Kingfish Cafe
Mmm, Kingfish Cafe. The smallish soul food restaurant is discretely located on the outskirts of Capitol Hill, but it has outgrown any form of 'hidden gem' status during its ten-year tenure. Patrons come for the good, reasonably priced food and down-home atmosphere. The place will be packed unless you visit during off times--and Kingfish doesn't take reservations. The brunch, lunch and dinner menus are laden with Southern Comfort favorites like grits, catfish, gumbo and fried chicken all generously portioned too. (Bonus: half-priced bottles of wine on Tuesdays). I like the family-centric focus of the standard Southern food with a little extra sophistication. For dessert, try a gigantic serving of chilled red velvet cake or the sweet potato pie, made exclusively for the restaurant by the owners' mom.
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