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Benny Paul's Soul Food Info
Amenities
Service options
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Outdoor seating
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Takeout
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Dine-in
Popular for
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Solo dining
Accessibility
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Wheelchair accessible entrance
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Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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Wheelchair accessible restroom
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Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
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Coffee
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Comfort food
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Quick bite
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Vegetarian options
Dining options
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Dessert
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Seating
Amenities
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Restroom
Atmosphere
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Casual
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Cozy
Crowd
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Groups
Planning
Payments
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Credit cards
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Debit cards
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NFC mobile payments
Children
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Good for kids
Parking
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Free parking lot
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Free street parking
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Parking
Best WLM Reviews
Wonderful good ole southern cooking and the best service you could ask for! The fried chicken and potato salad is the best you will find. I had the salmon patties and they were also excellent.
3rd (and final) southern cooking restaurant I’ve supped with here in Madison GA.
I travel all over Georgia for my job. I always look forward to trying new and locally owned places to dine.
Located just off the square, Benny Paul’s Soul Food is conveniently open for lunch between 11 and 3.
The food:
Three options for protein (on Mondays): Fried Chicken, Baked Chicken, and Chicken and Stuffing.
For $16 you get 1 meat, 2 sides, fried cornbread, and tea. I chose chicken & stuffing along with green beans and mac & cheese.
Let’s start with THE BAD. 25% of my mac & cheese contained undercooked noodles. Indelibly hard. The other 75% tasted just fine if you could dodge the macaroni bombs. (I presume one batch was cooked perfectly, and another batch wasn’t, and they got mixed during service).
The green beans were ho-hum canned green beans. I couldn’t detect any seasoning or butter. As far as other sides, there were only a couple other choices, and it would appear the selections change daily.
THE GOOD is their chicken and stuffing. The chicken was moist and well cooked. The stuffing and sauce it was served with may be the best stuffing (outside my Mama’s) I’ve ever tasted. It was heavenly.
Never have I tried fried corn bread patties before and since I’m not a big cornbread fan in the first place I was dubious. However, I liked it! It wasn’t sweet (which is fine by me) and it was fried to cornbreadily-perfection. I really liked it.
Portions were fine; I was full afterwards.
The employees:
Benny Paul’s was understaffed when I visited. So, there was a bit of a wait. I got the impression that it is not a normal thing and hopefully I’ll be able to tell when I return there to eat.
If you glance at the photos on the Google results you commonly see a woman serving food. That is who I met today and although being stretched a bit thin by herself she was welcoming and very kind. (And she convinced me to try her apple cobbler, which I’m saving for later tonight!!)
I would return and hope I get the opportunity to.
Delicious soul food at a great price! The cabbage was the best steamed cabbage I’ve ever had. The service was great and extremely personable as well.
Wow! This little lunch spot is a comfort spot for soul food, AKA southern country cooking. We tried the fried chicken, fried pork chops, pinto beans, macaroni & cheese, stewed cabbage, and Johnny cakes( fried corn bread). The ladies working there were very welcoming. Almost like eating at my granny’s home. Added plus: bathrooms were sparking clean. Pride of ownership is evident here.
Wow! Where do I start?!? It's very rare that I experience phenomenal customer service but today was an exception. Closing time is 1400 on Saturdays so I called ahead to be sure that they indeed closed at that time since I'd be traveling 15 minutes to their location. Upon arriving I was greeted with a welcoming and friendly hello! The cashier asked if I would be dining in or take out. I was completely shocked because it was within 5 to 10 minutes to closing. Normally when it's that close to closing, the only option is take out but not today. I ordered my food then was treated to a very unexpected surprise blessing! Needless to say the two ladies were really really nice and pleasant. I ordered rice, yams, potato salad, and chicken breast with cornbread just like my mother often made. Everything was so very delicious. I will definitely be going back very very soon!
I'm sitting here at the Madison Chili Cook-off listening to a reggae artist sing country and Michael Jackson. Saw the sign that said fried catfish and knew what I'd be eating. Boy, lemme tell ya. This is the best damn catfish I've ever had, and I've had it all over the country.
I got four pieces, some greenbeans, and a cornbread fritter for nine bucks. Let me just say this. Damn. These folks just got themselves a lifetime customer.
Delicious fried chicken! Very nice people! Wonderful setting!
Absolutely lips smacking good food country style with nutrition! Around $50 for three people.
Quick Facts About Benny Paul's Soul Food
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM |
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| Tuesday | 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM |
| Friday | 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM |
| Saturday | 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM |
| Sunday | 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM |
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