Pure Soul - Durham

This restaurant is visually stunning and offers a diverse selection of soul food. It is locally owned and all of the dishes are vegan. The staff is outstanding as well.

I ordered delivery from here for my family in North Carolina, and they were not disappointed. They said everything tasted amazing, and even the pictures made my mouth water. I got the NC BBQ plate, the hot honey chicken plate, and the fried "fish" plate, along with a piece of sweet potato cake, a lemon cupcake, and the rocky road fudge. I can't wait to visit this place the next time I'm in Durham.

I finally stopped by and tried a lot of delicious food. I had the soul rolls, the drum plate with greens and rice, and I also sampled the fried chicken sandwich, which is the best in the Triangle area. It was definitely worth the hour and a half drive!

Lots of clearly marked gluten free options AND and this is a rarity for vegan places nut allergens are clearly marked and easily avoidable! Got the shrimp plate with collards and potato salad, all fantastic. Long wait time, but worth it.

The Pure Soul location in South Durham has a storied history and has passed through a lot of hands, but I 'm kind of in love with their current incarnation. Delightsoy chicken products, impossible burgers and both delight BBQ and the locally made BVQ. The Bilbo 's greens have been dialed in to perfection, the macaroni and cheese is a noochy dream, I even frequently get the kale Caesar because it 's tasty. My go to order here is a drumstix plate, southern fried (they use delight soy so the drumstix are delightsoy wrapped around a small wooden dowel with a yuba skin) and some housemate honey mustard , with a rotating cast of sides but usually a green (kale Caesar or Bilbo 's) and a starch (macaroni, fries, cheese fries). They carry desserts from a local business owner and have hosted food trucks/the vegan ice cream man before. And they 're always so kind! It 's just a good spot. Added bonus, pop over to the spice market in the same little shopping center for Indian ingredients and homemade samosas around 1pm on Saturdays. Thanks for being the GOAT, Pure Soul