Black Restaurant Week: Lexington SoulFeast has $10 meals of hot chicken, gumbo & more

Janet Patton
·4 min read

Lexington’s annual celebration of the Black culinary experience is back: The fourth annual SoulFeast Week returns June 16-25.

The 10-day event celebrates Black-owned restaurants, chefs and farmers in Central Kentucky and is an opportunity to support the local businesses.

There also are separate ticketed events (details below), which this year also include “Proud to Pay” options that let patrons pay what they want (and pay it forward for others) for ticketed events.

But the highlight for many diners is Black Restaurant Week, June 19-25, where participating restaurants will offer special off-menu entrees for a price of only $10 each, including at least one ingredient in each dish sourced from a Black farmer through Black Soil KY.

Lexington, Ky.: Black Restaurant Week menus

Creaux

Creaux, 310 W. Short St., will offer seafood gumbo made with chicken, andouille sausage, shrimp and crab meat.

Creaux will have a seafood gumbo for Lexington SoulFeast’s Black Restaurant Week.
Creaux will have a seafood gumbo for Lexington SoulFeast’s Black Restaurant Week.

Genesis Coffee House & Eatery

Genesis Coffee House & Eatery, 1403 N. Forbes Rd., will offer Sweet Potato waffle with a ginger-spice crumble and a side of link pork sausage (turkey sausage substitution available for surcharge).

Genesis Coffee House & Eatery also will offer Calvin’s Big Breakfast Meal, a grilled turkey smoked sausage on a bun, paired with home-style potatoes and watermelon-mint lemonade.

Jack’s Sandbar & Grill

Jack’s Sandbar & Grill, 2536 Larkin Rd., will offer Trinidad Nachos, with a zesty sriracha seasoning topped with fresh onion, lettuce and tomatoes. Features Black Soil KY chicken and house-made angostura and mango reduction for sweet and tangy flavor.

Jack’s Sandbar will offer Trinidad Nachos for Lexington Black Restaurant Week.
Jack’s Sandbar will offer Trinidad Nachos for Lexington Black Restaurant Week.

Josanne’s Homestyle Kitchen

Josanne’s Homestyle Kitchen, 3449 Buckhorn Dr., will offer mild Jerk Chicken with scratch-made vegetable rice, a side of cabbage and hot water cornbread.

Josanne’s Homestyle Kitchen also will offer a Honey Hot Chicken Meal, with two-piece Southern fried thigh and wing in their Honey Hot Sauce paired with one Southern side and hot water cornbread.

Mimi’s Southern Style Cooking

Mimi’s Southern Style Cooking, 126 E. New Circle Rd., will offer a Shrimp’n Po Boy, crunchy golden shrimp with a toasted hoagie bun drizzled with Mimi’s house-made remoulade sauce.

Moody Mike’s

Moody Mike’s vegan food truck at 1400 Delaware Ave. will offer Trinidadian street food, including housemade barra (flatbread), curried chickpeas with a kick of heat and cucumber chutney.

The Salad Bar

The Salad Bar, 101 W. Loudon Ave., will offer Watermelon Salad, a spinach salad with cucumbers, lemon slices, strawberries, blueberries, croutons, topped with olive oil and fresh basil.

The Social Vegan

The Social Vegan, 101 W. Loudon Ave. in Greyline Station, will offer plant-based shrimp alternative on seasoned grits.

The Social Vegan is offering a vegan version of shrimp and grits for Lexington Black Restaurant Week as part of SoulFeast.
The Social Vegan is offering a vegan version of shrimp and grits for Lexington Black Restaurant Week as part of SoulFeast.

Soul To Go

Soul To Go, 101 W. Loudon Ave. in North Lexington’s Greyline Station, will offer fluffy Red Velvet waffle served with fried chicken wings drizzled in house-made cream cheese glaze and topped with fresh sliced strawberries.

Thea’s Bass and Biddy Kitchen

Thea’s Bass and Biddy Kitchen, 101 W. Loudon Ave. in Greyline Station, will offer Chef Charles’ Chicken Sandwich, a marinated and grilled chicken breast cut on the bias and served with Chef Charles’ cheese sauce and pickles, with seasoned French fries.

Tossin Tha Sauce Wings

Tossin Tha Sauce Wings, 3094 Richmond Rd., will offer a six-piece combo with three flavors — lemon pepper, Dooms Creation, Mississippi Heat or Mississippi Mud. Comes with house punch. Available bone-in or boneless.

Wing KYng

Wing KYng, 101 W. Loudon Ave. in Greyline Station, will offer Eazy’s World Starter, wings seasoned with garlic Parmesan ranch and lemon pepper, served with diced potatoes dredged in garlic Parmesan sauce.

Other Lexington SoulFeast events

SoulFeast Week also incorporates the free SoulTeenth Fest from noon to 6 p.m. on June 17 at Moondance Amphitheater.

There are also separate ticketed events including:

▪ On June 16, the Sorel Diaspora Dinner at Harper Hall, featuring a menu of West African, Caribbean and American dishes as well as craft cocktails made with Sorel, a Black-owned liqueur.

▪ On June 17, Jack’s Sandbar & Grill will host the Heaven Hill Brands Cocktails & Cigars with brand ambassador Lynn House.

▪ On June 18, The Grove on Main Street will host the Rabbit Hole Juneteenth Hip-Hop Brunch, with brunch bites from Luna & Fable featuring ingredients from Black Soil KY and Rabbit Hole cocktails in Harvey’s Bar. Brunch dishes will be available for purchase.

▪ On June 19, Black History Walking Food Tour presented by Bites of the Bluegrass will kick off at the Lexington Visitors Center at noon. Dine your way through downtown Lexington while learning about the city’s rich Black history.

▪ On June 25, Infinity: Rooftop Restaurant + Bar will host Soulful Sunday Gospel Brunch with mimosas and gospel music performed by Courtney Campbell.