Vell's - Soul Food With A Twist

I had their food years ago and the collards looked and tasted as if they were cut and cooked at the business. They were so good, all the food was. These collards now are canned, the Mac n cheese is ok, and the chicken that didn’t have fried feathers looked good. Why would you serve chicken with feathers all over it? I couldn’t eat any of it after that. That chicken didn’t touch no water. Straight from the pack to the oil. Such a turn off. I’m more than sure that they wouldn’t eat it. I shouldn’t have to pluck my food.

Delicious food! Variety menu. Clean atmosphere. Friendly staff! Big plates of food! I ordered the boneless grilled pork chops with potato salad and greens, sooooo good!!! Highly recommended! Kids loved their food and ate every bite, too! My second trip out here I ordered the fried boneless chicken breast, green beans, and black eyed peas and was not let down! Ask for hot sauce to cover your chicken in! Best sweet tea around, too! Kid-friendliness: The kids loved the kool-aid and the staff were very friendly toward them. Parking: Big, open parking lot. Plenty of space.

Service was great! The people are very attentive, the food was good I was expecting better.Food: 4/5

Service and food was great it remind me of my grandma's cooking deliciousFood: 4/5

This place was so good. I ordered the Fried chicken breast, Mac and cheese with collards and the 8 piece chicken wings. Sooo good! I will definitely be back. The lady who took our order was very nice also even tho it was short staff she was so polite. Everything was fresh. I’ll definitely be back .

My wife and I did take out. We do it at least once a month when we come down to Charlotte. I had a rack of ribs which were delicious the collard greens and potato salad. I would have liked the potato salad to have more eggs. My wife enjoyed her chicken, collards, and Mac n Cheese.Food: 5/5

Great food ; yet they need help with service. I can not stress enough how good this food is. It's so good that they had to move to a larger location. Now, it is off the beaten path and you'll need to look past the old sign to get to the new store. Yet, there is plenty of parking in front and back.  They also require face mask which I appreciate for safety. Now, you have your pick of the litter for what tickles your fancy. Literally, EVERYTHING tastes great. I've had their catfish nuggets, burgers, Whiting, and chicken. But let me tell you about those Oh So Good SOUL ROLLS. Imagine Thanksgiving in a easy to eat egg roll package. I get the meal which comes with 2 and then I typically get 2 more because they offer then as a side. With that said, you must be patient. Usually, you had to call a few times to get through as the phone line is busy. Occasionally, I've simply had to drive up to get an order in. I will say that they have hired more help since I first started going there. Hopefully, the extra hands with help expedite their process.

I enjoyed my experience at Vell's. First time there. My daughter picked out this place. We dined in. Masks are required upon entry, no exceptions. The restaurant itself was clean but could use a few upgrades. But the food was amazing. Made fresh to order. We wanted to try many things, so we got catfish nuggets, soul rolls, and fried chicken. Each entry comes with 2 sides, and a roll depending on your order. The catfish nuggets came with hushpuppies, coleslaw, and tarter sauce. The sides we picked were Mac & Cheese, candied yams, and southern green beans. Everything was actually pretty darn good. The chicken was fried excellent with great flavor. Nuggets were good as well. I liked the soul rolls. They are stuffed with mac n cheese, collard greens, baked beens and bbq sauce. I think I would have preferred no bbq sauce but they were still good. My daughter loved them with the sauce. Hell, may try that eggroll idea myself at the next cookout or Thanksgiving. Only real complaint was that hushpuppies were overcooked and were so hard, I didn't get to enjoy that part of my meal. Then they also serve old school drinks like sweet tea, lemonade, and red kool-aid. Me and babygirl got us some red kool-aid. It was so good and reminded me of growing up back in the day. I moved to the Charlotte area a couple months ago and all summer I'll be checking out new places. This one was definitely a thumbs up oh and very reasonable prices. Our 3 meals was only $42. Parking: They have a full private parking lot.

Im all for supporting small businesses, especially black owned. I was not happy with this place. The atmosphere needs work. Sticky floors, sticky tables. While ordering 5 people’s order, I wanted to change 1 item, the lady that places the order had to let us know she had to Rewrite the order with a disapproval look which wasn’t necessarily while waiting for our food we had access to look at the kitchen where the cook didn't change his gloves not one time since we were there. He handled the raw meats all while touching the drawers, doors etc!!!! I cannot believe what I witnessed. I will not return to this establishment.

Light skinned no hair male has a VERY BAD attitude. I would NEVER go back or recommend this place! His attitude explains why his always by himself! Hopefully he’s not the owner. Food was NOT good anywayService: 1/5