding positive vibes! We will definitely return for other dishes to explode on our palates! See you soon cousins ?!!!Parking: Easy to find parking!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Buffalo Wings, Collards and Potato Salad, Potato Salad, Yellow Rice
Great home cooked food; friendly staff; Fair prices; Highly recommended
THE BEST!! We were shopping uptown and was looking for soul food spot on google this was one of the top recommendations everything was on point whitings,yams, mac & cheese. The salmon & greens!! 1-10 a 10 hands down.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Collards and Potato Salad, Yellow Rice
Found this family owned GEM when I was stuck out in Elizabeth about 3 years ago and boyyyyyy when I tell you!!! ?????? the food is to die for. YES, they take their time cooking it because it’s FRESH EVERY-TIME but that’s why I suggest you call ahead !!! Let me start off by saying all the hyped soul food spots around me don’t compare to brown derby , I’ll drive MILES every time I got the taste… place needs more recognition. Their homemade cakes are also ? ? the family is beyond sweet and make their food with a ton of love
Recommended dishes: Buffalo Wings, Collards and Potato Salad, Potato Salad, Beef Ribs Sweet Potato Mac Cheese and Yellow Rice
I’m sorry, But I believe this may be the worst restaurant. We got a big order and they told us to give them 25-30 mins. I kid you not it look then 2 hours to give us our food. Then once we got it, she says “ Sorry, One of our fryers was broken “. Someone should have informed us on it before we order. I was suppose to have buffalo wings but I got another kind of wings.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
GREAT PLACE MUSIC AND FOOD
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Shrimp Salad, Banana Pudding, Beef Ribs Sweet Potato Mac Cheese and Yellow Rice
They catered for our event last night and the food was DELICIOUS. My first time having it and it won’t be my last. I will be honest about one thing, the meatballs were a little bit tough, but the yams, mac, collards, yellow rice and chicken ??And if I’m not mistaken, they’re closed on Tuesdays but still catered for us ???
Hands down best soul food in town!Can’t wait to try the oxtails! Sorry y’all no before pics??♀️ Next time lol
I called and wanted to order a few things, the lady answer the phone and was extremely rude and unprofessional and as I was ordering she was making rude remarks and continuously cutting me off, I was excited to try the food as I saw they had a few good ratings but the unprofessionalism and rudeness was way out of line and I rather give my service to another restaurant so I canceled my order and she was extremely upset and more rude towards me.
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So I was recommended by my work mom. I was craving baked mac and cheese and I knew she would know a place. I called and was greeted by a lovely and familiar voice( like I was speaking to my own aunty). She was clear and concise with all the answers when I asked inquisitive questions about the selection of food. I asked if she could actually wait before she started my order, because I was at the dog park and she obliged. The food was hot and fresh when it was picked up. I started eating it immediately ? ? and it was so satisfying. I haven't had an authentic tasting southern cuisine in a very long time. I was highly satisfied. I only had two cons: I asked for collard greens and she gave me a mix of something, because she had ran out of collard greens. I was a little annoyed by that and I didn't even bother tasting it. I would have rathered her just 86 Collard Greens all the way, than coming to that decision for me. The shrimp was very salty. That's very common in our community but it is something we need to worry about. Overall I would highly recommended ??
The lady's were very racist, she even stop me from going inside the restaurant, and then she looked at me from top to bottom very rude, and who will own a restaurant wearing pajamas and sleeping clothes I really have no idea how are they still open
Food was delicious,will be back again, everything seasoned perfectly.no complaints. Authentic soul food ?❤️.
The brown derby is the right place to grub, they have the best soul food in the city. The Mac- cheeseis perfect,the banana pudding out of this world,the infamous canied yams and collards complete the meal ABSOLUTELY AWESOME !!!
I called and wanted to order a few things, the lady answer the phone and was extremely rude and unprofessional and as I was ordering she was making rude remarks and continuously cutting me off, I was excited to try the food as I saw they had a few good ratings but the unprofessionalism and rudeness was way out of line and I rather give my service to another restaurant so I canceled my order and she was extremely upset and more rude towards me.