Kales Kitchen

I was very fortunate to have a southern grandmother with a heart of gold, who cooked the most amazing meals usually all from scratch. Soul food (when done right) is expensive, time consuming, but most importantly a labor of love. Our Kale's Kitchen food didn't taste like business. It was something akin to what you would expect granny to serve Sunday after service. Our orders of Turkey Wing, and Stuffed Chicken were each accompanied with green beans and mac and cheese. I also ordered a side of yams. The Turkey Wing was tender and flavorful. The green beans (from a can, I believe) were cooked in a broth of some kind and well seasoned. Mac and cheese buttery and loaded with a mild cheese(s). The stuffed chicken is a very large breast stuff with a more complex cheese mixture similar to perhaps an artichoke dip. Yams thick not watery and well seasoned. Very, very, very good!Fun fact: I used to really be out here ordering from these Instagram chefs and Kales Kitchen was one of them. I think it was a 10 meal prep for less than $100.00. We had a quality issue and she was quick to respond and resolve and I love to see the growth. With that being said, you will have to be flexible. They are still working through process issues. However, for me, the food justified the inconvenience. Considering all the hype that isn't an easy feat. Soul Food 4.7

I recently dined at Tupelo Honey with high hopes based on its promising reputation. Unfortunately, the experience fell short of expectations.The staff was courteous, but the service was inconsistent. We experienced long waits between courses, and our server seemed overwhelmed, which affected the overall experience. She failed to update us on when our meal would be ready, and when we did finally receive it i(over an hour wait) it was cold and a few had to be sent back. Which needless to say disappointing.

I have been wanting to try Kales kitchen ever since I learned about them on social media. They are a pop-up restaurant so they do not have regular business hours. When you follow them on social media you will be updated when they will be open. From the pictures that I see online there is typically a long line to get a plate unless you go during the late night hours. Luckily Kales kitchen just started posting pre-orders to prevent their customers from having to waiting in long lines. With this process the info regarding the menu & number to text is posted on their IG account. I placed my order by text and paid for it by cash app. Unfortunately the business had some issues with their equipment so orders couldn't be picked up on the original pickup day. I wasn't notified until a couple of hours prior to the start of the pickup times.On the rescheduled pickup day. I did not get notified until about 2.5 prior to my pickup time. The business is located in a shopping plaza near NCCU and Rally's. When I did arrive to get my food it was ready and I did not have to wait in a long line. My food was hot and was still hot 45 minutes later. I ordered the chicken wings over rice with Mac and cheese and greens as my sides. The business is called the home of the heavy plate and I see why. The box was literally heavy and packed with food. I had enough for several meals. The food was so good. The rice and gravy was good. The chicken was seasoned well and fell off of the bones. The mac was cheesy and tasted good. The greens were ok and could have been cooked longer. Outside of the late texts about pickup times that can prevent you from planning your day the process wasn't bad. Overall the food was amazing. It has been stated that they are working on ways to make the process better so hopefully that helps.

Listen, y'all better set them alerts for Kale's kitchen IG post so you don't miss their weekly preorders. Preordering is the easiest way to avoid the long walk-in lines that they usually have, but you gotta be ready to send in your order when their post drops because they only accept a certain amount of orders.This salmon & shrimp pineapple bowl with yellow rice and stir fry underneath was INCREDIBLE! They always come through with a heavy plate so this was more than enough for me and Julius to share.

Is the food great? ABSOLUTELY! Do they make it easy to get? Not at all. We ordered salmon, pot roast, mac and cheese, yams, and greens. As the home of the heavy plate, they did not disappoint. Everything was hot and full of flavor expect the greens. They were lacking. Mac and pot roast were top notch! Definitely getting those if I get the chance again. The process to ordering and pick up is not user friendly but hoping that will improve as the business grows. They were over 20 minutes late on the pick up time and didn't give any updates that they would be late. Didn't reply back to calls or texts. You find out about ordering and pick on Instagram.

The owner is just such a sweetheart. First of all, come out and spend your money at this Black owned and woman owned business, not only to put your money where your mouth is, but also because the food is the bomb. My kids and I have had the chicken wings, shrimp, blackened chicken breast, steak, pot roast, Mac and cheese , yams , mashed potatoes, rice, green beans, seafood Mac, and cabbage. We drive 40 minutes for nothing more than to eat this food. Even when there's a wait, the food is worth the wait. Tips: bring your own utensils because you won't get any and you may want to eat in the car and either bring a drink to go or stop through a drive through to get a drink on the way to pick up your order, so you have something to wash your food down with.

We went to the address on their website and they were not in that shopping plaza. Where are people getting their food to give a review? If the owner or worker sees this post please let us know where you are.

Worth the drive and standing outside to wait for them to open as well. Lived up to their reputation, I prefer my cabbage to have a little more flavor but it didn't stop me from demolishing my plate. Well half of it, there's enough for dinner tomorrow leftover with such hearty portions.

Food is great!!! No more need to be said, I enjoyed my Mac and cheese lamb chops and green beans.

Do not pre order with the promise of a staggered pick up its a lie everyone pick up at the same time and it's later than the time posted. The over priced and over seasoned food ain't worth the drama or wait