Soul food restaurant in Durham, NC
V's Kitchen is a Southern comfort food restaurant at 2945 S. Miami Blvd in Durham, founded by India Jackson to serve homestyle cooking in what the business describes as "a hip, fun space -- that still feels a lot like Grandma's house." The kitchen leans on scratch-made recipes and fresh ingredients for classics like fried chicken, mac and cheese, spare ribs with collard greens, and meatloaf, finishing meals with scratch-made desserts. V's Kitchen is open Monday through Friday from 11am to 7pm and Sunday from 11am to 3pm, with Saturdays reserved exclusively for catering jobs, reflecting how central catering has become to the business alongside its dine-in and takeout service. The restaurant operates a separate catering website for larger event orders, and customers can also order through third-party delivery platforms in addition to eating in or picking up directly from the Miami Boulevard location. The guiding philosophy at V's Kitchen is summed up in its tagline, "come as a guest, leave as a friend," a hospitality-first approach that carries through from the restaurant's homestyle menu to its efforts to stay connected with regulars on Instagram and Facebook under the handle @vskitchenonline. Reachable by phone or email for questions, reservations, and catering inquiries, V's Kitchen positions itself as a neighborhood spot where Southern cooking traditions, like fried chicken and collard greens, are served in a modern, welcoming setting built to feel like a home kitchen rather than a typical restaurant dining room.
Chef India Jackson grew up around family meals, waking to her grandmother Veronica's hot breakfasts and Sunday dinners with extended family. Inspired by Veronica and her mother, April, she opened V's Kitchen in 2011 to bring back that joy of food and fellowship.





