Ian Thompson

My wife and I used to eat here periodically and 10 months out of Harlem I returned for a visit and had to have lunch here. The escovitch fish was delicious and the veggies flavored nicely.

Claire Walls

I love this place. Went once in 2016 and recently in 2024. To this day it's the only place I've had fried chicken. Everything is done by weight so you'll pay less of you eat less. We got two really decent size meal and two soft drinks for 32 dollars. Good options for vegetables as well, which is not a given when traveling the US, I found.

L Wilson

The buffet style food was delicious. The collard greens, mac and cheese, oxtails, fried chicken, fruits, salads, pasta, ribs, and more were laid out very appetizing. However, be aware that they do weigh your plate. That will affect the cost.

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Beautiful people scrumptious food beautiful experience all around beautiful places to take and more and more of the delicious food

Beautiful people scrumptious food beautiful experience all around beautiful places to take and more and more of the delicious food

I haven't been in a few years, but I used them for my Mom's repass, I ordered fried chicken, collard greens, I can't remember everything, it's almost 11 years ago now. They were so gracious, they…

This buffet style soul food spot has all you want to. Has a dine in option, as well as many choices of delicious fresh soul food. There's also great desert options and drink options.

Jacob's is a buffet style restaurant. The jerk chicken was seasoned perfectly, the yellow rice and beans were moist and the string beans were crisp delicious. There are a lot of delicious looking c…

Jacob's is a buffet style restaurant. The jerk chicken was seasoned perfectly, the yellow rice and beans were moist and the string beans were crisp delicious. There are a lot of delicious looking c…

I really enjoyed my food here! I caught this restaurant on the fly and a Harlem native told me it was a Harlem staple, so I had to try. buffet style, soul food by the pound, with so many delicious …

Dependably good buffet at a reasonable price. Friendly staff from the owner to the kitchen help. As a treat: DJ on Friday evening

Best Buffet In Harlem Very Good Soul Food For On The Go Wouldn’t Recommend Eating Inside Yes It’s Better Than Mannas

Tresae Hogg

The food is pricey, based on weight. However, the quality, taste, and variety were amazing. It's a Soul, Caribbean mix. Definitely would return.

Dee DEE CURRY

We came from California to try this place we heard about. The food was delicious and plentiful. You pay by the weight. From the oxtails to the short ribs beyond, everything was good! The live music with the older gentleman and his guitar and the drummer and bass player, definitely made the place lively and fun! Good food, good music, what more can you ask for! Highly recommended..will be back!😋😋

Shanin Jackson

The food is good to great! I usually get a combo of salads and veggies, but the hot food is tasty, also. The variety varies from one site to another, so don't wait too close to closing, because you might not get what you want! Now I'm hungry! 🤤

karen carter

Went to this recommended restaurant after taking a tour of Harlem. It is a buffet and they charge by the pound. A wide variety of food,beef,pork,chicken,fish, seafood,fruits and salads. Not just your standard soul food staples. Its not a fancy place,more clean cafeteria style seating and you bus your own tables I had several dishes like a whole fish that were very tasty. I tried several types of dishes and nothing was bad. I preferred the fish and jerk chicken dishes (not too spicy tho)and wish i had room for more veggies and dessert dishes. They charge more for meat only plates, $10.99(?)and cards pay an extra fee as most do now. There's not a lot of indoor seating but we went at lunchtime and there was plenty.

Brigitta Danyi

Soul food in buffet style with many yummy food. I had salmon they made excellent, collard greens and asparagus also avocado salad, but my family tried almost everything… my daughter a meat fan she had BBQ rib, pepper steak and beef on the bones. My son and hubby pick up fired chicken and soft baked chicken with mac and cheese mashed potato and greens too. I seen they had oxtail, turkey, many different salad, fruits, banana bread pudding for sweets, You can take out or you can seat and eat . I choose outside sitting this place nice and clean, and can’t wait to eat that food .For me best on sunday especially if you don’t wanna cook or if everyone in your family wanna eat different combo.Also recommend people who works in the area the price is great for everybody pocket . This two on the picture was $21 after we took 3 more box and paid all together $50 so each box $10 these days for hot food is a bless. Today we stop by again!! Still the best soul food in NYC! I take again the avocado salad with crab,it was heaven… Ladies adorable at the cashier. The gentleman just bring out right on time my son baked chicken fresh from the oven,perfectly seasoned! It’s a long list from the food and all the good thing about this place! Told you a lot go,eat, enjoy! Thank you for the delicious lunch!!

runnerandfoodie

There are days when everything goes wrong. You plan a surprise, it fails. You try to go to a restaurant, it’s packed. You try another one, it’s closed… 😭 When this happens to me I tend to get stuck and become unable to make a decision. That Sunday, in Harlem, NYC, I was in that kind of mood so my wife picked a restaurant for us, Jacob Soul Food Restaurant, based on its reviews on Google. Jacob Soul Food is not a regular restaurant: there’s no service, no menu, no private table… 🤔 It’s like a self-service school restaurant. You help yourself with want you want to eat and then you pay according to the total weight of what you’ve picked. To be honnest, with my mood, it felt nice to be able to eat a bit of everything that looked good to me at that moment. It was not the best food of my life (not bad either, eh) but it was comforting 😌 The atmosphere of the restaurant was comforting too: there was some live music and people even were dancing 🕺🏿💃🏻 Plus we ate a lot for $15, which is not common in NYC, nowadays. If you want to have the best food, that’s not the place. But if you want to feel good, go ahead! Quality & taste: 6/10 Quantities: 10/10 Atmosphere: 7/10 Originality: 8/10 Ratio price / quality: 8/10 Service: n/a How I felt afterwards: 7/10 More on IG @runnerandfoodie

One of the few places post covid & post trump II's opening that's still got it. The fried chicken carried the meal, as before, with the yams being a worthy sidekick

One of the few places post covid & post trump II's opening that's still got it. The fried chicken carried the meal, as before, with the yams being a worthy sidekick

The flavors shocked me with their perfect balance. Workers display exceptional pleasantness and helpfulness, with rapid dish delivery. Each plate had perfect doneness. This place enjoys a well-situat…

The flavors shocked me with their perfect balance. Workers display exceptional pleasantness and helpfulness, with rapid dish delivery. Each plate had perfect doneness. This place enjoys a well-situ…

Really good food for a really good price. Everything is fresh and packed with flavor. I ate for 2 days for about $40. Not the friendliest service, but I was in and out, so I didn't care. Clean envi…

Really good food for a really good price. Everything is fresh and packed with flavor. I ate for 2 days for about $40. Not the friendliest service, but I was in and out, so I didn't care. Clean envi…

Food , service and ambience was lacking, wouldn't take the ride from CT to go again. Was very disappointed.

Food , service and ambience was lacking, wouldn't take the ride from CT to go again. Was very disappointed.

I’m a southerner, so this food was just a notch above okay to me. It is fresh & lots of options. But not as well seasoned as I’m used to…still tasty though.

I’m a southerner, so this food was just a notch above okay to me. It is fresh & lots of options. But not as well seasoned as I’m used to…still tasty though.

food is good. Service is OK but there is no ambience. they always have a great selection of food but now since Covid, there's never anywhere to sit.

Food is good. Service is OK but there is no ambience. they always have a great selection of food but now since Covid, there's never anywhere to sit.

Food is good. service is OK but there is no ambience. they always have a great selection of food but now since Covid, there's never anywhere to sit.

What soul food place sells oxtail on weekends only? Terrible. Food was nothing to be thrilled about to be honest. Not much food either for the price. Not worth it.

The food is ok. There is no air conditioning. No one welcomed us. The ambiance is hot, no air conditioning but you can tell they work hard.

I recently ordered for catering . The customer service and delivery was great. However, the food received mixed reviews. The short ribs and cornbread were good. I don't recommend the baked chicken …

The Mac and cheese was made with some type of powered cheese, and it was the worst! If you are going to cut back or stretch out something, it shouldn’t be Mac and cheese!

Mega Body

Ok I went there back in March 2025 a friend of mines took me there..When I walk in its like a take out joint..No interior design..like, if they decide to leave and gutta out that joint by tomorrow.. they can do it within about 3 hrs.. only thing there is 2 big food bars and the back is the eating room..some tables and makeshift chairs..and basically 4 walls and that's it.. the food is ok with me.. but anybody with sensitive taste and you used to that exquisite taste..you're not goin to like it..especially for that price..they weigh the food..$$$

Natasha D

I was genuinely looking forward to trying their food. We host a large luncheon every month at work, and I was hoping they could become a regular vendor for us, especially given their extensive menu. Unfortunately, the experience was very disappointing. The chicken lacked any flavor—completely unseasoned. Both the mac and cheese and collard greens were also severely under-seasoned and bland. Surprisingly, the sweet yams were the standout; they didn’t look like much, but they had a nice balance of sweetness and were quite enjoyable. The cornbread was forgettable, and the potato salad had an odd, off-putting flavor. Overall, the food left much to be desired. Down right awful. I also need to add, the staff was very nice. All smiles and very helpful.

T L

First the prices are inexpensive and you get a lot of food-they weigh everything and my container was heavy and I only spent 23-24 bucks- one thing I didn’t like was I tried to break the fish in half because the fish was really big and the worker YELLED AT ME. Not to break the fish,across a crowded room which was extremely embarrassing and unprofessional of them, The lady actually came over to me with a container, wanted me to take the whole fish. She was very unprofessional.

LOVELY GRANT

I had my food catered for Christmas. I wasn't pleased. I ordered 14 different dishes. My time to pick up was noon. I was very, very late in picking it up. Potatoe salad who put peas and 🥕 in potatoes 🥔 salad. Pineapple Glaze Ham gives the customer chunk of ham instead of slice pieces. Stuffing! Who makes stuffing with big chunks of bread 🍞, peas and carrots, and shredded turkey. I will do a take out from now on. Judge for yourself. "Lovely" 😲

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