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    Gotta Have it Grill

    3.6 (117 reviews)

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials

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    Fried shrimp
    Kayla C.

    Overall 4/5. Loved that everything was fresh and made to order. It did take 45 minutes but there were no other customers in when we arrived so I can appreciate food not just sitting. Ordered the fried salmon with mac and cheese and yams, the fried shrimp with collard greens and yams, and a side of fried zucchini. And both entrees came with cornbread. Loved that nothing was greasy! Of everything we ordered, the best/most flavorful things were the yams and macaroni. The shrimp and salmon were barely overcooked, collard greens tasted like Glory greens, and cornbread like Krusteaz. None of it was terrible, but it needed more flavor.

    Christi I.

    Service was nice, effortless and quick. We ordered the soul fries, salmon and shrimp and wings with fries and zucchini. The soul fries were okay. I didn't try them but my son said the chicken was chewy and the Mac and cheese flavoring didn't pair well with the fries. Fried salmon was okay. It is a soft fry and the shrimp were on the small/medium side and chewy. I enjoyed the barbeque beans and the Mac and cheese was fine. It isn't the best and it isn't the worse. I'd put it in the middle. The wings were just average. I can remember the flavors I got and they weren't popping. I could differentiate between the two. The fried zucchini was mushy but the fries were delicious. They forgot all the sauces for the salmon, fries, zucchini. If I return, (and that is negotiable) I will try something different. Then, again, maybe I won't return.

    Tori H.

    Seen this place on TikTok. It was in the cut, if it wasn't for the sign you probably wouldn't know it was here. Completely empty inside. While we were there people did go in and out picking up To Go Orders I'm assuming. Kinda pricey, 2 meals was about $60, drinks not included. The sides on the menu were not the actual sides they had in house today. I wanted Mac & Cheese w/ green beans but had to get baked beans because green beans weren't available that day. I ordered fried Salmon plate. My sister got catfish plate w/ wings. She got the sweet hot wings I believe. The food was SO GOOD. The Mac was perfection. The baked beans were really good, so flavorful. Loved that they had meat & bell peppers. The fried catfish was delicious. It tasted like the crispy skin off of fried chicken BUT on salmon 10/10. Definitely recommend.

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    Mike G.

    If you don't know you need to find out this southern style food is amazing and you gotta have it grill that is lol I must try spot on Sundays. They give you cornbread with your plate. Don't miss out.

    Terrell H.

    One of the best soul food spots in LA. EVERYTHING IS FIRE & YOU WONT REGRET IT! Not only was the food great, the service was great.

    $43.00 Two plates.
    Glenda P.

    Tried due to the social media hype and I'm very disappointed. I had fish & shrimp, Mac & cheese, and rice & gravy. SMH, fish and shrimp salty, Mac & cheese dry and have to had been cooked days prior, rice sticky and gravy no favor. My husband had chicken-sweet chile, yams and cabbage. Chicken was prepared good but the sweet chile was not tasteful. Yams and cabbage hard pass.

    10 piece 3. Wings
    Magno P.

    The food is on 10 here!!! Delicious and cheesy Mac and cheese. The yams have the perfect amount of sweetness. Get that fried salmon. I really enjoyed it and add some chili oil to give it a kick and flavor. Their wings go crazy. I like the spicy honey but also enjoyed the garlic Parmesan. That strawberry banana pudding is next level. The baked beans and the collard greens are also tasty. You guys should check this place out. The staff is amazing. They have room to sit down and eat. Perfect place for family, date or takeout.

    Fried salmon 2. Macaroni and Cheese & 1. Candied Yams
    Ian M.

    Definitely impressed by 'Gotta Have It', its hold true to its name. The marketing behind their restaurant is immaculate cause its all over my IG feed, and I was very happy to finally try it. The service was cool, They felt very personable and you can tell they are very focused on their food and almost nothing else. Thats fine by me! The food took a while to come out but that was also fine, just meant it was going to be hot. I order a side of fried zucchini with my Fried Salmon plate w/ Mac and Yams (my favorite combo). The mac was impressive and the young lady talk up the sweetness of the candied yams... eh, BUT they were also very impressive. My friend got the fried shrimp plate with greens and yams. She agreed that the yams were delicious but did NOT have any good things to say about the greens. I guess cause it wasn't any meat in them, lacked some flavor. They have a lot of different lemonade options which ii love and can get crowded. The salmon & shrimp were a little overcooked, but Id rather have that than cold food any day. I heard great things about their wings, so i cant wait to try that next !

    The food was cold, soaked and juice couldn't even eat it horrible service. We couldn't even get a refund
    Kim W.

    Food was cold all food was soaked in juice, not able to eat wouldn't give a refund had to go back to have them remake it taking time out of my day and my gas going up there two times

    The fried salmon plate
    Angelica C.

    over the weekend I had the pleasure of visiting gotta have it grill and when I say not only was the food amazing the customer service was great. I am a chef myself and this food was perfectly prepared not overly seasoned or salty but seasoned to perfection with flavors through and through. I had the fried salmon and honey hot wings mac&cheese and greens we also had the fried shrimp and lemon hot wings. I can't wait to come back and try the spaghetti and catfish We drove all the way from Palm Springs to try this place out and it gets 10/10 from this Chef fyi: dine in and relax or call ahead ...because this is not fast food great food takes time thanks

    This is the day I was there with my family. Posted on their IG
    Staci E.

    Me and my family came, we were a pretty large party ( about 10 of us) but the service was so bad we all ate at separate times, the cornbread ( which was good) came out after several people had already eaten. ( most ppl want their cornbread with their food) I got my food last and it wasn't cooked properly, I understand she wanted to get the food out since we waited so long but my smothered pork chop wasn't cooked enough, it was very tough and the gravy was very thick, it just wasn't enjoyable at all. Despite waiting, I would've waited longer for properly cooked pork chops. I got greens and cornbread dressing I think- it was ok but gravy was dropped into my greens which wasn't appealing to me. It could've been an off day but I didn't enjoy the experience at all. *someone from the business contacted me, they didn't contact me to ask how they can make the customer experience better or anything constructive. They contacted me to dispute that I was there. Pure foolishness when they literally have a picture of our party on there IG. I consider this behavior to be disturbing at best. I've included the picture below.

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    The fried salmon, Mac and cheese was fire and I'm a very picky person when it comes to food! 1st time going and I'm going back fam!

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    Destiny has great customer service and the cook Michael is amazing and the food is always great

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    There food is so good will be returning..we enjoyed our time there customer service very pleasant...

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    Best spot ever good customer service on everything lol well requested you'll love it here

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    Great customer service nice place of business food is wonderful got greeted when I walked in

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    The place was clean... the service was pretty fast , and the customer service is really good !

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    Amazing food and service .The all you can get is a steal try to get small servings so you can enjoy all their options!

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