This place was gas. Would def want to come back and try the other sides. Cajun ranch was fire,…read moreespecially mixed with the hot sauce. Jumbo shrimp was for sure the star of the show. Big Greedy was the perfect sampler for 2 people who wanted to try a little bit of everything. But when I come back, I'm getting the combo #3 (shrimp and 2 sides) We came at 6:30p and got the last of the potato salad and mac. Make sure you come earlier in case they run out!

First time customer. Small line went fast. Decent size dining area to eat there was clean. Parking…read morewasn't too bad. Free filtered water, they give you the ice cup to fill up. Came in a few days ago and had the shrimp, mac n cheese, potato salad. My friend had the shrimp too with side of Turkey & cabbage and rice and gravy. We both enjoyed everything except the potato salad. Potato salad was sweet and made with relish (not our style of potato salad we prefer) The shrimp was delicious, large, seasoned and fried well. The catfish was good but not as good as the shrimp. They mac & cheese was the best I've had!!! We also had the peach cobbler and it was soo very tasty. My only regret is not getting it with ice cream. 2 days later I went back with my kid to try the chicken tenders, fries, egg rolls, and get some more Mac & Cheese. Chicken & fries were seasoned good. I just wish they had an option for spicy seasoning. The Mac & Cheese we fought over and it was gone quick. We'll be back for the mac&cheese, shrimp, and cobblers! Delicious!!

Was craving some good ol' fried fish and chicken and found myself back at Captain Sam's and to give…read morethem the 5th star. Right when you walk in, you'll see Captain Sam's set up in the corner. Service is friendly, instantly gives me that same vibe at my favorite fish and chicken spot back home in Chicago. Now the food? Smacks harder than Bruce Lee. Everything was fried to perfection. The catfish was flavorful without that muddy taste, the cod was light and flaky, and the shrimp? Big and great flavor. The whole wings hit the spot. I like to drench mine in hot sauce and ranch. Note: normally dinners come with three wings, but since they were on the smaller side they gave me four. Small gesture, big appreciation. Gizzards were clean, crispy, and fried just right and if you're about that spice life, definitely get them Chicago style (drenched in mild sauce). Even the fries deserve a shoutout. Most spots treat fries as an afterthought, but these had a crispy coating with a fluffy inside and some of the best I've had at a fish & chicken joint. I'll be back for sure. Welp! Onto the next Lipitor worthy food adventure!

Highly recommend if your press for time, and if you're in the mood for something fried. Give…read moreCaptain Sam's a call...checkout their menu options and menu specials.

I tried this restaurant for the first time today, I ordered a shrimp Poboy sandwich, I also ordered…read morea Gumbo, it took a few minutes extra, more time than they expected, and I will say this, the young woman working in the front at the cash register offer me a free soda that I accepted. I told her I would pay for it, and she would not allow it. when my go food was ready, she told me that my sandwich was also free as a result of the wait, I told her that was not necessary, and she would not accept another payment. This is amazing Customer Service, I didn't feel right taking it. Onto the food The sandwich was delicious and the Gumbo was more than I could eat, it was very tasty, I will have leftovers for dinner This business is a family business, and I will support them in the future as a customer.

This is the most disgusting so-called "Creole" food I have ever had in my life, and I know…read moreauthentic Louisiana food as my in-laws are straight from the Bayou. I tried this place this past weekend at Del Mar's Taste of New Orleans festival and they were there operating under the name The Gumbo Pot. I saw they had a line and they were one of the more moderately priced food options so I gave it a try. I should've KNOWN it was going to be all bad when I asked for some Tony Cacheres and the girl behind the counter (I'm assuming is the daughter) said "I don't know what that is" and the older lady behind the counter (who I'm assuming is the mother) pointed at some packets of Crystal and Louisiana hot sauce like that was supposed to be a good consolation or something. If you have to add hot sauce to it then it ain't cooked right. Anyways, I ordered the 3 item plate with jambalaya, shrimp étouffée, and gumbo for $20, and let me say this is the MOST disgusting gumbo and étouffée I have EVER had in my life. The jambalaya was the only thing I could force down. The gumbo LITERALLY tasted like canned soup and the roux was a little light-skinned (if you know you know) and runny and watery. Then they didn't cook the okra right because it was slimy. There was no kick to it (gumbo is supposed to have hella flavor) and it was super bland. Just inedible. Don't let me get on that unflavored mash-up they called étouffée. Although the shrimp were a nice size, but they were rubbery and they had a fishy taste to them, which means they weren't fresh and again, NO flavor. The ONLY thing I could force down was the jambalaya and even that was too runny for jambalaya. It had nice chunks of chicken and sausage, but no flavor. I don't know how you can call yourself cooking Creole food and it's all bland and flavorless. I don't usually do this, but I took the uneaten étouffée and gumbo back for a 50% refund. I should've asked for ALL of my money back. The ONLY commonality between all of these things is NO flavor! The people in line thinking this inedible crap is good and authentic Creole food have obviously never been to Louisiana nor eaten food cooked by people from Louisiana. UPDATE TO RICHARD T.'S RESPONSE: Apparently you can't read because I SPECIFICALLY said "I tried this place this past weekend at Del Mar's Taste of New Orleans festival and they were there operating under the name The Gumbo Pot." Too Clearly you can't read OR cook. Vendetta for what? I don't know you but what I do KNOW is you were coming with feminine argumentative energy you displayed at the event. I could tell EXACTLY who you were when another customer was telling you what they wanted and you told your daughter "Don't let the customer tell you what they want, you tell them what they want." If you had so much to say why didn't you say it when I came to return that slop? You knew better. You're lucky I just didn't dispute the entire transaction with my credit card company instead of being nice and making your wife only give me back $10. You don't get to dictate HOW I spend my money sir nor do you get to tell me I should just let you take my money by thinking I should pay for something that I'm just going to throw in the trash. I knew I should've listened to dude at the BBQ booth when he told me not to eat here. Keep lying though saying I ate half the food (I took a pic for my records because I could tell by your energy and KNEW you would come on here and lie once you got your manties in a bunch about the review) you'll find yourself in court for libel. Nobody was trying to get a free meal hence why I brought that dog food back to you guys. Nobody cares how long you've been in business. I know people that have been rappin' for 30 years and ain't good so that means NOTHING! Then you go on to say that "a black woman trying to criticize and belittle a black owned business makes it even more shameful and disgraceful. Uplift, support and positive are obviously not words in this person's vocabulary, and definitely not values that were ever passed to her. Do better!" Maybe YOU should do better and learn how to cook. Just because Big Mama knew how to cook and maybe you watched her in the kitchen when you were a kid doesn't mean you know how to cook. That's the problem with so-called Black businesses (FYI it's technically not even a Black business because your wife isn't even Black by the way.) They think they should get a pass for bad service and bad food and then play victim. Just accept it and stop trying to pull the race card. It's a pathetic defense to your disgusting subpar food. READ YOUR REVIEWS! PLENTY OF PEOPLE SAID YOUR FOOD IS BLAND AND NOT GOOD! It's not just me. Being "Black" has nothing to do with anything and it's sad that YOUR parents didn't teach you how to accept responsibility and take criticism instead of trying to pull the race card. It's really sad for a senior citizen to act like this because somebody gave an honest review of your bland gross food.

Don't sleep on the new ownership of this place!!! PJ is indeed the pitmaster! The bbq was the best…read moreI've ever had. I'm telling you. You will not be disappointed. The beans have an incredible smokey flavor with the brisket inside. The sauce is so good, makes you want to "slap ya mama!" The ribs were meaty and had me in a coma afterwords. If you have room try their pizza. So light and airy and the cheese was stretchy and delicious. The service was amazing and the cook PJ does stand up comedy or something. Dude is funny, fo sho. Man, I'm stuffed. We ate there and brought home food. I just love the ability to sit in a nice mom and pop place to enjoy all of this food. Ok so I guess there's no mom, but it's a pop and pop place? It's freaking spectacular. Just see the photos.

Amazing cook and owner, very welcoming Chill spot to sit…read moreand enjoy your food. A lot of menu options and great tasting

Ordered on the app for pickup because it was prime busy time. I arrived 30 mins after ordering…read morealthough my app kept saying the order was being prepped not ready, I assumed they were busy like usual. When I went in to check just to see they told me it's been ready for awhile. Sucks that the app didn't notify me. It still showed prepping. I've had many issues with their app in the past. Overall, what I got was good and good for the price! Did a family deal for me neice and nephews and it was cheaper versus getting them individual sandwiches, and we got extra sides so I'd still recommend using the app.

this is the second time I've gone through the drive-through to pick up a mobile order and it wasn't…read moreready and I was told to pull around to the front and wait in my car after waiting 20 minutes in my car I went inside to get my food and found it just sitting there. They don't have anything together and everybody's always confused and has an attitude.

I decided to place an order for the first time with Clara's kitchen. I was craving mac and greens…read more I came across her on Yelp. OMG , 10/10 !!! Im tearing it up as I type this . So happy I found her on Yelp . As a SD native soul food is hard to find especially ones open later or even on Sundays ! Can't wait to try more of her food ! Thank you !!

I have been looking for soul food everywhere in San Diego. Still never gave it a try until today…read more Decided to treat myself to a birthday treat and came across this page and some great reviews. I ordered the smothered pork Smothered pork chop with my special gravy comes with 2 sides. EVERYTHING WAS DELICIOUS. it's not even an exaggeration. The greens are delectable, the Mac and cheese is so cheesy and flavorful, and the pork chops ARE SO GOOD. The tea is perfectly balanced with tea and lemonade. Will definitely order again. The only downside, if you order through DoorDash, it does take a while but it's well worth the wait. You can't rush greatness! This is FIRE!

The Chipotle Fries were so good! They came out hot, crispy, and loaded with flavor. The chipotle…read moresauce had the perfect balance of smoky and spicy without being overpowering. The portion was generous, and every bite was delicious. I'll definitely be ordering these again! The Chipotle Fries were so good! They came out hot, crispy, and loaded with flavor. The chipotle sauce had the perfect balance of smoky and spicy without being overpowering. The portion was generous, and every bite was delicious. I'll definitely be ordering these again!

I always go here bc they always add a good amount of sauce never dry. But today it really…read moredisappointed me. All my 3 orders were so dry.

Curry chicken was dry, plantains tasted like pure oil and was a bit hard to chew cabbage was not…read morenotable. The rice and peas was the only thing good. I wanted to like it but it is a no for me.

I really wanted to love this place since I'm a huge fan of Jamaican food, but this food truck was…read moredisappointing. I was initially turned off by the location, it was very difficult to find. The food truck is parked in a food truck lot, alongside non operational trucks so its easy to miss. There are several different food truck lots on this road so using maps was confusing. We had to circle the street several times before finally locating their truck. We tried not to let the location turn us off, but the food certainly did. We ordered a large jerk chicken which came with rice & peas with plantains. The chicken was large and extra meaty (the kind that is overly pumped with hormones). The flavor just wasn't there, as if it wasn't marinated at all. The rice & peas were bland as well, and lacked that shelly goodness. The icing on the cake was the fact that we ordered a pineapple juice but was given a cucumber juice with 95% crushed ice and 5% actual juice. We tried to go back to exchange but the owner was no where to be found. If you've never had Jamaican food before then you may find this place decent. Definitely not for someone who is familiar with the tastes and true flavors of Jamaican Cuisine.