Best food in NC I got the hot Mac very greatly seasoned chicken cooked to perfection.

We are in Raleigh for a softball camp at NC State and were exploring the area. Iyla's is located in a "food warehouse"... basically a trendy food court. FANTASTIC FIND!! The Dukes Chicken sandwich was great. Super crispy chicken, flavorful. The tater tots were the best ever. Hot, crispy, salty perfection. The pulled pork was Carolina true, sweet sauce, great bun, tender... delicious. Definitely a spot to grab a meal!!!! read more

Wolfpack Sandwich was really yummy and on the sweeter side. LOVED the seasoned tots. 9/10, ~$14 read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Wolfpack sandwich - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Had the delicious BBQ Sundae. Mac & Cheese topped with collard greens with just the right amount of acid, pulled pork and pickled all which formed a delicious bite! Location was great with plenty of available seating. Wonderful place with plenty of available eating options and great ambiance. Service was friendly and efficient. read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - BBQ Sundae - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

If I could give ZERO STARS, I DEFINITELY would! I ordered a shrimp burger. Long story short, there was hair fried in with my shrimp. First bite, mouth full of hair. Just disgusting. I will NEVER order from here EVER AGAIN. $15 wasted! read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - If you can't see it, zoom in! - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

This place was great! It's located inside of the Morgan Street Food Hall, with plenty of menu options. Their Nashville style chicken sandwich was delicious and I highly recommend it alongside their Mac & Cheese. Definitely stop by when in the area! read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Good food inside of Morgen Food Hall, downtown Raleigh. This shrimp & grits were split between mom/I to make it an EXPERIENCE while there with family. Share your food to test taste other vendors. This was a big portion, shrimp cooked to perfection with great flavors, a quick turnaround, plenty seating near by, delicious Southern sweet tea, etc. My nephew ordered mac & cheese topped with Nashville chicken (not pictured), which was yummy too! Treat yourself to an adventure in the city! read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Shrimp and Grits - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Got the Nashville Hot Chicken sandwich with some tots. The sandwich was as good if not better than Dave's Hot chicken. Really good. Tots were crispy and solid. Mac and Cheese was good, not great. Had an IPA from the bar at the food hall. Would definitely go back! Also first time at the Morgan St. Food hall. That was an interesting experience. Not bad to pop into while walking around. I don't know if I would specifically plan on going there for dinner or a date night. read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich w/tots Heat: Hot - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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I showed up at Morgan Street food Hall intending to go to Gym tacos, but I pivoted last minute and decided to try out Iyla's...and I'm so glad I did! I ordered the wolf pack sandwich and a side of macaroni and cheese and collard greens. I'm a mac and cheese snob and I have to tell you, theirs was reallllly good. And as someone who just recently moved here from Nashville, I can sincerely say they did a damn fine job with their Nashville hot chicken. That sandwich was dope! Really enjoyed my meal here, and I can't wait to come back and try out some more menu items! read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Wolf gang(or pack?) sandwich - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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What a great surprise and delight. Everything was fantastic! We would have liked to order more dishes to taste all of the various flavors but were stuffed. read more

The hushpuppies were amazing and honestly that was probably all I needed to know to be sure I'll be back. However, we also got chicken and waffles for the kids and I probably stole half of it from them because it was so good and so plentiful that they couldn't finish it even though they wanted to. read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

The customer service is terrible the lady that takes the orders is very rude the place was open I tried to order and they told me they had to stock to I stood waiting then they shoe 'd me away the lady is always rude people be getting off work just want something to eat have to get met with rudeness read more

The customer service is terrible the lady that takes the orders is very rude the place was open I tried to order and they told me they had to stock to I stood waiting then they shoe 'd me away the lady is always rude people be getting off work just want something to eat have to get met with rudeness. She was rude many times before. Not sure she was trying to be funny becy I am someone of color but was not cool or appropriate at all. read more

Well, this place was delicious! It's in a food hall, which we didn't expect, but it's a really comfortable/inviting food hall. So glad we actually managed to get here! read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Hot chicken over Hot Chicken Mac and Cheese Bowl Pimento sandwich with bbq pork - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

I bring friends here every time I'm hosting in Raleigh. Every time it's a good experience. I love the level of casual conversation and customer service. DJ was such a good host with good customer service. I'll be back - Again! read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Wolfpack sandwich, Nashville, hot chicken tenders, mac & cheese - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Everytime we eat here it's a hit! My husbands sticks to the Nashville hot fried chicken sandwich which is a hugeeee thigh piece fried to perfection, served between a bun with pickles and slaw with a side of tots. The spice levels are regular medium hot! Ofcourse we get the hot and absolutely love the burn! This last time I saw someone get the the hot chicken bowl that is the same huge piece of fried chicken thigh Nashville hot style, on a bowl of cheesy Mac and cheese! And omg was the Mac and cheese amazing !! Both portions are huge ! We usually have the tots leftover or half the chicken (for the bowl) We had ordered 2 sandwiches at first, and then I saw someone get the bowl and wanted that, and with the bowl being a couple of dollars more they did change my sandwich to the bowl but skipped the tots to make up for the price change! I definitely want to go back and try the shrimp and grits and ask them if I can get it Nashville hot - hot style. This place is at the Morgan street food hall and very easy to miss if you cannot differentiate the heavenly smell of fried chicken from the rest of the joints. There are a bunch of tables indoor and outdoors with a full bar too! read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich Hot Chicken Mac and Cheese Bowl - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Been to the Food Hall before but this is the first time we eat at this place! They have about 11 items on the menu and a couple of sides! We ordered the 2 piece chicken tender with a side of tots and the fried chicken sandwich with tots and pickles on the side! Let me tell you the portions are big and tasty! It was really good and tasted perfectly fried! Let me tell you that means a lot because some places over fry their food and taste the oil sometimes! You will not be disappointed! You get your number and wait to be called for your order! We were here on. Saturday afternoon and the order came out quick! Will be back to taste their bacon puppies and their shrimp and grits!! Till next time!! read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - 2 pc tender with tots - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Really enjoyed the chicken and waffle sandwich. The chicken tasted very fresh, and the syrup flavor wasn't overpowering. The tater tot sides it came with were also soo crispy. We also got the hushpuppies with I think pimento cheese in it (?), which were decent but I prefer the normal hushpuppies. Would highly recommend for their chicken / waffle dishes and tater tots. read more

Southern food made with love the Nashville spicy chicken sandwiches hot sweet and crunchy. I loved it. The shrimp and grits is not to be missed. The seared shrimp was not over cooked and remain tender. The grits were rich and creamy. The service was classic, southern hospitality. read more

This was a really fun meal in a food hall filled with options! We had the BBQ sundae which was pulled pork over mac and cheese, as well as the Wolfpack Sandwich. The Wolfpack Sandwich was really delicious and unique! The service was very fast and the hostess was very kind in explaining all the meal options for us. It was quite a busy food hall at Morgan St but there was plenty of room for seating even with our large group of friends. read more

Bring back the Ricky melt or I'm never eating here again. Sucked driving downtown for Ricky melt only to find out it was no longer on menu. Workers acted like they could care less that we were disappointed so we left. Won't be back. Bring back Ricky melt read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen was stop number 3 of my food tour and my favorite spot we visited. We were given bbq sundae with a mac n cheese base topped with bbq, sauce and pickles. The bbq was moist and tasty and I liked the sauce that was tomato based and not vinegar. Even though I enjoyed the dish I would have preferred it separate than all piled together. Iyla's is on my list to return and I am intrigued by the other menu items. read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

This chicken was amazing! We ate it before we took a picture, sorry! It was served quickly and with a smile! The medium hot chicken was perfect in spice. The cinnamon sugar hush puppies should not be missed. read more

Food was amazing. I saw all of the good reviews and went here and they were all right. The sandwich's and tots are GAS. The Mac and cheese is pretty solid but the Wolfpack and Nashville hot sandwich are incredible read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Food was just okay and not very flavorful. Hopefully I caught them on a bad day. At this point and time I wouldn't recommend but I am willing to try again. read more

Plenty of options here, something to satisfy every type of eater. I ordered the shrimp burger, which for the price, went well above my expectations. It was light and crispy, yet gave me the satisfying feeling of eating fried food. I haven't tried any of their chicken items, but the shrimp was full and they definitely didn't skimp on the portions. The tater tots were also seasoned well and were not just simple tater tots that were fried. Will be back to try the other items on the menu out in the future. FYI: It says they close at 8pm, but realistically they shut down around 7:45pm to start cleaning, so make sure that you get your orders in before then. read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Iylas Nc Shrimp Burger - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Part of the morgan street food hall lineup. Cool venue. Counter service. Really enjoyed the cook on the Nashville hot chicken. Hush puppies were dense and delicious. Tater totes were fried nicely with the additions of pimento cheese and pickled onions. Even the ranch was great. My gripe is that I always hate leaving places specializing in hot chicken feeling like the highest spice level was like a 2. Had little to no heat. Otherwise it was amazing... read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Hot Chicken Sandwich - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Got the Chicken & Waffle sandwich and Fried Chicken sandwich, each with side of tots, to go. All were excellent, and honestly, were an excellent counterpoint to each other. The Chicken & Waffle was a luxurious mix of flavors: rich pimiento cheese, balanced with the acid and tang of the slaw, with added depth of comeback sauce. Chicken was great and all within a liege waffle with crystallized sugar. Messy, yes, but excellent. The fried chicken sandwich was a straightforward proposition: excellent chicken with delightful ranch and pickles. We enjoyed trading off sandwiches for the balance. Tots were also fantastic. We sought this place out based on Yelp reviews, and they don't lie. Highly recommend! read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Fried Chicken Sandwich; Chicken and Waffle Sandwich; Tots! - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

The Nashville hot chicken sandwich was excellent! Definitely captures an authentic Nashville chicken sandwich experience. read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Hot Chicken Sandwich - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Soooo good! Great, personable staff! Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich Incredible! No time for a lengthy review when there's this good food to eat! read more

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The best word to describe Iyla's food is wow. I had seen their crispy chicken sandwich on Instagram but had never gotten around to trying them out. I missed out! The day I went they were out of waffles for some reason so I opted for the BBQ sundae. Trust me, just do it. This dish comes with baked macaroni and cheese, collard greens, pulled pork and a BBQ drizzle. So much flavor! I got a side of the bacon puppies...holy moly, even more deliciousness. Those are hush puppies with pimento cheese, bacon and green onion stuffed inside. A white dipping sauce comes on the side. I have no idea what it was but it was tasty. Basically it's like eating North Carolina in a bowl. I will say the food is very rich and you get huge portions. Mine was enough for two meals. I will most definitely be going back. read more

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I was truly unimpressed despite all of the 5 star ratings. I ordered a medium Nashville hot chicken sandwich with a side of collard greens. The greens were absolutely tasteless, no vinegar, no salt, nothing, absolutely nothing other than the grainy texture of the greens. As far the sandwich, there was so much gristle and fat I was not able to eat it. I dissected the sandwich to try to find some meat but loss my appetite as I hug in more to the piece of chicken. The toppings they put on the chick, ( pickles and slaw) were not that bad but not worth the price or overall taste. read more

Okay but I wasn't expecting the food here to be actually this amazing. Iyla's is a vendor a part of Morgan Street Food Hall and there were a ton of people in line while we were here so I wanted to see what the hype was all about. I ordered the Chicken & Waffle Sandwich and I can now confirm that the hype was real. First of all, they gave us a side of tater tots for free which was just so nice of them to do and the tots were very good too. The sandwich was amazing. At first glance, the portion size doesn't seem to be very large but I can confirm that the portion sizes are huge. Honestly this sandwich could comfortably feed two people. The salty fried chicken with the slightly crystalized sweet waffles were the perfect combination. I also appreciated the coleslaw because it was able to cut out a bit of the fattiness in the dish. Honestly one of the best things we ate while in Raleigh and would definitely come back again. read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Chicken and Waffle Sandwich cross-section - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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I've been here twice, and both times have been resounding successes. These are big, bold flavors that are equally photo-worthy and drool-worthy. Their menu reflects the types of indulgent southern food I love: smoked BBQ, killer sandwiches, fried chicken, pimento cheese, mac n cheese, collard greens, tater tots...in the words of Maria Von Trapp: "These are a few of my favorite things." The people are friendly, service is fast, and their menu is STRICTLY heaters. You can't go wrong here. read more

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We tried the Loaded Tots here while sampling the food at Morgan Street Food Hall. They are as good as they look. YUMMMMM Comfort food level 1,000. Friendly good service. Located at one end of the food hall behind Bad Cat Coffee and near a street entrance. We must come back and try more items on the menu soon. read more

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Went here for lunch. The young man at the counter kudos to him.. he was the cashier and cook. He absolutely handled it! Everyone's food was made to order and prepared correctly.. not any kind of way. I decided to try the loaded tots and I must say different but very tasty. Also got the Mac and cheese hot chicken which was very good and very fulfilling! I must agree with the previous review, Great Nashville chicken outside of Tennessee. I will definitely try their other menu item whenever I'm in the area. read more

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Iyla's Southern Kitchen just stole my heart and definitely won 1st place at Morgan Street Food Hall. This place is SO satisfying. We got the fried chicken sandwich, shrimp burger, shrimp & grits, 3 sides of Mac and cheese, and collards. I'll start by saying everyone finished every last bite of their mac- 10/10. If you know me, you know as soon as I see shrimp & grits on the menu of a restaurant I ignore everything else, so I had to get it. I've tried shrimp & grits at a lot of places in NC but this might take the cake so far. It was SO good, flavorful, hot, and creamy. The pickled onions was the topping I never knew I needed and there was soooooo much shrimp in that bowl. The bowl was super deep and the portions for this and everything else as well were huge with great prices. If you like shrimp & grits please run here!!! The fried chicken sandwich was great and the fried chicken was seasoned very well and tasted very homemade and unlike other places! My friends who came here before raved about the shrimp burger and said it was a 10/10 and that it was so delicious they got it again this time. Definitely will be back to try the chicken & waffle sandwich and hot chicken mac. Was too full to try it this time! read more

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Delicious food for a great price at Morgan street hall. Staff is very helpful and friendly. Everything tastes delicious, especially the sandwiches and mac n cheese. Outdoor or indoor seating, both are nice and it is normally pretty busy. read more

Iyla's Southern Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

The service at Iyla's was great. The staff is pleasant and professional. The service area was clean, as I arrived right at the opening time. I ordered a side of collards. The staff put plenty of napkins in my bag. Everything about the collards was all wrong. The collards were semi-steamed and still a bit crunchy. There was no seasoning whatsoever. The collards were drenched in an unhealthy amount of vinegar. I would suggest someone taste these before serving because I'm not sure who these were palatable for because they weren't prepared for consumption AT ALL. I observed customers looking like they were enjoying other food options. I say, stay away from the collards. read more

This is one of my favorite Nashville hot chicken sandwiches. I seem to order every time I go there. My 11 y/o son got the chicken tenders and hush puppies, and he never knew chicken fingers can be so good. The people there are really friendly, and they make your food fresh for every order. The ambience is typical for the food hall, which is to say busy. read more