Jessie Bell's Restaurant

This place rocks! Nothing fancy, just good soul food! I had the bbq turkey wings with mac and cheese, yams and collards. My friend had the ribs with cabbage, squash, mac and cheese and Lima beans. We also tried the peach cobbler. 10 out of 10 with everything! Nice portions and sweet tea to wash it all down. I plan on taking a road trip with some friends to try other menu ideas. If you’re in Kinston, or passing through, do yourself a big favor and follow the consistent line to Jessie Bell’s. Great food!

When I tell you everything was good. I promise this food taste like somebody grandma back there cooking. Great great great on everything!!!!!! And the plates don’t break your pocket.

My man is a soul food lover, so when I spotted this spot on TikTok, I knew we had to check it out. Since it was a holiday weekend, we called ahead and were told they’d be open until 5:30—or until they sold out. That definitely piqued my interest! I ordered the beef tips and rice with cabbage and green beans, paired with an Arnold Palmer. He went for the pork ribs with mac and cheese and potato salad, plus a sweet tea. We tried to get the peach cobbler for dessert, but unfortunately, they were out. But here’s the sweet part—after we got our food, one of the staff members came out and surprised us with a small portion of peach cobbler from the very end of the pan. She said it wasn’t enough to sell as a full serving, but she wanted us to at least have a taste. I was more than happy with tha

This place is a MUST if you are at all serious about indulging on some of the best food in the city of Kinston. I called in an order of beef tips, yams, cabbage, and that Mac & Cheese that simply can't be beat. The tips were tender, moist and hard to stop eating. Same with the sides and this is as close to a "home cooked meal" as you're going to find where the portions are extremely generous, and the flavor isn't manufactured from a container or by being warmed up from packaging. They put WORK and plenty of care, and effort into each item they offer on the menu. I had a brief wait and watched the team behind the counter fill multiple orders to a restaurant with plenty of customers and what was truly impressive besides the food was the care they distributed to the customers receiving their

Great soul food I wish I lived closer to this place. You can’t find good cooking like this many places now days