Soul Bowls, West Hartford, Conn.

Everything’s better in a bowl!
West Hartford and Hartford locations

Soul Bowls is a fast-casual soul food eatery with a focus on high-quality comfort food. Our story began in 2021 when co-founders Malik Golden and Hughann Thomas met to discuss the idea of bringing a soul food restaurant to life. 

Malik, who had just recently retired from the NFL purchased a commercial building with an empty restaurant storefront. He knew he wanted to bring it back to life with the help of “Chef Pop”. Hughann, with a culinary and hospitality background, had been cooking and selling food from his home during the pandemic. With his large social media presence and strong following of foodies, he had a great idea of what could come to life with a restaurant space.