Lived on the Outer Banks for several years and just last month discovered Simply Southern! Heard about them on the radio and decided to check them out....and in a month we've been there four times! Great food, awesome people, great atmosphere.... couldn't ask for more! And the price...two thumbs up! Serving sizes are good too! Definitely will be going back!!! read more

Sunday May 17th, 2026....ALL THOSE RADIO ADS.....really?? Dropped by 2day @ 2:45 pm and your counting the cash w/the door locked!! Ads & sign says 4pm! Southland ( my favorite chix place) is going through similar unprofessional behaviour!! Please GET A GRIP! Folks notice being treated unfairly! I didn't get my Sun FriedChix fix today!! SAD! read more

Simply the WORST pulled pork BBQ sandwich I have EVER had. The bun was oily, about 2oz of dry flavorless meat with a piece of cartilage thrown on top for texture, the coleslaw was the best part of the sandwich and was about 3-4oz. The best part of the meal was the BBQ beans about 3-4oz. Price with no drink $12.10 read more

I only have pictures of our leftover hush puppies, but I KNOW I will be back to order more in the future. We were driving by and my daughter said she was hungry so I pulled in and placed a to go order. We had a dog with us in the car and she said we should sit at the picnic tables and let her run around on the side. So we did. The restaurant is so cute, quaint and inviting. And the workers were so nice. We ended up getting hush puppies, dried okra, and two crab cake sandwiches. I was so impressed with how fresh and delicious the crab cakes were. Soooo good. WILL BE BACK! read more

Simply Southern Kitchen - Hush puppies to go - Southern Near Me - Harbinger, North Carolina

I've lived in this area for years and I can't believe I've never stopped by here. This is a cute little roadside restaurant serving southern classics. I got the 7 dollar breakfast, and it was very good. Eggs were cooked to perfection and the grits were delicious. The biscuits and the sausage were a bit cold, which is the only thing preventing me from giving this 5 stars. The food came out very quickly and the server was helpful and nice. read more

Simply Southern Kitchen - 7 Dollar Breakfast - Southern Near Me - Harbinger, North Carolina

I had the Salisbury steak and mashed potatoes - so good. I also ordered an order of chicken and dumplings to go for later. Looking forward to going back and having fried chicken. read more

Food was excellent, service was fast and staff was super sweet! Highly recommend. Had the Carolina pulled pork, Mac and cheese and collard greens. All were cooked perfectly and had were so full of flavor. The soft pretzel with cheese sauce was so good. Will be back next summer! read more

Great food. Relaxed atmosphere. Kind staff. Highly recommend the flounder, shrimp, or hot chicken sandwich.

The server was very good, the atmosphere was rustic. Unfortunately the food was over cooked , cutting the pork chops wasn't possible and chewing the chicken was unacceptable. read more

We enjoyed a wonderful dining experience at Simply Southern Kitchen. Our party of 4 enjoyed the fried chicken dinner, fried shrimp dinner and barbecue ribs. We all enjoyed our meals and the service from Ali was fantastic. We will definitely return when we are in the area. read more

This food was amazing and a great price for the quantity of food. Service was spot on and fast! Very clean and great music playing. Next time we are in the area we will come back! Only negative was they were sold out of A lot of sides. But that just means that it's a good place to eat and people like it! So it's ok. I don't have pictures of the food because we ate it all read more

The food was delicious, especially fried chicken platter. Crispy skin but the meat was juicy. A corn bread was delicious. We wanted to try dessert too but the waitress gave us the bill while we were half way into our dinner. Maybe the desserts were sold out? We wouldn't never know. read more

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Best biscuits on the beach, delicious fluffy omelette, great home fries. Bacon so under cooked couldn't eat but everything else delicious.

A very nice quaint restaurant and great service. I had Fried Chicken, Green Beans and Mash Potatoes. It was amazing Tender and crispy Chicken. The vegetables were seasoned very well. Definitely will be coming back for more. read more

Food was great we had fried shrimp and fried flounder. Good size piece of fish. The hush puppies and all sides were good. Service was friendly attentive and quick. Great stop leaving or going to OBX. Cute decor read more

We came here for lunch. It's a cute little restaurant. I like the decor of the place. I ordered Fried chicken 3 pieces with hushpuppies and collard green. I like that they lightly sprinkle salt on the hushpuppies to enhance the sweetness. The fried chicken was cooked perfectly and still juicy. Blueberry pie with vanilla ice cream was perfect to end the meal. The warm blueberry filling and the cold vanilla ice cream complimented each other. The staff are friendly and attentive. Highly recommend this place. read more

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Best sausage gravy and biscuits. Coffee was delicious! Friendly fast service at a reasonable price.

Deliciousness - 3.75/5 Service - 2/5 This restaurant has all the staples you want for Carolina fare - namely pulled pork and fried chicken. I was particularly excited by the chicken livers, which were very tasty. The fried chicken was also particularly good, absolutely nailing the crispy outside to moist inside ratio that is critical for good fried chicken. That said, all the food was a bit one note. My taste buds were worn out on the taste of fried food as there weren't enough spices or flavors in the food to change things up. For example, the hush puppies tasted almost exactly like the fried entrees. I ordered green beans as a side and they were very bland so it didn't help to cleanse my palate. I ultimately ended up drenching a lot of the food in hot sauce to break up the monotony. I was also disappointed with the tea, which was more water than not. The servers were nice and made an extra effort to keep our glasses filled. However, they got some orders wrong (which they were quick to fix) and forgot two of the appetizers we ordered. So while they were friendly, it wasn't the best service. The price is great, you get a ton of value for your buck (indeed, this was probably the most cost-effective dinner we had on our vacation). So if you are looking for a solid Southern food meal while at the beach, this will satisfy. But it won't blow you away. read more

Good food, great service. Decent prices with nice portions. We would recommend highly. Some of the best Carolina bbq we've had in a long time. read more

We stopped by for a quick lunch on our road trip. Location is just off the highway. Service was excellent. Food was what I call "white bread." My tacos were filled with unseasoned chicken breast, dried out cheddar cheese, iceberg lettuce, diced tomatoes. Where's the cilantro or salsa? The tacos were accompanied by a cup of wonderfully flavorful black beans and a cup of over cooked Spanish white rice. My Hubbie had the meatloaf melt sandwich with mashed potatoes which was hearty and wonderful. Side of green beans was lackluster. read more

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As a southerner and someone with basic cooking skills I'm insulted. The best part of my meal was the hush puppies. The tea was bitter and watered down. The chicken wasn't seasoned. Also all the sides were canned or pre-made. Don't say southern if your mac and cheese is stoffers, and the collards are canned. Excuse me but as someone who makes both from scratch run like forest Gump away from this sad excuse for Southern. Cracker Barel is better than this place. read more

Simply Southern Kitchen - Southern Near Me - Harbinger, North Carolina

Very friendly staff. Ribs and pulled pork just so so. Won't be back. Not much more to say

Excellent service and atmosphere! The people are so nice and they are very accommodating to travelers with special request. read more

Simply Southern Kitchen - Grilled Shrimp plate. Gluten Free. - Southern Near Me - Harbinger, North Carolina

Great food, great atmosphere, and service is great Would recommend! Recently opened back up read more

Simply Southern Kitchen - Shrimp and Grits - Southern Near Me - Harbinger, North Carolina

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I have been wanting to try Simply Southern because although I am unimpressed with Sooey's (same owners) I liked their fried chicken and wanted to give the barbecue a chance. So, while on our way to ORF to pick up guests, we stopped for lunch. We ordered exactly those two items. Perhaps these are not the things to order here. Maybe the fried shrimp and flounder and oysters would be worth driving from KDH for, but fried chicken and barbecue are not. The fried chicken could have been good if it had any seasoning. It was salt free and black pepper free. While it was crisp and fresh and hot and the coating was not over-applied, it just needed something. This was a true disappointment, because the one time we had fried chicken at Sooey's I really liked it. My barbecue sandwich was generous and that is about all that can be said for it. There is absolutely no hint that this has been anywhere near a smoker, whether wood fired, charcoal, gas fired or electric. It was gray pork that probably came out of an oven. At least that is what they have managed to make it look and taste like. It had no smoke, no salt and very little vinegar sauce. Most importantly it had no North Carolina barbecue flavor. Award winning barbecue? How? Who gives these awards? This was just roast pork. Again, I thought from my previous experience that Sooey's barbecue (which this is) was acceptable. Huge double disappointment. You can get a way better barbecue sandwich a few miles south at OBX Bites and they are not even a barbecue joint. Perhaps one should try the fried seafood. High Cotton puts this to shame and, at least for us, is much closer. TL's is probably about the same distance and is infinitely better. I would drive out to Martelle's in Englehard before driving to SSK, at least for chicken and barbecue. I'm really puzzled by the ratings for such mediocre food. Sorry. read more

Simply Southern Kitchen - Fried Chicken - salt free, seasoning free - Southern Near Me - Harbinger, North Carolina

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Best fried shrimp we've ever had. Decent prices, great service, so glad we stopped instead of continuing farther down into the OBX

Delicious home cooked food. Comfortable atmosphere. Great waitress. Nicely decorated inside.

This has to be the most amazing food ever, we are not local and looked up place on line, our waitress was super friendly, they give huge amounts of food , not expensive at all... incredible I would give 10 stars if I could, would highly recommend read more

Real down home atmosphere. Very friendly service. Food was hot and fast. The chicken was a bit too crunchy and pretty dry. Onion rings were real good. Mashed potatoes were homemade and yummy. Our server kept our waters full, which is a chore. We drink a lot of water and their water glasses were kinda small. So kudos to her! read more

Simply Southern Kitchen - Fried flounder, okra and homemade mashed potatoes - Southern Near Me - Harbinger, North Carolina

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Great service and excellent Southern food. The waitress was very good and the service quick. The food was cooked to perfection and the portions were large. The prices were very reasonable. This is a great place to go for a southern country breakfast. read more

Absolutely the best BBQ & hush puppies I have EVER had in my 74 years! Wonderful service & great food! Definitely want to come back again!

Leaving OBX. A little sad? Simply Southern will lift your spirits. Just over the bridge, Sri here for better than average breakfast favorites. We got the pancakes, French toast, and omelet. Everyone left a little happier. read more

Great Southern food and great hospitality. Their food is yummy!! I am glad there was 5 of us, and had the chance to tried various dishes. I had the flounder with fries and coleslaw. We also tasted the pork chops, fried chicken, and pulled pork. Side dishes: French fries, green beans, coleslaw, mac and cheese, fried okra, collard greens, baked beans, and hush puppies, plus sweet tea. The only reason I had 4 stars is because of the styrofoam containers, but food and service was great overall. Portions were generous. We are going back! read more

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Very very good little southern gem. If you want real authentic cooking this is the place. The menu is small but a good variety for all. Extremely pleasant and efficient waitress taking care of the entire restaurant and never did a customer have to wait. I ordered the BLT served on thick sliced white toast. It could've used a bit more mayo and bacon but the French fries were excellent. My husband ordered one of the lunch specials, meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy and a side of baked beans. He said everything was real, and one of the best meals he's gotten on the Outer Banks. We will definitely go back, and highly recommend that you try it too! read more

Simply Southern Kitchen - Meatloaf special - Southern Near Me - Harbinger, North Carolina

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Stopped in from a recommendation of a local hotel employee. Exceptional friendly, profession an fast service with great food. The morning consists of french toast and omelets...Outstanding! Heading out the next day, we stopped for lunch. The shrimp were lightly sautéed and delicious. Hush puppies were amazing topped with honey butter. The menu is kept simple and had a good variety. The burger was well cooked, Kids loved the shrimp poppers. We will definitely be back!! Stop by, bookmark it...its worth it. read more

Everything was fantastic! We all got the specials for the day, Swiss/mushroom/bacon burger, Mac and cheese/bacon burger and for dessert, some banana pudding cake. Great stop in the way out of OBX. Small and friendly with great service! read more

Simply Southern Kitchen - Southern sweet tea - Southern Near Me - Harbinger, North Carolina

We were anxious to try some southern cooking, namely the fried chicken. We were less than impressed. The chicken was crunchy but very dry. It must have been sitting under a lamp for a while because our dinners came out almost too soon. The mashed potatoes were chunky and tasteless and served with brown gravy and were cold. My green beans were so overcooked and tasteless. The hush puppies were good and so was the coffee, and our waitress was pleasant. Very disappointed that they try to market themselves as southern cooking. Far from it. read more

We stopped in after a long day at the water park and boy did they deliver. If you're looking for warm, friendly service and great southern food at a great price this is the spot. After several expensive but somewhat disappointing meals in Rodanthe where we were staying, we were thrilled to come upon this gem. If you bring the kiddos and they color a kids menu they can have it added to the wall behind the front counter, which is a sweet touch. read more

Simply Southern Kitchen - My popcorn shrimp with hush puppies, green beans and corn bread. - Southern Near Me - Harbinger, North Carolina

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Ohhhh we are so glad to have found this place. The service was absolutely amazing the food was the BEST we have had on our trip to the Outer Banks . We have a new favorite place Fish was fresh and my chicken was delicious with mashed potatoes that had real lumps. Thank You read more

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Everything we had was amazing - BBQ pork, cornbread, apple spice cake and hummingbird cake, all very delicious. Staff was friendly too!