Our Menu
Starters
Smoked Chicken Wings
$12.00
1lb. of our signature house smoked wings, served with celery and your
choice of Ranch or Blue Cheese • Extra Dressing +$0.50
Fried Waffle Balls
$9.00
The same yummy waffle balls that come with our chicken and waffles, just
served as a snack with honey butter & syrup.
Fried Green Tomatoes
$10.00
Crispy hand breaded green tomatoes, layered with homemade pimento
cheese, finished with roasted garlic ranch, and a side of bacon jam.
Biscuits & Jam
$6.00
4 Buttermilk Biscuits served with homemade mixed berry jam & honey butter.
BLT Salad
$9.00
Romaine, crumbled bacon, cherry tomatoes, yellow cheddar cheese tossed inhomemade roasted garlic ranch | Make it an entrée - Add Salmon 4oz Cake +$8.00, Grilled Shrimp +$6.00 or Fried Chicken +$5.00
More Brunchy, Less Lunchy Entrees
Flapjack “Charcuterie” Board
$13.00
Silver dollar pancakes served “charcuterie” style with bacon,
sausage, homemade mixed berry jam, apple butter, syrup.
Pete’s “Fat Kid” Breakfast Sandwich
$15.00
Toasted brioche bun stuffed with pulled pork, bacon,
breakfast sausage, fried egg, and cheese. drizzled with bourbon BBQ sauce, served with hash
browns and fruit.
Build It Yourself
$15.00
Scrambled eggs with choice of (hashbrowns, grits, collards, or 2 biscuits) and choice of one meat (bacon or sausage).
Smothered and Covered
$14.00
2 buttermilk biscuits, sausage patties, country sausage gravy, scrambled eggs and hash browns.
Eggs Blackstone
$14.00
English muffin topped with choice of fresh sliced or fried green tomatoes, poached eggs, hollandaise, avocado mash, with fruit and hash browns.
Cajun Salmon Cake Bene*
$17.00
Homemade Cajun salmon cakes, English muffin, poached eggs, garlicky spinach, Cajun hollandaise, hash browns and fruit.
Chicken Fried Steak
$16.00
Deep fried steak over hash browns, smothered in country sausage gravy, served with scrambled eggs and fresh fruit.
Garden Omelet
$14.00
Spinach, tomatoes, peppers, and white cheddar, served with hash browns | Add: Avocado Mash, Bacon, or Sausage +$2.00 (each)
More Lunchy, Just as Brunchy Entrees
Smoked Wings Entrée
$16.00
1lb. of our signature smoked wings, served with celery, your choice of
Ranch or Blue Cheese & a choice of Hash Browns, Grits, or Collards • Extra Dressing +$0.50
Iast B.L.A.T
$15.00
Thick-cut Texas toast, crispy bacon, lettuce, avocado mash, fresh tomatoes (sub Fried Green for +$2.00), served with fresh fruit & hashbrowns (add Fried Egg +$2.00).
Jalapeno Brined Fried Chicken Sandwich
$14.00
Jalapeno brined chicken breast fried crispy and topped with our homemade pickles, leaf lettuce, roasted garlic ranch, served with a side of hash browns, grits, or collards | Add: Sliced American cheese +$1.00, Bacon +$2.00, Fried Egg +$2.00
Shrimp and Grits
$16.00
Our favorite hangover cure; cheddar grits, shrimp, andouille sausage, cherry tomatoes, poblano pepper & red pepper mix.
Chicken and Waffles Skewers
$14.00
Nuggets of marinated fried chicken, fried waffle balls, collard greens, bourbon maple syrup.
Sides
Two Eggs, Any Style *
$6.00
Sausage Patties
$6.00
Smoked Bacon
$6.00
Hash Browns
$6.00
Collard Greens
$6.00
Cheddar Grits
$6.00
Toast (Brioche)
$4.00
Side Sausage Gravy
$1.00
Side Ranch
$0.50
Side Blue Cheese
$0.50
Side Honey Mustard
$0.50
Brunch Features
Monday - Friday
$6 Mimosas, $8 Bloody Marys
Saturday & Sunday
$14.99/Per person
Bottomless Mimosas | With the purchase of an entrée.
GF-Gluten free | **Denotes items Cooked with pork products (ask server for details) | *Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness
Munchies
I.A.S.T Fried Cauliflower
$10.00
Served with homemade chipotle ranch and sprinkled with parmesan cheese. Have them tossed in your favorite wings sauce +$1
Fried Green Tomatoes**
$10.00
Crispy hand breaded green tomatoes, layered with homemade pimentocheese, finished with roasted garlic ranch, chili jam, and bacon jam (can be made without pork)
Frickles (GF)
$9.00
Crispy Mt. Olive pickles, dusted with spices and served with our homemade roasted
garlic ranch.
Pete’s Buffalo Chicken Dip
$12.00
With pita points and celery • Add Blue Cheese +$1.00.
Charred Jalapeno & Sweet Corn Hushpuppies
$9.00
Local sweet corn mixed with charred jalapenos
and served with whipped honey butter.
Crispy Fried “Elote” Style Avocado Slices
$12.00
Battered & fried avocado slices over a bed of roasted corn, cherry tomatoes, and scallions, topped with homemade crema & cotija cheese,
Wade’s Pork Nachos**
$14.00
Back by popular demand (especially from Wade) layered fresh fried corntortillas with aged white cheddar, covered with our signature yellow queso, pickled jalapenos &onions, our slow smoked pulled pork, and served with sour cream (can be made without pork)
Southern Thing’s Famous Crab Dip
$16.00
Our low country crab dip, blue crab, pita points, parmesancheese, white cheddar. Add side of celery +$1
Wings
Signature sauces: Mild, Hot, Carolina BBQ, Honey Bourbon BBQ, Thai sweet chili, Hot-Yaki (Hot & Teriyaki mix) | Choice of Ranch or Blue Cheese. Make it an entrée by adding 2 sides for $20
Wings
$12.00
One pound of our Famous Smoked Wings lightly dressed with our Carolina BBQ sauce or Traditional (non-smoked) wings
Lettuce Look no Further
Add: Blackened or Grilled Chicken +$4.00 | Shrimp +$6.00 | Seared Salmon +$8.00
Caesar Salad
$8.00
Chopped romaine with garlicy croutons, homemade Caesar dressing, parmesan
cheese.
B.L.T. Salad**
$9.00
Chopped romaine, crispy bacon, yellow cheddar, cherry tomatoes, with ournotoriously delicious roasted garlic ranch (can be made without pork)
Meat the Main Course
Jalapeno-Brined Southern Fried Chicken Sandwich
$15.00
Jalapeno brined chicken breast, fried
crispy and topped with homemade pickles, leaf lettuce, roasted garlic ranch, with fries.
Shrimp & Grits**
$21.00
Shrimp, smoked andouille sausage, tomatoes, and chilis over cheesy stoneground grits in our signature sauce topped with white cheddar (can be made without pork)
Smoked Half Chicken
$20.00
24 hr brined and smoked, served with our homemade BBQ sauce, herb roasted potatoes, garlicky green beans, bread and butter pickles.
Faux “Q”
$18.00
Our take on vegan BBQ; smoked soy curls tossed in our homemade BBQ sauce, vegan
slaw and garlicy greens.
Crispy Catfish
$22.00
Crispy cornmeal fried catfish served over a bed of red beans & rice, drizzled with a creole mustard aioli
Felix’s Chicken N’ Biscuits
$18.00
Think of chicken pot pie crossed with chicken & dumplings,
our chicken pot pie, loaded with veggies, topped with buttermilk biscuit “Croutons”.
Pete-Loaf**
$23.00
Pete’s famous meatloaf reimagined, 1/2 beef & 1/2 bacon, glazed with our bourbon
“Ketchup”, served with garlic mashed potatoes and crispy fried brussels.
Brined & Smoked Pork Chop**
$22.00
Bourbon-maple glazed, served with sweet potato mash and garlicy
green beans.
Pan Seared Salmon *
$27.00
Herbed orzo, broiled asparagus, zucchini, and sundried tomatoes, finished
with a white wine lemon sauce.
Blackened Chicken Baked Mac & Cheese
$18.00
4 cheese blend, blackened chicken, served in a cast
iron skillet.
Country Hamburger Steak Plate
$18.00
House ground hamburger steak, topped with sherry-Onion gravy, mashed potatoes, sauteed green beans and topped with crispy onions
Slow Smoked Pulled Pork BBQ **
$19.00
Served with hushpuppies, BBQ slaw, Carolina Vinegar sauce, collards and hand-cut fries
Em’s Country Patty Melt**
$15.00
Smashed 1/3# burger, IAST burger sauce, crispy bacon, grilled onions, pimento & American cheeses on thick Texas toast and served with fries
Sides
$6.00 each or Pick 3 for $16.00
Garlic & Rosemary Roasted Potatoes
$6.00/+
One - $6.00 | Three - $16.00
Crispy Brussels Sprouts **
$6.00/+
One - $6.00 | Three - $16.00 | (Can be made without pork)
Collard Greens **
$6.00/+
One - $6.00 | Three - $16.00 |
Garlic Mashed Potatoes (GF)
$6.00/+
One - $6.00 | Three - $16.00
Stove Top Mac & Cheese
$6.00
+$2 to substitute a side item
Hand-Cut Fries (GF)
$6.00/+
One - $6.00 | Three - $16.00
Cheddar Grits (GF)
$6.00/+
One - $6.00 | Three - $16.00
Garlicky Green Beans (GF)
$6.00/+
One - $6.00 | Three - $16.00
Side House Salad (GF)
$6.00
Ranch, Honey Mustard, Blue Cheese, or Italian vinaigrette. +$2 to substitute a side item
Side Caesar Salad
$6.00
+$2 to substitute a side item
Dessert
Banana Pudding
$6.00
Topped with fresh whipped cream.
Mason Jar Key Lime Pie
$6.00
Topped with graham cracker crumbs and fresh whipped cream.
Momma Linda’s Toasted Almond Cake
$7.00
Drizzled with chocolate sauce
Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake
$7.00
*Cooked to order, consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness | 15% Gratuity is added to all checks – 20% for parties of 8 or more
Starters
Smoked Chicken Wings
$12.00
1lb. of our signature house smoked wings, served with celery and your choice of ranch or blue cheese (Extra Dressing $0.50)
Fried Waffle Balls
$9.00
Our yummy waffle balls served as a snack with honey butter & syrup, dusted with powdered sugar
Fried Green Tomatoes
$10.00
Crispy hand breaded green tomatoes, layered with homemade pimento cheese, finished with roasted garlic ranch, and a side of bacon jam
I.A.S.T Fried Cauliflower
$10.00
Golden fried cauliflower dusted with parmesan cheese and served with our chipotle ranch
Crispy Fried Okra
$10.00
Seasoned fried okra nuggets served with a side of creole aioli
Salads
ADD: Pan Seared Salmon* $10.00 | Grilled, Blackened, or Fried Chicken $5.00 | Grilled Shrimp $6.00
BLT Salad
$10.00
Romaine, crumbled bacon, cherry tomatoes, yellow cheddar cheese tossed in homemade roasted garlic ranch
Caesar Salad
$9.00
Romaine, parmesan cheese, herb croutons, homemade Caesar dressing
Baby Spinach Salad
$11.00
Baby spinach topped with red onions, gorgonzola, cherry tomatoes and served with our honeycup mustard-herb vinaigrette
Lunch Entrees
Smothered and Covered*
$15.00
2 buttermilk biscuits, sausage patties, country sausage gravy, 2 eggs any style
Chicken Fried Steak*
$17.00
Deep fried steak over house cut fries, smothered in country sausage gravy, served with 2 eggs any style
Chicken and Waffles Skewers
$14.00
Nuggets of marinated fried chicken, fried waffle balls, collard greens, bourbon maple syrup
Stella’s Mac & Cheese Bowl
$14.00
A large bowl of our stove-top mac and cheese topped with our pulled pork BBQ and drizzled with bourbon BBQ sauce | Sub Grilled or Fried chicken +$2.50
Smoked Wings Entrée
$16.00
1lb. of our signature smoked wings, celery, choice of ranch or bleu cheese, and your choice of side | Extra dressing or Celery $0.50
IAST B.L.A.T
$15.00
Texas toast, bacon, lettuce, smashed avocado, fresh tomatoes (Sub Fried Green $2.00), served with your choice of side | Add Fried Egg +$2.00
Blackened Chicken Quesadilla
$15.00
Flour tortilla stuffed with 3 cheeses, peppers, onions and blackened chicken, served with smashed avocado, sour cream, and pickled jalapenos
Jalapeno Brined Fried Chicken Sandwich
$14.00
Jalapeno brined chicken, fried crispy and topped with our homemade pickles, leaf lettuce, roasted garlic ranch, and your choice of side | Add: Sliced American Cheese $1.00, Bacon $2.00, Fried Egg or Smashed Avocado $2.00
Shrimp and Grits
$16.00
Our favorite hangover cure! Cheddar grits, shrimp, andouille sausage, cherry tomatoes, poblano & red pepper mix
Pete’s “Fat Kid” Sandwich
$15.00
Toasted brioche bun stuffed with pulled pork, bacon, sausage, fried egg, American cheese & drizzled with bourbon BBQ sauce and your choice of side
Em’s Country Patty Melt*
$15.00
Smashed 1/3rd pound burger, IAST burger sauce, crispy bacon, grilled onions, American cheese, on Texas toast and your choice of side
NC Pulled Pork Sandwich
$14.00
House smoked Eastern NC style pulled pork BBQ & slaw on a locally made brioche bun and your choice of side
Buffalo Chicken Wrap
$15.00
Crispy fried chicken tossed in our hot buffalo sauce with chopped romaine, bacon, tomatoes, and our famous roasted garlic ranch, and your choice of side
Bourbon BBQ Smashburger*
$16.00
Smashed 1/3rd pound burger, homemade bourbon BBQ sauce, crispy bacon, fried onion strings, and white cheddar on a brioche bun and your choice of side
Fried Catfish Sandwich
$16.00
Crispy catfish, BBQ slaw, creole mustard aioli, lettuce & tomato on locally made brioche and your choice of side
Blackened Chicken Sandwich
$15.00
Blackened grilled chicken, smashed avocado, lettuce & tomato served on a hoagie roll and your choice of side | Add: Choice of Cheese $1.00, Bacon $2.00, Fried Egg $2.00
Southern Steak Sandwich
$15.00
Thinly sliced ribeye with peppers, onions & a pimento cheese smear on a hoagie roll finished with our 3-cheese blend and your choice of side
Sides a la Carte
Add +$2.00 for Mac & Cheese or Side Salad with Entrée
House Cut Fries
$6.00
Collard Greens
$6.00
Cheddar Grits
$6.00
BBQ Slaw (mayo based)
$6.00
Stovetop Mac & Cheese
$6.00
Crispy Fried Okra
$6.00
Fried Brussels with Bacon
$6.00
Side Caesar Salad
$6.00
Side BLT Salad
$6.00
Side Spinach Salad
$6.00
Sides of Sauce
$0.50
Ranch, blue cheese, honey mustard, creole aioli, BBQ sauce (each)
Puddins
Banana Pudding
$6.00
Toasted Almond Cake with Chocolate Sauce
$7.00
Mason Jar Key Lime Pie
$6.00
Locally Made Cheesecake of the Moment
$8.00