Saw the mixed reviews and it made me nervous but I tried it anyway. The fish SLAPPED, as the kids today would say. It was well seasoned, not too salty and fried HARD. Yay! The yams were pretty good and not runny. People have a tendency to NOT know how to properly cook yams. They use too much water, when yams are full of water themselves and need just a small amount and not to be saturated and lose flavor. The greens? Chopped too uniform like. These do not look hand cut, they aren't canned but they aren't rolled and hand cut. They are still good. Now, on Doordash, you can't order cornbread but in store and on their direct site, you can. I took the liberty of making my own corn cakes, as you can see in the picture. I'm glad they do offer cornbread though, despite the Doordash issue. Too many restaurants scream "Soulfood" or "Southern" in this area BUT don't serve cornbread. The sides are HUGE. That's a plus. I ate on this meal 3 times.They also sent me a free side of Okra. I sincerely appreciate it. I LOVE okra.I know I was long-winded but hey... lol.I will be back.Edit: So, I'm confused now. Apparently, their in house menu doesn't offer cornbread anymore. Y'all can correct me in the reviews if need be but I will leave my review up until further notice lol.
Food: 4
Maria Burks
Always
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Mr Bone
This is a hidden gem in the heart of North College Hill. The staff was very welcoming and helpful. It was like a down home type feeling. Those from the south understand. The fish is cooked in cornmeal as it should be. Never had beef gumbo until I dined here. It's just plain old down home cooking at its best. I'll become a regular customer at this mom & pop restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: 2 PC Catfish Dinner with 2 Side Dishes
Ronald Benford
I'm getting the game we're playing some more suited for takeout dining
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 3
brian hoffman
Don't eat here. I picked up a door dash and I watched this lady heat food up and figure the food to check the temperature. Absolutely disgusting. This was after she scratched her butt and swatted at tons of fruit flies!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Cherina
Meat loaf is always cold. Yams dry.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Mac
tiana marie
The young lady at the counter was very nice when I came in. I found out about this place doing door dash one day so I decided to give them a try before I went to work which made me late because she told me 15 min and it went way over the time. I ordered 6 breaded wings, Mac & cheese, greens, and yams. I was really thinking I was going to get some real soul food seeing that the lady in the back reminded me of my grandmother. I was shocked when I went to taste my food the chicken and the Mac and cheese tasted like it came from GFS. The yams were pretty good but the greens were definitely canned greens. I paid $15.99 I don’t think I will be back, I gave them a try but not again. I hope they will make some changes.
Kari Hampton
I was very excited to find a soul food spot near me, until I had a few entrées from here. This place has canned food sides and the Mac and cheese is frozen from GFS. Nothing about this place is authentic unless you like canned food and store bought desserts. My gosh I'm actually embarrassed for this place. Black owned businesses are going downhill if this is the quality you get in the food industry. I won't give up on my search, but Plutos Café is DEFINITELY NOT IT! Do yourself a favor and save your time and money, go somewhere else where there's real food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Austin Sanders
The best tasting fried whiting this side of my mom.
Pluto's had good smothered porkchops and whiting. The yams were good and fries were seasoned well. The macaroni and green beans could use more seasoning. They should NOT put the bread under the smothered porkchops because it soaks through the bread.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Fyendi Ashenrad
Easy to miss and they're carry out only.?Fish: Perfectly crispy. BUT WOW, THAT BITE ! DANGEROUSLY SALTY.?Mac: Rich & chessy. Greens: A bit salty yet bland & smelled like a canned greens (I hate).?Bread: Stale but served the purpose of catching the light oil from the fish.?Yams: Sweet.I ended giving my meal to a teenager that walked by outside. He says he likes their food. I also gave him a couple of bucks for a drink, cause he'll need it. I'm too salt sensitive for this place.I want to say 2 ⭐ but I don't want to lower them with my opinion. However, I can't recommend this joint.
Chanel Dior
Fresh each time I have ordered, delicious, and reasonably priced. My go to when I'm orderingKid-friendliness: Has menu items my kids like
Elizabeth Lynch
I have not had any food from here in a long time. My guess is it’s still as delicious as ever. I was not disappointed in any of the food I ordered.
Saw the mixed reviews and it made me nervous but I tried it anyway. The fish SLAPPED, as the kids today would say. It was well seasoned, not too salty and fried HARD. Yay! The yams were pretty good and not runny. People have a tendency to NOT know how to properly cook yams. They use too much water, when yams are full of water themselves and need just a small amount and not to be saturated and lose flavor. The greens? Chopped too uniform like. These do not look hand cut, they aren't canned but they aren't rolled and hand cut. They are still good. Now, on Doordash, you can't order cornbread but in store and on their direct site, you can. I took the liberty of making my own corn cakes, as you can see in the picture. I'm glad they do offer cornbread though, despite the Doordash issue. Too many restaurants scream "Soulfood" or "Southern" in this area BUT don't serve cornbread. The sides are HUGE. That's a plus. I ate on this meal 3 times.They also sent me a free side of Okra. I sincerely appreciate it. I LOVE okra.I know I was long-winded but hey... lol.I will be back.Edit: So, I'm confused now. Apparently, their in house menu doesn't offer cornbread anymore. Y'all can correct me in the reviews if need be but I will leave my review up until further notice lol.
Food: 4
Always
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
This is a hidden gem in the heart of North College Hill. The staff was very welcoming and helpful. It was like a down home type feeling. Those from the south understand. The fish is cooked in cornmeal as it should be. Never had beef gumbo until I dined here. It's just plain old down home cooking at its best. I'll become a regular customer at this mom & pop restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: 2 PC Catfish Dinner with 2 Side Dishes
I'm getting the game we're playing some more suited for takeout dining
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 3
Don't eat here. I picked up a door dash and I watched this lady heat food up and figure the food to check the temperature. Absolutely disgusting. This was after she scratched her butt and swatted at tons of fruit flies!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Meat loaf is always cold. Yams dry.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Mac
The young lady at the counter was very nice when I came in. I found out about this place doing door dash one day so I decided to give them a try before I went to work which made me late because she told me 15 min and it went way over the time. I ordered 6 breaded wings, Mac & cheese, greens, and yams. I was really thinking I was going to get some real soul food seeing that the lady in the back reminded me of my grandmother. I was shocked when I went to taste my food the chicken and the Mac and cheese tasted like it came from GFS. The yams were pretty good but the greens were definitely canned greens. I paid $15.99 I don’t think I will be back, I gave them a try but not again. I hope they will make some changes.
I was very excited to find a soul food spot near me, until I had a few entrées from here. This place has canned food sides and the Mac and cheese is frozen from GFS. Nothing about this place is authentic unless you like canned food and store bought desserts. My gosh I'm actually embarrassed for this place. Black owned businesses are going downhill if this is the quality you get in the food industry. I won't give up on my search, but Plutos Café is DEFINITELY NOT IT! Do yourself a favor and save your time and money, go somewhere else where there's real food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The best tasting fried whiting this side of my mom.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always good food . Love the catfish
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Pluto's had good smothered porkchops and whiting. The yams were good and fries were seasoned well. The macaroni and green beans could use more seasoning. They should NOT put the bread under the smothered porkchops because it soaks through the bread.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Easy to miss and they're carry out only.?Fish: Perfectly crispy. BUT WOW, THAT BITE ! DANGEROUSLY SALTY.?Mac: Rich & chessy. Greens: A bit salty yet bland & smelled like a canned greens (I hate).?Bread: Stale but served the purpose of catching the light oil from the fish.?Yams: Sweet.I ended giving my meal to a teenager that walked by outside. He says he likes their food. I also gave him a couple of bucks for a drink, cause he'll need it. I'm too salt sensitive for this place.I want to say 2 ⭐ but I don't want to lower them with my opinion. However, I can't recommend this joint.
Fresh each time I have ordered, delicious, and reasonably priced. My go to when I'm orderingKid-friendliness: Has menu items my kids like
I have not had any food from here in a long time. My guess is it’s still as delicious as ever. I was not disappointed in any of the food I ordered.
Awesome !!! Food was great . Will be back.