Having been to Pammie’s a while ago we had
decided we would also stop at another local Q and soul food place in
Akron. If I had to put money on it, I would say its located in a
defunct Long John Silvers with much of the original furniture. The
young lady who waited on us seemed genuinely friendly and personable
and took great care of us with a smile and a fair bit of laughter. |
We ordered a combo plate of brisket and chicken and a half slab of ribs. All truly held the essence of smoke, but had not been held all that well. The brisket and ribs were tender and had clearly been juicy at one point, but while the tenderness created by careful cooking remained, having been held both were really dry. The chicken had probably started kinda dry as it had been smoked and smoked too much for me giving it an acrid flavor and leathering up the outer edges.
I do like their sauce, it is a ruddy thick sludge with more heat
than sweet but multiple flavors emerge. It just wasn’t going to
remoisturize the meat. |
Ribs Were Tender But Had Dried Out Over Time |
I Think The Chicken Started Dry |
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Thick Slices Of Brisket |
Were Also On The Dry Side |
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LA Soul does make some killer sides. We tried the mac and cheese,
potato salad and baked beans. We originally ordered the macaroni
salad with the tuna in it (?), but it wasn’t ready yet so the beans
were the replacement and they were fantastic. Tomatoey brown sugar
bacony spice were accentuated with a sharp vinegary note making them
incredibly unique and tasty. The mac and cheese and potato salad
were both quintessential exemplars of simple and straightforward
southern tastiness. Speaking of quintessential, they offer a peach
cobbler which we split and then took most home. The two bowls you
see in the picture are a single order, ridiculous but delicious. The
still crispy edges of the pastry roof enclose sweet fruit and
viscous, spiced, peachy goop. Solid Q, great sides and fun folks at
LA Soul. |
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Mac & Cheese And... |
...Potato Salad Were Standard |
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Nice Texture On Tomato Breading But Had Trouble Sticking To Them |
Functional Corn Bread |
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Huge Single Serving Split Into Two |
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Food |
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Ambiance |
What's Best |
What's Worst |
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C | B+ | C | B+ | D- | C- | ||
Beans | Dry Q |