It's a Southern thing is for people who don’t play around when it comes to brunch. With an extensive brunch menu, you can order hearty items like "Pete’s Fat Kid Breakfast Sandwich" with a toasted brioche bun filled with pulled pork, bacon, breakfast sausage, fried egg, cheese and bourbon honey BBQ sauce. Still hungry? Try the flapjack charcuterie board, chicken and waffle skewers or shrimp and grits. The lunch and dinner menu is equally full of personality and flavor.
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Hours:
Monday: 10:30 AM – 9:00 PM Tuesday: 10:30 AM – 9:00 PM Wednesday: 10:30 AM – 9:00 PM Thursday: 10:30 AM – 9:00 PM Friday: 10:30 AM – 9:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM
The food was good. But my friend had hair in her grits, which ruined her food experience. But the service and drinks were Top Notch. I would return.
Gabrielle Galloway Brown
Mar 18, 2025
3
Wanted this to be so good and it was just ok. Ordered an omelette with sausage and the omelette came back without sausage and I've never been given an omelette where the spinach was #1 raw and #2 just tossed up there. The wings were decent just a tad salty. The chicken waffle balls to me were underwhelming. The chicken didn't have a lot of flavor and the waffle balls were kind of dry.
Ashton Harris
Feb 22, 2025
5
Slid in for a birthday lunch today with my husband and daughter! We were seated immediately in the only quiet corner, and we were thankful! Our waitress was courteous, peompt, and knowledgeable. Several of the ladies had so cute interactions with our daughter, which always makes us happy!
THE FOOD WAS OUTRAGEOUS. Seriously. I got the Cajun salmon cake Benedict and my husband got the southern fried steak. Holy smokes. Get them, get them! We can't wait to go back!
Kymberli C.
Feb 11, 2025
4
A friend and I were looking for a quick bite before heading to RDU and stumbled upon this place. The atmosphere that Saturday was a bit loud because there was a Duke game happening it looked like. The food and service was pretty good and even though it took a while to get to us, once it arrived it was delicious. The shrimp and grits was my favorite! I would still be back to try their other selections but choose a different day!
Kymberli C.
Feb 3, 2025
4
A friend and I were looking for a quick bite before heading to RDU and stumbled up this place. The atmosphere that Saturday was a bit loud because there was a Duke game happening it looked like. The food and service was pretty good and even though it took a while to get to us, once it arrived it was delicious. The shrimp and grits was my favorite! I would still be back to try their other selections but choose a different day!
Jennifer Coates
Jan 13, 2025
5
Me and my husband had to come to chapel Gil for an appointment . Just happen to come across this restaurant.words can’t describe enough on how incredible the food is. Highly recommend for anyone coming through to stop and eat at this restaurant. Name fits the food
javabrunn
Dec 29, 2024
4
Everything on brunch menu was pretty affordable. Server was attentive and kind. Def some of the best collard greens me or my gf have had.
Kunal Parikh
Dec 25, 2024
4
I loved the quality of food. The menu has limited selected items but a good selection.
I tried Chicken with Waffle & I must say the taste of the waffle was delicious & extraordinary. Pork Chop was yummy.
You must try hush puppies, they were extraordinary.
The restaurant is quite spacious and clean. The staff is courteous. I loved the Christmas vibe & decorations.
It's definitely a must visit restaurant.
Eugene Wilson
Dec 14, 2024
5
Food came out in less than 10minutes which was very surprising since they had a sizeable full restaurant and private party in the back. Dinner was great, fresh hot and plated well!! Burger seemed to have nice smoked bacon strip and super cheesy. The shrimp and grits were not overly spicy and very flavorful steel grits. The half chicken was a star, grilled very crispy skin with some slight spice heat on it but the chicken brine made extremely moist, definitely one of the best half chickens I've had. Very nice restaurant for date night. Will certainly be back. It's only 3minutes from Durham Performing Arts Center.
Somia Beckford
Nov 14, 2024
4
Good food. Wish they had more options without pork, like the gravy or collards. Grits really thick and not smooth, flavor is okay. Chicken and waffle skewers were great.
D Nickelson
Oct 25, 2024
4
You can't go wrong with bottomless mimosas! The food here is consistently good. Service is typically quick and the vibes are chill. This visit, we ordered the Pete's fat kid breakfast sandwich, the jalapeno brined chicken sandwich, and biscuits and jam. Both sandwiches are very good. The buns are soft and fluffy. The chicken sandwich could use more pickles or another crunchy element and it would be perfect. This wasn't our first visit and won't be the last
Ekaterina Nekrasova
Oct 3, 2024
5
Absolutely amazing and delicious! We had mac&cheese and chicken, fried catfish over rice and beans, garlicy green beans on the side, sparkling wine and key lime pie. Wow, so so tasty, this was a dinner we needed after a busy work week. Will definitely be back. We also loved the ambiance, and got to sit in a nice comfortable booth. Made a reservation on the same night. The staff was friendly, one of the best meals in Durham we've had over the last year :)
K Hopkins
Sep 16, 2024
3
Date of visit: August 25,2024 (noon)
It was my first time visiting.
My order:
Cajun Salmon Cake Bene*
$17.00
Homemade Cajun salmon cakes, English muffin, (minus)-poached eggs, garlicky spinach, Cajun hollandaise, hash browns, and fruit.
The salmon cakes were okay. It needed some remolade sauce for flavor;
there was nothing cajun about that cajun hollandaise sauce. Absolutely no flavor whatsoever!
The tea on the other hand, was very good, I must say.
Pro: Free parking behind the restaurant. Handicap accessible.
Con: The service.
Unfortunately, we were rushed while placing our orders. Everything felt rushed. The server did not spend any time at the table.
The young lady who refilled the drinks was personable, smiled, and appeared to be in no hurry. (Two stars for her assistance)
There is a 20% gratuity for parties over 8 and a 15% gratuity for all other parties.
I have no issue with gratuity however -it should be justified.
Total score ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Jack McCroskey
Aug 20, 2024
5
Everything was great and they were able to accommodate our time crunch which was awesome. Server was very nice but I can’t remember her name unfortunately. Layout was neat I would recommend a visit. 1/2 BBQ chicken first pic and Blackened chicken mac and cheese platter in the second. Both dishes were great!
TJ F
Jun 20, 2024
5
What an excellent lunch our workgroup had here! Amazing food, fantastic service and a cool atmosphere! I had the shrimp and grits. Damn tasty.
Only drawback to this place is that they auto gratuity for any size table. Management needs to understand that tipping is not mandatory and is based on quality. This comes from a former restaurant owner manager. Only downside to an otherwise excellent visit.
Mz. Tee
May 18, 2024
3
The atmosphere is great along with the service but the food is not so great. The crab dip was good I really enjoyed the cheese that was on top. I ordered shrimp and grits it was more sauce than grits and the grits were more of the texture of mashed potatoes. My daughter ordered some barbecue chicken and collard greens. The chicken was dry and tasteless and the collard greens were under cooked and whatever bbq sauce that was with it there was nothing right about it.
Christian CEO
Apr 24, 2024
3
Very disappointed. As welcoming and energetic the staff seemed to other patrons it did not relay onto me and my party. Not only was my drink mixed up but my eggs were not to what I requested them to be and since I didn’t want to correct our waitress twice to not seem like a problem customer I did not send it back to fix. The reason my order was not made right is because she had 3 other tables, I used to be a waiter in the city so as much as I would be understanding anytime I just feel like 3 small tables of 4 top is not a lot. Especially if my table was two adults. The food was not good either, the waffles and chicken must have been made using the same oil because there was no distinct taste between the two making the chicken and waffles taste just like chicken. It is very spacious and has a better menu for the evening but the breakfast and brunch menu was not it. Also whether the service was good or not there will be a 15% gratuity added which reflects on the careless service they render to their patrons. You would think with it being as spacious as I mentioned that it would not have the smell of fried chicken there but maybe that why the name of the place is called “it’s a southern thing”? I just know they can afford to have better ventilation haven that it’s in a business area. I wouldn’t come here to eat with a client but I would definitely shoot over here for drinks and a quick bite. Although the meal I ordered may of have not been satisfying this time it was recommended so I’ll just try something else or come for dinner. Overall its seems fair priced but first impression wasn’t so great but things happen that’s life at least we didn’t wait more than 15 minutes for the food to come out.
