Plate of soul food
Whether you are going on one of the neighboring guided tours or if you decide to go whale watching with the Fundy Tide Runners nearby, you are going to work up an appetite for some comfort food when it is all over. You do not have to be from the south to enjoy soul food. Rest assured, there are soul food restaurants for you to choose from in Plainfield, New Jersey and the surrounding area.
Freshwaters
Freshwaters began as a take out restaurant and now is now a restaurant in a house that the owners purchased and remodeled themselves. The restaurant has an elegant dining feel to the atmosphere with proper place settings and white table cloths and was named the Best Southern Food Restaurant in South Jersey in 2003 by the Courier-Post's Reader's Choice Awards. Catfish strips and hush puppies are just a couple of the items offered on the appetizer menu. Some other dishes on the menu include barbecued fried chicken and short ribs with collard greens and potato salad as well as desserts such as homemade banana pudding and sweet potato pie.
Freshwaters
1442 South Ave.
Plainfield, NJ 07062
908-561-9099
myfreshwaters.com
Two Fish and Five Loaves
Two Fish and Five Loaves is a carry-out restaurant that also offers catering services. The food that is served is prepared fresh to order and the restaurant offers items such as catfish, scallops and the restaurant's signature fried whiting, as well as smothered turkey wings and a variety of sandwiches with shrimp, scallops, fish and chicken fillings. Some of the items on the dessert menu include coconut pineapple cake, peach cobbler and sweet potato pie.
Two Fish and Five Loaves
113 Watchung Ave.
Plainfield, NJ 07060
908-227-9065
twofishfiveloaves.com
Delta's Restaurant
Delta's Restaurant is a soul food restaurant that provides a soothing ambiance. With low lights and spacious booths where you can relax, there is entertainment that is featured every week for your enjoyment from musicians to singers. Some of the appetizers on the menu include fried crawfish, Cajun calamari and fried gator. If you prefer to have a starter with chips and dip, there is also the collard green dip for you to enjoy. Some other soul food options include smothered pork chops and salmon cakes and grits. If you are looking forward to dessert, you have choices such as red velvet cake, sweet potato fritters and banana pudding.
Delta's Restaurant
19 Dennis St.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-249-1551
deltasrestaurant.com
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