Best Place to Have Soul (2006) DALLAS OBSERVER
Vern’s Place
3600 Main St. is now Moving to 2807 Elm St.
Dallas, TX 75226
214-823-0435

In a tiny white shack at the edge of Deep Ellum, a crew of home-cookin’ connoisseurs at Vern’s Place fix up Texas-style meals from 7 a.m. till 4 p.m. The food’s great, from the chicken-fried steak to the mac ‘n’ cheese, but Vern’s Place is as much about actual soul as it is about soul food. Folding tables are covered in red-checkered plastic tablecloths. If you want somethin’ besides sweet tea, sonny, you’re going to have to get it from the Coke machine. Chances are you’ll end up waiting in the line next to a family of six from Pleasant Grove, a couple of cops on lunch break and some lawyers in Armani aiming to get a head start on a clogged artery or two. When people from all walks of life in this town unite in the holy name of deep-frying, well, that’s soul. This soul food institution is a jewel and is moving at the end of October to 2807 Elm Street. We’ll keep you posted on the Grand Opening.