Solid quality food. I wasn't sure what to expect when I walked in, menu on the wall, precooked food in a behind the counter buffet style service. Seating closed cause of COVID. Fried chicken, chicken fried steak, and lots more. I had the meatloaf that was thick, well spiced, with just the right amount of gravy. Mashed potatoes too were good with a bit of skin mixed in and mildly creamy. Cornbread came with the meal and was falling apart. Service was fast with all food pre prepared. Closest quality food place to the new Capital Region hospital. read more

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So honestly I can agree, the food here is delicious, but NOT no $49 short beef ribs good! The overpriced rep for Carolina Kitchen food is simply ridiculous at thIs point, so I think I'll 'skip the trip'. Another one bites the dust, cause this customer is OUT - smh read more

Best Mac cheese you can buy that's not a homemade. Always cheesy and always good. I get the dark meat jerk chicken again always flavorful and good. I never had one bad time eating here in all 13years. Way better than Levi's read more

Hair and small bones in my black eyes peas. Green beans on the line had to be sent back because the butter had solidified on them. Fried white fish were cold. Mashed potatoes were good. Large portions. Staff friendly. read more

Sad to be leaving this review. I've been going to Carolina Kitchen for over a decade (since I moved to the DMV) but today they majorly disappointed me. I went in on a Thursday evening, they were not packed or super busy. I ordered the catfish, which they told me was made to order and would take 15 minutes. It's usually worth the wait, so I waited. They came back and asked me 2-3 times what I was waiting for... I was one of 3 people waiting and 2 people were in line so I was confused. After about 20 minutes they passed me a bag and kept it moving. I take my plate, happy to have my food and went home. When I get home, I discover I've paid $25 for 1 small piece of unseasoned catfish. I had to pinch myself because I couldn't believe it. So I call back to see if I can get the situation corrected... the call goes straight to a voicemail and the website is down so I can't email. Two choices, bite the bullet or go back up there in after work traffic. I decided to bite the bullet but I am SOOO disappointed. A bad day at work and this was all I was looking forward to. I imagine that after years, the quality is finally going down. I love to support black business but I may have to think twice about spending my money with this one. read more

Really wanted some southern food but I may have made the wrong stop. I ordered the fried fish which was super soggy not fried well at all, potato salad taste like it was made a couple days ago, collard greens taste like sugar was added ( don't like sugar in my greens), Mac n cheese was kinda dry and the sting beans were ok but a little salty. I guess if you are looking for good soul food you have to stay home and cook it yourself. This place is pricey and not tasty at all. read more

Hello, we came in the restaurant at 9:10 pm. We had scraps left. No fried chicken, no fish. They said they were not make anything else. Spent over $50 for food we didn't really want to eat. read more

Food was mid second time here I won't be back. Service is decent until you get the the register and the cashier has a attitude for no reason. I didn't tell you to work at Carolina kitchen slim. read more

Carolina Kitchen - Chicken tuff as a mug. Mac is mid Bottom was burnt Chickpea curry mid - Southern Near Me - Largo, Maryland

Carolina Kitchen is a DMV staple in my eyes. I enjoy the food and the quick and precise service is always nice. There's a handful of items I get that I think are amazing: Spicy chicken chunks Fried whiting Fried chicken Jerk Chicken My favorite sides to get: Macaroni and cheese Collard greens Potato salad Cabbage The honey butter cornbread is amazing and they offer an array of dessert options. read more

Sooo it's been a lil minute and lemme telll you this was a better than the visit last year lol the food was great. When I said great I mean GREAT, fantastic, I split my food in half so I could have some tomorrow. Speaking of which, I had enough so I could eat more tomorrow and still be satisfied The service was fast, the food we wanted was already prepared so all we had to do was walk through the line and walk out with our food! (Went around 2-3p) I got the smothered pork chops w rice and gravy, Mac and cheese, greens and a small side of yams. Hubby got smothered chicken, greens and Mac and cheese, of course. I just want it on the record that I ate my food before I was thinking about a picture so no pictures lol But just go to Carolina kitchen in largo and see for yourself. read more

So my family and I frequent this location. The food is always good and hot. The service is okay, the music was up kind of loud,making it hard to hear, them and us. There's always a lot of moving pieces on both sides of the assembly line. It's a bit overwhelming honestly, but they understand their process. People are always standing everywhere, food is in the line up but it honestly gets confusing. They have grabbed someone else's food to try to hand out on many occasions. The price is okay, it's just the disfunction that gets me. read more

The food has definitely gone downhill. It's like a grease artery clogging restaurant now. I know it's supposed to be southern food, but damn this anit it... Saturday morning (4/29/23) I arrived at 11:20 AM. Keep in mind they open at 11 o'clock. My food was lukewarm and the pans look like they had been carved out of the night before because how is it that the mac & cheese is 1/2 gone already and the restaurant just opened and was empty!! The portions of jerk chicken were broke up, and unformed! I couldn't tell the dark meat from the white meat, because all the pieces were about the same size ... The Collard Greens looked like scraps too!! There were no big, leafy greens. Everything was like stalks and little pieces of greens attached! Now, I don't know if it is a good business practice to save food from the night prior but this definitely seems to have been the case! And the restaurants that I've worked at, we were forced to throw the food away not even give it to Goodwill, so I am a little confused as to what's going on at this restaurant ... Needless to say, I will not be returning to this location and probably not any of the other locations either! read more

Carolina Kitchen - Greasy " honey butter, corn bread" I should've just got the regular - Southern Near Me - Largo, Maryland

First time here. Staff was very welcoming and friendly. Music level was low enough to still hold a conversation. Really dug the interior decor. Drink selection was standard for a fast food restaurant (Coke, Sprite, ice tea, lemonade, etc.) The food was amazing! Packed with flavor, so many intriguing options, and very generous portions. Appears every entree is served with two sides plus cornbread. I highly recommend Mama's Stew, as the chicken practically falls of the bone, and the collared greens. Only reason didn't give 5 stars is from the menu posted on Yelp the variety of drinks seemed a lot more extensive than what was actually available. read more

Carolina Kitchen - Restaurant interior - Southern Near Me - Largo, Maryland

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The food was not good at all. I would not recommend this place to anyone. I had firmed chicken that was dried out mash potatoes were ok, green beans not good at all. read more

Zion and Roger. Helped me fast and they were very polite. I love their customer service and fast meal planning for a hungry undecided me lol. I love Carolina kitchen and meeting them made me choce going to the central ave location in md my over all to go. read more

Stumbled across the place while going to visit Capital region hospital. Wow, I'm glad I did. Great energy, friendly staff and the food was fantastic. The jerk chicken had a lot of flavor, not too spicy but really good. Collard greens were on point, and the baked beans were some of the best I've ever had. Hard to pinpoint all the flavors that they've got going on in those baked beans but I would come back just for those. Fantastic soul food! I've gotta find a reason to come back to Largo just to stop in again! read more

The service was terrible. I called in my order at 7:14pm and did not receive my order until 8:21pm. I waited inside the restaurant for 40 minutes after paying. The workers hardly acknowledged the customers. Every worker there seemed to have an attitude except for the manager. Once I got my food, it was cold and I was missing items from my order. After telling the worker, she had no urgency whatsoever. All in all, this was a terrible experience and I will not be returning to the establishment. P.s. if i were able to give zero stars, then I would. read more

The food is not well seasoned...there is no flavor. Tried it twice...each time I was disappointed. 1st time...fried chicken, black-eyed peas and mac...makes me want to cook every meal at home...yuk 2nd visit...creole salmon...there is nothing creole about that...salmon was white...the sauce was a white sauce and unflavored. read more

I love this place. Good service, nice ambiance, and fantastic southern comfort food. The flavorful, moist but not greasy fried chicken is my favorite. read more

Went after work on 4/18, decided to stop by because I knew I didn't want to cook . Got the meatloaf, yams, Mac & cheese w/side of potato salad. That was dinner and lunch for the next day. I noticed how much the prices have gone up since my last visit (some time last year), but the food is still great and once in while for a treat won't hurt the pockets too much read more

Extremely small portions. Prices charged not as advertised on menu board. ( that's actually illegal) I paid $13+ for about a half a cup of clam strips. ( as advertised on their menu board for $10.99). Overcooked, dry and under portioned. Thumbs down. Way,way down. read more

Carolina Kitchen - Clam strips. About a half cup was the entire portion!! Total rip Off. Won't be returning and neither will anyone here at the new office. - Southern Near Me - Largo, Maryland

I usually go to Brandywine Caroline Kitchen however my Cousin told me that the one in Largo was open I decided to go there for a change. I had Jerk chicken, sweet potatoes, and greens. I was very hungry and couldn't wait to get home. Fixed my plate and started eating and this long black hair was in it. Need to cook at home.......DONE read more

The food was just ok, barely edible. Now I have a tummy ache. It took forever to get service despite the it in part of the restaurant being virtually empty. The Mac n cheese was cemented with too much cheese processed cheese at that. The greens tasted like house plants, lol. The yams were sticky, dark and seemed to be old. The black eyed peas tasted like they were seasoned with hot sauce and vinegar water. Suffice it to say I'm not going back to this location again. The Hyattsville location has delicious food, I wonder if this is a franchise . Did I mention that I have a stomach ache. read more

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This place would earn 5 stars if it wasn't for their dry rotisserie and BBQ chicken. I've been here twice and I've tried the rotisserie, bbq, and jerk chicken. The rotisserie and bbq chicken were both dry and hard... you could honestly choke on it. Mind you, this was on two separate occasions. The jerk chicken though?? Omg. So tender. So juice. SO MUCH FLAVOR. The sides I have tried are also delicious (I've tried the mac and cheese, cabbage, rice, cabbage). No complaints there. I tried the peach and apple cobbler and they were just okay... tasted like pie rather than cobbler. Anywho... I will definitely return if I am craving some soul food but I would only get the jerk chicken. I hear the smothered chicken isn't dry but I haven't tried it myself. read more

When this restaurant first opened, I really enjoyed it. The food was good, the owner was friendly, and the service was usually quick. Now, I don't like going. I have actually avoided going for a while but on Halloween night, my mother requested it so we decided to order takeout. There were a lot of people working behind the counter so you would think the line would move smoothly and quickly. That is until you realize everyone behind the counter is a teenager and easily distracted so there were some hiccups with the line moving. For instance, two of the workers were going crazy about someone in the line's costume which held up the line. Once I got past the food line, the ringing up process went quickly and I was out the door. I ordered the rotisserie chicken, macaroni and cheese , and yams. My daughter wanted the fish sticks but they would've taken 25 minutes and it was already getting late so she tried the fried chicken and macaroni and cheese. My mother ordered the bbq chicken, Mac and cheese, and cabbage. I did not enjoy my food much. The chicken was decent but the macaroni and cheese was unflavored and disappointing. My daughter liked her chicken but didn't eat more than a spoonful of Macaroni. I'm not sure what my mother thought of her food. For me, the best part of the meal was the complimentary cornbread. I am very doubtful that I will go back. read more

I love this restaurant. Their locations are terrific, their food is great, BIG PORTIONS, and really good service!

On Thursday 6/6/24 never I ever got food nor done the blackened peas not then the greenbeans the beans not done the potatoes in the green beans not half done .Never have I been so disappointed *rating not even a star read more

Carolina Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Largo, Maryland

This is our go to place whenever we want some good soul food. Like the consistency in portions and taste. We have tried pretty much everything on the menu over the years. Service has always been good. Long wait to be seated- yes, never fails but its worth it. The atmosphere mostly very mellow, but can get loud at times. Parking is very convenient. There are street parking & nearby garage parking. read more

I like this place, but the consistency is just the opposite...inconsistent. They have a large variety to select from and their potato salad is the perfect touch of sweetness. The staff is always friendly read more

Fabulous food, pleasant atmosphere and great people. Stop by or grab takeout. Either way you win!

I went to Carolina Kitchen (Largo, MD) this morning. I paid $25.39 for a Pork Chop dinner that was pretty much a 3 on a scale 1-10. I had string beans, mac and cheese, 2 pork chops on a bed of rice which had no gravy. The mac and cheese was very orange and the cheese did not taste very cheesy. The green beans were crunchy, needless to say raw. The dinner was far from Carolina as I am a native North Carolinian. The ancestors would not be very proud at all. read more

This is for the new Owings Mills Mill Station location. The food was shockingly bad. My family ordered the meatloaf, Mac and cheese, collard greens, potato salad, fries, smothered pork chops, vegan "chicken" with chickpeas and yams. NO ONE finished their food. The potato salad and Mac were very bland, the greens were tasteless, the pork chops were tough, the gravy was from a mix, the meatloaf was not seasoned, and the vegan food was bland and awful. The corn muffin was a box mix. We could not believe that this place has several locations with food this bad. We will not be back. read more

Carolina kitchen is going down or in other words the Largo location is going down to be specific. I ordered baby rack ribs and sides. The sides were good but the ribs had a terrible after taste that I cannot explain and when I flipped a rib over it looked nasty. The membrane was still on and it did not look appealing at all! I could not stomach finishing these ribs. I will not be returning. read more

Carolina Kitchen - Baby back ribs - Southern Near Me - Largo, Maryland

My ears are to the streets and people always talk shit when I bring up this spot, allegedly it's the other location but I wouldn't know because this is the only location I've been too. Everytime I've been it's been excellent service and the food is always bomb and consistent! My go to is the jerk chicken with candied yams and Mac and cheese , deff 5 star. And it's always more then enough food , perfect for me to warm up later at the crib nd it keeps it same flavor after warming up. Also the new location ambiance is A1 and clean read more

The food is absolutely amazing! The staff is welcoming and kind. Be patient and show kindness to those who serve.

This place is cool to grab some soul food, nothing to rave about. I would try something else first, but if you are in the neighborhood, sure try it. I enjoyed the fried chicken. The Mac & cheese had a good flavor, a little salty but mushy. The potato salad was sweet! Sweet potatoes were good. The cakes and cornbread were good. Sorry for the lack of food pics, I was hungry. I took pics of the menu (sorry for the lighting). read more

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Food has ALWAYS been great! Cost is super expensive $$$$ for a "fast food" establishment and the lines are literally ALWAYS out the door and around the corner but it does keep moving. Don't go on Sunday's read more

The ribs are amazing and the Mac and cheese awesome employees too I also heard the fish is delicious.

Since when does soul food = canned greens and canned yams? That's an abomination to all of our nana's and my pockets. Smh

I tried again... this time I bought 2 smothered pork chop dinners.... as I'm going down the line... I see something brown... I lean in... there's a dead roach on the ice RIGHT NEXT TO THE POTATO SALAD. The person behind me alerts the food preparer.. he grabs the roach throws it away and just continues on.. I'm sick... I just left without the food... I couldn't even go somewhere else... and I'm done done with Carolina Kitchen... read more