103 reviews

Minnie Lee's Soul Food Diner

Name: Minnie Lee's Soul Food Diner
Address: Decatur, United States
Price range: $$$
Rating: 4.5

Decatur

2618 Hwy 31 S, Decatur, AL 35601, United States

Soul food restaurant

Service Options Dine-in Takeaway Delivery

+1 256-580-5288

About

Minnie Lee's Soul Food Diner is a soul food restaurant located in Decatur, United States. The average rating of this business is 4.50 out of 5 stars based on 103 reviews. The street address of this business is 2618 Hwy 31 S, Decatur, AL 35601, United States. Minnie Lee's Soul Food Diner is open seven days a week from 06:00am to 06:00pm.

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Where Minnie Lee's Soul Food Diner is located at?: Minnie Lee's Soul Food Diner is located at 2618 Hwy 31 S, Decatur, AL 35601, United States.
What is the contact number of Minnie Lee's Soul Food Diner?: The contact number of Minnie Lee's Soul Food Diner is +1 256-580-5288

Reviews

4 Bailey 19 months ago

My mom and I visited Minnie Lee's yesterday to give them a try while we were in Decatur. It's yummy - a good option for soul food!

This restaurant is across the street from the fairly popular Francesco's Italian restaurant. Having been there before, I didn't have any troubles locating this place. The parking lot is a little rugged in spots but at least there's plenty of space.

The inside is a little sparse but there's ample seating and some kind of cool drawings hanging on the walls. A portrait of who I can only assume to be Minnie Lee is near the entrance.

Food is served cafeteria style by some very nice people. Seriously, the service was so warm and sweet. We felt very welcomed there.

We both decided on fried chicken for lunch. My mom got the last breast from the batch so I wound up with a thigh, which isn't my favorite piece but I still like it okay. You can have more than two sides if you wish, but we didn't. I chose yams and fried potatoes as mine, while my mom got yams and cabbage. Note that their cabbage is cooked with sausage. For bread, they offered standard cornbread muffins or hot water cornbread, which the friendly staff recommended (good choice!). We both opted for sweet tea to drink. I'm not sure of the price because of course my mom snuck in and paid for both of our meals before I could notice! Lol.

We found a clean booth and dug in quickly. Overall, the food was pretty good! This isn't necessarily a new favorite soul food place for me, but I'd definitely come back.

The best item was honestly the cabbage! My mom let me taste a bite. So flavorful and perfect texture. This is real, southern-style cabbage (which is to say, probably not great for you...but quite tasty!). The hot water cornbread was also really good. It's different than the hot water cornbread I've had in the past; this version was very crispy on the outside with super soft, almost gooey, corny inside. It was yummy.

The yams were also solid! Not the best I've ever had (flavor kind of one-note), but they were sweet and soft.

The fried potatoes and fried chicken were both just okay. The fried potatoes weren't super hot or crispy, but the added flavor from the onions was nice. The fried chicken's breading was crispy and flavorful enough, but the meat, even on the thigh, was a bit dry. Neither were bad, but if I return in the future, I'd probably try something else first.

We were too full for dessert, but they had pecan pie and banana pudding on display.

Overall, lovely service and tasty food make this a solid option in the area.

5 Tina Wright 19 months ago

OMG, a friend of mine wanted to go there to grab something to eat on the way home and I was highly unsure of his decision, due to not everyone being able to cook soul food, BUT thank goodness he talked me in to it. It's a weekly stop now, and it doesn't matter what day you go on, it's going to be good!!! You can tell at first bite those folks put their whole soul into cooking that meal, and the portions are big enough for me to make it dinner that night, and lunch the next day. DEFINITELY RECOMMEND!!!!!

5 Sierra Nave 18 months ago

Delicious. When we got there, there wasn't anybody in the parking lot, so we were a little skeptical. We went on in anyway after reading the reviews. We had to wait on the food to get done, and it was SO good!

5 Bill Stewart 19 months ago

Stopped by for lunch while traveling. Fried chicken, greens cooked with pork, sweet potatoes, and a fried apple pie. Delicious❗️ ????

1 Christina Jones 26 months ago

This was my first and last visit to this restaurant. I paid 26.00 for 2 plates and I feel like I was robbed. The fried chicken didn't have any seasoning it was like the chicken was floured and fried the Mac n cheese tasted like it had been sitting in water. The baked chicken tasted like it had been dipped in a vinaigrette and cooked the corn had snap beans mixed in it. And they call this soul food yeah right I call it No soul food. Will never be coming back to this restaurant ever.

5 Maxwell Walden 22 months ago

Loved trying the meal like the Filet Catfish with sides & Carrot Cake with Unsweet Tea & it was all good for my taste of my experience & first time to dine in Minnie Lee's Soul Food Diner in Decatur, AL.

4 James Lunsford 20 months ago

Food was pretty good ,as close as you can get to home cooking, but it's a little pricey for what it is......

5 Anthony Nichols 20 months ago

Food was great. Good ole country food like you get from your grandma's house.

Business Hours

Friday	06:00am - 06:00pm
Saturday	06:00am - 06:00pm
Sunday	11:00am - 06:00pm
Monday	06:00am - 06:00pm
Tuesday	06:00am - 06:00pm
Wednesday	06:00am - 06:00pm
Thursday	06:00am - 06:00pm