Brendas French Soul Food

ONE Big Hype. This place is basically one big hype. I've had plenty of "soul food" in my lifetime and this is definitely NOT worth the 2-hour wait. We'd had the Eggs Benedict, Shrimp & Grits, and Fresh Toast and none of was too impressive. The French Toast should really be called Cream Cheese becaus with a pound of that in each slice, that's all you taste. And the "spicy fried catfish" in my Eggs Benedict was not flavorless and blah. In a nutshell, sloppy imitation of real soul food.…

Worth the wait. OK so you gotta wait outside and put you name on the list (I forgot the first time and had to wait an extra 20 mins). I can't really say I have ever been a fan of cajun/french soul food until I came to Brenda's. But I have been bittenby the bug and once I finally made it inside I found the food excellent, so much so I raved and came again with friends.

It's busy and cramped but it just rocks. The gumbo is outstanding.…

WE CLOSE WHENEVER WE WANT. WE CLOSE WHENEVER WE WANT - should be posted below their sign! I'd driven by Brenda's more than once and saw a crowd of people. I decided to come later in the afternoon to try for a smaller crowd, so myself and two others showed up at 2:30 (a half an hour before they close) and the clipboard had CLOSED at the bottom. Beyond frustrated after having driven twenty minutes (picked up a friend whom I talked up the possibility of Brenda's to) plus five looking for parking I went inside and asked If I could take over one of the names on the list if they didn't show up. Libby the manager didn't care that it was a half hour till closing or that I had made a grand effort to get there and very rudely stated I was out of luck (in so many words).

Thanks for the wonderful.. Oh wait you were closed…