Had a nice dinner here. Nice cute restaurant with very limited menu, but this place was a surprising hit. I ordered honey habenero wings and plain wings...mac & cheese balls, & the greens. Greens were a little different because they don't use pork or ham hocks. At the end of the day all three in the party really enjoyed their meal. This was a feat because it included a vegetarian in the group. She loved the afore mentioned greens. I loved the wings! Double crispy, not greasy... I'm thinking maybe baked fried chicken. Mac & cheese yummy... solid dish. Service was attentive, even when we stayed a bit and talked. Really appreciated the evening. Anyway... restaurant is nicely decorated, clean, good food and pleasant attentive service. Double tipped Thank you all for making a delicious dinner. Sharine read more

Awesome food. Friendly service. Good wine. Will be back. Yum!!!!!!!!! Very clean and cozy. Reasonable prices. read more

Minnie Bells - View looking back from bar. Place is cozy. Not Crammed together though. - Soul Food Near Me

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This place is amazing in every way! Fantastic, friendly and efficient service and outstanding cuisine. Loved it so much!!! read more

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The best fried chicken ever! Crispy, juicy, and bursting with flavor! The service is top-notch. The ambience is super inviting. read more

The BEST fried chicken. Terrific service. I was lucky to get a ticket to the Sunday Brunch. Everyone should treat themselves to this spectacular buffet. read more

Minnie Bells is great. I think it's the best fried chicken in the East Bay - I really like the rosemary flavor and how moist the chicken is. It's worth trying if you are on the fence. The mac n cheese and cornbread are also good side dishes but the chicken is definitely the reason I would come. The wait to order and get the food can be really long though so try to order ahead. They also aren't open on Monday and Tuesday. read more

Glad they came into San Francisco visited the location in Emeryville weekly this is much closer same great fried chicken they even had Ox tails best place for fried chicken in the city!!!! read more

so i went to the minnie bells in the fillmoe area and i must say the vibe was nice place for date night , put i ordered to go it was good fried chicken hot and fresh with two extra large sides of mac and chesse , yams an some great corn bread so i added some greens on the side !!! talk about good eating it's like going to moms house for dinner..welcome to the moe !!!!!! read more

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Food was good However the owner is very hands off. She stated she wanted to mentor the next black owned women business, but she treated all her black employees the worst. She has no management skills and is very narcissistic. I commend her prep staff for the job they do with limited input from the owner, unless a mistake happens. read more

Best soul food in the Bay Area! I literally eat here at least twice a week and I live 30 minutes away

The food was delicious - Mac n cheese was out of this world! Great selection of beverages. The young man who helped take our order was very helpful! read more

First off, the food was delicious. The portions were a bit skimpy and I'm being polite. I saw on the receipt that it is linked up with Brenda's. I would still order again. 2 chicken dinner with charges and tip was about $70. It was good but I was not sated. read more

I had been waiting for the San Francisco location to open for months! But seeing the prices are considerably higher than Emeryville location was disappointing. A four piece is $20 in Emeryville but $35 in San Francisco?!! That's outrageous. read more

Tried their Stout Braised Beef and Short Rib Sandwich for $8 at the Eat Real Festival. Wow, it was a lot better than we expected! The meat was extremely tender and moist, dripping with savory juices. We wanted to lick the plate. The marinade hit the perfect combo of sweet and salty. No funkiness that can sometimes happen when braising with alcohol. Even the bun, soft with a little bit of chewiness, played well with the flavors. These folks sure can cook! I hope they expand to the East Bay soon. read more

Minnie Bells - Stout braised beef and short rib sandwich $8. super awesome! - Soul Food Near Me

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REVIEWER # 1 I LOVE LUNCH POP-UPS && MINNE BELL'S IS THE NEW POP-UP IN TOWN! Welcome Minnie Bells, a lunch pop up that replaces Bon Marche. I found out Bon Marche is officially closed and will start doing pop ups to see how business works. Minnie Bell's has started serving their food start the week of September 19th and they are open during the lunch time from 11AM-2PM Monday-Wednesday. They have a little sign outside the Bon March building that states the food that they offer. During the time I went their menu was limited to s couple items. Just to name a few: *Minnie Bell's Famous Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich-$11 *Pop's Smothered Tri-Tip Sandwich-$13 *New Style Vegan Sandwich- $9 They do offer sides such as: Potatoes Salad, Picked Fillmore Farmers Market Veggies, or Salad. Not interested in Sandwiches for lunch? No worries! Minnie Bells offer delicious salads! There are two on the menu: -Southern Style Grain Salad for $9 or Big Old Green Salad for $10. They also offer a Stew of the Day! The actual day that I walked in they were offering Bells Chicken and Black Pea Stew. I may be mistaken but I am sure the stew routes maybe every week or day. Make sure you check in what the stew of the day is. Now how would I grade the pop-up? CUSTOMER SERVICE: 5/5 Well customer service was great! Mark took our order and was very friendly! I was asking questions about the hopes of Minnie Bells possibly being located in the Market and he informed me that the owners are working on possibly getting a location in the Fillmore area since that is where they are from so it makes sense for them to own a business in the very area that they grew up at and they are from. ACTUALLY WAITING PERIOD: 5/5 Since the pop-up is located in Bon Marche, there was plenty of seating. I ordered my food to go however they do offer seating inside the restaurant for you to enjoy your food. The actually waiting time took less than five minutes for the food to arrive. FOOD:3/5 I ordered the Fried Chicken Sandwich with a side of potato salad. I personally feel that Salad should be automatically given and then patrons should have the options of potatoes salad or pickled veggies. If I could be honest, I didn't like the potato salad. The taste, the texture of the food, everything about it was just not pleasant. After one bite of it I realized that I should have stuck with getting a salad. The Fried Chicken sandwich was delicious though! It was a thick piece of buttermilk, hot sauce rosemary fried chicken with marinated cabbage slaw in it! Either it was so filling or I wasn't that hungry because I didn't end up eating my whole sandwich just a half of it. I would definitely recommend ordering the fried chicken but pass on the potato salad and just order a salad or veggies (you can never go wrong with that). I am routing for you Minnie Bells! I am hoping that you finally get a restaurant in the Fillmore so I can get a better idea of what else you serve! REVIEW 139/196 read more

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Minnie's Bell Soul Movement @eat fest 2014, offered pulled pork sammie(8) i think. somehow didn't get to them till Sunday when they didn't have any. eats: mini cornbread with butter drizzle(4/3) -best cornbread eaten in a long time. -soft, not stiff/hard, spongy like. 3.5 stars read more

Serendipitous moment... one of those rare occasions that I venture into The Market in the Twitter building. Started to wait in the poke bowl line before realizing it'll be an hour before getting my food. Walked around the market looking for "something". Nothing struck my fancy. Walked out and headed north on Market Street. Noticed the Bon Marche sign and the open door. The interior intrigued me and the small A-sign propping the door open listed "Fried Chicken Sandwich". Who could resist?!?! I'm very glad I walked in. On that serendipitous day I met my soul mate... her name was fried chicken sandwich! And I devoured her with passion! Minnie Bell's is now hosting their pop-up on Monday thru Wednesday 11a-2p in the old Bon Marche location. Limited menu, but that's the beauty of it. They can focus on making the best ____. I think this strategy should be adopted by all new restaurants. Why waste time on something you're not good at. Sell the winners and dump the losers! read more

Minnie Bells - Fried chicken sandwich $11... Very good!! A lite kick, chicken is moist, golden fried crisp. Mmmmmmm - Soul Food Near Me

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The cornbread and macaroni and cheese were great. It was hard to taste the rosemary on the chicken and there wasn't much of it. One piece was a wing. Robert read more

Decent gumbo, not that I've had much but it tasted alright. I thought it should be more like stew, though; it was very light for gumbo. Also, the sausages tasted like hot dogs. The chicken wings, though? Whole 'nother story. Loved the skin, perfectly cooked, seasoned just right. Probably the best wings I've had and not just for the price (5 for $5). Had the bourbon bread pudding, too. Excellent dish, fluffy consistency and not too sweet. Could barely taste the bourbon, though. That was kind of disappointing. This is a really great truck and I hope they keep making those wings. read more

They don't have a huge food selection but I bought their corn bread and it was super buttery and yummy! read more

Minnie Bells - Corn bread - Soul Food Near Me

YAY TO SOME FOOD WITH SOUL FINALLY ARRIVING IN EMERYVILLE [Public Market]!!Minnie Bell's Soul Movement definitely moved me into a happy place after having Fernay McPherson's amazing Rosemary fried chicken, cornbread, mac & cheese, greens AND red beans & rice salad. Now I must say I was a bit hesitant to try the red beans & rice salad but to my surprise I thoroughly enjoyed it. I got the last serving of her braised greens and I must say they were outstanding! Most soul food restaurants make their greens sweet, Minnie Bell's were seasoned to perfection. And the mac & cheese...all I'll say is OMG! The rosemary fried chicken was so moist and flavorful, I think I hurt myself eating it. I'd gotten my order to go but had to try out a wing before leaving the market. As I was standing at the table getting ready to devour it a lady passed me by asking "where'd you get that fried chicken?!" I was happy to point her in the direction of Minnie Bell's (when you come in front door make the second left before entering into main area). Fernay McPherson, thank you for bringing Minnie Bell's Soul Movement across the waters to the Emeryville Public Market. You have brought something amazing to this place! read more

First but not least, the pictures do not do Minnie Bell justice. Sweet baby jesus, it's sooooooooooo good! They were posted at Off the Grid 5M usually on Fridays. Tri-tip: with gravy and mushrooms on top of your choice of grits or rice with buttered cornbread and a side salad. If mouth orgasm exist, this would be one of those instances. The tri tip was extremely tender; fall off the bone. The cornbread was moist and sweet. Quick, fresh, and decent portions. Since they are fairly new, there has not been any long lines. read more

Their attitude to customers is a really good. The chicken wings was very tasty and the service was good. I will definitely use you again Thank you. read more

Minnie Bells - a variety of fried food items - Soul Food Near Me

good fried rosemary chicken cooked to perfection. the mac 'n cheese is so cheesy & delicious & the cornbread is outta this world delicious.. you want be disappointed i promise. read more

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Omg best fried chicken ever. The skin was crunchy--nom nom. Definitely would go back if they were close by. Wish they were in the Financial District--they would do really well with the lunch crowd. read more

Two pieces, cornbread and a small side of pickled vegetables. Each item just the right amount of seasoning to complement the flavor of the food. A chef who what they are doing. Simple food well prepared. read more

My wife and I recently visited Minnie Bell's for the first time. Minnie Bell's is an informal order-at-the-the counter place with a rather limited menu. It's located in the Emeryville Public Market, which seems to be undergoing a renovation and was cleaner and brighter than I remember it from a visit some years ago. We shared the four piece chicken plate, which comes with two sides and cornbread. The chicken was excellent; the skin was particularly crispy, and the meat moist. We both enjoyed the mac and cheese. The corn bread was just a little dry, but went quickly enough. I think the four piece plate was $19.50; not a bargain, the chicken was awfully good. We'll be back. read more

Anyone who is looking for authentic soul food in San Francisco visit Minnie Bell's food truck that is at 5th and Minna Streets in the city every other Friday I believe. Check the website minniebells.com for menu and check SF's Off The Grid for exact locations on where the truck will be next. Today was my first visit. I had the black eyed pea salad. It was wonderful. It tasted like something my mommy made. I wanted to take a nap afterward. I will definately return again. The most popular item is her fried chicken which always sells out. The corn bread is popular too. There is also gumbo and a brisket sandwhich that I cannot wait to try the next time I go. Folks yall need to come through so your tummies can experience ultimate happiness. I hope this truck gets to visit Civic Center Plaza or the UN Plaza soon so people in that area can also experience this fabulous food! This food is the essence of soul food! read more

Their first day was yesterday in Hayes' Valley's Proxy pop up area. We got the fried chicken + mac and cheese + cornbread and BBQ sauce. Solidly good fried chicken, and enjoyed the sides (corn bread especially). Will look for them next time we're around Hayes Valley! read more

Minnie Bell's was at the 2013 SF Street Food Festival today. The gumbo with steamed rice was very good. I appreciated the amount of chicken, sausage, and shrimp that was provided. read more

Minnie Bells - Minnie Bell's gumbo with steamed rice at the 2013 SF Street Food Festival. - Soul Food Near Me