Soulé

Soulé is a soul food restaurant on West Roosevelt Road in North Lawndale from chef Bridgette Flagg. The Creole-leaning menu includes jerk shrimp, jerked grilled wings, lamb and grits, surf and turf pasta, fried chicken, blackened catfish and shrimp, mac and cheese and banana pudding. The dining room has a full bar, and the kitchen also handles takeout and delivery.

What to know

• Flagg founded Soulé in 2017 at 1931 W Chicago Ave in West Town, WhatNow Chicago reported.
• The North Lawndale restaurant was planned to seat up to 100 guests.
• Flagg’s grandmother, Beatrice “Bea” Tolliver, brought Delta cooking to Chicago from Greenwood, Mississippi.
• The Infatuation reviewed the North Lawndale location in January 2023.
• Flagg planned to train formerly incarcerated people to cook at the new location, WhatNow reported.