Erica's Soul Food facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Erica's Soul Food |
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| Established | January 2020 |
| Current owner(s) | Erica Montgomery |
| Chef | Erica Montgomery |
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| City | Portland |
| State | Oregon |
| Country | United States |
Erica's Soul Food is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
Description
Erica's Soul Food is a Black-owned restaurant serving Southern cuisine and soul food. The menu includes catfish, Atlanta-style chicken wings, meatloaf, and salmon croquettes with sweet onion. Wings have various sauces such as jerk, maple barbecue, and peach sriracha, and are served with blue cheese or ranch dressing. Sides include black-eyed peas, cabbage, collard greens, cornbread, French fries, macaroni and cheese, boiled peanuts, sautéed squash, and tater tots. The restaurant also serves pound cake with White Lily flour. Erica's served pumpkin spice wings in 2021.
History
Erica's Soul Food was founded by chef Erica Montgomery, who began operating the business from a food cart in southeast Portland in January 2020. In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, she made vaccine appointments for patrons who were interested in receiving one. The cart closed for the August 2021 heat wave.
