Chef’s Kitchen
Your Soul Food Restaurant
Enjoy Delicious Fusion Restaurant in Cocoa
Savor the Soul of the South With Our Menu
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Everything!! Food is excellent 😊 fresh and homemade literally
I loved it all the cakes are boom 💥
Are you like me? Are you constantly on the lookout for 5-star food without the stuffy atmosphere, haughty staff, or having to pay a literal leg to foot the bill? Well, quest no more because the Big Boy is here to tell you I found it! Just up the good ole Dixie Highway (modern-day US1) a spell from BBDO HQ is where you will find Chef's Kitchen & Soul Food in Cocoa, FL. Enter the Big Boy and my undying pledge to eating. Oh, yeah, and my timeless promise to provide the dining public with no-holds-barred, flavor-focused food reviews.
The first thing I noticed about the joint was the sign on the outside of the door (see picture). Chuckling softly to myself, I just knew I was going to love this place. The main man here is an amiable guy that goes by Mike. Not only did Mike have his pants pulled up and securely belted, but he has brilliantly captured the meaning of flavorful food and need I remind you, flavor and execution of said flavor is why we at BBDO do this. Checking my pants one last time, I strolled up to the counter and placed an order for fried shrimp with sides of collard greens, mac and cheese, black-eyed peas and some banana pudding to round out the me(al). Subjugating my brain's desire to foray into the land of those who suffer from Witzelsucht (with pants being pulled, peas being mushed and bananas in the mix how can puns and innuendos not creep into one's mind?) I ambled off to find a table and await for what I hoped was some good ole fashioned Southern Comfort food.
It wasn't long before my order was up, and as one can see everything certainly looked as it should. The Shrimp, was battered with a most succulent coating and deep fried (as all good food is) to golden crispiness. The black-eyed peas were bursting with Southern flavor and mushy as they should be. These do not need anything. No salt, no pepper, nothing. They are good to go as served and then some. Next up on the Big Boy's discerning palate was the world-famous southern staple of sauteed Collard greens. I have to say that these were some of if not the, best greens I have yet had the pleasure of scarfing down. Having been sauteed to perfection with just the right amount of bacon and other seasonings, like the black-eyed peas before it, lacked for nothing in the flavor category. The mac & cheese was a creamy, delicious, cheesy concoction dancing across my taste buds and I had to ask myself, how can it get any better?
The answer to that question can be found in three words: Southern Banana Pudding. You don't think I got this big just eating burgers, did you? Oh, no loyal reader, you have to indulge in sweets ever so often to get this rotund. A few days after sampling Mike's grub for this review, I ordered four trays of the magical banana glop. There is a secret ingredient in here that my trained palate could not discern until the third pound or so (I will allow you the joy of discovering that yourself). If this is not the best darn Banana Pudding in the USA I will throw my favorite hat to the gators. Mike has to serve up some of the best Southern Comfort Food I have ever eaten.
The Big Boy says, “If you have the diabeetus you will want to bring extra insulin. This food is worth living on the edge!”
I know the chef personally. Great food and awesome service!
Just had a huge pile of awesome comfort food at Chef's...best homemade style restaurant food I've had in a long time. Pork chops with rice, blackeye peas and potato salad. Meatloaf with mashed potatoes, cabbage and Mac n cheese.....all so good I kept stealing bites from my hubby to figure out who had the better food....all fantastic. Friendly service too...we are adding this to our regular go to places. good job!
I love eating healthy soul food from Chef's Kitchen and their veggies 😋 plate's are so amazing. And The deserts are allllllllllllll so delicious. All the dinners I've ever gotten from this amazing restaurant are sooooooooo delicious to me. I'm a Black Top Limousine Driver and I tell all my clients about this restaurant when I pick them up from the airport and the cruise ships about the soul food restaurant that I visit at least 3times a week for myself and my nephew Mike. I will definitely continue to eat at Chef's Kitchen because it's the best,and only soul restaurant here. Because I don't have any time to cook myself because I work long hrs. And I'm blessed to have them cook for. Thank you Mike the Chef 👩🍳 at Chef's Kitchen, you're amazing and I love everything you cook Sir.
Jolly 😊 Ros
My family and I drove 40 mins to try their food and OMGGGGG We ordered the pork chop dinner and the Turkey wing dinners All I can say is honey if you haven't gone yet please please treat yourself or your family. The place is nice and clean and the lady with the pretty nails that greeted us was very friendly. The sides we choose were candied yams" dressing, mac and cheese and Collard greens and lawd have mercy so good. It's a must go.
I ordered lemon pepper wings and they were yummy. THAT POUND CAKE WAS BOMB !! Highly recommended.
We absolutely loved our first time at Chefs Kitchen! Their cabbage is amazing! Will definitely be back. Ms. Teresa was the sweetest.
The food, service, and the facility were all very nice! When the taste for soul food like momma, and grand momma and them use to cook hits you, you will not be disappointed!
Everything!! Food is excellent 😊 fresh and homemade literally
I loved it all the cakes are boom 💥
Are you like me? Are you constantly on the lookout for 5-star food without the stuffy atmosphere, haughty staff, or having to pay a literal leg to foot the bill? Well, quest no more because the Big Boy is here to tell you I found it! Just up the good ole Dixie Highway (modern-day US1) a spell from BBDO HQ is where you will find Chef's Kitchen & Soul Food in Cocoa, FL. Enter the Big Boy and my undying pledge to eating. Oh, yeah, and my timeless promise to provide the dining public with no-holds-barred, flavor-focused food reviews.
The first thing I noticed about the joint was the sign on the outside of the door (see picture). Chuckling softly to myself, I just knew I was going to love this place. The main man here is an amiable guy that goes by Mike. Not only did Mike have his pants pulled up and securely belted, but he has brilliantly captured the meaning of flavorful food and need I remind you, flavor and execution of said flavor is why we at BBDO do this. Checking my pants one last time, I strolled up to the counter and placed an order for fried shrimp with sides of collard greens, mac and cheese, black-eyed peas and some banana pudding to round out the me(al). Subjugating my brain's desire to foray into the land of those who suffer from Witzelsucht (with pants being pulled, peas being mushed and bananas in the mix how can puns and innuendos not creep into one's mind?) I ambled off to find a table and await for what I hoped was some good ole fashioned Southern Comfort food.
It wasn't long before my order was up, and as one can see everything certainly looked as it should. The Shrimp, was battered with a most succulent coating and deep fried (as all good food is) to golden crispiness. The black-eyed peas were bursting with Southern flavor and mushy as they should be. These do not need anything. No salt, no pepper, nothing. They are good to go as served and then some. Next up on the Big Boy's discerning palate was the world-famous southern staple of sauteed Collard greens. I have to say that these were some of if not the, best greens I have yet had the pleasure of scarfing down. Having been sauteed to perfection with just the right amount of bacon and other seasonings, like the black-eyed peas before it, lacked for nothing in the flavor category. The mac & cheese was a creamy, delicious, cheesy concoction dancing across my taste buds and I had to ask myself, how can it get any better?
The answer to that question can be found in three words: Southern Banana Pudding. You don't think I got this big just eating burgers, did you? Oh, no loyal reader, you have to indulge in sweets ever so often to get this rotund. A few days after sampling Mike's grub for this review, I ordered four trays of the magical banana glop. There is a secret ingredient in here that my trained palate could not discern until the third pound or so (I will allow you the joy of discovering that yourself). If this is not the best darn Banana Pudding in the USA I will throw my favorite hat to the gators. Mike has to serve up some of the best Southern Comfort Food I have ever eaten.
The Big Boy says, “If you have the diabeetus you will want to bring extra insulin. This food is worth living on the edge!”
I know the chef personally. Great food and awesome service!
Just had a huge pile of awesome comfort food at Chef's...best homemade style restaurant food I've had in a long time. Pork chops with rice, blackeye peas and potato salad. Meatloaf with mashed potatoes, cabbage and Mac n cheese.....all so good I kept stealing bites from my hubby to figure out who had the better food....all fantastic. Friendly service too...we are adding this to our regular go to places. good job!
I love eating healthy soul food from Chef's Kitchen and their veggies 😋 plate's are so amazing. And The deserts are allllllllllllll so delicious. All the dinners I've ever gotten from this amazing restaurant are sooooooooo delicious to me. I'm a Black Top Limousine Driver and I tell all my clients about this restaurant when I pick them up from the airport and the cruise ships about the soul food restaurant that I visit at least 3times a week for myself and my nephew Mike. I will definitely continue to eat at Chef's Kitchen because it's the best,and only soul restaurant here. Because I don't have any time to cook myself because I work long hrs. And I'm blessed to have them cook for. Thank you Mike the Chef 👩🍳 at Chef's Kitchen, you're amazing and I love everything you cook Sir.
Jolly 😊 Ros
My family and I drove 40 mins to try their food and OMGGGGG We ordered the pork chop dinner and the Turkey wing dinners All I can say is honey if you haven't gone yet please please treat yourself or your family. The place is nice and clean and the lady with the pretty nails that greeted us was very friendly. The sides we choose were candied yams" dressing, mac and cheese and Collard greens and lawd have mercy so good. It's a must go.
I ordered lemon pepper wings and they were yummy. THAT POUND CAKE WAS BOMB !! Highly recommended.
We absolutely loved our first time at Chefs Kitchen! Their cabbage is amazing! Will definitely be back. Ms. Teresa was the sweetest.
The food, service, and the facility were all very nice! When the taste for soul food like momma, and grand momma and them use to cook hits you, you will not be disappointed!
Everything!! Food is excellent 😊 fresh and homemade literally
I loved it all the cakes are boom 💥