Southern Kitchen

1716 6th Ave, Tacoma
(253) 627-4282

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Half a Chicken with Okra and Mac N Cheese
Half Southern Fried Chicken
Fried Green Tomatoes
Cornbread Dressing
Pancakes Breakfast
Mashed Potatoes
Peach Cobbler
Chicken Fried
Cajun Catfish
Hush Puppies

Menu

Featured items
6th Ave. Platter
Regular or Cajun catfish strips, plus Southern fried chicken. Includes a golden fried hush puppy, corncake, and your choice of two sides.
Half Southern Fried Chicken
Four pieces of free range locally sourced chicken hand-coated in a blend of house seasonings. Served with a corncake and choice of two sides.
Candied Yams
Strawberry Lemonade
Bread Pudding
Hand crafted bread pudding topped with caramelized pecans, whipped cream, and drizzled with caramel sauce. Allergen: Nuts.
Gloria's Peach Cobbler
Sliced peaches topped with a flaky buttery crust and whipped cream.
Collard Greens
Side of collard greens (contains turkey).
2 Piece Chicken Meal
Your choice of two pieces of white meat or dark meat chicken and your choice of two sides. Served with a corncake.

Starters
Fried Green Tomatoes
Hand sliced and deep fried green tomatoes.
Hush Puppies
Deep fried cornmeal batter.
Jalapeno Hush Puppies
Deep fried cornmeal batter with piece of jalapeño.
Okra Appetizer
Fried Okra

Fish Dinner
Cajun Catfish Strips
One crispy catfish fillet cut into strips and hand-coated in a seasoned cornmeal crust topped with Cajun seasoning. Includes a golden fried hush puppy, corncake, and choice of two sides.
Catfish Fillet Delight
Two crispy catfish fillets hand-coated in a seasoned cornmeal crust. Includes a golden fried hush puppy, corncake, and choice of 2 sides.
6th Ave. Platter
Regular or Cajun catfish strips, plus Southern fried chicken. Includes a golden fried hush puppy, corncake, and your choice of two sides.
Catfish Strips
One crispy catfish fillet cut intro strips and hand-coated in a seasoned cornmeal crust. Includes a golden fried hush puppy, corncake, and choice of two sides.
Catfish Fillet Dinner
One crispy catfish fillet hand-coated in a seasoned cornmeal crust. Includes a golden fried hush puppy, corncake, and choice of 2 sides.
Butterfish Dinner
Melt in your mouth white fish fillets in a seasoned cornmeal crust. Includes a golden fried hush puppy, corncake, and 2 sides.

Land Dinners
Half Southern Fried Chicken
Four pieces of free range locally sourced chicken hand-coated in a blend of house seasonings. Served with a corncake and choice of two sides.
2 Piece Chicken Meal
Your choice of two pieces of white meat or dark meat chicken and your choice of two sides. Served with a corncake.
6th Ave. Platter
Regular or Cajun catfish strips, plus Southern fried chicken. Includes a golden fried hush puppy, corncake, and your choice of two sides.
Liver Dinner
Tender and moist beef liver slice topped with grilled onions & brown gravy. Served with a corncake and choice of two sides.
Chicken Fried Steak
Hand-coated in house seasonings, topped with grilled onions and brown gravy. Served with a corncake and choice of two sides.
Chicken Wing Dinner
Four free range locally sourced chicken wings hand-coated in a blend of house seasonings. Served with a corncake and choice of two sides.
Veggie Platter
Choice of any four sides and a corncake (greens contain smoked turkey, and the gravies are chicken and beef based).

Sandwiches & Burgers
Chicken Sandwich
Two pieces of chicken served on bread and your choice of one side.
Fillet Sandwich
One fillet on bread with lettuce, tomato, and pickles. Also, you get one side of your choice.
Butterfish Sandwich
Butterfish fillet hand coated in a seasoned cornmeal crust, served with bread, and your choice of one side.
Jumbo Cheese Burger
Double Angus burger patties served with your choice of one side.
Hamburger
Angus burger served with your choice of one side.
Grilled Cheese
Grilled cheese sandwich served with your choice of one side.

Sides
Collard Greens
Side of collard greens (contains turkey).
Cornbread Dressing
Mac & Cheese
Candied Yams
Red Beans & Rice
Corncake
Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy
Catfish Fillet
One catfish fillet (without bones) hand-coated in a seasoned cornmeal crust.
Side Order of Toast
Buttered Corn
French Fries
Grits
Grits come plain, so you can season to your liking (savory or sweet)
Side Order of Wings (4)
4 hand coated deep fried chicken wings.
Brown Gravy
A la Carte Beef Bacon
Side of local beef bacon
Side Order of 2 Wings
2 hand coated deep fried chicken wings
A la Carte Leg
One deep fried chicken leg
Chicken (S/O)
A la carte 1/2 Chicken
4 pieces of hand coated deep fried chicken
A la Carte Eggs
Side order of eggs cooked to your choosing.
S/O Greens
Rice
Slice of Cheese
Country Gravy
Side Order of Hashbrowns

Pancakes & More
2 Pancakes Breakfast
Two pancakes served with two eggs, and your choice of beef bacon, turkey ham, or turkey sausage.
Short Stack
Your choice of 3 corncakes or pancakes.
French Toast Meal
Served with two eggs, your choice of beef bacon, turkey ham, or turkey sausage.
French Toast
Topped with powdered sugar.
2 Corncakes Breakfast
Two eggs and your choice of beef bacon, turkey ham, or turkey sausage.

Omelets
Beef Bacon Omelet
Served with choice of grits, hash browns, or home fries. Also includes toast or homemade biscuit.
Turkey Sausage & Cheese Omelet
Served with choice of grits, hash browns, or home fries. Also includes toast or homemade biscuit.
Turkey Ham Omelet
Served with choice of grits, hash browns, or home fries. Also includes toast or homemade biscuit.
Garden Omelet
Green peppers, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, and cheddar cheese. Served with choice of grits, hash browns, or home fries. Also includes toast or homemade biscuit.

Fish Breakfast
Two Catfish Fillets Breakfast
Two catfish fillets (without bone) hand-coated in a seasoned cornmeal crust. Comes with your choice of grits, hash browns, or home fries & choice of toast or homemade biscuit.
Catfish Fillet Breakfast
One catfish fillet (without bone) hand-coated in a seasoned cornmeal crust. Comes with your choice of grits, hash browns, or home fries & choice of toast or homemade biscuit.
Butterfish Breakfast
Melt in your mouth white fish fillets in a seasoned cornmeal crust. Comes with your choice of grits, hash browns, or home fries & choice of toast or homemade biscuit.

By Land Breakfast
Chicken Fried Steak Breakfast
Hand-coated in a special blend of house seasonings topped with grilled onions and country gravy. Comes with your choice of grits, hash browns, or home fries & choice of toast or homemade biscuit.
Biscuits & Gravy Big Breakfast
On toast or homemade biscuits. Two eggs, and your choice of grits, hash browns, or home fries.
Meat Lover's Breakfast
Three pieces of beef bacon, two turkey sausages, and one slice of turkey ham. Served with 2 eggs, your choice of grits, hash browns, or home fries and choice of toast or homemade biscuit.
Liver and Onions Breakfast
Tender and moist beef liver slice topped with grilled onions and country gravy.
Beef Bacon Breakfast
Locally sourced beef bacon. Served with 2 eggs, your choice of grits, hash browns, or home fries and choice of toast or homemade biscuit.
Turkey Sausage Breakfast
Turkey sausage served with 2 eggs, your choice of grits, hash browns, or home fries and choice of toast or homemade biscuit.
Turkey Ham Breakfast
Turkey ham served with 2 eggs, your choice of grits, hash browns, or home fries and choice of toast or homemade biscuit.

Drinks
Sweet Tea
Strawberry Lemonade
Blackberry Lemonade
Mango Lemonade
Soda
Lemonade
Unsweet Tea
Orange Juice
Hot Chocolate
Hot Tea
Milk
Apple Juice
Coffee

Sweet Treats
Bread Pudding
Hand crafted bread pudding topped with caramelized pecans, whipped cream, and drizzled with caramel sauce. Allergen: Nuts.
Gloria's Peach Cobbler
Sliced peaches topped with a flaky buttery crust and whipped cream.
Paul's Sweet Potato Pie
Slice of our made from scratch sweet potato pie.

Biscuits
Biscuits & Gravy
Country white gravy with ground beef served over homemade biscuits.
Biscuits & Gravy Big Breakfast
On toast or homemade biscuits. Two eggs, and your choice of grits, hash browns, or home fries.

Kids Menu
Kids 2 Pancakes Breakfast
2 pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream.
Kids Mango Lemonade
Kids Strawberry Lemonade
Kids Sweet Tea
Kids Lemonade
Kids Apple Juice
Kids Orange Juice
Kids Milk
Kids Tea

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Recent Reviews

Phenomenal. Best southern food I’ve had since living in Washington. Coming from the South, this reminds me of my Memaws cooking. The fried chicken was perfectly seasoned, crispy, and juicy. Sides were great. Excellent customer service….and….maybe my favorite of all, old school r&b music. I’m kinda mad at myself for just finding this place after 5 years of being here, it certainly won’t be the last. Freaking love this place! Thank y’all!
May 2026
It’s exactly what you hope it is and more. Incredible atmosphere, the kindest staff you’ve ever met and the food was just incredible. The worst part is the realization that I’ll never be able to experience it for the first time again. The best part is knowing I’ll get to experience it over and over.
May 2026
I’ve only been back in the US for about five months after living in China for 11 years, so American restaurant experiences still feel brand new to me. On Mother’s Day, I was driving by when the bright, colorful exterior of Southern Kitchen caught my eye. I pulled in on a whim, and it turned out to be one of those rare, perfect moments that become core memories.
The first thing I tried was the blackberry lemonade. One sip and my face must have lit up like a kid on...
May 2026

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Southern Kitchen

1716 6th Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405
(253) 627-4282