The Kingfish Cafe'

The Kingfish Cafe may very well be the best authentic soul food Seattle has to offer. In fact, it may be one of the best soul food restaurants, period. The restuarant is tucked away on the back side of Capitol Hill, conveniently located less than a mile from my house! But even if I sprinted to and from my dinner, I would not put a dent in the calories earned from a hearty meal there. This is yet another factor contributing to the authentic nature of The Kingfish Cafe'. Real soul food is about flavor, tradition and history...not so much about health.

Started by two sisters and UW grads, the resturant uses several family recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation. The dining room walls are scattered with framed pictures of their relatives. The famous corn bread comes from mom's special recipe. Needless to say, you feel like you're at home while dining here...just maybe not necessarily your own home, unless you grew up in a large African American family down South!

Three of us went there for dessert. Once we got there, we couldn't resist odering some other food to try as well. We decided on the mac & cheese. Like all of the cafe's entrees, it was a massive portion with a big flavor to match. For dessert, we ordered just one serving of the strawberry shortcake. As you can probably tell from the picture above, this was more than enough for three of us to share!

Note: there is no dessert menu, but just ask your server what's for dessert. On this particular Wednesday, it was strawberry shortcake, and it was delicious! I am willing to bet that there will always be something for dessert, and it will always be a good choice.