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    Kountry Kitchen

    3.2 (141 reviews)
    Closed 10:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
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    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Oxtail Dinner garlic mashed potatoes and corn
    Richard H.

    Located on college avenue, which is about 2.7 miles from downtown Indianapolis. This is a must for authentic soul food! Modern, upscale restaurants. I highly recommend this she-crab bisque: creamy crab broth with generous chunks of real crab meat. Their signature dish: 6 hour oxtail dinner. Three large pieces o oxtail vertebrae, so juicy and the meat falls of the bone. I recommend the garlic mashed potatoes and grilled corn side dishes. It comes with a delicious piece of their signature cornbread.

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    Russell J.

    First time trying out this legendary establishment and they did not disappoint. It's smaller than I thought it would be but has a nice welcoming ambiance. The staff was nice , it was a little bit of a wait before someone took our order but food came out prettt quick. We had fried wings, catfish, which were both fried and seasoned to perfection, no sauce needed. Our sides were Mac n cheese which was extremely flavorful but just a little too salty. Sweet potatoes were perfectly pleasing and not overly sweet, collard greens and green beans which were also delicious. It also came with a huge piece of cornbread that was light and fluffy plus buttery. Washed it down with some of their very delicious homemade lemonade which I highly recommend. I will definitely be back when I need another soul food fix!!

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    Angie L.

    This place is so GOOD! MUST GO if your in town! I had the combo Fried Chicken wings and smothered porkchop, cornbread dressing, candied yams and mash potatoes. The food did not disappoint!

    Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, fried corn, and flavorless cornbread.
    Jami W.

    I promise I still want to love Kountry Kitchen, but today I said to my boyfriend, "I miss the pre-fire Kountry Kitchen". Man back then they brought out hot food and the customer service was unmatched. Today my food was BARELY warm, and the server completely got my boyfriend's meal wrong. Which we were pretty sure she was going to do becauae she was barely paying attention when taking our order. The tables are way too close together to have any type of conversation not involving the next people and the service honestly is terrible. Today it was MiMi but in all the times we've been back since they reopened we have yet to be met with great or even good service. We always seem to be bothering them. They do have good meatloaf though.

    Ox tail Fried Corn Fried Okra Baked Corn Bread
    Cassandra G.

    We were in town for the State Fair and wanted something more like home style cooking. This was close to where we were staying and decided to give it a try. The service was good. We were provided multiple recommendations of entrees that are popular. We ordered: Ox Tail: classic roast vibes for sure Meatloaf: would order again Kids Chicken Wings I had a special lemonade/tea that was fantastic. Overall a good experience for soul/comfort food. The cornbread was slightly dry. I needed more butter to wash it down.

    Meatloaf, cabbage, greens, cornbread, and yams
    Aary W.

    I enjoy going to Kountry Kitchen is very nostalgic. I used to go out somewhere when I was little with my family now I was an adult I go and I take friends that have never been there before and see how they like the food. This is the first time I sat at the bar since they've been renovated and it was cool to go during lunch hours and we went on Juneteenth. They had a good selection of shows going on at the bar. They have a TV. We also got to meet the bartender who was really nice. This is the first time I've tried the mashed potatoes and the cabbage. They were actually good. I enjoy how the mashed potatoes were nice amount of butter, not overly seasoned. My friend enjoyed the food as well especially the the greens. The only suggestion I would make would be if they had more seating inside of the restaurant that would increase more traffic flow and not feel like people are sitting on top of each other but other than that, I like how they expanded and other people are able to have functions on the other side of the building And also a nice balcony for the warmer climate months.

    A mural of the late Rep. Julia Carson along with Rep. Andre' Carson, and the Obamas.
    Brenda J.

    Stopped by without a reservation after an event at Indiana Landmarks (1201 Central Avenue). Since they were getting ready for their busy dinner hour, I sat at the bar. I've been here before and decided to try the fried pork chops today. My side items are the yams and green beans. There's a bread choice of dinner roll or cornbread. I chose the cornbread

    Sarah M.

    My friends at work and I stopped in here for lunch at the recommendation of another co-worker. We came on a Thursday and it was pretty busy. Service started off great. He gave us a few minutes to look over the menu and brought us our drinks. We decided to split the deviled eggs appetizer and were so excited to try it. It took a long time to come out, and when it did it was only 2.5 eggs. Incredibly disappointing for a $15 cold app. I ordered the hot honey fried chicken thinking it would be one piece of fried quartered chicken (or a maybe a combo) because the menu didn't say specifically what it was and it was in between quartered chicken and chicken wings. I picked mashed potatoes + fried okra as my sides and added an additional side of macaroni and cheese. One friend did the combo with whiting (at the recommendation of our server who said it was better than the catfish) and meatloaf and picked mac and cheese + mixed greens as her sides and my other friend picked the baked quartered chicken with coleslaw (can't remember her second side). Our server stopped by a long time later and said our food was being made and that we would be up next, but they were feeding a large party before us (no problem, they were here before we got here) and that it would be a "5 minute delay." 5 minutes became 15-20 minutes. During this time we also went 30+ minutes without waters being refilled. Once our food finally came, we asked for refills, salt, pepper, and vinegar. My water and one of my friend's water was refilled, but our other friend who had ordered tea never received a refill the entire time we were there (2 hours). My chicken that came out were all wings, which I did not want and wouldn't haven't ordered if the menu stated that. Our server said "they always come out like that and he would have told me if he knew I didn't know that." He went through all of the specifications of the baked vs fried chicken and dark vs white meat with my friend who ordered the baked quartered chicken, so it seems odd he would just not mention that when I ordered. And again, the menu has a separate option for chicken wings, so why would a customer expect the "hot honey fried chicken" to be only wings? He asked me 3 times if I wanted him to swap it out, which was frustrating because if I said no once, then please stop coming back to the table to ask me again. I said no thank you the first 2 times and then the 3rd time I added in that we didn't receive our food until we had already been there for an hour and I didn't want to wait that long again for a replacement. I ended up deciding I would just bring them home to my husband to eat for dinner. I ate my sides instead (glad I had gotten a 3rd one to try) and had to add copious amounts of salt and pepper to the mashed potatoes and mac and cheese because they were not seasoned. They were served hot and had a good texture, but there was no flavor, which was weird because it's a soul food spot and not at all what I remember from their original location. My fried okra was also not seasoned, but had a good breading to okra ratio and was served hot. My friend that ordered the whiting and meatloaf liked her meatloaf, but only ate part of her whiting fish and gave up because it was nothing but bones on the inside (server recommendation, but nothing was mentioned about bones). Her mixed greens were not seasoned and even after adding in malt vinegar she said they still weren't good. She did not like her mac and cheese and said the noodles tasted gummy. My other friend ate her baked chicken, said it was not seasoned like everything else, and did not like her coleslaw either after trying a bite and adding extra salt and pepper. I asked for a box for the wings and we sat without water while talking for another 30 minutes (again, we were here for 2 hours) while waiting for our server to come back so we could get checks. When he did come back we said we'd all do separate checks and instead of splitting the appetizer between he just put it on my check. This should have been split evenly or him ask us beforehand who wanted to take it if that wasn't possible. Overall, we ended up being gone from the office for 3 hours because of the drive time there and back and being in there for 2 hours to wait on food, eat, and wait for a check. Just something to think about if you are also wanting to stop in for lunch on a weekday. We were collectively disappointment in the flavor of the food and experience we had there and would not come back, which was a huge departure from when we first sat down, looked at the menu, and joked we'd have to come back enough times to order a different appetizer to split each time until we had tried them all. Our server was friendly and had manners, but lacked attention to detail and follow up, which are key to guests having a good experience.

    1 Meatloaf
    Rebecca P.

    We were excited to try out this Indy staple comfort food! The menu is your standard southern fare and there is an entire bar with many options to choose from. Good hours. We got the meatloaf and the mashed potatoes/green beans. It was very succulent meatloaf with onions in it (good texture)! Mashed potatoes were on point! The soup of the day was full of flavor. I wish the ambiance was less stale and had more personality - judging by the decor it could honestly be any restaurant, would love to see more personality shine through. The best part was the service: our waitress was absolutely phenomenal, a sweetheart who we had great conversation with the entire time. We stayed extra long and got more drinks just to talk to her a little longer.

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    Dani J.

    This was my first visit to the new building. My party of three arrived shortly after opening on a Sunday. The restaurant is nicely decorated with hand painted murals and actual photos of famous people that have dined at the restaurant. It also has a bar. It started off a bit rocky, but ended on a good note. Service wasn't as pleasant as we had hoped initially, but our waitress quickly warmed up to us. It was disappointing for my friend to discover there wasn't any coffee available for breakfast. I ordered apple juice only to be told it wasn't available either. We both settled for orange juice. I ordered the chicken and waffles. The portion was plentiful and delicious. I really liked the waffle. I also tasted the fried green tomatoes. They were good as well. Everyone loved their meals, and decided we would return.

    Ashley D.

    So, on Thursday evening August 14th after work I had a 5pm reservation at the restaurant. It was my first time at the new Kountry Kitchen. It's in a great growing neighborhood on North College Ave. There are no stairs entering the building, you'll have to enter the doors facing Ace building across the street. Kountry Kitchen does have an event center along with a rooftop now. There are plenty of parking spaces on the lot as well as street parking. I highly recommend you to reserve especially if it's more than one person. I was seated as soon as I arrived at 5pm, it wasn't many people inside of the restaurant since it was still an early evening at 5pm. For, my entrée I ordered rib tips that came with two sides which were yams, and mac and cheese. To, drink I had a sweet tea to drink that should had been sweeter. The sides yams were absolutely delicious, the mac and cheese wasn't cheesy like the menu described, however the mac and cheese was still good. The rib tips were definitely made in the oven, BBQ had a sweet tangy to it, the rib tips were well seasoned, a lot of fatty meat on the rib tips, but overall on the rib tips wasn't bad. Now, the Server could had been a little more friendly, she never asked me if I wanted more sweet tea, but she did come around few times asked me how's the food as well as if I needed anything. Kountry Kitchen does have a full bar, have a lot of events there, and as I was leaving at 6pm there was an event on their rooftop called Bourbon and cigars. I'll definitely go back to try other items on the menu.

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    Faren J.

    I've been here for a few events over the summer and have had a blast each time. The food is delicious, the staff is friendly and hilarious, and the service is always great - especially given we had large groups. Be sure to check out the new event venue and rooftop space.

    Meal Combo with Fried Chicken Wings, 1 Smothered Pork Chop Macaroni and Cheese  Mashed Potatoes, Fried Jumbo Shrimp
    Kendal S.

    I, like most of the sports world, heard about Kountry Kitchen thanks to the legendary Shannon Sharpe. He said if you're in Indy, you *have* to go to Kountry Kitchen, so I did--and he wasn't wrong. This place has a great atmosphere, excellent service, and food that hits all the right notes. As always, I started with the fried chicken wing to gauge the quality, and after one bite, I knew I was dealing with something special. Both the fried chicken and the smothered pork chop were excellent choices for my two meats. The mashed potatoes and gravy? Full of flavor and a perfect pairing. Now, let's talk mac & cheese. I was skeptical at first--it didn't look like the kind I usually get excited about--but I was wrong. This mac & cheese was incredible! And then I saw jumbo shrimp on the menu and had to add some to the mix--they might have just stolen the show. Shannon was right--this place is a must-visit!

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