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Category: Historic Black-Owned Restaurant • Soul Food • Southern Cuisine
City: Houston, Texas
Former Address: 4530 Griggs Rd Unit D, Houston, TX 77021
Website: AlfredasSoulFood.net
Alfreda's Soul Food was a longtime Black-owned Houston restaurant with roots stretching back to 1964. For decades, the restaurant served Southern comfort food and became part of the city's Black culinary and cultural history.
Founded by the Green family and later operated by Troy and Marguerite Williams, Alfreda's built a reputation for traditional soul-food plates, family-style hospitality and recipes connected to generations of Southern cooking.
The restaurant's menu celebrated the flavors many diners associate with classic Black Southern kitchens, including oxtails, smothered turkey wings, fried catfish, chicken & waffles, shrimp & grits and homemade sides.
- Braised Oxtails
- Smothered Turkey Wings
- Fried Catfish
- Chicken & Waffles
- Shrimp & Grits
- Fried Chicken
- Southern-style meat plates
- Mac & Cheese
- Collard Greens
- Black-Eyed Peas
- Candied Yams
- Cabbage
- Cornbread
- Rice & Gravy
- Banana Pudding
- Peach Cobbler
- Traditional Southern desserts
Alfreda's Soul Food was more than a restaurant. Its history reflects the long tradition of Black-owned family restaurants that helped shape Houston's food culture.
Beginning in 1964, the restaurant served multiple generations of Houston diners and helped preserve the flavors and traditions of Southern soul food.
Alfreda's most recent Houston restaurant location is currently listed as permanently closed.
BlackFreshMarket maintains this profile as a historic listing so the restaurant's contribution to Houston's Black-owned restaurant community remains discoverable.
This listing is maintained for historical and informational purposes. The restaurant is not currently operating at the former Griggs Road location.
Alfreda's represents generations of Black entrepreneurship, family ownership and Southern culinary tradition in Houston.
Even after its closure, the restaurant remains part of the story of Black-owned restaurants in Houston and the city's rich soul-food heritage.
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