Hidden Gems in Charlotte: King's Kitchen

 Hi yall, 

I wasn't able to get to a restaurant in Peoria this week so I decided to post about another great place I went to in Charlotte, the King's Kitchen. This restaurant was located in uptown which is Charlotte's downtown area. I really enjoyed the concept of this place. They offered locally grown foods and ingredients from around the Carolinas and the profits and proceeds go toward feeding the poor and operating the training and life-skills development program offered to interns through the Charlotte Mecklenburg Dream Center. One thing I noticed is that all the staff members are volunteers.

I really liked the mission of this restaurant.
Upon looking at the menu they had pretty standard southern food such as fried chicken, shrimp and grits, and collard greens. Any meal you got could be turned into a "Southern classic" for just $11 which allowed you to have 3 extra sides to your meal. I decided to go with Aunt Beaut's Fried Chicken along with collards, mac and cheese, and Carolina gold rice & field peas. It looked really good once it came out to our table.

The fried chicken itself was decent. Every time I have fried chicken it's usually hit or miss for me because of how greasy it is. This time it wasn't too bad. The chicken was tender and delicious. The mac and cheese I had was very good because it was baked. The collard greens I felt were really salty and I didn't really like the bacon that went along with it. Overall, I thought it was a decent meal but nothing terribly special. I'm glad  I was able to support the cause of the restaurant and the staff working there all were really friendly. 

Rating: 6.5:10