Best restaurant in Galveston county area. Unbelievable food. I am lucky to have had the chance to find it. read more

Allens Kitchen And Grill - Southern Near Me - Galveston, Texas

OK, where do I get started so today I got the oxtail platter with side of greens and macaroni and cheese. I also got the pork chop plate side of cabbage and yams. I got a small corn so to begin with the macaroni and to your neck cause that is nasty. It taste like came out of the air. Secondly, there is no season on these oxtails no gravy and nothing there is nothing going on here like the greens are spectacular. It could use a bit of seasoning on the rice and oxtail on the pork chop plate the pork chops are perfection the gravy not so much. The yams they are OK. The corn is bussin. Nice staff clean and service was quick and easy read more

Great home cooked grub! This place always serves it up good. The staff is friendly and engaging. We go every time we hit the island. Makes for a great Sunday dinner when we get back to Central Texas! read more

Hubby is BOI and we're in town visiting family...he says we need to go to Allen's, so we go to Allen's! My fried shrimp were so tasty, the broccoli rice casserole was so good and the greens...amazing! They even had my favorite pepper hot sauce Hubs had the fried pork chops, yams and cabbage, and of course I had to take a bite of each Fantastic food, engaging staff, all-in-all a wonderful experience...now off for a nap read more

The food is amazing. We tried the fried chicken, fried pork chop, smothered pork chop, and fried shrimp. One of our daughters said it was the best fried chicken she ever had. The rice and gravy was delicious. A bit of a spicy kick, but perfect to us. read more

BEST (like actually) place for soul food in the area! Definitely a hole in a wall spot, but it's going here always makes the trip down to Galveston so worth it. I always get either the fried catfish or the smothered porkchop combo, and Mac & cheese (it's always perfect) & corn. Large portion sizes & you will have left overs for another small meal or snack. Very friendly staff. Pro tip: go early (like before 2/3pm) to make sure they don't run out of what you want read more

Allens Kitchen And Grill - Smothered pork chop over rice with Mac & cheese, corn, cornbread - Southern Near Me - Galveston, Texas

Ok y'all! Don't be intimidated by the humbleness. The food is FIRE! We tried a lot of things. Here goes-- The meatloaf is homemade and in a thin, tangy tomato sauce. Very nice! The fried pork chop plate came with 2 chops, two sides and cornbread -- the chops were excellent and clearly fried in small batches using homemade breadcrumbs. The fried shrimp was fried on demand so you know it was fresh. The size and taste were wonderful and the order had 8 shrimp, some of the best I've had in a long time. The sides-- rice and gravy was yum!!! Mac and cheese was baked homemade yumminess. The cabbage was really good and the blackeyed peas were also great. The lady at the steam table gave us a couple of oxtail bits to try and they were absolutely delicious. I see why soul food always includes oxtails. The service was friendly and helpful. They welcomed us in even though the place looks like it's mostly frequented by locals. The dining area is humble but adequate and I felt like the place was clean. We'll go back and try more things. They have daily specials so we have our work cut out for us! read more

All was delicious! The owners and staff are fabulous !!! I have never had anything that wasn't perfectly cooked and seasoned like I was raised on. My husband says the same thing. Our finicky 14 year old grandson cleans his plate every time. We actually saw the building and pulled in and we were in love. Great music playing and there is great service and a smile! read more

Look here; I said I wasn't going to do any reviews while I was on vacation because I wanted to disconnect to reconnect. Let me tell you something. My review doesn't have any photos because we started eating and it was so good that we didn't have time to take any photos. So the family and I are on vacation in Galveston, Texas. We already knew that every place was going to try to sell us on how good their seafood was. We went 2 days trying to give some of the local spots a chance but they simply did not have any flavor. We decided to try Allen's since we checked a few reviews on YouTube. When I tell you that the food was seasoned, had tons of flavor, and made me and the family feel like we were at grandma's house on a Sunday after church!!! All plates come with rice and gravy. We tried the fried shrimp, fish, pork chop, chicken and the meat loaf. The fish was tender and fried just right. The chicken was moist and fresh. The pork chop was juicy and seasoned well. The meatloaf was seasoned and tender. The rice and gravy was good. The yams were hittin. The greens were well seasoned and just plain good. The cabbage was tender with a little spice. The ambiance was small and quaint. You can tell this is a locals spot. Everyone is welcome. The service and hospitality was very warm and receiving. The owner and line server that helped us and ran the front were awesome. If you're in Galveston and you're looking for some real deal soul food, Allen's Kitchen & Grill is a must!!!! read more

Second time to go. Definitely "soul" food. We have tried the pork chops, the smothered pork chops, the macaroni and cheese, broccoli rice and cheese, green, black eyed peas and butter beans. Everything is so good - the smothered pork chops could be smothered a little longer for tenderness but the flavor is great. We have two fantastic soul food restaurants that definitely hit the Southern home cooking spot! read more

Best kept secret on the island! Delicious food! There's No seating. You'll go back! Nice portion sizes too!

The veggie plate is where it's at. The portions are large enough for two meals. I've never had a bad dish from Allen's.

Pretty good food. Thank you I would return if I'm in the area . Lady at the front was helpful read more

Allens Kitchen And Grill - a tray of food on a table - Southern Near Me - Galveston, Texas

Soul Food Sunday at Allen's! This was some of the best home cooking I've had from a restaurant. Mac and cheese is all the way homemade!! Everything is seasoned very well! read more

Allens Kitchen And Grill - Soul Food Sunday at Allen's! This was some of the best home cooking I've had from a restaurant. Mac and cheese is all the way homemade! - Southern Near Me - Galveston, Texas

If you needed a sign. Here it is? Go here! The best soul food I've tasted in a while. Fried Chicken, pork chops, mac n cheese all incredible. It's a small spot. But the location has charm. The focus is on the food. You have got to try the white beans. This is fine dining at its best. If Michelin have a star to souls food.... This should be spot. Service was impeccable. Everyone is very friendly. Grab ya family & get your soul fed. read more

This place is very inconsistent. The gumbo is watered down and the crackers are ALWAYS stale. I tried to give them another chance as I stopped going after my 3 visit continued to be the same. I stopped in today which high hopes of being happy with my gumbo. DISAPPOINTED again. They do not have a welcoming atmosphere, so complaining is a waste of time. I will not be returning. I spent $40 today on 2 cake and 3 gumbos that i end up condensing so that i could get full. I am not surprised, especially now with COVID-19 and places struggling to stay open. I asked for crackers- which use to come with it, instead I was handed a whole sleeve of stale crackers. I do wish them the best with all that is going on...but that will be my last time going or referring anyone there. read more

This place is AMAZING!!! Can't believe we hadn't been here before. I had the fried catfish, broccoli cheddar rice and the cabbage. I had a really hard time choosing what I was going to eat due to everything but looking scrumptious. Jason had the meatloaf, rice with red gravy, broccoli cheddar rice and mustard greens. Portions are large enough to have for two meals. I think this might be my new favorite restaurant on the island. Staff was extremely friendly and the place was clean. Whoever is preparing all this food thank you it was amazing! read more

Some of the best Country Cooking ( soul food) west of New Orleans! Little cozy corner cafe with entrees and sides ready to dish up as your mouth waters. Fried chicken, fried shrimp, fried pork chops, liver and onions, meat loaf, baked chicken, enchiladas, stewed okra, green beans, mustard greens, cabbage, black eyed peas, macaroni and cheese, corn muffins and even more than I have listed!!! All were DELICIOUS! Cooked perfectly! Treat yourself to comfort food while at the beach, I will as soon as I can get back here! read more

They were nice but the veggies were way too salty. I went with my friend. We both ordered catfish. Didn't have much flavor. My green beans were so salty I couldn't eat them and so were my friends black eyed peas. read more

The food here is the bomb I had the meatloaf and greens mashtatter and the lemon cake they give u man size plate so be ready to slam I will be back the next time in Galveston read more

This place just doesn't make any sense. It has to be a 90 year old woman with rollers in her hair Barefeet cooking. I promise you you will not find a better soul food kitchen anywhere else in Texas. Highly recommend read more

Omg between simps and Allen's I'm choosing Allen's both places has great food but it's something about this I can't put my finger on it, but 10/10 great Mac and cheese and the yams I know someone shoved their whole foot in it up to their knees lol. read more

This soul food restaurant is a must try. Very healthy portions and great service. I highly recommend this restaurant when on the island!!!

Allen's Kitchen and Grill catered our event for 150 people. The food was delicious. Their fried chicken is delicious and the sides are also amazing. I had the green beans, Mac n Cheese and seasoned rice. I can't wait to come back to taste more of the menu. read more

Just left this place after waiting well over 45 minutes on fish to only be told that there wasn't any. Please do not waste people's time while they are on their lunch break. Very inconsiderate and unwanted. Will not come back and I use to love this place. read more

I was in Galveston for the weekend and wanted soul food. We found this restaurant on Yelp and was not disappointed. The variety was great and the food was delicious. There were so many different choices, fried pork chops, meatloaf, fried chicken, turkey necks, basked chicken, smothered pork chops, beef short ribs, oxtails, liver and onions, dressing, Mac and cheese, sweet potatoes, cabbage, greens, rice, three different type of beans, green beans, cornbread and more. Not to mention the varieties of desserts, strawberry cake, yellow cake, sweet potato pie. The options were endless. I had pork chops, cabbage, Mac and cheese, rice and cornbread. There was enough for two people or two meals. Great service and food made our Sunday even better. read more

Ate here for the first time. Soul food friendly ppl. No prices posted. I had gumbo. God and spice you great cornbr