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Dip's Country Kitchen - Chapel Hill, NC

Three meals a day are served, and while lunch and dinner offer great southern classics – fried chicken, chitlins, Brunswick stew – we love to start the day with eggs, pork chops, and gravy, sided by biscuits and grits. Other hearty wake-up meals include salmon cakes, brawny country ham, and blueberry pancakes.
68% Approval Rating (19 votes)
4 - Overall: Worth planning a day around
Overall: Worth planning a day around

Must Eats

Fried Dill Pickle Spears ($4.00)
Chicken Fried Steak ($9.00)
Sampler Plate ($11.00)
Mango Peach Lemonade ($3.00)
Southern Fried Chicken ($11.00)
Yellow Cake ($3.00)
Creamed Corn Casserole ($2.00)
Fried Green Tomatoes ($4.00)
Fisherman's Catch ($12.00)
Yams ($2.00)
Fried Chicken Wings ($8.00)
Collard Greens ($2.00)
Vegetable Plate ($8.00)

Written Reviews

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Michael Stern
Roadfood.com Editor
""Mama Dip" is Mildred Council, founder/owner/chef at Chapel Hill's beloved soul-food restaurant. Ms. Council, nicknamed "Dip" by her siblings because she was such a tall kid, wrote Mama Dip's Kitchen in 1999; and it is a valuable cookbook that includes many of the ..."   [Read More].
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bearcuisinenm
November 16, 2007
"Mama Dip, aka Mildred Council, started her restaurant in 1976 with sixty-four dollars. Since that time the restaurant has grown steadily and become a beloved Chapel Hill institution. I would say that a visit to Chapel Hill is not complete without a visit to Mama ..."   [Read More].

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408 W. Rosemary St., Chapel Hill, NC
919-942-5837

http://www.mamadips.com

Hours & Policies

Seasons:Open Year Round
Meals Served:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Operational Hours:Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:Yes
Alcohol Served:No
Outdoor Seating:Yes
Reservations Accepted:No
Delivery Available:No
Takeout Counters:No
Simple and perfect, this basic yellow cake with chocolate frosting was every bit as good as Mama Dip's renowned pies.
"Simple and perfect, this basic yellow cake with chocolate frosting was every bit as good as Mama Dip's renowned pies."
Michael Stern





No soul food menu would be complete without sweet yams.
"No soul food menu would be complete without sweet yams."
Michael Stern


Of course, sweet tea is available to drink. But this refreshing mango peach lemonade is not to be ignored.
"Of course, sweet tea is available to drink. But this refreshing mango peach lemonade is not to be ignored."
Michael Stern


The menu's list of more than a dozen vegetables uses asterisks to indicate which ones are cooked with pork. These collards have an asterisk and also deserve an exclamation point. They are seriously porky and delicious!
"The menu's list of more than a dozen vegetables uses asterisks to indicate which ones are cooked with pork. These collards have an asterisk and also deserve an exclamation point. They are seriously porky and delicious!"
Michael Stern


Mama Dip's menu is large, so the sampler platter is a good strategy for tasting maximum number of appetizers. This plate holds hushpuppies, fried zucchini, fried broccoli and cheese, bread and butter pickles, and fried green tomatoes. The hushpuppies are especially excellent, with a sharp buttermilky tang.
"Mama Dip's menu is large, so the sampler platter is a good strategy for tasting maximum number of appetizers. This plate holds hushpuppies, fried zucchini, fried broccoli and cheese, bread and butter pickles, and fried green tomatoes. The hushpuppies are especially excellent, with a sharp buttermilky tang."
Michael Stern


Fried chicken, served with sides of black-eyed peas, squash casserole and corn bread.  Photo and caption by bearcuisinenm.
"Fried chicken, served with sides of black-eyed peas, squash casserole and corn bread. Photo and caption by bearcuisinenm."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle


These fried green tomatoes are cooked to perfection.
"These fried green tomatoes are cooked to perfection."
bearcuisinenm


Chicken fried steak served with a side of mashed potatoes and gravy will feed the heartiest appetite.
"Chicken fried steak served with a side of mashed potatoes and gravy will feed the heartiest appetite."
bearcuisinenm


This is a Southerner's idea of a vegetable plate: mashed potatoes with gravy, butter beans, black-eyed peas and squash casserole.
"This is a Southerner's idea of a vegetable plate: mashed potatoes with gravy, butter beans, black-eyed peas and squash casserole."
bearcuisinenm


The catfish, lightly coated with cornmeal, is some of the best I have ever tasted.  The shrimp and oysters were also well cooked.
"The catfish, lightly coated with cornmeal, is some of the best I have ever tasted. The shrimp and oysters were also well cooked."
bearcuisinenm


Fried chicken wings and fried okra make a filling and tasty lunch.
"Fried chicken wings and fried okra make a filling and tasty lunch."
bearcuisinenm


This group is having a celebration lunch for one of their friends.
"This group is having a celebration lunch for one of their friends."
bearcuisinenm


If the dining room is full, the porch is a pleasant place to eat.
"If the dining room is full, the porch is a pleasant place to eat."
bearcuisinenm


This distinctive sign ensures that you don't miss the restaurant as you drive down Rosemary St.
"This distinctive sign ensures that you don't miss the restaurant as you drive down Rosemary St."
bearcuisinenm


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