Chef-Owner Opens the First Black-Owned Restaurant in Quakertown in 30 Years

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Image via Soul D'Lysh at Facebook.
Soul D'Lysh, Quakertown, has been officially recognized for its status as the first Black-owned restaurant in Quakertown in three decades.

Soul D’Lysh has leveraged its food-truck beginnings to a brick-and-mortar restaurant. In that process, it’s also earned local notoriety as the first Black-owned food-service business in Quakertown in three decades. Timothy Walton prepped and served the story for 6abc.

According to chef-owner Allysha Holmes, the menu comprises “…freshly prepared meals, but we also offer a nutritional guide on the best healthy eating practices that you should follow.”

Popular entrées include jerk chicken alfredo, salmon cheesesteak, a crispy chicken sandwich, and extra-crispy wings. Need a side? The braised collard greens are mixed with smoked turkey, deepening the flavor profile. For a sweet conclusion, Holmes hand-makes a banana pudding.

She rigorously protects her business model: “All our carefully selected ingredients are bought daily – which is especially important for herbs and spices, where freshness brings out the most potent flavor. Our fantastic quality control process always keeps us a step ahead of our competitors.”

The interior design of the restaurant includes an American flag that flew over the state capital in Harrisburg. It was given to Holmes to honor her initiative to revive Black-owned restaurants in the borough.

More on this story is at 6abc.

This 2018 profile features Allysha Holmes in her pre-Quakertown phase, when Soul D’Lysh existed only as a food truck.

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