K & K Soul Food
Soul food restaurant, Breakfast restaurant, Takeout Restaurant in Atlanta, GA
- Address
- 881 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW, Atlanta, GA, 30318
- Phone
- (404) 685-1073
- Website
- kksoulfood.com
About K & K Soul Food
K & K Soul Food is a longstanding Atlanta restaurant serving Southern soul food staples including fried chicken, collard greens, candied yams, and warm cornbread. Owned and run by Dorothy Davis and Kimario Smith, the restaurant traces its roots back to 1968, when it began as a converted pool hall with only two bar stools and a small service window. Originally operating under the name Bankhead Restaurant, the business later became known as K&K Soul Food as it grew from a modest family operation into one of Atlanta's most beloved and famous places to eat. Over more than four decades, the restaurant has built its reputation almost entirely through word of mouth, drawing loyal customers who return for its home-style cooking and warm, family atmosphere. The owners describe their approach to the business as infusing every plate with a little piece of Sunday dinner, family connection, and love, reflecting the restaurant's roots as a family-run establishment serving its Atlanta community. Dorothy Davis and Kimario Smith have been recognized publicly for their work, including being featured together in Atlanta Magazine, underscoring the restaurant's standing as a fixture of the city's soul food scene. K&K Soul Food continues to serve the Bankhead area of Atlanta, carrying forward a tradition that began more than 55 years ago from a tiny converted pool hall into a name now synonymous with authentic Southern comfort food in the city.
K & K Soul Food began in 1968 as the Bankhead Restaurant, a tiny operation set up inside a converted pool hall with room for just two bar stools and a small walk-up service window. From that modest beginning, the business slowly built a devoted following in Atlanta's Bankhead neighborhood, relying on word-of-mouth rather than advertising to grow its customer base. Over the decades, the restaurant transitioned from Bankhead Restaurant to its current name, K&K Soul Food, while staying true to its original mission of serving home-style Southern cooking. Owners Dorothy Davis and Kimario Smith have carried that family tradition forward, describing their food as carrying a piece of Sunday dinner and family love into every dish they serve. Their decades of consistency and community ties eventually caught wider attention, with the pair being featured together in Atlanta Magazine as representatives of one of the city's most enduring soul food institutions. What started as a two-stool operation has grown into one of Atlanta's most famous places to eat, a testament to more than 55 years of family-run cooking.
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