Where Are All the Good Vegas Soul Food Joints?

If you’re looking for the best grits, collard greens, and fried catfish in town, contributor Brent Holmes has some soul food recs for you — he’s a longtime Las Vegan with deep family roots in Texas. But, as Brent tells co-host Vogue Robinson, soul food restaurants here in Vegas tend to open and close on the regular. So why is it so hard to keep a soul food joint open in this town? What is authentic soul food, and where can a hungry local find the best soul food in Las Vegas?

Restaurants mentioned by Brent:

• Gritz Cafe


• EllaEm’s Soul Food


• Soul Foo Young


• Mario’s Westside Market


• LoLo’s Chicken and Waffles


• Sista Kim’s Kitchen

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