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Southern Kitchen

9576 S Congress St, New Market, VA - (540) 740-3514
Posted By steven martin on 3/17/2003 4:13:00 PM
Southern Kitchen in New Market, VA was last reviewed by Roadfood in March 2001. I would suggest that RF might consider dropping it from their list. My wife and I got off I81 and stopped there on a Saturday evening for dinner. For whatever reason, neither of us ordered the two items described in the original RF review, peanut soup or country ham. We reasoned that other items would be good also. My wife ordered fried chicken and I ordered a seafood platter. Her salad was rusty bag lettuce. Her main comment was that chicken from Popeye's was better than what she was served. My seafood platter was just plain awful. Heavily breaded frozen Mrs Pauls caliber seafood. And the breaded fish filet was cold in the middle. My side vegetable dishes were mushy canned beets and carrots. Dinner rolls were typical grocery store quality. They knocked $3 off the bill when told the fish was cold. They should have eliminated the bill altogether for this awful meal. I might try the peanut soup sometime based upon the original RF review but beleive me that will be it. Twenty bucks wasted as far as I'm concerned. In two years this place must have gone waaaaay downhill. Their desert pies did look good but after such an awful meal neither of us had any interest.

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What a lovely country breakfast: cured ham, oven-hot biscuits, and a pair of sunnyside-up eggs. Whole hams, wrapped in burlap, are available for sale near the cash register.
"What a lovely country breakfast: cured ham, oven-hot biscuits, and a pair of sunnyside-up eggs. Whole hams, wrapped in burlap, are available for sale near the cash register."
Michael Stern





Note the softened saltine cracker among the stewed tomatoes that accompany this dinner-size slab of country ham; it's traditional in stewed tomato recipes to include either crackers or white bread, probably to soften the sugar punch.
"Note the softened saltine cracker among the stewed tomatoes that accompany this dinner-size slab of country ham; it's traditional in stewed tomato recipes to include either crackers or white bread, probably to soften the sugar punch."
Michael Stern


I love country ham so much that I have given fried chicken short shrift in past visits to the Southern Kitchen. That's a mistake I won't make again. This is four-star chicken, with skin so luscious it brought me to my knees in gratitude.
"I love country ham so much that I have given fried chicken short shrift in past visits to the Southern Kitchen. That's a mistake I won't make again. This is four-star chicken, with skin so luscious it brought me to my knees in gratitude."
Michael Stern


A close view of Southern Kitchen peanut soup shows that it isn't quite as smooth as it feels on the tongue. Little bits of nut and onion give it extra character. In my book, this is the definitive peanut soup.
"A close view of Southern Kitchen peanut soup shows that it isn't quite as smooth as it feels on the tongue. Little bits of nut and onion give it extra character. In my book, this is the definitive peanut soup."
Michael Stern


The sun was just coming up as the front door of the Southern Kitchen opened at 7am.
"The sun was just coming up as the front door of the Southern Kitchen opened at 7am."
Michael Stern


A choice of mementoes in the corner of the dining room near the cash register: Post cards are twenty-five cents each; whole hams can cost nearly fifty dollars.
"A choice of mementoes in the corner of the dining room near the cash register: Post cards are twenty-five cents each; whole hams can cost nearly fifty dollars."
Michael Stern


What decade is this Formica from?
"What decade is this Formica from?"
Michael Stern


Paneled walls, mounted trophy, juke-box, and well-upholstered benches: a booth at the Southern Kitchen is an only-in-America place to eat.
"Paneled walls, mounted trophy, juke-box, and well-upholstered benches: a booth at the Southern Kitchen is an only-in-America place to eat."
Michael Stern


Interior of the Southern Kitchen.
"Interior of the Southern Kitchen. "
David Peterson


A great time warp experience.
"A great time warp experience."
David Peterson


A blurry picture of a sharply-seasoned sausage patty. Maybe not as wonderful as the ham, but one of the best breakfast sausages I've had in ages.
"A blurry picture of a sharply-seasoned sausage patty. Maybe not as wonderful as the ham, but one of the best breakfast sausages I've had in ages."
Michael Stern


Top-of-the-line breakfast at the Southern Kitchen is built around a couple of lovely slices of grilled country ham.
"Top-of-the-line breakfast at the Southern Kitchen is built around a couple of lovely slices of grilled country ham."
Michael Stern


The peanut soup at the Southern Kitchen is worth the trip.
"The peanut soup at the Southern Kitchen is worth the trip."
David Peterson


The evening's last slice of coconut pie!
"The evening's last slice of coconut pie!"
Michael Stern


Before dinner: the Southern Kitchen at dusk.
"Before dinner: the Southern Kitchen at dusk."
Michael Stern


After dinner: the Southern Kitchen sign glows. It is a beacon of good food in the Shenandoah Valley.
"After dinner: the Southern Kitchen sign glows. It is a beacon of good food in the Shenandoah Valley."
Michael Stern



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