Today was one of those days that I just had to have some soul food. As I was heading down the road, I drove past Ms. Movale's Eatery and decided to turn around and head inside. Walking into Ms. Movale's Eatery I was excited. The staff was very friendly and very welcoming. The ambiance was vibrant. The restaurant was clean. And the menu was robust. As this was my first time, I took a moment to scroll the menu in full as there were so many good options. I was torn between Whiting and Wings but finally decided on the wing dinner. The dinners come with 2 sides so I chose Macaroni and Cheese and Cabbage. I went to the cashier, placed my order, paid, and was on my way to wait for my food. As I waited, I enjoyed all the original artwork on the walls and the music that was playing. Though it was almost closing time, the team still kept an upbeat mood and tone going. When my food was ready, I got my plate and was out the door. As soon as I got in the car all I could smell was soul food goodness. Oh my gosh! I smelled seasoning salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and a hint of season all. Babeeeeeeeeee! I was ready to eat. Opening up my tray, the wings were wingettes, however, they were fried to golden brown perfection and seasoned for the tongue pleasing gods. The chicken was hot and fresh and just had to taste one. I just wanted to taste one as I was hungry and just needed something to hold me until I got home. Well, to my surprise, somehow all of my wings were gone by the time I got home. Lmbooooooooooooooooo. Yes yall. I ate every single one on the ride home. Them things were thangannnnnnn. The Macaroni and Cheese was homemade. The flavor profile was exactly as it should be. The texture was creamy and the noodles were tender but not too soft. I would definitely get it again. The cabbage was shredded which made it perfect as a pairing to the wings. It was tender with a hint of crunch just like I like it and the flavor profile had a hint of sweetness. Whew! Whoever made this cabbage understood the entire assignment because babeeeeeeeee. This was cabbage done right. All is all, my experience at Ms. Movale's Eatery was good enough that I will be back. I need to try the fish, pork chops, ox tails, and chicken sandwich. Ha!!!! read more

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I've been to this place many times over the years. The service there is horrible. The owner which is the owner is very very rude. I called to add to an order because on the DoorDash app it doesn't give you an option to pick your veggies. I was trying to communicate this and add to order. The lady got mad told me to call door dash and after waiting she cancel my order she stated she is busy! My mom 75 yrs old really wanted her food. Shame. I hate when business owners or workers are rude to customers it make me and my family never go there again. I thank god that I didn't place the catering order for my company. 32 people would have been disappointed also. Never eat there again all because of the owner rude behavior. Such a shame read more

I was sitting in here seen a huge bug. Food didn't taste fresh. Owner was rude to workers. Food came out quick and it's not packed. Make fresher food this isn't my first time here my friend went once and found Bobby pin in the food but that was like 5 years ago read more

This was my first time here and I'm thoroughly satisfied. In addition to the food being good the atmosphere made me feel like I was in my grandmother's house. The service was the icing on top I would definitely recommend. read more

Ms Movale's Eatery - BBQ Ribs Macaroni and Cheese collard greens - Soul Food Near Me - Riverdale, Georgia

Normally the food is good and ok portion. Got wing dinner tonight and it was a joke. They were wing pieces instead of a whole wing and extremely small. Not worth the money and not good! I try to support small businesses but this was a rip off! read more

This place is a hidden gem. I was a little spectacle when We walked in and the place was empty. After making the order and the cashier going back to the kitchen and It look like my mom back there , I was a little relieved. I ordered Turkey wings, mac and cheese , and black eyed peas. Everything was good and it came with dressing and a piece of homewater cornbread. The turkey wing was extremely tender. The serving was of dressing was small but it was good as well. The best part was the mac and cheese. My fiancé got the fried porkchop with gravy, candied yams, and mac. Everything was well seasoned and he got a healthy sized pork chop. For both meals we spent $19. Great price. Nice mom and pops soul food place. I definitely recommended it Just do yourself a favor and try it. They also work with Urber Eats. read more

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I ordered meatloaf with collards and macaroni. The meatloaf tasted like ground turkey with no seasoning. The macaroni was pretty good but the collards had no seasoning and was undercooked. read more

Ms Movale's Eatery - Meatloaf Collards Macaroni - Soul Food Near Me - Riverdale, Georgia

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This place is traaassshhhh! Basura. My wife went in there with our 3 year old son. The owner's grandson "Brandon" works the front. This man is a maniac. Firstly, my wife waited an hour and some change for our food when quoted a 20 minute wait, the lack of "Brandon acting professionally by asking what customers "wanted" instead of 'Hi, may I help you?' This young man proceeds to get angry at the fact the place is getting busy and slams the cash register into my wife where she was waiting for our food, and flips a whole coin jar over at my son! Yelling and screaming. The owner then comes out, and that the customers need to excuse him bc he has "mental problems..." MA'AM! Why is he running your counter! Luckily my wife and son are ok, but what if they would've gotten hurt? An assault and battery charge from YOUR grandson that YOU clearly states had mental problems. The food? Dressing? More like corn meal, chicken broth, and cream of mushroom soup mixed together. The fried chicken was overly ass salty and gummy, not crispy at all. The yams still had a weird layer on it when biting into it, as if it's not cooked all the way. Collards were surprisingly pretty good. But that peach cobbler and mac and cheese was trifling. During her grandsons rampage she comes out and explains that they are understaffed that day and her other 2 cooks were in an accident at 2 am and everyone "just needs to be patient". My opinion: That's the price of having your own business. Your lack of having a reliable staff is not your customer's problem nor their issue. No discounts were given after having almost 14 orders backed up after my wife left (she counted only 5 people getting their food, but 18 people ordered all together....including ours....and ours was a CALL IN!!!) read more

Ms Movale's Eatery - The "dressing" - Soul Food Near Me - Riverdale, Georgia

Waited an hr for Mac and cheese and dressing went to ask how long to be told I can either wait longer or get my money back hell I waited that long what's a few more min.. she did make sure I was next in line however hand me food with her head turnt n when I said thank u and have a blessed day her rude ass ignored me never again will I eat here Y'all want the younger generation to respect the older but sum be just mean and nasty for no reason if I could give you all a 0 I would after giving y'all my business for the 3rd with bad customer service every time I definitely will not be returning anymore read more

Ms Movale's Eatery - a plate of food - Soul Food Near Me - Riverdale, Georgia

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Wow. Okay we were recommend this spot on Facebook. Would have never gone otherwise since we literally live an hour away. Well it was worth the Sunday after church drive. Let me call it--with all due respect, a hole in the wall. And this is the best hole in the wall spots you will find in Atlanta. The food was ridiculous the service was even better and honestly I'd drive an hour for the hot water cornbread. I kid you not. You deserve to treat yourself to this spot. read more

I was so disappointed-I commend myself on trying new places and really being honest. The restaurant is clean and inviting but my food was I just don't know what to say-the chicken was dry, mac and cheese was bland-no seasoning on anything and I just threw my food in the garbage. Maybe it was just a bad day but my experience has led me to the bypass status on this one. read more

The customer service is horrible! The employee that answers the phone has no etiquette. The food was not good. It's Sunday and there was no Mac and cheese, no corn bread and no dressing. Save your money!!! read more

Disappointed!! I will start by saying that the owner is very nice and friendly, also the place is clean. However the oxtails were the worst I've ever had. They were very small and had very little meat on them. The greens were good though, but the Mac and cheese was in my opinion just below average.. you'll do much better going to Annie Laura's or This is it. read more

Had ordered bbq chicken mac n cheese with yams, chicken dry asf , macaroni was nasty llike it wasnt baked and the yams tasted sour or sum never tasted yams like that before read more

Listen, this is the best soul food I've ever had in my life. I had the Fried Chicken with Mac N Cheese & Collard Greens. It was amazing - from the fried chicken to the lemonade. Everything is homemade cooking and you can tell! I've been spoiled and I'm not going back to anything else. Shoutout to Movale! read more

Huge fan of soul food, but this place was a disappointment. Got a veggie plate, for starters the rice was cooked too long and I was essentially eating flavorless mush. The mac and cheese was eh. Tasted someone else's "yams" and that was horrible as well. But the price for a veggie plate wasn't bad. And they didn't have dressing!! They only have it on Sundays. Huge let down. Not to mention, a friend of mine ordered a fish plate a while back and they forgot to give us the fish. So we drive back up there, and they give her the same cold piece of fish that was left off her plate. Seriously??? Friend was just hungry so she took it without even debating it. But they did offer the driest piece of cake I had ever tasted as an offering for their mess up. I won't ever be visiting here again. I'll stick to Annie Laura's. read more

Ms Movale's Eatery - Veggie plate - Soul Food Near Me - Riverdale, Georgia

The food is okay, I'd love it more if waiting for it wasn't so uncomfortable. I am a gay man whose money spends the same as everyone else's however unless i come in here with my sisters I'm treated very rudely by the grandson who is also the cashier. He should be a lot more kind being that he works the front counter. This isn't the first time he's been rude however this is the last time. Today while paying he was on the phone barley listen to what i wanted, then proceeded to snatch my money from me and i still remained cool calm and collected. Ms Movale please get this issue fixed i love this restaurant and it's so convient, i just want to be treated like every other customer! read more

Ordered thru Grubhub first time here so I had a veggie plate the yams taste like they came out the can the greens taste like glory greens collards and turnips the corn was good and the sweet water cornbread was good. Not my definition of soul food but it fed me. I'm good I'll stick to Big Daddy's or Annie Laura's Kitchen read more

Food initially not what I thought (ox tails) however they were delicious as well as the pinto beans and cabbage paired perfectly. The son called and let me know there wasnt potato salad yet but gave me something else. Overall I'd definitely order again. read more

My food was delicious. I had the baked chicken turnip greens and Mac n cheese. The hot water cornbread was on point. I will definitely be back to taste more! read more

I love this place! Not sure why the poor reviews, but let me tell you this place is one you have to try for yourself. It's a family owned restaurant with the mom cooking and the son as the cashier. The food though. The food though! Cooked with love and very reminiscent of grandma's cooking. This food is pure deliciousness. If you don't believe me take a look at the pork chops I snapped a pic of. I have had the pork chops, Salisbury steak (my fave!), fried tilapia, black eyed peas, mac and cheese, cabbage, greens and candies yams. You can't go wrong here! The hot water cornbread is the perfect addition with its fresh crisp taste. Never greasy! My experience with soul food has always been instant food coma afterwards , but every time I come here the food gives me energy. I think it's because of the portion size and that the food is not greasy nor is it just sitting around waiting to bloat you up. Don't let the store front fool you! This is the best soul food on the south side of Atlanta. read more

Ms Movale's Eatery - Fried pork chops...cooked to perfection!! - Soul Food Near Me - Riverdale, Georgia

It was disgusting, I really thought it would be good but it wasn't for me. I didn't taste anything seasoned at all but maybe that's just the veggie plate read more

The food was just ok. The servic was super slow. They were running out of everything and I waited close to 45 minutes for my food which the longest I've ever waited for food. Its an ok soul food spot. Not great. My fried chicken lacked flavor and my husband's oxtails we're just ok. For all the 45 minutes I spent waiting on our food it wasn't worth it. I should have been offered a complimentary drink or something. But to top it off the woman who cooks the food decided to come out after about 20 minutes of waiting to tell everyone that she had literally just started frying chicken. If there wasn't any chicken left I would have kindly taken my money elsewhere instead of waiting so long. I wouldn't eat here again mainly because of the slow service. read more

Saw the store from the road and decided to stop by. I order the pork chop dinner with mac, and yams. I also had the strawberry cake. Foods was great, and very flavorful. Price was moderate, cornbread wasn't so good. Service was fast. Queen "The Biker Chicks" www.thebikerchicks.com read more

I tried this place today for the first time. The oxtails were grossly undercooked and tough. This was a waste of my time and money. I will never go back again read more

Good soul food. Only been here on Sundays. The service is decent. I've had one side item mix up and it was fixed quickly. Pros: price, good food, specials / Cons: wait time read more

Their chicken wings were good but salmon cake terrible very salty , the shrimp wasn't season well plus they didn't send any cocktail sauce and the Mac and cheese was soggy first time ordering and will not be ordering again- ordered using uber eats read more

Good, solid, tasty food. Great staff. Lunch specials available every day. read more

Ms Movale's Eatery - Soul Food Near Me - Riverdale, Georgia

The food was not good fish was too salty and hard mac was bland greens where bland and you can tell the food was microwaved horrible want be going back there and customer services was not that good old lady mouth was very smart for no reason. read more

So my mom had a taste for some soul food. We were headed to our go to " Annie Laura's". Well, why we en route, I was like it's V day, let's try something new. I looked online I saw Ms. Movale's Eatery. I read the reviews and I was like hey baby (that's what I call my mom because she's little lol) let's try this place. When we pulled up there was maybe one or two guest. I wasn't skeptical because usually the places that aren't noticeable from the street are the best. So, my mom ordered my the oxtails, mac n cheese, and collard greens. I ordered the Salisbury steak, rice and gravy, and Mac n cheese, with a sweet tea. The young lady who took our order was really nice. The prices were decent. The FOOD WAS AMAZING! The Salisbury steak was tender, and everything just taste homemade!! The tea??? Chile! Bussin'!!! We enjoyed our plates! There was no to go plate needed!! Lol sorry Annie Laura but I have a new place !!! read more

Great food and great service! Didn't think we would find a soul food resturant that taste home cooked!

Uber Eats delivered the soul food to my door and it was very good. The fresh turnip greens and pan-fried cornbread have made me a fan.

The son should learn how to deal with the public. Very unprofessional attitude. Mom is a sweetheart.

Had been in bed for 3 days with a sinus infection and was FINALLY getting an appetite. Went on a Sunday afternoon and was pleasantly surprised at the nice, clean and extremely friendly atmosphere. The young man at the cash register was super kind and mannerable. The patrons waiting on the food must have known it was worth the wait because they were super friendly as well. Ok, the food.....I got a pork chop sandwich, and then smothered pork chops with gravy, Mac and cheese, collards and a side of sweet potatoes (yams). The food was fresh, smelled delicious, looked amazing and tasted even better. No shortcuts on the Chops, they were a great center cut chop. Everything was cooked to perfection. Not greasy, not over/undercooked..perfect. Now about that cornbread pancake...a little piece of heaven. I will be back if for nothing else...the greens and cornbread. Great service and Great food. Check them out!!!!! read more

Passed by several times and had been meaning to stop.. Finally I did.. The food was so good it reminded me of my mom and grandmother's cook

OMG‼ This is the best "soul food" spot on the South side of Atlanta "Great prices " nothing from the can, seems to be made from scratch OMG "The Movale's Eatery Is the spot‼‼‼‼Real talk go try it read more

I had previously eaten here on two or three different times. My order would normally be pork chop and few sides with my dinner. Although the prior visits were okay it was nothing special but good. On this past Sunday I decided to try their oxtails. They were the worst I've ever had and could not even eat the few that was with my dinner. My recommendation is to AVOID the oxtails here. Never again on the oxtails. Not here! read more