Soul Food Restaurants in Knoxville, TN

Ola's Southern Cuisine 2 Soul Food • $
7220 Chapman Hwy #109, Knoxville

Customers` Favorites

Southern Fried Lobster Tail with Cornbread
Was the Red Velvet Waffle Didn
OMG Fried Chicken Wing Meal
Oxtail Meal with 2 Sides
Angel Eggs with Shrimp
OMG Fried Chicken Meal
Martini Shrimp & Grits
Fried Catfish & Grits
Chicken and Waffles
Fried Chicken Wings

“I highly recommend this place! Food is great and so is the customer service!“

4.7 Superb143 Reviews
Billie Rae's BBQ Soul Food & Catering Barbeque • $
1920 E Magnolia Ave, Knoxville

Customers` Favorites

Sampler Plater the Big Back
Smoked Mac \u0026 Cheese
Family Size Potato Salad
Big Gene Brisket Dogs
Nutter Butter Pudding
Pulled Pork Sandwich
5 Whole Wing Dinner
Smoked Mac & Cheese
Bowl of Baked Beans
2 Chili Dog & Fries

“This is the best place to eat in Knoxville and it's not even close. The barbecue is amazing. Pork is flavorful, the brisket is the best I've personally had, and the chicken is tender and juicy. The ribs are the meaning of tendernism. Their hot dogs are exactly what you hope they'd be (the chili is incredible and they load them up). But the jewel on the crown is the menu are the turkey ribs. I've never had a more delicious piece of heaven in my life. Fine, upstanding establishment that you are sorely missing even if you don't know it yet.“

4.9 Superb147 Reviews
Jackie's Dream Southern • $
1008 E Woodland Ave, Knoxville

Customers` Favorites

Tilapia or Catfish Served with Fried Potatoes & Onions Slaw and Hushpuppies
Fried Chicken Wings Collard Greens Mashed Potatoes with Gravy
Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy and Mac and Cheese
Legs & Thighs Green and Mac & Cheese
Nanny Mary's Fried Green Tomatoes
Nashville Hot Chicken
Chicken Tenders
Banana Pudding
Honey Bun Cake
Fried Tilapia

“This is simply the best restaurant in Knoxville. Not only is the food absolutely delicious, the servings are large and the food is hot or cold, depending on what it is. The wonderful slaw is always chilled. In addition, the servers are friendly and efficient, although possibly overworked. What a great experience!“

4.6 Superb296 Reviews
Chef Mo's Cafe Cafe • $
131 E Moody Ave, Knoxville

Customers` Favorites

Fried Chicken
Cupcake

“we were looking for a good soul food spot on our way back to WV & everything we came across was just not it. we saw Chef Mos in the strip and knew it was exactly what we were trying to find & we were not wrong. good music on the radio, good vibes, sister sister on the TV. felt like home and tasted like home cooking. the owner even invited us over to a little game day party & if we could have stayed longer we definitely would have attended. shout out to him for the invite. if I'm ever in knoxville again I will for sure be stopping by! ⭐️“

4.4 Superb39 Reviews
Big Fatty's Catering Caterers • $$
5103 Old Kingston Pike, Knoxville

“Big Fatty's provided our food for our cocktail hour for our July 2025 wedding! The biggest thing that we heard from guests was how AMAZING the food was at our cocktail hour! Everyone raved about how great everything was. I would highly recommend Big Fatty's!!“

3.2 Average13 Reviews