Theresa's Soul Food Restaurant

LOL..I got a kick out of someone elses post and had to write my own.
I have to say that I went in here twice like a year apart.  Food was good, very rich (was wondering if I was going to have a heart attack after, LOL)
When you first walk in, Theresa will ask you your name like your becoming long term friends (nice that she is friendly at least) then the conversation is wide open...I think she is just a talker or lonely!  She was telling my gf and I about being robbed by someone of bags of potato chips while she was in the back getting their food together.  All the stuff she uses, condiments, etc, come from Pricerite and are cheap brand name, which was the first time I ever seen this in a resturant on the counter. Best thing to do is get your food to go and eat it in the car!!  Food was good but some stuff seemed stale.  Like the corn bread.  The Mac and Cheese seemed a day or two old.  Chicken wings are really good.  Collards are rich and sweet.
Portion wise, when you first get your food, you basicly have a large scoop of your sides which don't seem like much but as your eatting, you get full fast and can barely finish your meal!
I wish I can find some more soul food resturants around here!!  I would go here again if I am really craving soul food and can't find somewhere else that sells it.  The good thing is, they are open late like 3am because its in a club district.  Kind of scary parking and going inside in the neighborhood day or night.

First of all, I have to say that the food was delicious and very reasonably priced, and both my girlfriend and I were very favorably impressed in this respect. Why one star then? Because the owner, and basically everything aside from the food, made this a bizarre and uncomfortable experience. We were the only customers and the owner parked herself at the counter directly across from our table and proceeded to talk at us the entire time despite the fact that we were clearly not interested and trying to just enjoy our meal in peace. (The fried catfish, which, again, was extremely delicious.)

As if that wasn't enough, it was often hard to tell what she was saying over the incredibly loud Christian music playing on her stereo, and if THAT wasn't awkward enough, much of her subject matter involved inappropriate personal questions and comments - mainly, her aggressive focus on Christianity - her absolute faith in it and our need to be converted to it, that is. Clearly this is WAY over the line for a professional in this business. She asked about our religious beliefs and reacted negatively when we told her (awkwardly) that we're Jewish - in fact one of her next comments implied that our ancestors had killed Jesus. Wow. And this story isn't over yet.

AFTER that, she told us that she "needed to use" one of our cellphones. It wasn't a question. She needed to call her son who was working as her delivery guy - apparently her business does not have a telephone. She also told us that the reason she served on styrofoam plates with plastic utensils was that she doesn't have a dishwasher! How can that possibly be legal? I think she is counting on God to save her restaurant because she certainly has no idea how to run one (she mentioned that God told her to open it even though she had never managed a restaurant before).

I think it is only partly a testimony to how good the food is, partly due to the fact that the whole thing was kind of hilarious in an extremely awkward way, and mostly due to the fact that I had paid in advance for the food and we wanted to eat it while it was hot, that we actually spent the whole meal there. The experience was absurd to the point of feeling like a movie or a prank.

So if you are deaf, a Jew-hating evangelical Christian, or just have a really weird sense of humor, AND you have a strong immune system, then you may have hit a jackpot with Theresa's. Otherwise, steer clear.

Finally found this place! The number listed is incorrect.
I'll try and get the correct number and post it.
It was pretty good, despite the fact that the place was totally empty.
I got the pork chops, mac and cheese and collards.
They were great!
My boyfriend got the fried chicken.
Sadly, I didn't get to try the chicken, because it was gone instantly, so I imagine that was great as well.
The mac and cheese was a little dried out and had separated, but was quite tasty despite that. I prefer a rich, creamy, cheesy mess of a macaroni and cheese... with or without bread crumbs.
I'll definitely go here again.