Urban Kitchen

OMG This restaurant is a must! Outerbanks NCFantastic food for sure! Great Chef!We ordered Lamb meatballs with cucumbers and marinara.Cheese with a sweet fruity sauce to start.Chicken that was seasoned so good with potatoes and Asparagus.We also had Mahi fish that was cooked perfect.I know all the food served will be about your expectations. Dessert was a Key Lime item with coconut crumbles that I'm still thinking about!Full bar so Don't forget to ask for a Cherry Margarita.Service is over and above. Not a big place, so very nice personal feel.Thank you Joe and Jen for a perfect meal !I will be dreaming of your food for days clear to Okla !

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.

One of the best meals I've ever had. The food is fresh and prepared to perfection. True skill and talent coming from the kitchen. If you are in the area or even if you are not, you should try them once and you'll be back.

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.

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.

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.

Amazing food. The pork chop was more like a pork steak. Very tasty and perfectly seasoned and prepared.Wife got the chicken which was quite tasty (when I could get her to share some).Service was friendly. It was the off season but still busy, with no wait to be seated on a weekend (they don't do reservations apparently). Food took a bit, mostly because apparently the pork chop took 25m to cook!Prices seemed a bit steep at first, but in the end it was well worth it for an amazing meal (and prices in the Outer Banks are generally higher everywhere). Kids enjoyed their chicken tenders and fries.

Overall:Great date spotLimited seating, prepare to waitFood is tastyPortions are generous Crab & Avocado Appetizer (5/5):Well balanced Wildly fresh tasting The highlight of an all-around great mealCatfish Appetizer (4/5):Fish was flakeyBatter was a bit thicker than preferred Sauce was superbHint of Asian flavors in the sauce and veggiesPork Chop Entree (4/5):Cheese grit cake was killer - right amount of density Pork chop was big - great for splittingSauce on top was salsa verde-like - could have gone for something a bit more unique Peaches on the side were very deliciousBonus:If you're with two moderately hungry folks, go with 3 apps or 2 apps and an entree

Not a tourist trap but also not quite OBX local spot. The inside was classy and mellow and the service was there. Drinks were strong and food was good not great. May try again but truly enjoy some of the local spots over this one.

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