Reviews for Vonda's Kitchen in Newark, NJ
I really wanted to give this place 5 stars, but I did not have a good experience at all. I was barely greeted on entry, the... floors were sticky, and the service was terrible. The only thing saving this place was how amazing the food was when finallycame out. I hope the owner gets the employees some much needed retraining Read more
We came from L.I. and it was well worth the trip. We had several dishes and sides, everything was delicious. The service was... welcoming, friendly and professional. Nice place on a quiet block. You must get the shrimp and grits. Read more
The ladies at the front were friendly and there was a steady flow of customer orders being placed and being picked up. The wait... was about 20 minutes and the food looked scrumptious. Despite being super thin, the whiting fish meal was good. The mac andcheese was not too creamy and was not bland. The green bean's were delicious too. The chicken breast sandwich and fries lookedcommercial ready, but wasn't as great. Unfortunately, the thicker end of the chicken breast was not fully cooked and didn'tcome with what was listed on the menu description. It came with a piece of lettuce and tomato, which wasn't even listed. Thecoating on the fries gave them a weird, flavorless sweet potato vibe. Seems like the menu was outdated because a few items Iasked about weren't available. Read more
The food was delicious! Every item! I especially loved my catfish ! My friend ordered the salmon cake and tore em up ! Our... waitress was so sweet and smiled a lot, loved her service ! Her name started with an F. I would def eat here again !!!! Read more
***4 1/2 stars*** Several years ago, I came here with a friend and had a perfect experience. It didn't get any better - the... food was out of this world and at one point Vonda herself came out to chat with us for a few minutes. It just checked off allthe boxes, and I recommended this place to tons of people. Shortly after this meal, I actually had Vonda's cater my Oscar party.I couldn't have loved this place more. This was my first visit in a while, and while the food was still amazing, some of themagic is gone, which is a shame. Vonda's is not in the best neighborhood, but I've been in worse. We found street parking veryclose by, probably a hundred yards or so from the entrance. As with my last visit, my chum and I were the only white visitors,but I definitely didn't feel like we were being eyeballed or anything - we were treated just like anyone else (and I go out ofmy way to mention this because I know some people WOULD be nervous coming into an area like this; it is what it is. Also, Istick out like a sore thumb in all-white neighborhoods too). We stopped by around noonish this past Sunday. There were a fewtables to choose from, but you could also tell Vonda's was slammed with to-go orders based on the frenetic activity behind thecounter. Throughout our meal, there was definitely heavy foot traffic in and out, and I'd guess our food was delayed by 10minutes or so because of that. Not a huge deal, especially since this is made-to-order goodness and you should expect a slightlylonger wait time as a result. I opted for the fried catfish entree ($12.50), which came with two sides - I went with the macand cheese and the candied yams. Vonda's has the best mac and cheese I've ever had. It's not up for debate. I LOVE it, and likebasically any warm-blooded American, I've had my share. It's just scrumptious on all levels. The candied yams are amazing. Idefinitely haven't had nearly as much of that particular dish for comparison purposes, but I feel like it' Read more
We searched for a black owned breakfast restaurant and I'm so glad we found this gem! We had the shrimp and grits which were... amazing (sorry - no pic). The consistency was on point and the jumbo shrimp were sized and seasoned to perfection. The fish(whiting) and grits with eggs and homefries were also perfect. The fish was well seasoned and delicious, the homefries ????were delicious, the eggs were cooked perfectly.???????? Even the blueberry as well as strawberry lemonade were delicious (if youlike sweet drinks). Vonda's owes us nothing. It was well worth the 40 minute drive from our hotel. We had hoped to return whilein town today but unfortunately they are not open on Tuesdays. ???? We will definitely return when in NJ. Read more
Whoa! This spot is incredible. Some of the most DELICIOUS breakfast food I've had in a LOOOONG TIME! Ingredients are fresh and... food is made to order. Great service and the owner Vonda, is great! My friends got the catfish and grits and I did cheese eggs,home fries and cheese grits. Will definitely return. Go, you won't be disappointed, I promise! Read more
I ordered on Uber eats. Catfish and grits. The food was neatly packed and good quantity. The home potatoes were so flavorful.... Tasted like mushroom unions and peppers. I loved them. The grits with white cheddar cheese was very good too. Overall greatmeal. Read more