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The gumbo comes with shrimp, chicken, crab, turkey sausage and okra.

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Fried shrimp is featured in several dishes on the menu.

Darius Burnett doubles as owner and chef at Burnett’s.

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Burnett’s Food for the Soul brings avors of Chicago A Pugerville restaurant owner oers both physical and spiritual nourishment with his “northern” take on soul food. About the business Burnett’s Food for the Soul is owned by Darius

and chicken, he said. Also on the menu are pork chops; chicken wings and tenders; gumbo with shrimp, chicken, crab, turkey sausage and okra; tacos; and sides including red beans and rice, dirty rice, collard greens, fries and candied yams. Giving back In addition to feeding customers at his Pugerville restaurant, Burnett feeds people experiencing home- lessness twice a week. With a desire to connect and provide a “push” to help get them back on their feet, Burnett began pre- paring meals to distribute to folks in the area. Later, he partnered with Pastor Terrell Chapman, who ministers to those joining Burnett for a meal.

Burnett, who said the restaurant was intended to be run as a family venture, but became a solo operation after a loss in the family. Although Burnett did not have experience as a cook, he said he loves food and took the risk of moving from Chicago to Texas to open the restaurant. “The plan was to open a restaurant coming to Texas,” he said. “I just said, ‘I’m just going to go on ahead and shoot for the stars. Only thing you can do is either succeed or fail.’” What’s on the menu Burnett said he just launched the 11th version of his menu in April. In the two years since he opened, he has expanded the menu from just ve items to cater to local tastes, such as oxtails, which he prepares with teriyaki sauce, carrots, potatoes and onions. “When I got down here, I never knew how to prepare oxtails,” he said. “You guys love oxtails. I had to learn how to perfect that taste.” His most popular menu items also include catsh

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