The King’s Kitchen, an uptown Charlotte staple, has permanently closed without notice
The King’s Kitchen, a not-for-profit restaurant open in uptown Charlotte since 2010, has abruptly closed for good.
The Noble Food & Pursuits eatery shut down after service on Dec. 18, and all employees have been offered other jobs within the organization, a Dec. 19 news release said.
A reason for the closure was not given in the release, but owner Jim Noble told Charlotte Business Journal: “The mission is not going to stop, but ever since Covid it’s been harder to get business uptown. We’re losing money from a restaurant perspective.”
The King’s Kitchen mission has been to “transform the city we love, one plate at a time,” the news release on the closure said. “In that time, 100% of The King’s Kitchen’s profits have been donated to provide meals, free of charge, to the most vulnerable members of the Charlotte community.
“We’ve long held two main visions with The King’s Kitchen,” Noble said in the release. “The first was to raise money to feed our community.
“The second was to provide a Christian-centered job training and discipleship program. We accomplished these goals and much more.”
King’s Kitchen served cocktails and Southern fare such as po boy sandwiches with North Carolina shrimp, The King’s Wings, Grilled Cheshire Pork Loin and Ashe County Pimento Cheese.
King’s Kitchen collaborations
The restaurant has also collaborated with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Dream Center and other local ministries to provide job and life skills training, and employment opportunities.
Noble said he and his team will continue to collaborate with The Dream Center — which he also launched — to expand its discipleship program, provide housing and to feed those in need via the 10 Million Meals to Go initiative.
Other Noble concepts in the Charlotte region include Rooster’s Wood-Fired Kitchen, Copain Bakery & Provisions, Noble Smoke, Bossy Beluah’s, The Jimmy and Field Pea Catering.
The King’s Kitchen
Location: 129 W Trade St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Cuisine: Southern
Instagram: @thekingskitchenclt
This story was originally published December 19, 2024 at 1:23 PM.
