Jacob Soul Food Restaurant

Avg 4* in total 401 reviews.

Claimed  -  $$ -  Soul Food, Buffets

Phone: (212) 866-3663

About the Business

Specialties

1. Fresh, affordable and delicious southern comfort favorites like crispy fried chicken, collard greens seasoned with turkey, macaroni and cheese, steamed cabbage, real mashed potatoes, black eye peas, b.b.que pork spare ribs, braised beef short ribs, corn bread, banana pudding, peach cobbler Assorted fresh assorted salads, and fruits 2. Friendly and courteous customer service. 3. Clean and safe atmosphere 4. Reliable catering service for delivery or pickup 5. Free live entertainment on the weekends, for March to December 6. Outside seating

History

Established in 2009.

Our past employment has brought us to Jacob Restaurant. First we have learnt all aspects of restaurant business and here we will improve and try to perfect as much as possible:

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

Rachid N.

Business Owner

The warm smile that greets you at the door of Jacob Restaurant just might belong to the owner himself, Rachid Niang. Rachid, who worked for a Harlem soul food restaurant business, long before opening his own. His committed to making Jacob Restaurant a destination for quality, affordable dining. The young, charismatic Senegalese owner, at age 33, opened his establishment, surprisingly, with his distinction of delighting guests. Though named after his father the late, Jacob Niang, Rachid was 22 years old, when he arrived in Harlem. During Mr. Niang's second year of employment at a nearby Harlem area soul food and salad bar, he met his young, hardworking, ambitious, but conservative, future wife Kim, a Trinidadian who assumed management responsibilities.Following extensive planning, and financing Rachid incorporated Jacob Restaurant located on Lenox and 129th and one year later Jacob Restaurant loacted on Frederick Douglass Blvd and 143rd.

373 Lenox Ave, New York, NY 10027