Ella Ray's Cafe | Heaven's Bakery, Forestville MD - Oxtails and Pig Feet! DC Soul Food in the Hood

WHAT I ATE - MARYLAND
@ Ella Ray's Cafe, and Heaven's Bakery
The Centre at Forestville, MD
On the hunt for good soul food in "the Hood" we venture five minutes from DC into Forestville, MD. And that's about the same driving distance from Andrews AFB and Alexandria VA!
Service can be harried, and you may have to check on missing items from your order, but the home style cooking is delicious!
We had the Pigs Feet which were cooked to a tender, sticky, gelatinous perfection.
The Oxtail was also another long slow braise that brings flavorful, fall-off-the bone meat over a bed of gravy covered rice.
The collard greens were sweet, and the macaroni and cheese was tangy and savory. I'd order an extra mac and cheese on my next visit!
The Strawberry Lemon cake was a sweet ending to the meal, but we thought it lacked the fruit flavors to match the bright colors of the cake.
Take out is a good option as the cafe can be loud. Oxtails and Pigs feet are best eaten in the privacy of your home when you can really dig in without being dainty.