"Welcome, Welcome, Welcome!" Yes, the staff at Carolina Kitchen always makes you feel, "welcome, welcome, welcomed!" Of you ever visit, you'll understand why I'm saying this. We stopped in on a Monday afternoon to grab a little home cooked Southern soul food. The restaurant was pretty empty, most likely because dinning-in isn't allowed, only take-out. I ordered the meatloaf, Mac and cheese, greens with a corn muffin on the side. Since I was famished, I also ordered a slice of the sweet potato cake. All of my food was delicious. I'm pretty particular about the soul food I eat because it's either too salty, overly cooked, or just too something. The food here at Carolina Kitchen was seasoned just right and really delish...at least for a restaurant. The corn muffin was pretty blah. I'm use to better from here, so maybe I just got a bad one out of the bunch. Even the cake was delicious. I'm not big into cakes, but since it was sweet potato, it reminded me of the pie, so I decided to purchase it. Glad I did, it did give me the taste of the pie. Pretty impressive. Even the Mac and cheese had the right consistency of ooey gooey cheesy goodness. The staff was helpful and friendly and the food was piping hot and again, delicious. Other than the corn muffin, I found no real issues with the food. A great place to get a down home meal at a reasonable price. Glad we decided to stop by. PS didn't get to take pics, too busy snarfing down my food. Oh, well! read more

Called the restaurant at 7:59 PM to place a call in order. The gentleman that answered the phone was polite however because he was in the back, he couldn't take the order and he didn't know how to transfer the phone to the front line. I'll call back several times. No one answered. My call finally gets answered at 8:34 just for the polite young lady to tell me they don't take call in order 30 minutes before the restaurant closes. However, she confirmed that I will still be able to get my food if I was in there before it closed at nine. 8:55 PM I'm out the kitchen is closed and I can't get the food that I want. The service here is hit or miss even before closing typically have to wait 30 to 45 minutes when you're told it's only gonna be 10 to 15. read more

Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Is the first thing you hear when you walk in. There's nothing bad on the menu but get the greens, Mac and Cheese, and Red Kool Aid whenever you go. Outstanding food! read more

Carolina Kitchen - Red Velvet Cake! Delicious - Soul Food Near Me - Brandywine, Maryland

I went to Carolina Kitchen last Tuesday with my son. Immediately that same night after eating the food my 2 year old baby and I were throwing up left and right! This was the ONLY food in my system! I picked a terrible day to go just to set my son and I up. I definitely got food poisoning from here and everything was coming out from both ends. I was down for THREE DAYS! I had a headache; stomach pain and dizziness. All pointing to food poison! I will not be returning and told all my friends to stay away! read more

Carolina Kitchen - Smothered Chicken, Mac & Cheese, Candied Yams - Soul Food Near Me - Brandywine, Maryland

The food was mediocre. Everything to me that should've been sweet or super sweet. The cabbage was sweet and the potato salad was extra sweet. The fish was wet and I attribute that from sitting in the window too long. The chicken was pink in the middle. It's been a while since I've dined here and in no rush to return. The refreshing part is that this black own business is still around and flourishing. Although it's not my cup of tea is still liked by many. read more

I'm not even sure why this location is still open! The only thing that is worth it is the bag that they give you the food in! From horrible customer service and management to never having any food! There's no reason I should have to wait over 30 minutes for one meal aside and a chicken salad! shut it down ASAP read more

This place has lost its mind! I went to get two veggie platters and paid $50, $25 for each!! The last time I paid $14 in 2022. Talk about price gouging!!! Their food is not all that. They have lost it, and customer service is horrible, including management! It's a wrap for me! read more

This was a to go order:The service was fine the staff was quick and efficient on the line. My major complaint was packaging. The bags are not flat on the bottom but they use square cardboard containers. The greens had a lot of liquid. This food requires airtight packaging. This is a restaurant and charges high end restaurant prices. $22 for catfish with greens and potatoe salad. They should have high end containers. My greens leaked all over my fish before they even handed me the bag. I had catfish (big mistake) it was underfried with very little batter and fell apart from the collard greens. I got peach cobbler ($9) which was hard and dry. I could have saved the trip and my $32.86. Never Again read more

Quality of food went down tremendously, service is bad they rushed me to pick out what i wanted when they didn't even have fried chicken out or really anything. Got smothered chicken and wasn't the same as I had it before and taste different . Told me 25 mins on chicken read more

Wanted soul food for Sunday dinner after church so I visited this location. We easily found street parking near the restaurant on a Sunday afternoon. There was a line with about a 20-30 minute wait but the line did progress - the wait gave us time to look at the menu as first time visitors. The line is carry out only with open seating. The food is buffet style and you order and it is prepared for you to pick up at checkout. We ordered two things (catfish and creole salmon) that were made to order after about 10 minutes. The line staff were courteous as well as the staff at checkout. We had creole salmon fried catfish with two sides each including cornbread and we also got a Caesar salad. The fish was flavorful and the white rice was just rice (you can season how you want with salt pepper hot sauce etc) I really enjoyed the side items! It was easy to get seated and the dining room was clean (staff came out periodically to clean used tables and sweep) read more

Carolina Kitchen - Fried catfish over white rice with collard greens and macaroni and cheese - Soul Food Near Me - Brandywine, Maryland

Trash! Trash service first and foremost. Like, so sorry to interrupt your conversation to have you do the job that pays you. Make it make sense for me! Everyone's maskless...ok, so there's no longer a mandate, but I just wanted to throw that in there, since they're handling food over a bar. If that wasn't enough, the item I came for, the vegetarian platter, they no longer offer. Needless to say, I won't be back! read more

I love this place. I'd been hearing about it for a while and checked it lit. Staff friendly and the environment is clean. Greens seasoned and soft and Mac and cheese super cheesy. Soul food at its best. read more

Food is not that great. I have been there 6 times already guessing the food would be better but it wasn't. The service is ok and the place is nice and clean. To go and eat or order food there would be a NO for me. If you are looking for a mouth savoring delicious food, this place is not for you. If you're looking for mediocre food, then probably this place would be for you. read more

On January 21, 2024, my daughter, and I went to Carolina kitchen, the one that is located in Brandywine, Maryland. I got the smothered chicken, with rice, cabbage, macaroni and cheese. My dessert was the peach cobbler. The peach cobbler came to a total of $19.27 cents that's over 9.50 for each. But here lies The problem is that the peach cobbler was actually tart. It wasn't sweet at all and the crust was a little tough. I am surprised that this kitchen that cooks good food that this dessert was horrible absolutely horrible. I added some sugar and cinnamon to mine so that I could eat at least some of my $9.50. No more dessert. This is only about the dessert. Sorry read more

Has gone down tremendously with service and quality. Portions are smaller, food is not consistent, chicken is dry. General manager is not qualified for the job! read more

The food over priced. I paid $36 for stuffed salmon and it was over cooked and tasteless. The food used to remind me of good home cooking; not any more. read more

Carolina Kitchen - Stuffed Creole Salmon - Soul Food Near Me - Brandywine, Maryland

Great down home comfort food. My food was seasoned perfectly, hot and fresh. Can't wait to go back.

When this location 1st opened it was very good and worth every referral. But as time has continued the quality of this location has gone down. I called the restaurant on my way home 15x, to which no one answered. When I got to the restaurant the line was out the door and there were people picking up orders. I asked, "what's going on with the phones?" to be met with, "the phones are down." As the employee actively ignored the phone as it rang in front of both of us. I ended up not ordering anything after being in line for 15 -minutes and only having had taken about 5 steps into the door. However, the food isn't even worth the wait. And the restaurant is really hyped due to it being one of the only "good" chain soul food restaurants, but if anything go to the Largo location and be sure to call your order in. read more

Honor your hours. it is 9:20 PM, November 10, 2024. I drove quite a distance only to see the open sign on, but the doors were locked. If you all cannot honor your restaurant hours, then you should change them on your website so people don't waste their time supporting this local business. read more

Overpriced for soul food. The new location on Central Ave looks great and the atmosphere is amazing. Too expensive for a family meal!

Went here Tues around lunch time (the spouse did) fried pork chop meal with Mac and cheese black eyed peas and jerk chicken meal /sorry 1 star for staff cause they were nice (0) stars for food -pork chops so tough inedible-black eyed peas no flavor -Mac n cheese to me very soupy and eggy like no flavor also. I've seen other posts that gave stellar reviews--maybe this was a hit and miss moment --but sorry at the price point your paying just not acceptable in my opinion and my wallet feels the same --$40 ++ for two meals that were poor excuses for soul food-never -ever going back---sorry as I wanted to continue support but I can't when the product is not consistent and price point on the higher end read more

I don't understand why this location has bad reviews. Everything about this establishment was AMAZING! A friend brought my sister & I here as we're visiting from California. We were greeted by a friendly staff & seated right away. Our server Avina was so pleasant, polite & friendly. She was very attentive. She brought us out some cornbread. The smell immediately filled our nostrils, cinnamon, sugar, butter... OMG! The first bite was devine. Tasted like heaven lol. I ordered calamari as an appetizer, it was surprisingly delicious. Very fresh & well seasoned! Probably some of the best I've had & I love calamari & try it wherever I can. I ordered the beef short ribs, my sister order the wings & waffle but got legs instead & our friend got the veggie plate. Everything came out hot & fresh! I got mac & cheese & yams omg talk about good ol soul food? This right here was it! It felt like a sin eating food this good. I ordered the banana pudding to go. I ate it the next day & it tasted just like my grandma made it. Avina was absolutely PHENOMENAL! Ask for her. And Ms. Brown the manager (Michelle I believe) was a gem. She is definitely trying to make a difference at this location. If you're in the area or in town please support & visit! Let's be apart of the solution not the problem! read more

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I went to Carolina Kitchen and got food for me and my wife. I got the smothered chicken over mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and greens. My wife got smothered pork chops over rice, greens and potato salad. Our food was amazing! It was perfectly seasoned, busting with subtle but present flavor. The greens even had a slight sweet taste and so did the potato salad. The customer service was also phenomenal. I didn't realize that I was walking into the store one minute before they were closing, but the staff never treated me like I was an inconvenience. They served my meals with smiles and warmth. We'll definitely be back! read more

Our group called the Walkabout wanted to break bread before Christmas and we were guided by one of our walking partners to Carolina KitChen. We all met about 7:00 pm. Yolanda one of the Supervisor's made sure our table was reserve. She was so pleasant over the phone. We selected our food and was entertained by the Manager of the restaurant, Sam. He was dressed as Santa, he made sure that we had everything we desired. He even made a special drink made out of the hibiscus flowerers. I would truly recommend this location in Brandywine Crossing for your next gathering. The food was so good, try the jerk chicken. The chicken was tasty and tender. The portion size was great, I had enough for seconds. If you want good food excellent service, than give Carolina Kitchen a try. The menu is centered around passed generations. So explore the taste of Carolina Kitchen in Brandywine Crossin. read more

Ordered a North Carolina bbq sandwich. Very disappointed it was soggy wet with bbq sauce and did not taste fresh. Being a family from North Carolina everyone know North Carolina Bbq is vinegar based... Sad for a place called Carolina Kitchen... read more

Tasty soulful food. Besides the sweet potatoes I enjoyed everything. Their collard greens are delicious I can eat those by itself. The sweet potatoes had a mash consistency not what I'm used to. Very welcoming atmosphere with great customer service. If you're looking for a pick me up meal (comfort food) Carolina Kitchen the place to go. read more

The food is decent, southern-style cuisine. But I ain't about to pay $8 for a single hot dog.. Also, they were completely out of salad.. I asked for bottled water ($2.00) and the employee at the register told me they were out but I could get water from the fountain soda machine. I looked at my receipt and noticed the worker had already charged me for a fountain soda ($2.75). I said, "Ma'am, I ain't paying for [possibly unfiltered] water out of the fountain machine.." She didn't care one bit. I grew up on Southern food and I would NEVER pay these ridiculous prices for it.. read more

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME! They never miss a beat! And the food never disappoint. My favorite go to spot when I'm in the mood for a good southern dinner or just want to pick up there sides when I'm in a rush. Plenty of parking at this location read more

I love Carolina kitchen, so good Nice people Nice place Me encanta la comida y el servicio, genial. read more

Food and service was really good, nice and clean. I gave 4 stars only because the Mac and cheese was good but soooooo much cheese, it will definitely have you running to the bathroom lol also, the salmon was a bit over cooked but still tasty, everything else was perfect. read more

Carolina Kitchen - Fried Whiting, Cornbread, Collard Greens & Mac & Cheese - Soul Food Near Me - Brandywine, Maryland

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Place looks great. Very clean. People are nice. My 1 star is based on the food. I just paid 26 dollars for what I thought was a 2 supreme lump crab cake meal. Imagine my surprise when I got my order and there were 2 miniscule crab bites labeled as crab cakes in there. I also told them no rice, but its rice in my box. I will never order anything but sides IF I ever decide to come back. The prices are also ridiculous. 26 bucks for 2 crab bites. Then 6 bucks for a small piece of cake?? No way, I left it in there. I would have gotten the chitterlins bit they wanted 25 dollars. That is asinine. Yall got me this time but you will never get me again. First and last time coming here. I see why its empty in here. After eating these little crab things I found out they are mostly filler with a few strips of crab in there. The cabbage and yams were good. That was the only saving grace. Never will return here. read more

Carolina Kitchen - 26 bucks for this?! These little baby crab snacks?! Never again. - Soul Food Near Me - Brandywine, Maryland

This place must have a new cook. I picked up the jerk chicken yesterday and it was tasteless and the white meat was dark. I called back up to the restaurant and raised hell. The fried chicken wing was red on the inside. I was throughly disgusted. Im going to get my replacement meal but that will be my last time at this establishment! If I could give zero stars, I would. read more

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I'm a traveling nurse consultant. I am soooooo tired of eating out so I asked around about some GOOD Soul food. I'm from Houston Tx. I got all thumbs up so I drive almost 2 hours to this place today. I will admit that I was impressed with the atmosphere, the staff sings this mantra like jig to welcome customers. Everything was lovely even with the young cashier's nonchalant attitude. The food is ok but I won't drive that far again for it(you know how it is when you want what you want) I ordered catfish, collards, candied yams. I was happy as could be until I was finishing my fish and pulled a14" strand of hair from my mouth. And that is all that I have to say about that. read more

I have been to this Carolina Kitchen numerous occasions and I always receive good customer service along with good food. I do admit some of the things on their menu are a bit pricy but I just choose not to get those things lol. This particular time I ordered the smothered chicken with Mac n cheese and potato salad as a side and replaced the mash potatoes with rice instead. The total was around $15 which is not bad especially with everything I got. The portions aren't small I might add. It was so good and it's pretty empty during the week day so I was able to walk in and walk out. I recommend this place if you are craving soul food and live in the area. read more

Carolina Kitchen - Smothered chicken with Mac n cheese and potato salad. I did the rice instead of mash potatoes that it is normally served with. - Soul Food Near Me - Brandywine, Maryland

I usually get the fried fish from Carolina Kitchen in Brandywine, MD and it's excellent. I've been wanting to try the crabcakes but was scared they wouldn't be great. $32 later and boy was I right. They have a lot of nerve charging $30 (plus tax) for these "crabcakes". They taste like the box of frozen crabcakes that cost 2/$6 at the supermarket. They are nothing but filling with a few pieces of crab sprinkled throughout. In fact, they could better be claasified as fishcakes because that's as close to seafood that they taste. Carolina Kitchen needs to take these off the menu and quit robbing people. read more

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ZERO STARS!!! Really horrible experience, I go between this location and largo, this location is the pits compare to largo. There is no consistency with food. On this particular night my food was horrible dried out and old. I got the jerk chicken entree with Mac n cheese greens and yams and it was the worst I ever had from any soul food restaurant and to top it off when I called to explain to the manager my disappointment, homeboy was having a whole side conversation in the middle of my conversation, without putting me on hold first then his explanation is his running a business...well sir not in a professional manner. Whew we gotta do better smh the worst. Won't get my funds anymore Sad!!! read more

Place was very well set up and clean. Employees were nice and very helpful, service was fast saying they have two lines for carry out and dining in. The food was lack luster to say the least... I had the jerk chicken over rice with mac & cheese and yams, my partner had smothered chicken over mash potatoes with mac & cheese and collard greens. It came with corn bread and we got some cakes and two drinks. Total came to 65$. The ice tea and lemonade available is unpalatable. The mac & cheese was not my favorite at all, the yams were decent and the jerk chicken was pretty good but it needs some more sauce. My partner did not like the food at all he only ate the mac & cheese and the cake, the collard greens tasted sweet & the mash potatoes tasted funny i dont know how to explain it. Overall 4/10 read more

I recently purchased a pork chop dinner from the Brandywine location. The pork chop was tough and could not be eaten; and the cabbage (my choice because the mac and cheese looked dry) was unseasoned. Needless to say, I will not be paying $24.00 for a meal I could not eat again at this location. read more

I went here last week and received the wrong order. I repeatedly told the server (who looked like a cracked out Karlous Miller) that I ordered cabbage, not collard greens. He ignored me and continued to put the wrong side order on my plate. The greens here are NASTY, that's why I ordered the cabbage. Also, I ordered jerk chicken and received smothered (totally different). Learn how to read, pay attention when someone is telling you that's the WRONG order, OR maybe find a new job. I'm calling corporate because this is a terrible location. The one in Hyattsville is a million times better and their greens actually taste good! If you're in this area, go to Lefty's down the street (they have fried ribs and better pricing too)!!! read more

Hit up Carolina Kitchen on a whim and it was delicious! Some of the best collard greens I've ever had! Great fried chicken and Mac & cheese! We loved Ssmile too! Dale and Christie Hurd read more