2025 Centurion Award winner

Awarded against five published criteria, checked on public evidence.

Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe

Best Soul Food in Phoenix · AZ

Restaurant · Phoenix, AZ · Since 1964

The overview

Soul food by the golden rule since 1964.

Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe has served soul food in downtown Phoenix since 1964, a warm, no-frills room where Elizabeth White's fried chicken, smothered pork chops, candied yams and peach cobbler built a devoted following. Grace is on the wall and the plates are heaping.

A Phoenix soul-food institution for six decades, Mrs. White's is the 2025 Centurion Award winner.

What they're known for

  • Fried chicken & smothered pork chops
  • Candied yams & greens
  • Peach cobbler
The award record

Every award, on the record.

Each Centurion Award is its own dated annual record, and staying current means clearing the bar again each new year. Open a year for the full citation and verification details.

2025 Centurion Award

Best Soul Food in Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation View the 2025 award →

Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.

Visit Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe

Location808 E Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85034
In business since1964
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