Superior startup offers soul food with a twist – Superior Telegram

Exceptional — K’z Eatz & Treatz serves up soul foods three times a week from the Superior Organization Heart, 1423 N. 8th St.

The new cafe, owned by Kidada Craig, dishes out scratch cooking from 5-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 3-10 p.m. Saturdays, being open up afterwards if business enterprise is continual.

It is well worth a next excursion, in accordance to Andriana Sanders of Duluth. She requested wings from K’z three months ago just in advance of starting off class. Sanders said they were being so full of love and flavor that she picked up a 2nd encouraging just after her course finished.

“I went back again over there and acquired additional for my loved ones for them to try it simply because I’m like, this is just unbelievable. You never get flavors like that in a normal cafe. So like for her to have that, and regional, it was amazing,” Sanders stated.

Craig has been doing work in the cafe sector for most of her lifetime. She can cook up just about any style of food stuff, but the Top-quality lady adds her possess aptitude.

“I can do it all, but I like to just take factors and do a twist on them,” Craig explained, and she specializes in Southern convenience food items.

K’z Eatz & Treatz started serving from the Outstanding Organization Middle April 26, supplying soul-snatching tacos, lemon pepper wings and do-it-yourself puffs. The menu has ongoing to mix in new items these as fried mac and cheese balls, a blend of six diverse cheeses, macaroni, sweet peppers and bacon wrapped in a coating of bread crumbs and deep fried. The treats occur with a serving of sauce and can be ordered devoid of bacon.

K’z also provides a selection of puffs—think of them as a tremendous sized version of a pizza roll—with homemade fillings ranging from sausage and pepperoni to Southwest taco or shrimp alfredo.

Sanders mentioned she appreciated the meaty wings at K’z, but her preferred product was the shrimp alfredo pizza puffs.

“That was a thing new for me and it was pretty much incredible,” Sanders claimed.

A recent purchaser preferred is the Chick-Fil-Our-Way sandwich, served with waffle fries. This week’s menu bundled Curry Up Chicken, a curried hen dish served more than Jasmine rice with a great cucumber salad and bread. Koolickles—pickles marinated in cherry or grape Kool Aid—are obtainable for a constrained time.

Cooking is Craig’s desire.

“I snooze cooking. All I do is enjoy cooking videos. I snooze and dream and think about recipes and stuff I want to make, ideas I want to bring to the desk,” Craig said.

She desires to bring one thing different to the Twin Ports, and her target is to sometime take those flavors on the street with a foodstuff truck. Craig and company companion Conswella Cooper share the business kitchen area with about 8 other tiny enterprises, from cake decorators to a bagel baker, as they increase funds for a food stuff truck.

In addition to being open up a few evenings a 7 days, K’z Eatz & Treatz presents catering companies. Menu options incorporate K’z Cajun shrimp and grits, jerk hen or beef, crimson beans and rice, and collard greens with smoked turkey. K’z has been tapped to cater two Juneteenth celebrations later this thirty day period, and Craig stated she’s on the lookout forward to sharing her flavorful foods with the group.

Orders can be put by texting the name and buy to 715-947-7174. Pickup is offered at the back loading dock entrance of the Top-quality Company Middle. Craig explained that K’z Eatz & Treatz will quickly be out there for supply through Food stuff Dudes, as effectively. Pay a visit to the

K’z Eatz & Treatz Facebook page

for up-to-date menus and several hours, as perfectly as additional details.