Maxine's On Saint James

Amazing

The owner Lois welcomed me & gave me the best soul food in Boston! If you’re in the area this is it!!

Chicken wings were good but the Gumbo was not gumbo

I ordered take out. I wonder why they don't put the same energy into take out food like they do when you are coming in dining. So I ordered pork chop with cheesy grits and mac n cheese. The pork chop was hard and the cheesy grits tasted sour. Like it was left out too long and went bad. The mac n cheese was decent no much flavor. I also order the cajun wings and garlic smashed potatoes and grits again . The cajun wings was just regular wing with hot sauce on them. The garlic smashed potatoes was distasteful . Sour as well and I threw those away and just ate the wings afterward got a tummy ache this is insane . Black business should care about what they are producing it's not all about the money if your heart doesn't go into something maybe try a different career path. I never understood how someone can come up with the idea to open a restaurant and don't know how to cook and cook with love that food was the worst " Soul food" i've ever had

I had the roast chicken wings dinner that came with collard greens and red beans and rice I recommend the chicken wings and the greens the pot liquor was all over the bag and on my floor and countertop not so much the red beans and rice needed more seasoning it was kinda bland my husband liked the chicken and sausage gumbo but the sausage was little pieces of diced sausage the chicken pieces were a good size we wanted the banana pudding but they ran out so we got the carrot cake instead we both highly recommend the Cheesecake Factory Carrot Cake I know that's not from scratch but it's better than this one and that's not from scratch we're going to try the shrimp and grits next go around