Awesome food--we loved the pulled pork, loved the ribs, the Cole slaw was super delicious, and the…read moregreen beans were great too! The large smokers caught our attention as we were passing by, with smoke billowing out--and the aroma of delicious smoked meat made us turn around and stop in. They were so nice and helpful with the food choices, and a special touch was the cook presenting the food to us before bagging the boxes for us to go. He was also very helpful in suggesting a cool (and apparently little known) picnic spot by the river! Perfect! I can't wait to go back! If you love BBQ, this place is the real deal.

Food was ok the first time I went but the service was good. The woman that served us made up the…read morefoods lack of pizazz! The second time the food was fantastic. Fall off the bone ribs. I mean so tender moist sauce in my beard and all over my face! Some local sports highlights needs improvement!

Great food and great service! Best BBQ in the Kanawha…read moreValley! I go there for lunch on a weekly basis!

Always good, always reliable. Service is fast. Employees are friendly. I love everything on the…read moremenu. The ramp burger is my jam. It is soooo good. Ramp Burger, fire crackers fries, and a drink are around $20.

This place has been around forever, nothing to look at, but food & service is the best. Everything…read moreis awesome, but my favorite is baked steak & gravy.

This place is family owned for nearly 100 years! It shows in the friendliest service and some the…read morebest breakfasts, lunches and dinners with comfort food around! I love the burgers and fries but believe it's the best scratch breakfast joint 6-days a week in the greater Charleston metro area! Go!!! Tell Mike the owner I sent you!!!!

Highly recommend this local eatery! Saw all the great reviews on Yelp and decided to try it. Just…read morehad lunch there with my husband and son. All of our food was excellent. Great service and it is very clear the chef loves his craft. The brisket was the best I've ever tasted! Cant wait to come back to try the catfish

So first of all don't let the parking lot or general area fool you. The staff is extremely friendly…read moreand the place is immaculate. The coleslaw and cabbage are fantastic. Unfortunately they were out of collard greens. We ordered fried chicken livers for an appetizer and my wife got the rosemary rubbed rib sandwich and I ordered the brisket dinner and it was perfect The ribs are a sandwich but it's a slab of ribs on bread. Everything was very good. Well worth the side trip while traveling through.

Update: the grouchy cook is gone! Now, it's even nicer here…read more Food is still great. Staff is nice.

Nice service. Cool atmosphere. BBQ was not fresh. Soggy like it sat in a pan and was reheated…read morewith water. Covered in bbq sauce to try to hide the flavor. Might be the worst BBQ I have ever had.

this place genuinely might be the best restaurant in WV, the food there is genuinely amazing and…read morethey make their pizzas in a massive brick oven. the staff have always been nice to me and i've always had my order taken and food at my table quickly. the place also looks really cool on the inside, it feels like a really nice place.

Great food and service Good store products for sale…read more Friendly and convenient. Good price points and value

Wow!! This place is great! Great vibe too! I was riding from Buffalo to Memphis, Tennessee and…read moredecided to spend the night in Charleston. But I didn't know where to eat so I ran to Yelp to find a place. WOWIE!! I got the pulled pork, macaroni and cheese, green beans and coleslaw on the side. I ordered hot sauce but it wasn't hot enough for me so the owner Ashley suggested the Gorilla Sauce. It hit the spot!!! I spoke at length with her and she gave me the whole rundown on the history and how the place came to be. Even her Dad being a former Tampa Bay Buccaneer!! If you're in the area DO NOT miss this place!! Thanks for everything, Ashley!! I'll DEF be back!!

Most delicious!!! This place is well worth a visit for lunch. My daughter got Ribs with hot bbq…read moresauce, collard greens and baked beans. She claimed everything was good. She especially liked the baked beans, saying they were seasoned very good. I took the lunch buffet. Everything was good. The ribs on the buffet were more like what is called burnt ends. They were great, especially with the hot bbq sauce. I will definitely return to this clean and friendly place.

Ok... alright... South Charleston, W. Va. I see what you're doing…read more Was passing through on my way home to SC and I yelped "soul food - Charleston, WV" and this popped up. Since I really only eat one big meal a day I was hoping this'd do. I gave it a shot. Had to park behind the restaurant because I didn't see any parking up front. Nice place. Looks like at night it could be a jumping little spot for drinks. I ordered something simple, fried chicken with yams, greens, and Mac. Great choice! Food was hot and tasty. Good portions too at a decent price. I only had water. If I come back up here I'd hit it again. It's not in the cut but across the river. Good food and good people.

When I search for a soul food restaurant, I search for food with soul, not food that warms my soul…read more (There's a difference to some people.) The chicken was good, but I expected more seasoning. The greens&yams were phenomenal. The rolls seemed small and store bought, so I wasn't thrilled about that. So all in all, it was pretty good, but I wouldn't say excellent. The waitress was super sweet, and they had a station playing on TV where MJ was still black, so that ups the score for me! The only other complaint I had was that they didn't have grits, and that's what I was really wanting that day. Had to go get them from my usual place after I left. Oh, and the inside of the restaurant was really clean too, which I appreciate. As everyone on here has pointed out, it is a black owned business, so go eat some good food.. and if you have a problem, tell someone, I'm sure they'd accommodate, they seem like good folks.

Had a hankering for a good burger. We were staying in Cross Lanes for the weekend and 2 places came…read moreup as local favorites for burgers. Katherine's was the one we chose and didn't regret it. Service was excellent and they even informed us of a discount if we liked their FB page. Done. The "Cafe" is a bar, so it's 21 and up, FYI.

Stopped Katherine's Cafe for lunch on a trip from Ohio to North Carolina this week, found it on…read moreYelp when I was looking for a spot to stop and have a late breakfast/early lunch and a adult beverage. I would call it more of a local bar than a Café, that said the staff was friendly dining room and facilities clean. We sat at the bar for lunch and Michele the bartender took good care of us. I had the Philly cheesesteak and onion rings and Kathy had the special of the day which was fish and chips with hush puppies, slaw and homemade tartar sauce. All was good, reasonably priced. If you're ever driving down Route 35 and go through Nitro West Virginia it's worth a stop!

Great place to eat.Always a variety to choose from .Food is excellent.The people who work there are…read morevery helpful.Love the view

Very good service And a great view…read moreWould recommend to my friends Open all year long