The Grand Opening of Fixins Soul Kitchen LA, a Sacramento-based soul food restaurant by former NBA player Kevin Johnson.

The Grand Opening of Fixins Soul Kitchen downtown LA, a Sacramento-based soul food restaurant by former  NBA player Kevin Johnson.

                                                                         

Kevin Johnson and Charles Barkley at Fixins Soul Kitchen Opening, October 18 2021.

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 By Karen Ostlund

Kevin Johnson, former NBA All-Star and mayor of Sacramento, opened his restaurant Fixins Soul Kitchen, in  Shaquille’s space at L.A. Live at 800 West Olympic blvd after a year of preparations.
                                                                            

Former NBA player Charles Barkley and sports anchor Jim Hill from CBS2, at the grand opening.

 Shaquille’s space belonged to Hall of Fame basketball player and former Lakers star Shaquille O’Neal,  who opened his first LA restaurant Shaquille’s in February 1st 2019.
Shaquille left the restaurant to Kevin Johnson and Fixins Soul Kitchen in Sacramento, when Covid-19 pandemic hit Los Angeles, March 16 2020.
Many staff members from Fixins Soul Kitchen in Sacramento moved to Los Angeles to prepare for the opening of their second restaurant in October 2021.
                                                                                  

FIXINS Peach Cobbler with ice cream

Johnson and wife Michelle Rhee first opened Fixins in the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento at the corner pf Broadway and 35th street, in 2019 with the desire to serve home-style soul food. They focused on family recipes like grandma Gladys’s peach cobbler and home-made Banana Pudding.
                                                                                      

FIXINS Crispy Chicken and Waffles

Their signature dish remains crispy fried chicken and waffles, with choice of white or dark meat.

                                                                            

FIXINS Oxtails and Fried Chicken Salad

Other popular entrees include, Shrimp and Grits, Oxtails, and Smothered Pork Chops and Fried Chicken Salad.                                                       
Sacramento style appetizers on the menu include, Deep Fried Deviled Eggs, Fried Green Tomatoes with Chipotle mayo, Catfish Nuggets and Artichoke dip.
                                                                                  

FIXINS Deep Fried Deviled Eggs and Catfish Nuggets

Opening night's most popular cocktails were Kool Aid with Ciroc, Lavender Lemon drop with Tito's, Water Melon Margarita with El Jimador Tequila, Uncle Nearest Mint Julep and Myer’s Dark Rum Float Hurricane. FixinsSoulKitchen.com                       

Early evening at Fixins Soul Food Kitchen at L.A. LIVE.