Busy Bee Cafe

As a native, Busy Bee is a known staple for southern, home-cooked meals. Generally, how they do business has changed since Covid, and I applaud their ability to pivot. Although I still order frequently, the quality of the food (seasoning) is not as consistent as it used to be. The service and atmosphere is what it is within the new pick-up and go structure. Regardless, they are still in soul food rotation.

So today I had a REAL taste for some good soul food… you know the kind that just hits your spirit 😩💛 But I was not about to make that drive all the way to Atlanta, so I decided to order through Uber Eats from Busy Bee 🐝 Let me tell y’all… that was one of the BEST decisions I’ve made in a minute! I ordered for my whole crew — my mom, my sister, my brother-in-law, my nephew, and myself — and we went ALL IN. We had smothered pork chops, buy one get one free smothered chicken wings AND fried chicken wings (because why not! 😂), plus broccoli & cheese casserole, turnip greens, mashed potatoes, and that cornbread stuffing… BABYYYYY… when I say every single bite was GOOD… I mean GOOD GOOD 🤤🔥 Everything was seasoned just right, cooked with love, and giving real, authentic, down-home soul food. You can tell this is the kind of food that’s been perfected over time — not rushed, not watered down… just straight comfort on a plate. We were literally sitting there eating and just looking at each other like “yeah… this is it right here” 😂 That’s when you KNOW the food hit! I’m already planning my next order — whether it’s for my family again or just me having a “treat myself” day. Because yes… it’s THAT serious. And listen… I’m just gonna be honest… in MY humble opinion 👀 this right here is better than Paschal’s. I said what I said! Don’t come for me 😂 But for real, thank you Busy Bee for coming THROUGH with some amazing, authentic soul food that really fed the soul today 💛 If you haven’t tried it yet… what are you waiting on?! Go get you some! Trust me… you’re gonna be thinking about that next plate before you even finish the first one 😩🍽️

We wanted some good comfort soul food and were fortunate to find Busy Bees. The fried chicken is delicious. Everything was hot and tasty. I highly recommend you go for it! Keep in mind it's pick up only. They do have two picnic tables outside you can eat at. We did and had fun people watching and meeting folks. We got a t shirt as well. Enjoy!

Fantastic fried a chicken and oxtail was crazy good. Line is long but that was expected. Too bad they didn’t let us go inside to check out the pics. Pretty cool to be able to eat at one of the places King jr used to frequent.

I visited on a Saturday and was very disappointed with my experience. It seems my order was not properly checked before being given to me. The dressing was unpleasant, the gravy did not taste fresh, and I did not receive the item I originally ordered. I plan to call tomorrow to address this issue because this is not a good look. Whether dining in or ordering to-go, every order should receive the same level of care and attention to detail. Overall, I’m very disappointed with this experience. 😔