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    Priscilla's Ultimate Soulfood Cafeteria

    3.3 (393 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
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    Good for kids
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    Lynnae C.

    The service is always good and the place is always pretty clean and running like a well oiled machine. However, after years of coming here I have to say that the quality has declined steadily. Though everything is fried to perfection especially the chicken, the catfish is so small thin and flimsy. The Mac is subpar it's not even real grated cheese. No roux. No sauce. I'm not sure what's going on with it. Beef short ribs were pretty good though. Pricilla punch wayyyy too sweet. Peach cobbler was grainy and weird. The texture was so off and it could use some mini dumplings or something in it. Also, only had a pack of Ken's ranch that is for salads which is just not ok. I'll end it here but please do better with the catfish and the sides.

    Catfish, dressing with gravy, greens with turkey and cornbread muffin.
    Gina H.

    The service was friendly and helpful, menu choices plentiful and the food was delicious. The greens with turkey were great (they have them with pork for those who prefer), their catfish was fresh and cooked perfectly, the dressing with gravy was flavorful, others commented on how good the baked and fried chicken and the desserts are (once again lots of great choices). The cornbread muffin was the right kinda sweet and texture and the pineapple coconut cake was light and delicious. Overall a casual place to get some good soul food in the suburbs.

    The food was ok except the dessert was aweful. I got the peach cobbler and the banana pudding a wastei got both large order wasre of my money

    Porkchops with gravy Candied yams Turkey greens  Homemade cornbread Shortribs with gravy Mac and cheese
    Evelyn L.

    I'm back, On a lunch date. been trying to catch me some oxtail at Priscilla. So I'll settle for the smothered chops, turkey greens, mashed potatoes and candied yams I love me some down home cooking. The services are amazingly pleasant and the place e is big and spacious.

    The draft! Gangway, I have a review coming ; )
    Thomas G.

    I discovered Priscilla's Ultimate Soulfood Cafeteria after Gino W, a yelper out of Country Club Hills visited, reviewed and posted a picture of the collard greens which I came across on my 'local picks near you' feed via yelp platform. Once I noted its location being near an area I frequent, Priscilla's became a must visit for me at some point while in the area. I ended up ordering their veggie plate which came with four sides, and a muffin. As my sides, I chose mashed potatoes with gravy, baked macaroni & cheese, fried green tomatoes, and pinto beans w/rice! Prior to ordering I was hesitant about ordering their baked macaroni & cheese because you just never know what you will get. However, I stuck with it, thinking why not just give it a try because I can just move on to something else if I did not like it. As much as I wanted to order collard greens, seeing that they were paired with meat was a turnoff for me being that I am vegetarian; and I just did not have the patience to pick little pieces of meat out. So, I went with the pinto beans w/rice instead, figuring that it would pair well with the cornbread muffin. Seeing fried green tomatoes was a surprise because it was the last thing I figured was on their menu. I thought to myself, fried green tomatoes! Hmmm, I have not had fried green tomatoes in a very long time, so why not. I always love ordering online via yelp because it is convenient! Most of the time my orders are completed upon my arrival or near complete. No more than 20 minutes from the time I placed my order online via yelp, I picked it up and was well on my way after just a short wait which also gave me the chance to get a feel of Priscilla's. An ideal spot for southern food, the restaurant appeared clean, and its atmosphere gave off the vibe of an old-fashioned buffet restaurant. There are a number of tables and seating available inside of the dining area which makes it the perfect spot to visit with a group; maybe even after attending church on Sunday afternoon. Now as for my food, the pinto beans w/rice were the first of the sides I ate and I could not hold back dancing because they tasted so well with the cornbread muffin. After my first bite of the mashed potatoes with gravy I said to myself, "nice!" because it was so delicious! It has been some time now since I have had good mashed potatoes and I must point out that I will more than likely order it again as a side from Priscilla's. It was so hard to not smirk upon finishing off the mashed potatoes because I enjoyed them so much. Out of all of the sides, I had the highest expectations of the baked macaroni & cheese which I must say lived up to that high expectation. It was my second favorite of the sides next to the mashed potatoes! And lastly, the fried green tomatoes! The fried green tomatoes were just that! I cannot say that I was dissatisfied with the way they tasted nor appeared. What I will say is that I did myself a disservice by not pairing it with the baked macaroni & cheese which would have really complemented its taste. While adding the final touches to this review of Priscilla's Ultimate Soulfood Cafeteria, the thought of returning put a smirk on my face. I do look forward to that as the time goes on. And as Gino W shared the goodness of this restaurant located in Hillside, I share my endorsement of it as well with you all. ~ Live in gratitude ~ Thomas G

    Fried Chicken, Macaroni and Cheese, String Beans with Potatoes, Corn Muffin
    Gino W.

    Now that we're well out of the pandemic and in-house dining has resumed, I stopped in one Saturday late afternoon. The restaurant was not packed like after church on Sundays, so I got to enjoy the meal without people on top of me. I ordered fried catfish, candied yams, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, and corn muffin. The catfish was meatier this time. The sides were also several notches tastier. And the cornbread was more savory than sweet. Takeout and delivery during the pandemic must have come with some shortcuts because my recent dining experience was 10 times better, and the first wasn't bad.

    Fish and spaghetti
    Shar H.

    Usually my food is great. But, yesterday, the fish had no taste and the spaghetti was gummy. Only edible part was the corn bread biscuit.

    Salisbury Steak, Collard Greens with Pork, candied yams and mmmmmac and cheese.
    Jennifer N.

    Comfort food at its best. Cafeteria style and like your eating at a relatives house. Made with love food but beware you will need a nap afterwards.

    Grease covering the parking lot ground
    Dawn V.

    I am soooo disappointed and disgusted! I ordered catfish, rice with gravy, and mac & cheese. The dinner came with two pieces of fish. I only ate half of one because it was hard and filled deeply with grease. I believe the rice was minute made. I ate the Mac and cheese and left. Now, when I came inside, I was on the phone, so I didn't notice the outside of the restaurant until left. What I saw utterly disgusted me. The first thing I saw on the side of the building was two rat traps. I then smelled a thick smell of grease. As I got to the back parking lot, the ground was full of grease as though the grease basin overflowed. Then, as an employee sat back there eating, I saw more rat boxes. I will not be back there !!! I used to go there back in the early 2000s, and they had the best food

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    3 months ago

    Been going here since I was a kid. Definitely a suburban staple. I LOVE the Priscilla's punch. My go to is the shrimp dinner.

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    I didn't get my muffin. The chicken breast was super dry. The pork collard greens had no pork.

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    It's been many years but Priscilla's was always great food. I rode past there two weeks ago but I had eaten already but I'll be back

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    The food is always good I only have good experiences when I go to Priscilla's and they are very nice and friendly

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    The service was great but the menu seemed a little limited on my last visit but the food was still hitting.

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