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Soul food · South Memphis · Since 1987

Come hungry. Leave family.

Fried chicken, smothered chops, greens that simmer all morning and cornbread out of the same skillet since 1987.

Plates come with two sides and cornbread · Closed Mondays

Chicken frying in a cast-iron skillet
In the skillet, every morning.
Catfish FridaysOxtails on ThursdaySunday supper, noon to sixSweet tea refills on usCobbler warm from the oven
Daily specials

On the board this week

A different plate every day, while it lasts. Monday we rest.

  • Tuesday

    • Turkey wings & dressing$15
    • Cabbage & hot water cornbread$4
    • Banana pudding$5
  • Wednesday

    • Chicken & dumplings$13
    • Fried green tomatoes$5
    • Lemon pound cake$5
  • Thursday

    • Oxtails over rice$22
    • Butter beans$4
    • Sweet potato pie$5
  • Friday

    • Catfish & spaghetti$16
    • Hush puppies$4
    • Red velvet cake$6
  • Saturday

    • Rib tips$16
    • Baked beans$4
    • Peach cobbler$6
  • Sunday supper

    • Smothered chicken$15
    • Cornbread dressing$4
    • Peach cobbler$6
Our story

One skillet. Three generations.

Smiling man filling his plate at a table of food

Miss Ora opened Southside Kitchen in 1987 with one cast-iron skillet, a borrowed stove and her mother's cornbread.

Church folks came after service. Then the whole block came. Sunday supper started in 1999. Her grandson runs the line now. Same skillet, same greens, same rule: nobody leaves hungry.

Catering

Feed the whole crowd.

Repasts, church dinners, office lunches, family reunions. Pans or a full buffet.

10+
guests minimum, one day's notice
$14
per person: one meat, two sides, cornbread, tea
$19
per person: two meats, three sides, dessert

Ask about catering

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Visit

Come sit down.

Walk up to the line, or call ahead and we'll have it boxed. Plenty of parking out back.

Opening hours
MondayClosed
Tuesday11 AM - 8 PM
Wednesday11 AM - 8 PM
Thursday11 AM - 8 PM
Friday11 AM - 9 PM
Saturday11 AM - 9 PM
Sunday12 PM - 6 PM

Southside Kitchen

South Memphis, TN

Sample address · not a real restaurant

(901) 555-0163
Pan of cornbread on a gingham cloth