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Are You Hungry? Visit These Soul Food Restaurants in the Phoenix Area

As you know, "Soul Food," is our staple! Neckbones, chitlins, catfish, pickled pig feet, fried chicken, etc. have fed generations of black people. You may (or may not) be surprised to know that the Valley of the Sun has done an admirable job of continuing the soul-food tradition and is home to a number of eateries.

Of course, I haven't listed all of the soul-food restaurants, but these are ones that I know best!

Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe
808 E Jefferson St
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 262-9256
Mrs. White’s is the long-time champ of Soul Food in the Phoenix area! That fried chicken is unbelievable!

Lo-Lo’s Chicken and Waffles
10 W. Yuma St
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 340-1304

2765 N Scottsdale Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
(480) 945-1920
Make sure you plan to take a nap after you go to Lo-Lo’s because you will catch a serious case of the “Itis!” You’ll want to eat everything on the menu! Lo-Lo embodies what a real soul food restaurant is all about! They also have a location in Scottsdale.

Julie’s Chicken & Waffles Fine Dining Theatre
2050 W Guadalupe Rd
Mesa, AZ 85202
Julie's Chicken & Waffles Fine Dining Theatre is an upscale soul food restaurant with a full bar in Mesa, AZ. Julie's Chicken & Waffles Fine Dining Theatre also features live poetry, comedy, dancing, jazz entertainment, old school Saturdays and our once-a-month celebrity night.

DJ's Fish and Chips and Smokin' BBQ
6260 S. 35th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85041
People are raving about the shrimp at DJ's Fish and Chips ... and Smokin' BBQ! So far I've tried the BBQ ribs, baked beans, cole slaw and cornbread. I can tell you that the cornbread is bangin' and the ribs are really good! If you're in the neighborhood, check this place out! They also do catering.

Honey Bears BBQ
2824 N Central Ave, Phoenix - (602) 279-7911
5012 E Van Buren St, Phoenix - (602) 273-9148
7670 S Priest Dr, Tempe, AZ- (480) 222-2782
Honey Bears is a long-time Phoenix tradition! I love the ribs and the BBQ Chicken sandwich! I’ve been to all of the Phoenix-area restaurants, but my favorite is the Van Buren location (the original) because it has that down-home feel to it!

Lucille's Smokehouse BBQ
Tempe Marketplace
2030 East Rio Salado Pkwy
Tempe, AZ 85281
480-966-RIBS (7427)
I wish I could eat at Lucille's every day! The food is amazing! I'm a big fan of all the BBQ dishes! In fact, I've never eaten anything but BBQ there! I hear that the catfish and shrimp is off tha chain, but I'm addicted to the BBQ. Lucille's makes you feel like you're in the South and it's an ideal restaurant for large parties. I love to go to Lucille's on weekends because they usually have live blues performances.

Lovejoy’s BBQ
735 E Bell Road
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 993-7472
The Lovejoys brought a much-needed and well-received BBQ presence to north Phoenix! My family has been going there for years!

Michael's Cafe
5025 N. 7th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ
602-248-2233

Finally had a chance to visit Michael's Cafe in October 2011 and judging from the crowd I saw on a Friday night, this gathering spot in central Phoenix will be here for a long time to stay. Michael's Cafe, 5025 N. 7th Ave., Phoenix, bills itself as a soul food restaurant but the venue offers much more. It's a great place for grown, soulful folk to dance, have a few drinks, socialize and network.

If you know about other soul food joints in the Valley, please add them to the Comments section or if you are a restaurant owner, list your eatery in PhxSoul.com's FREE Online Business Directory!

 

Great Nightlife for African Americans in the Phoenix Area!

We encourage you to visit our PhxSoul.com Nightclub Calendar if you and your friends are searching for good nightclubs in the Phoenix metro area that play hip hop, R&B, soul, reggae, dancehall and/or pop music.

Other Phoenix-area Nightlife Resources

The following Websites are the best resources on local hip-hop nightclubs and entertainment in Phoenix:

• aznightlife.com
• HYBEntertainment.com
• LiquidEntertainment.tv
• eugenethompsonpresents.com

 

Live Music in the Phoenix area

• For live jazz clubs in the Phoenix area, please read my "Here's Comes the Jazz" post!

• For live blues and soul music joints, please read my "Great Live Blues, Soul Music for Black People in Phoenix" post!

Contact Us

If you are a local promoter who would like to have your special events listed on the PhxSoul.com Nightclub Calendar, please send us an e-mail with a flyer and/or basic info about your club!

 

How Black Women Can "Woo" Black Men in Phoenix!

OK, you've read my blog entry, "Top 5 Places to Meet Professional Black Men in Phoenix!"

At the end of the blog, I said that I'd offer my advice on how black women can "woo" black men in Phoenix!

Well, I'm making good on that promise! I have one simple piece of advice to help black women have a better chance at finding love here! You won't believe how simple this is!

I know there are a ton of African American women in Phoenix who are feeling incredibly discouraged about their chances of finding love with an African American man here.

Many black women blame the high rate of interracial dating as the main reason for their inability to land a good black man in Phoenix! I'm well-aware of the fact that there's a lot of interracial dating here, but I refuse to believe that every single black man in the Phoenix metro area refuses to date black women! In fact, I know many single black men who prefer to date black women!

I think there are many opportunities for black love to blossom here! However, single black women are going to have to change their mindset regarding love and black men!

Thus, here's my simple piece of advice to help black women with their dating approach ...

 

News Flash - CHIVALRY IS DEAD! CHIVALRY IS DEAD! CHIVALRY IS DEAD! CHIVALRY IS DEAD! You must wake up and accept the fact that CHIVALRY IS DEAD!

 

I know many of you are going to disagree with me! You still want to believe that men should court and pursue women like they did in the old days!

I'm tellin' you now, black men are not living in the past! You're gonna be lonely if you hold onto that old-fashioned way of thinking!

Of course, there are some black men here who will still act like gentlemen and that's cool.

But MOST black men these days (especially those in Phoenix) are looking for a MAJOR CLUE to let them know when it's OK to approach a particular woman! Black men in the Phoenix area are VERY PASSIVE when it comes to spittin' game because we hate the thought of being rejected by a woman! There's NO way that I'm going to talk to a woman who hasn't given me any hint that she's attracted to me! I've been shot down before and it wasn't pretty! I'm a confident brotha, but I'm not a fool so I don't want to have that experience again!

 

Also, you have to keep in mind that the pool of black women is quite small compared to the number of women of other racial backgrounds in the Phoenix metro area. And trust me when I say that the women of OTHER races have NO trouble expressing their interests in a brotha! This may be hard to understand but if a black man is gettin' more love from women of other races, there's a good chance that he will lean towards women of other races!

Thus, black women these days need to step up to the plate and make it obvious that they are available and interested!

Black men appreciate a woman who knows what she wants and has no qualms about going after it! Of course, we don't want a woman to beg or be too aggressive! However, the right amount of confidence and self-assuredness are extremely sexy qualities!

How do you let a man know that you're interested?

 

SMILE and say HELLO!

 

Please trust me, a simple SMILE and HELLO will get you on the road to finding out the things you'll need to know about that man! Please believe that a GENUINE SMILE is extremely important! If you say HELLO with a stank look on your face, you will get no play! 

OK, that's my simple piece of advice! You can choose to agree or disagree with me!

Just remember that although MANY of the brothas living in the Valley now are from Atlanta, Dallas, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Charlotte and Chicago, their "game" here is much different! Unfortunately, most brothas here just aren't as aggressive as they are in those cities.

Therefore, black women need to adapt and do like Snoop say and step your game up!