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Urban Kitchen

4.4 (221 reviews)
ModerateNew American
Closed 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM
Updated 3 months ago

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Moderate noise
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Outdoor seating
Good for kids

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Nice ambiance and friendly staff. They gave us crayons so our kids could color right on the butcher paper.
Colin D.

Upscale, but casual small restaurant with exceptional food while still being family-friendly. We love the Outer Banks, but always somewhat dread the food scene since it tends to be overpriced and mediocre while also not being the most kid-friendly in the world. Urban Kitchen turned all of that on it's head. We got into our beach house about 2p, did a quick trip to the beach and then realized that we had to either get groceries and cook at home before bedtime or find someplace to eat out. We'd had our eyes on Urban Kitchen for a bit, but finally decided that we could really use the break from cooking and we'd try it out. We showed up 12 minutes before they opened (on Saturday night) and I'm glad we did. The hostess was tracking everyone that was out there and we were already the 6th party. When they did start seating people, we were either the last or 2nd-to-last group to be seated. They turned away several groups after us--so, lesson learned show up early. The crowd was there for a good reason. We had the porch chop, strip steak, flounder and my 5-year-old daughter had the chicken tenders. It was all fantastic. The best thing was probably my 8-year-old son's steak, which he got with the horseradish sauce on the side. He demolished 2/3 of a huge steak that was perfectly cooked medium to be pink on the inside and easy to eat, but still juicy. The horseradish sauce was also great, but we used it mostly as a dip for his fries. The arugula salad on the side (which I ate almost all of) was also great. My daughters chicken tenders and french fries, which they offered off the menu without being asked when they saw we had kids, were fantastic too. They were real, nice chicken breast filets with fantastic breading cooked to crispy goodness. The fries were lightly salted and herbed shoestring fries, but not over-cooked. The flounder came over wild rice topped with thinly sliced pears and carrots over a cauliflower purée. The fish was cooked beautifully with a nice crispy outer layer and the veggies on top and salty cauliflower brought things together. My wife said pork chop was probably the least exciting thing we got, but it was still quite good. To push things over the top, they saw that we were having a bit of trouble keeping the kids entertained while we waited for our food and brought us a bowl of crayons to draw on the butcher paper that they had on top of each table. The result was a great dining experience that everyone enjoyed. I didn't get a chance to check out the wine list, but the beer list was decent and had a lot of local beers and some nice national ones. Bells two-hearted ale (in cans) and Stone IPA (on tap) were two examples. I got a blackberry original sin cider that didn't disappoint.

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Peps A.

We arrived around opening time. We are 2 families, a total of 9 people. We knew they didn't except big groups, so we went knowing that each family was going to sit separate. We waited at the door and once the host came out, we told her we wanted to sit separate from each other so we could dine. Her face quickly changed, and she said she doesn't split groups. She was adamant that since we came together she wasn't going to seat us. I thought this was ridiculous. You mean to tell me that if one family came 5 minutes after the other one you wouldn't sit them just because they know people that are dining inside? Her demeanor was rude even though we were calm. She said we couldn't eat there and walked back in.

Ny Strip with horseradish glaze. Perfection
Jskilicious S.

Visiting the area and were looking for a nice date spot for dinner. Found the location on yelp, and decided to try. So glad we did. The service was friendly, the food was delicious and very well priced. we got the gem salad with green goddess dressing(yum) the potatoes bravas with tzatziki, chilled veggies and fries. Everything was so good. We would definitely come back. The place is very small, so heads up on that. They do not take reservations.

Crab & Avocado (5/5)
Bryce P.

Overall: Great date spot Limited seating, prepare to wait Food is tasty Portions are generous Crab & Avocado Appetizer (5/5): Well balanced Wildly fresh tasting The highlight of an all-around great meal Catfish Appetizer (4/5): Fish was flakey Batter was a bit thicker than preferred Sauce was superb Hint of Asian flavors in the sauce and veggies Pork Chop Entree (4/5): Cheese grit cake was killer - right amount of density Pork chop was big - great for splitting Sauce on top was salsa verde-like - could have gone for something a bit more unique Peaches on the side were very delicious Bonus: If you're with two moderately hungry folks, go with 3 apps or 2 apps and an entree

Hours.
Jenn P.

Hire someone with knowledge of how to treat customers because the guy standing in front of your restaurant turned us away @7:30 and said they were done for the night. We called ahead and their message says check the website which we did.... Stated they were open today and their hours sat open until 9:00. Wasted 40 minute drive from the 4x4 area to have dinner for my husbands birthday. Explained that to the guy at the door and he essentially called me a liar when I told him that we were disappointed. If they didn't want to serve dinner in their restaurant he could have offered us to take out. Just a complete jerk. Totally unfortunate.

Rainbow outside Urban Kitchen this week
Pam C.

Tonight was our third visit to Urban Kitchen (2x on this vacation!) and it continues to live up to the hype - we live in the NY area and are lucky enough to have a number of really great restaurants by us but Urban Kitchen really stands out as one of the best. On our first visit this week our group enjoyed the peach and yogurt appetizer, the Buffalo mozzarella and tomato app and the crab toast app - they were all incredible...the crab stands out to me as one of the best dishes. Really just delicious - highly recommend this appetizer (and the others). For our entrees on the first visit, two of us had the steak and loved it - and I have to say, the fries were probably the best I've ever had...another had the pork dish, another had the salmon and another had the chicken ... everyone loved them. We had a few deserts on our first visit and enjoyed those as well (honestly don't know how we had room for anything but they were wonderful so we forged on)! Tonight we went with a smaller group and had to have the crab toast again (it's epic) but my husband wanted to try something new so we also shared the gem salad with green goddess dressing - one of the best salads we've ever enjoyed. For entrees, I had to have the steak again - amazing! Still the best fries and I love the horseradish sauce - great flavor but not overpowering like it often is IMO. My husband had the pork and LOVED every bite - really an outstanding dish...the peaches (in season now) with it were incredible. And our son enjoyed the veggie dish - each veggie was prepared differently and each was perfect... Overall just a great dinner and we will for sure continue to come back every time we are in the area - this is a world class restaurant

Halibut
Tim C.

This was the best meal we have had in Corolla. Our table got the cheese app and the Catfish which were great. For our entrees we had the pork chops, salmon and the fish of the day was Halibut. Everything was cooked to perfection and the Halibut was one of the most well prepared fish dishes I have had. The service was friendly and we would definitely recommend this spot.

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Yelp said they were open until 9pm today. Drove out here and the sign says they open at 5pm.

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Everything is excellent here. The menu is small yet varied. All ingredients are fresh and delicious. Wonderful combinations of flavors.

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Great food and our go to place when we're at our home in Corolla. Sometimes there's quite a wait, but it's well worth it!

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Outstanding food every dish is delicious! The service you get is absolutely fantastic! Cozy fun atmosphere!

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One of the best meals I've ever had! From the catfish salad to the salmon and lovely coconut cake, it was all spectacular.

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Delicious food and friendly staff. A bit pricey but worth it. It can be difficult to find parking depending on the night

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