Floyd’s Soul Food in Charlotte, Closing Its Doors This Weekend

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Imagine a place where all the food has soul and flies off the counter.
That kind of reputation is what has kept Melissa McMahan, her friends and countless others coming back to Floyd’s Soul Food for close to four decades.

“It’s like a personal thing, it’s like a kitchen in one’s home,” said McMahan, “it’s like being in someone’s home and letting them cook their best dishes for you and sitting down having a lot of good fellowship, eating really good food.”

Otis Floyd Jr started the family business in 1986 on Tuckesegee road.
When he passed away about 10-years ago, his son Tyrone Floyd took over.
Floyd’s has had several locations, most recently moving to North Graham Street in 2008.

“My dad never made it retirement,” said Floyd, “I just didn’t want it to happen to me. My dad died 2 weeks before his retirement after working all his life multiple jobs struggling for his family.”

After year seven of running the operation on his own the stress caught up with Tyrone in the form of two heart attacks.
“When my grandmother died three years ago and then I had a heart attack around the same time I said you know what the writing is on the wall, my physiology is not built for this, I got my daddy’s history, not me,” said Floyd.
Just days before the doors close for good, he’s at peace with the decision.
The flavor and the family owned atmosphere still drawing crowds.