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    Flavor Hills

    4.0 (235 reviews)
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    Bar area near entrance
    Victoria R.

    I've probably driven past this place a million times, but I'm so glad that we finally stopped in! Everything from our service to our main course was absolutely wonderful! I ordered the hot honey chicken sandwich and my husband got the rattlesnake pasta, both were amazing (and spicy! ). Our server recommended adding the pimento cheese to the sandwich, so I did, and WOWO, SO GOOD! Overall had just a really great experience and can't wait to return soon!

    Catfish & Grits
    LaToya G.

    Def recommend. Great brunch spot. Atmosphere, vibe, energy was all great. Food and drinks amazing especially the presentation. A+ for creativity. Would def come back again.

    Jerk Chicken Salad
    Kat A.

    The food lives up to the name!! Food is so flavorful and delicious. We ordered a couple starters: Buffalo Cajun Wings and Biscuit Chicken Bites. Definitely get the chicken bites!! The bbq sauce is a good balance of tangy and sweet. For entrees, we ordered Apple Bourbon Chop, Honey Jerk Chop, and the Bourbon Glazed Salmon. The portions are huge! Our sides were cheesy grits and mac and cheese. 6/5 on deliciousness for all of these things!! Chef is doing a killer job back there with the menu - keep it up! It really pains me to give this place a 3 star because while the menu is outstanding, the service and overall vibe was a little off. We were greeted with a friendly host and server, but they never came to refill our waters and when we were ready to pay it took us so long to see our server again that I had to flag someone else down. As we walked out, not one staff member said goodbye which is so strange given the usual friendliness in the area. Additionally the decor is a little...random? Draped florals from the ceiling with word art promoting day drinking and furniture that kind of felt like a Chilis? It was a strange experience and I do hope they look to improve on service and ambience because the food has so much potential!

    Crispy chicken sandwhich
    William N.

    A new place in Jacksonville -- gotta give it a shot! First, let's talk about the food. The food was very good. Everyone liked their food and the portions were large -- especially the Kid's meal. We had the Cajun Chicken, the Cajun Salmon, Shrimp and Grits, Kids chicken and a chicken sandwich. No one really had anything to say bad about the food itself besides the blackened seasoning being a tad spicy for one party member. We were able to ask them to tone down the amount of seasoning while ordering to minimize it. Let's talk about the rest of the experience. We had reservations for 5pm on a holiday weekend and were able to get seated very quickly, no wait. That was good. The bad was that we didn't get silverware until after we asked for it when our food was delivered to the table -- about 50 minutes after ordering which is honestly pretty bad. The wait staff was extremely professional and pleasant. The decor was pretty bad -- it is readily apparent from the inside that it used to be a fast food type place and is now going for upscale but didn't quite achieve it's goals. Speaking of upscale, the prices were north of $20-$37 a plate for most dishes. Best value for the buck was the chicken sandwhich. But the meal was expensive for sure -- not a knock because you can research the menu before going but there it is.. The worst part was the music. It was incredibly loud. If you have old people or people who are hard of hearing, you better yell really loud or know sign language. We asked our waitress if she could get them to turn the music down a bit because we had old people and children in the party and she said she tried but indicated it hadn't happened. If you are old or your name is Karen, you might be bothered by the music genre (rap/r&b/etc). I thought it was fine, just too loud. Overall, great food with some drawbacks. If you can stomach the prices, the music and the wait for food -- give it a shot!

    CAJUN SHRIMP & GRITS
    Danielle C.

    Dined in by myself and loved how nice the staff and atmosphere was! The food was amazing. I had the shrimp and grits and fried deviled eggs as an appetizer. Highly recommend and will be coming back.

    Biscuits and sausage gravy
    Marilyn D.

    This place was absolutely wonderful! The staff are extremely friendly and accommodating. The decor was really unique. We had a blast reading the wall quotes. Our server was a complete sweetheart. She gave recommendations and was very patient with us. We booked a reservation weeks ago, as we were traveling back to VA. I'm SOOOO glad we did. Their food was beautifully plated and tasted even better. My husband had the biscuits and sausage gravy and he stated the sausage gravy was amazing. I had the French toast and OMGGGG, it was delicious. The French toast had an apple type of crumb and it definitely elevated a French toast plate. If traveling to Topsail, I will visit this establishment again. My only negative was, that it was FREEZING inside,

    Bang Bang Shrimp
    Alison M.

    Our first waitress has been promoted! Our current waitress informed us there would be a wait due to the Father's Day volume. I wanted to try the fried devil eggs maybe next time. The food came out quicker than expected.

    Catfish n' grits
    Kayla H.

    My husband and I went out on a date here. The food was great. I had the catfish n' grits, and my husband had chik of the hills. We also had the fried green tomatoes as a starter. Growing up in South Carolina and Georgia, I have very high expectations when it comes to southern cuisine, and I was not disappointed! Their catfish is one of the best catfish I've ever had. I'm very happy to say that we'll be back again to try more on their menu. This restaurant is a bit cramped, and even though the interior looks nice, it would be considered a casual setting. Hope you enjoy this place as much as I did. This place is a bit pricey but worth every dime. I paid $95, which is the starter, the meal and 2 alcoholic drinks, and a lemonade. The service was ok, I did feel like my server was all over the place, and you couldn't get her attention too well, but then again the restaurant was really busy, so I'm not going to put fault on her. She was just doing her job. Everything else was spectacular!

    Inside
    JoAnna F.

    We came to eat here with a group of people. The food was pretty good. We ordered a bread basket, the biscuit was good, we weren't too crazy about the corn bread. The restaurant itself has great ambience and is super cute. The green tomato was delicious... the service was pretty good. My one and only complaint is that at the end, I ended up having to pay for another person's meal in our group. Grant it, the waitress told everyone to look at their ticket, however, there has got to be a better way of writing down everyone's meal (according to who all is on the same check). In order to avoid this from happening. I wasn't too happy about this mistake.

    Jordan A.

    The food here was great. My server Lue was very attentive patient and was able to make recommendations. The service was great. The music was in point. I will definitely be back and visit the location in Raleigh

    Terence M.

    We came in town not knowing what to expect since it seemed so small, but man oh man did we find a jewel. The service was good and the waiter Acquiese was polite and patient. Best food I've had in a minute and that's good speaking that I live on the west coast where food is a thing. Brunch environment with a vibe that made my day. Recommended!!

    Jennifer M.

    Amazing food and so flavorful. Tried this place for the first time today and 10/10 can not recommend it enough. Everything is fresh. Even the sweet potatoe tater tots! The Mac and cheese is so yummy. It's super cute inside and you can tell that it's locally owned and not a big chain.

    Good times. These are the good times.
    Marissa M.

    Flavor Hills is now one of my favorite restaurants in North Carolina. I decided to place a brunch reservation for my mother's 70th birthday after hearing about all of the hype of the new Raleigh location, I decided to try the original location that is on the same street of my mother's home. I really appreciated the southern hospitality here. Shelly provided excellent customer service and southern hospitality from the time our feet hit the door mat. It was chilly outside and she welcomed us in to be seated immediately. Markell was our waiter and he was wonderful. There was another young lady who waited our table who was very pleasant. We enjoyed fried green tomatoes and deviled eggs as starters. My mom and I enjoyed the strawberry basil mocktail. For our entrees we had Catfish and grits which comes with delicious collared greens. This dish was fabulous. My mom had chicken and waffles, my daughter tried the hot honey sandwich and our family member had the shrimp and grits. The fried green tomatoes were tasty and not overly done. I am looking forward to visiting the Raleigh location but this dining experience was a wonderful way to celebrate a milestone birthday.

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    Such good food. Love brunch and dinner. Check out the biscuits and gravy! Also, had the shrimp and grits for dinner and it was so yummy.

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    This is our first time back at the Kettle since returning to OC last September and it is just as I…read moreremember: tasty, down home cooking and friendly folks. I asked our very helpful and sweet server Jersey if she had only 2 choices with one being chicken fried chicken or the daily special Taco Salad, which would she go with and she said the taco salad. So, that's what I ordered. It was very tasty, loaded with 2 types of cheese a side of Jalapeño (which I gave to hubby) alot of fresh tomatoes and lettuce, a side of salsa and sour cream served in a somewhat crispy tortilla shell. And the shell is the only reason for a 4 star vs 5, the shell wasn't as light and crispy as I like it. It tasted as if they fried it several hours ago and honestly, I get why they did it that way as it saves time but the shell just left me disappointed. Hubby ordered a patty melt with fries. We came into town to scope out the Jacksonville Landing for future bass fishing mornings and when I told him we were stopping in here for lunch he already knew he was having the melt. I mean, he thought about it for 90 minutes lol. I've had their melts before and it is yummy. I think though the fries were the star on his plate. They were crispy on the outside and pillowy on the inside and topped with something akin to Old Bay Seasoning. And they were HOT! Y'all, i mean, they're only fries but rhey were PERFECT! I am seriously alreasy looking forward to our 1st fishing adventure just so we can have lunch at the Kettle once we've caught all the bass. Jersey was quite attentive, but not hovering and warm friendly like only you'll find in the south. Oh, bestie told me to get the chocolate torte because she said, literally, "it's life altering." However, I forgot to so, just another thing for me to enjoy after our initial fishing trip. In some ways, you can go home again.

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