Daily specials
The plate of the day, made in quantities that run out. Call early to find out what it is and hold yours.
Restaurant · Chesapeake, Virginia
Just Say PLS Cafe
Soul food on Airline Boulevard — the kind of plate you plan your day around.
Call the shop(757) 408-4530
HoursCall for today's hours
About the shop
Cooked from scratch, served with manners.
Just Say PLS Cafe is a soul food kitchen at 3940 Airline Boulevard in the Western Branch area of Chesapeake, and one of the best-reviewed places to eat in that part of the city — a 4.9 rating across nearly a hundred public reviews. The name is the rule: say please, and you will get fed well.
The menu is Southern cooking done the honest way — fried chicken and fish, smothered pork chops, mac and cheese, greens, yams, cornbread and the daily specials that sell out. Call for what is cooking today and to order ahead for pickup.
What we do
Services
Scratch-made soul food in Western Branch. Call for today's specials and to order ahead.
Fried chicken and fish
Seasoned, battered and fried to order. The plates the regulars come for.
Smothered and baked
Pork chops, turkey wings, oxtails and the dishes that take all morning to get right.
Sides
Mac and cheese, collards, yams, black-eyed peas, rice and gravy, cornbread. Pick your two — or three.
Desserts
Cake, cobbler and banana pudding when the kitchen has them. Ask.
Takeout and catering
Call your order in for pickup. Feeding a church, an office or a family reunion? Give the kitchen notice.
How it works
From the first call to the finished job.
STEP 1
Call for today's menu
Specials change daily and popular plates sell out. A call tells you what is on.
STEP 2
Order ahead or walk in
Phone it in for pickup, or come sit down on Airline Boulevard.
STEP 3
Say please
You will get taken care of.
Good to know
Questions people ask before they call.
What is the special today?
Call and ask — it changes daily and is usually gone by mid-afternoon.
Do you do takeout?
Yes. Order by phone and pick it up at 3940 Airline Boulevard.
Can you cater an event?
Call and describe the event and the headcount. The kitchen will tell you what it can do.
What are your hours?
Call to confirm — hours can vary by day.
Where is the cafe?
3940 Airline Boulevard in the Western Branch area of Chesapeake, near the Portsmouth line.