i've come here for brunch as an after birthday tradition with my aunt for a couple years now, and am never left disappointed. the food is impeccable and the friendliness of the staff always leaves a smile on our faces when leaving. one of the staff was even kind enough to take the time to step aside and offer us directions elsewhere as we were leaving. the tables are quite small, and it can definitely be a crowded dining room but one that is full of color, culture, and smiles. read more

So I went twice I went on a Tuesday and then I came back on a Saturday. On Tuesday we went in the early afternoon. And the food was a lot better. It was fresh and it was good. I literally ate everything on my plate. Then we came back on a Saturday early evening. And the food tasted old. I noticed when I was checking my receipts on Saturday. The guy has said oh you don't have to tip because you're a huge party. When a party of six your tip is automatically included which is the 18%. and I was like oh wow we had six on Tuesday and I left a $25 cash tip. And he said although waiter should've told you it's automatically taken out and the 18% was already taken care of. And I was like no I handed the waitress $25 cash and she never said 18% was taken out and I didn't pay attention to my receipt cause I had children with me but then when I looked back in my car on Saturday night from Tuesday, I realize that she double charged me. So on Tuesday she got over a $50 tip. The waitress on Tuesday she was a Hispanic lady with dark black hair. She robbed me. So please be aware you're going with the party of six or more. They automatically take out 18% gratuity. And I did not like that because she should've told me that you don't have to leave cash. She knew my kids were crying and I was trying to yo leave and not distract the other guest. But on the positive note, the place is nicely decorated. And service is good. I just felt robbed, so for that fact I will never ever be coming back. If you were looking to try this place for the first time come early if you want hot fresh food. If you come later in the evening, the food does taste old. read more

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The gravy for the chicken fried steak was awesome! So flavorful. The steak was tender. Be aware of the home fries, it's like thick cut potatoes chips. Fried chicken and waffles - chicken batter was very tasty but the chicken is a little dry. Service was excellent. Friendly staff. That's how service should be! Place is pretty cool decor. Very warm! read more

Southern Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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Best soul food I have found on this side of Washington. Sweet tea reminds me back in Virginia #757!!! Service was A1 and was very welcoming. Everybody made you feel like you were at grandma's house again. read more

Southern Kitchen - Mac & Cheese/ Corncake/Hush Puppies/ Cajun catfish filet/ chicken wings - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Had the brisket at Southern Kitchen and absolutely enjoyed it! The brisket was tender, flavorful, and perfectly smoked, and the sides were delicious. The staff was incredibly friendly and welcoming, and the restaurant is absolutely adorable. I will definitely be back to try the fried chicken and catfish! read more

Southern Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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Southern Kitchen remonds me of the great home cooking I enjoyed when living in Charleston South Carolina. Their southern fried chicken tastes just like I remembered it and the fried okra was just as good, too. The staff was welcpming and warm. The setup in the dining room worked well with my wheelchair both getting in and out of the restaurant and sitting at the table. It's an experience I plan on having again real soon. The parking wasn't set up for my van with a ramp but I found street parking that allowed me to deploy my ramp on the sidewalk and roll into the restaurant with ease. I look forward to my next trip. read more

Southern Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I was doing UberEats delivery and I picked up a order from here and saw how good the food was presented and the scent got me!

Come to Southern Kitchen in Tacoma Washington to get your soul food cravings satisfied!! Both Kevin Hart and Guy Fieri have visited here!! We love their fried chicken, greens, catfish, corn cakes with butter and honey naturally, mango lemonade with whipped cream on top, and sweet potato pie. Great folks here who know how to cook and serve freshly made soul food. Southern Kitchen really satisfies leaving you questioning just how quickly you will come back. read more

Southern Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

It's just like being invited to a family barbeque, with down home southern cooking! Been here a few times. Got the fried chicken plate. Chicken was piping hot out of the fryer with lightly seasoned crisp coating and juicy chicken. Collar greens were done very well and very mild. Not too much spice or vinegar. Mac and cheese was good, I liked the crunchy bread crumbs on top. Not a creamy Mac and cheese more of a hearty one. Came with a cornbread pancake which was a fun addition. We also got the hush puppies which were hot and done perfectly. Mango lemonade was sooo flavorful. Casual, small place and our server was very polite, friendly and checked in on us. Would go again! read more

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Everybody adding the menu and pictures of the food. I decided to do a little different. The WAS the catfish strips,collard greens and fried okra but you cannot tell 'cause I ate it all! Been coming here for years! Get yourself in there and have some great eats. read more

Southern Kitchen - It WAS the catfish strips, collard greens and fried okra. - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Have never eaten here without having an outstanding experience. Food is fabulous and service is so friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend over and over again! read more

Southern Kitchen - Sweet Tea - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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From the moment we sat down, we felt right at home. We ordered the fried chicken, catfish, hush puppies, greens, mac & cheese, and mashed potatoes with gravy--and every single bite was packed with flavor. The chicken was crispy and juicy, the catfish was fried to perfection, and the sides tasted homemade, like something straight from a Southern family kitchen. We also had the strawberry and mango lemonades topped with whipped cream, and they were the perfect sweet touch--refreshing, creamy, and delicious. The service was friendly and welcoming, and the vibe of the place just made us want to stay a little longer. Southern Kitchen is the kind of spot you recommend to everyone--and definitely a place we'll be coming back to. read more

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Such a delicious place. We ordered the chicken fried steak breakfast and the waffles with sausage. There was nothing left. Service was friendly. This place truly reminded me of down south as if I was eating in a diner down there! Small seating but not noisy at all when we went. Definitely want to go back for lunch or dinner. read more

Southern Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

OH EM GEEE! Y'all...ALL the food was scrumptious. The CORN BREAD...oh, the corn bread. Took all the power NOT to gobble it all up before the entree. The fried okra-just right, fried green tomatoes-to die for. The tea, served up in good ol' Mason Jars! Service was friendly, welcoming and attentive. read more

Southern Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

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Great food and great service. We went for a family breakfast with 14 people. Our server was excellent. She kept the coffee flowing and was super friendly. Everyone enjoyed their meals. read more

Southern Kitchen is Amazing! I'd driven by several times, but stopped in for the first time today. The ambiance is so colorful and inviting. While they were cooking my food (Gloria's Southern Fried Chicken Plate), I had the honor of meeting with and chatting with the Owner Ms Gloria. A bright and interesting woman who is always surveying everything, to ensure that all aspects of the dining room and staff attentiveness meet her high standards. The food was delicious. Great place to stop in for fresh comfort food and relaxation. Michelle W., Puyallup read more

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This is my new favorite place for Southern food! While in Tacoma, friends and I decided to head to Southern Kitchen. We could not find parking at the restaurant, so we parked a block away and walked over - parking is sparse. We arrived shortly before Noon on a Saturday and it was still pretty crowded. Smaller establishment, clean and inviting. Our server was amazing - friendly and attentive. We ordered: The Fried Chicken Sandwich with mashed potatoes, a Fried Chicken Plate with greens and mac and cheese and Fried Chicken Wing dinner with mashed potatoes and corn. They start you off with corn cakes, which were really good. The chicken was perfectly fried and remained moist; the sides were all great - we all raved about the mashed potatoes. We also ordered the Blackberry Lemonade which was tasty. Side note: We initially wanted to try the Brisket as well, but by Noon they were already sold out, so if you want the Brisket, be sure to get there early. The portions are generous, but the dessert we ordered to go, which was the peach cobbler, could have fed us all! Great prices and service - we are already planning our next outing to Southern Kitchen! . read more

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Please thank your entire staff who worked Sunday January 11. We had lunch around 1'sh. Place was packed but was seated asap. Beverage served within a few min. Gentleman who took our order was warm and welcoming, I am from the Everett area and dine every few months, he has served us many times and fun to talk with. He did say we come at one of the busiest times of the day and week but he will do his best and your staff worked in unison. Thank you and your staff for a wonderful meal! read more

Charming cafe serving up comfort food in Tacoma! We came for brunch on a Tuesday and was greeted by the pleasant staff behind the counter as we sat ourselves. Menu was nice and easy, not overwhelming, one side was breakfast the other lunch. We ordered the Cajun catfish strips, which were soft fried, fried chicken was our table favorite and a bunch of sides. Corncake 7/10 Mac&Cheese 7/10 Yams 8/10 Greens 7/10 Red beans & rice 7/10 Hush puppies 8/10 Sweet potato pie 7/10 Overall the food was average but service welcoming and we think they're worth returning, we enjoyed ourselves! read more

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This is one of our favorite southern food restaurants! Their strawberry mango lemonade always hits the spot. My go to is the chicken fried steak. The flavors are to die for and it is perfectly seasoned. They serve the dish with brown gravy, I prefer country gravy, so I make the switch. Their collard greens are good, not as developed as my recipe, they are more traditional. The service is always spot on with personality, professionalism, and they are very friendly! Making it a family environment! I would not only recommend this place, this is our spot! read more

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This place this place this place!!!!! Everything hiiiits. But ESPECIALLY the hush puppies!!! We couldn't stop ourselves from eating them If you could believe it, it was just me and one friend order all this food (plus a jumbalaya to go). So we tried everything and not a single thing disappointed us. (Don't judge us, we had just finished the two day lawyer bar exam! Hehe). The sweet also hit the spot as well. The staff was also incredibly friendly, there is parking, and my god did I mention the hush puppies!?!?!? One of the best places in the puget sound! read more

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The food was excellent, and as always, the service was great. The waffles were very tasty. read more

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The service and the food was amazing and made me feel welcomed. The Arnold Palmer was perfectly sweet (former Georgian talking). I can't wait to come back for more :D read more

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Best place in town for southern cuisine. BEST SWEET TEA IN TOWN, hands down. This Southern bell felt right at home. I ordered the 6th street platter that comes with catfish strips, 2pcs of fried chicken, a hush puppy, and 2 sides of your choice. I got the mac n cheese and collard greens. Those sides did not disappoint one bit. The greens were simply flavorful, and you feel the TLC of how it was prepared. Fried chicken was crispy loaded with good spices, and fried to perfection. The catfish strips, you can get regular or cajun spicy, and those strips were a party in my mouth. Yum yum! My friend and I also ordered some fried okra to start, and man oh man... the batter is superb. Food is excellent here with nice sized portions. Service was also a blessing here. Our server took great care of us. He was very friendly and organized. He even provided to go boxes for us without asking. The ambiance is very chill and lively with all the colorful decor. The tables are quite close together to fit as many as comfortable as they can, but you will be far enough to not rub elbows. There is street parking, or if you're lucky, maybe you can get a spot on their small lot. If you're wanting good food with good atmosphere, you will not leave here unsatisfied. ENJOY! read more

Southern Kitchen was a major disappointment. I honestly wouldn't call this soul food on any planet. The dishes completely missed the mark -- lacking the warmth, seasoning, and authenticity that make real soul food what it is. Everything tasted flat and uninspired, like it was cooked without any of the love or care that should be the heart of this kind of cooking. I walked in expecting comfort and flavor, and left wondering how this place even got its reputation. If you're looking for true soul food, this isn't it. read more

Stopped in with my adult daughter yesterday for the 1st time in 20+ yrs when I was stationed here at JBLM & boyyy was I not disappointed! Tastes even better now! We both got the 6th Ave platters and it was delicious! Enough food to feed 4 ppl easily. We got the Fried green tomatoes which could have been a meal in itself. The Mac & cheese was creamy & cheesy! The fish & chicken was fried to perfection! The greens were really good and the Yams were to die for. Let me not forget about the hush puppies! We even had leftovers And the service was Top Notch. Very personable & super friendly! I'll definitely be stopping in again soon!! read more

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Good service and the vibe was very welcoming.. my favorite was the sweet tea!!! I'm reminded me of home (the south). The food was good as well! Honestly it could probably be seasoned a little more but I understand you have to satisfy the masses. Really enjoyed and will def go back for their breakfast menu. read more

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Bomb breakfast and brunch spot.. chicken & waffles and the biscuits and gravy are on point! Perfect place for some authentic southern comfort food.. don't forget to try their lemonade read more

Southern Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

This is a small but amazing restaurant. The people are so friendly and professional. Excellent food and service. Fried green tomatoes are fabulous. Tanja and Marlon read more

Southern Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Awesome southern comfort food with the best sweet tea Great service. I had the country fried steak and selected macaroni and cheese as one of my side dishes - which was made with some serious love. Cheesy and flavorful! Country fried steak was not greasy, tender enough where i didn't need a knife. Finished off with a heavenly slice of their sweet potato pie. I thought the mashed potatoes were from a box they were so creamy, no lumps to be found. read more

Do not miss this Tacoma institution! Do you love a fried chicken dinner that tastes like it was made with love in your Grandma's kitchen? Does your Grandma absolutely nail the sides? Want to add some fish? Just the wings? Don't forget the corn cake? This place is amazing and the leftovers are great the next day!! read more

Came in with my boyfriend who is from Tennessee. He loved it from the first swig of sweet tea! I had never had hush puppies before they were awesome. Also try out the fried green tomatoes! The staff were so wonderful! read more

Let me start by saying this rating is only a reflection of the food. So here goes. We ordered the following: Appetizer - Hush Puppies- came out with the meal and we wanted an appetizer meaning it comes out before the meal. 1) 1/2 chicken dinner with yams and dressing with gravy. So what was wrong with this order. The chicken was not hot it was room temperature. The 1/2 chicken was 1-wing, 1-thigh, and 3-legs. Not what I expected when ordering a 1/2 as I expected 1-wing, 1-Brest, 1-leg and 1-thigh. You know half of a chicken. Now to the dressing, stone cold and the gravy was just as cold and thick like glue. The saving part was the yams. 2) Mac and Cheese, corn, I forget the third. The corn was out of a can, the M&C was oily and flavorless and not creamy as Mac should be from a southern kitchen. All were lukewarm. 3) Peach cobbler. A plus was the serving size but ends there. Canned peaches and dough was not good. The sweet tea is good. The friendliest people and extremely welcoming. Service was lacking and when you ask why not bring up the issues, I would have if I could get the server to help. Look, I can see and taste that this place has good food but hot and better seasoned would help and if you say 1/2 chicken give a true 1/2 chicken or tell the guest hey that 1/2 chicken will be....... Make the Mac and Cheese creamy and not dried out and oily. Keep the great welcome and inviting atmosphere. read more

Southern Kitchen - Heaven! - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I wanted southern food and I got southern food here. A cute restaurant in the middle of nowhere. Limited free street parking here though there is a paid parking lot next to it. Service was excellent! There was only one server on duty when I was there but it didn't feel like service was slow or lacking. Kamila was great in making recommendations when she found out I never had grits before. She told me how it could be eaten (plain, sugar and butter or salt and pepper). I got the chicken fried steak breakfast plate as it came with grits. The chicken fried steak was one of the best I ever eaten due to the seasoning. So delicious! If it's the same seasoning for the fried chicken and other fried stuff, I can see them being equally yummy. The biscuit was nice with butter and jam. I had the grits with butter and sugar. More sugar the better. It had a porridge (oatmeal) texture which I didn't really like. But now I know what grits taste like. I'll be back for the other stuff in future. Fried chicken. Fried okras. Fried catfish fillet. I saw someone ordered a hot chocolate and it came in a huge mug (mason jar) with lots of whipped cream. This place does not stint on the good stuff. read more

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The greens were delicious. The food was pretty good overall it just took a very long time to get our order (approx 45 minutes). People were friendly. The pancake corn bread was really good. Highly recommend if you don't mind the wait! read more

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My family's first time here, we ordered it to go and it took a bit for the order to be finished. One gentleman was helping with the front counter as well as server duties. He gave us our drinks while we waited for our order. Ample seating and a few small tables outside. Beautiful decorated! Ordered the catfish meal with a side of greens and candied yams with a huge hush puppy, two half-chicken meals, mashed pantoates and gravy, buttered corn, mac, and cheese all of which tasted excellent. Plus, portion sizes were perfect! My husband (from Chicago) was reminiscing while eating the catfish saying it was the same as he remembered while he was visiting his grandma in Mississippi. The order of the Red beans and Rice was underwhelming, I didn't taste any seasoning. The peach cobbler was peach mush, but I do appreciate the extra wrapping for the cobbler so it didn't spill into the bag. We also were shorted two pieces of chicken (we already left). I would not order either again unless there was a change. Even if we were shorted the chicken, we still intend to come back but plan to dine in next time. read more

Southern Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I haven't been here since 2016 and the food is still as good as the first time I was here. The lemonades are all refreshing with the fresh fruit put inside of them. Portions are big and definitely had to take the rest to go. We were full off the cornflake and fried green tomatoes before the meal arrived. When we went it wasn't too packed which was good, got in and out. Server was very attentive to what we needed and checked on us each time he left the counter! read more

Southern Kitchen - Fried Green Tomatoes - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Improve quality control in the kitchen. I have been a repeat customer for years, and until yesterday, I've never experienced as many problems with my takeout order. I was missing two sides, got a side I didn't order, the pancake cornbread was burnt, and the catfish strips I ordered ended up being a sandwich with toasted bread, a leaf of lettuce and a small catfish filet. Maybe my order was mixed up with someone else's, but I was very disappointed. In their defense, they apologized when I called and offered to remake the meals but I refused. I don't know when (or if) I will return, but my request is that they pay closer attention to make sure customers get the correct order. I wish I had checked my order before leaving, something I've never had to do in the past. read more

Southern Kitchen - The remains of the burnt cornbread - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Stumbled on this place because the place I wanted to go for lunch was busy, I'm so glad I came here! Their menu is full of choices I couldn't decide on. The staff are extremely friendly and accommodating. Even my boss who grew up in Mississippi, and now lives in Texas said "it feels like home". I will be back! read more

Everything about this lovely restaurant is incredible! Outstanding service, ambiance and the food is out of this world! I've been craving authentic southern food and we found the mecca! This is our new go-to spot. Don't delay, get over here and try it! read more

Southern Kitchen - Fried chicken feast - Southern Near Me - Tacoma, Washington