Soul Food Restaurants

Eating establishments that offer specialties of African American origin which include chicken served with dumplings or gravy, fried chicken, smothered dishes (chicken, steak or pork chops smothered with gravy), short ribs, meat loaf, liver and onions, pig's feet, chitlins (hog's intestines which are boiled or fried), cabbage, collard greens, okra, black-eyed peas, candied yams and red beans and rice. Most dishes are served with cornbread or biscuits and fresh lemonade may be available as a beverage. Desserts may include sweet potato pie.