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    The Counter @ Chef & The Farmer

    120 West Gordon Street

    Kinston, NC 28501


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    Chef & the Farmer

    Featured Items

    • Cheeseburger

      Served on a toasted brioche bun; caramelized onions, white American cheese, pickles, and burger sauce
      $13.00
    • Mac & Cheese (V)

      elbow macaroni in our house-made cheese fondue, topped with crispy fried onions
      $5.00
    • Salmon Bowl

      seared salmon topped with a curry glaze, served on a bed of three grains & topped with an edamame, radish, carrot relish. Sprinkled with peanuts on top.
      $15.00

    FOOD

    Kids Menu

    • Kids Cheeseburger

      $13.00
    • Kids Chicken Tenders

      $10.00
    • Kids Grilled Cheese

      $7.00
    • Kids Hummus & Veggies

      $5.00

    Mains

    • 1/2 Caesar

      $7.00
    • 1/2 Viv's Fave Salad

      $7.00
    • All the Things Burger

      Our traditional beef patty with a scoop of chili crisp pimento cheese, two slices of bacon, crispy fried Tobacco onions, and BBQ sauce
      $14.00
    • Blue Q Chicken Sandwich

      bacon, smoked gouda, charred red onion, and kitchen sink mayo; served on a brioche bun
      $14.00
    • Blueberry BBQ Chicken Enchiladas

      Three blueberry BBQ chicken enchiladas baked with additional cheese, served over black beans, topped with a cilantro, cotija, and radish salad
      $17.00
    • Butterbean Burger (V)

      Served on a toasted brioche bun; caramelized onions, white American cheese, pickles, and burger sauce
      $13.00
    • Butterbean Hummus Bowl (V)

      a base of our butterbean hummus topped and filled with roasted, pickled seasonal vegetables. Served with house-made tortilla chips Add grilled chicken or salmon for an additional charge
      $13.00
    • Cheeseburger

      Served on a toasted brioche bun; caramelized onions, white American cheese, pickles, and burger sauce
      $13.00
    • Daily Special

    • Pimento Cheese & Sausage Grit Dip

      Vivian's pimento cheese and sausage covers a bed of grits; topped with pickled tomato relish; served with our housemade crispy tortilla chips
      $14.00
    • Salmon Bowl

      seared salmon topped with a curry glaze, served on a bed of three grains & topped with an edamame, radish, carrot relish. Sprinkled with peanuts on top.
      $15.00
    • Samosas

      3 samosas stuffed with ground pork, onion, tomato, and Indian spices; served with a cilantro buttermilk dip Our vegetarian version uses rutabaga and black eyed pea in lieu of the pork.
      $14.00
    • Stepped Up Caesar Salad

      charred Brussels, avocado, spicy tomatoes, chopped Romaine, tobacco onions, shaved Parm, caesar dressing
      $13.00
    • Sweet Potato on Steroids

      Twice roasted sweet potato with citrus, brown sugar, and butter, topped with a cranberry pecan relish and warm maple vinaigrette
      $15.00
    • Viv's Favorite Salad (V) (GF)

      apples, spiced pecans, pickled red onion, celery, Jedd's lettuce, rosemary honey vinaigrette, your choice of blue cheese or goat cheese Add grilled or fried chicken, butterbean patty or salmon for an additional charge
      $13.00

    Sides

    • 1/2 & 1/2 Mac & Broc (V)

      1/2 steamed broccoli, 1/2 macaroni noodles, all smothered in our cheese fondue and topped with crispy tobacco onions
      $5.00
    • Beet Salad (V) (GF)

      Cut beets, orange sliced, spiced pecans, with a feta vinaigrette
      $5.00
    • Broccoli & Cheese (V)

      broccoli florets in our house-made cheese fondue, topped with crispy fried onions
      $5.00
    • Brussels Sprouts (V) (GF)

      served with sundried tomato pesto and topped with pistachios
      $5.00
    • Curate Your Plate!

      Choose any 3 of our $5 sides and save!
      $14.00
    • Fried Collards w/ Smoked Sea Salt (V) (GF)

      A fan favorite- flash fried collard chips topped with flaky smoked sea salt
      $5.00
    • Grits & Greens (GF)

      with bacon-braised or vegetarian greens of the moment
      $5.00
    • Hushpuppies (V)

      Topped with homemade apple and jalapeno preserves
      $5.00
    • Loaded Smashed Potatoes (GF)

      Our smashed potatoes topped with Little Green Dress, Kitchen Sink Mayo, and chopped bacon
      $8.00
    • Mac & Cheese (V)

      elbow macaroni in our house-made cheese fondue, topped with crispy fried onions
      $5.00
    • Roasted Roots (GF)

      Diced root vegetables, braised and served with bacon, topped with sage honey
      $5.00
    • Smashed Potatoes (V) (GF)

      $5.00
    • Tobacco Onions (V)

      A side order of our crispy fried onions
      $5.00

    Sweets

    • Bowl of Ice Cream

      $5.00
    • Slice of Cake ALONE

      $5.00

    DRINKS

    Beer & Seltzers

    • Beer + Koozie Combo

      $10.00
    • Cheerwine Ale

      $8.00
    • Dunkles Bock

      $8.00
    • Electric Feels IPA

      $8.00
    • FCA IPA

      $8.00
    • Fiesta Fiesta Lime Lager

      $8.00
    • N/A Radler

      $8.00
    • Puckoff Pilsner

      $8.00
    • Road Hazard IPA

      $8.00
    • Sercy

      $8.00
    • Skid Lid Sour Ale

      $8.00
    • THC Bev

      $8.00

    Cocktails & Mocktails

    • 2 oz Liquor + Mixer

      $13.00
    • Apple Cider Mojito

      $13.00
    • Bloody Mary

      $13.00
    • Boulevardier

      $13.00
    • Carafe- Margarita

      $30.00
    • Carafe- Mojito

      $30.00
    • Cherry Gin Smash

      $13.00
    • Gin & Tonic

      $13.00
    • Happy Bird THC Seltzer

      $8.00
    • Honey Badger

      $13.00
    • Little Saints NA Ginger Mule

      $13.00
    • Little Saints NA Negroni Spritz

      $13.00
    • Mezcal Negroni

      $13.00
    • New Old Fashioned

      $13.00
    • RSRV Amari NA

      $13.00
    • RSRV Botanica NA

      $13.00
    • Seasonal Margarita

      $13.00
    • Spittin' Image

      $13.00
    • Sweet Tea Collins

      $13.00
    • Vodka Soda

      $13.00

    Soda, Juice & Water

    • Apple Juice

      $4.00
    • Baladin Cola

      $4.00
    • Canned Water

      $3.00
    • Diet Pepsi

      $3.00
    • Dr. Pepper

      $3.00
    • Mezzanine Makers Cola

      $4.00
    • Mezzanine Makers Herbal Tonic

      $4.00
    • Mt. Dew

      $3.00
    • Orange Juice

      $4.00
    • Pellegrino

      $4.00
    • Pepsi

      $3.00
    • Poppi Probiotic Soda

      $4.00
    • Starry

      $3.00
    • Strawberry Yerba Matte

      $4.00
    • Vanilla Bean Lemonade

      $4.00

    Tea & Coffee

    • Scarlett Blend Coffee

      $3.00
    • Scarlett's Tea

      $3.00
    • Sweet

      $3.00
    • Unsweet

      $3.00
    • VH Blend Coffee

      $3.00
    • VH Decaf Coffee

      $3.00

    Wine

    • Cab Sauv (Red)

      $8.00
    • Chardonnay (White)

      $8.00
    • Corkage Fee

      $25.00
    • KITCHEN BAR WINE (ANY VARIETY)

      $15.00
    • Mimosa

      $8.00
    • Pinot Grigio (White)

      $8.00
    • Riesling (White)

      $8.00
    • Rose

      $8.00
    • Sangria

      $8.00
    • Sparkling

      $8.00

    Chef & the Farmer

    First Course

    • Deep Run Summer in a Bowl

    • Italian Sausage Flatbread

    • Shrimp Salad

    Second Course

    • Pasta

    • Pork Chop

    • Surf & Turf

    • Tomato Pie

    Dessert

    • Blueberry Cobbler

    • Chocolate Budino

    • DF DESSERT- Lemon Sorbet w/fruit

    • Peaches & Cream Cake

    Drinks

    • Beer

    • Cocktails

    • Mocktails

    • Sparkling Water

      $8.00
    • Still Water

      $8.00
    • Tea, Coffee, Soda

      $4.00
    • Wine BY THE GLASS

    • Wine Pairing

      $50.00

    Single Dinner Ticket

    • Ticket Reservation

      $65.00

    A La Carte

    • Fried Collards

      $5.00
    • Garlic Roll

      $5.00
    • Snack Mix

      $5.00
    • Sticky Bun

      $12.00
    • Tomato Pie

      $20.00

    Retail

    • Coffee (Any type)

      $18.00
    • Deep Run Roots

      $45.00
    • Handcar Lager Glass

      $8.00
    • Pint Glass

      $8.00
    • This Will Make it Taste Good

      $40.00

    Bar Menu

    • Deviled Egg (1)

      $3.50
    • Fried Collards

      $5.00
    • Snack Mix

      $5.00
    • Spiced Pecans

      $5.00

    Security Deposit

    • Party of 14

      $455.00
    • Party of 17

      $552.50

    Spittin' Image

    $13.00
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    All hours
    Sunday11:00 am - 2:30 pm
    MondayClosed
    TuesdayClosed
    WednesdayClosed
    Thursday11:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Friday11:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Saturday11:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Restaurant info

    The Counter at Chef & the Farmer, in downtown Kinston, is Vivian Howard’s vibrant take on casual, convenient, craveable Southern food that highlights the seasonal bounty of Eastern North Carolina.

    Location

    120 West Gordon Street, Kinston, NC 28501

    Directions


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