Jacksonville's favorite family-owned diner · 4.5 stars, 569 Google reviews

Down-Home Country Cooking Right Here in Jacksonville.

Helen's Kitchen on North Marine Blvd is Jacksonville's go-to spot for breakfast, lunch, and that old-diner feeling you can't find just anywhere. With 569 Google reviews and a 4.5-star rating, our neighbors keep coming back — and bringing their families, too.

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4.5★569+ Google Reviews

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LocalFavorite for Years

Dine In& Takeout

On the menu

Why locals keep coming back.

Made fresh, every order

No shortcuts. Every dish is cooked to order from quality ingredients. You can taste the difference.

Recipes worth coming back for

The kind of comfort food that brings regulars back week after week. Try one dish and you'll see why.

Friendly service, every visit

Whether it's your first time or your hundredth, you'll be greeted like a regular and looked after the whole meal.

Loved by the locals

4.5 stars across 569+ Google reviews. Eastern NC has spoken — and they keep coming back.

From real customers

Real Google reviews

4.5 stars · 569+ reviews

Love this place. It reminds me of my Ma's Ma's Diner from way back then. Awesome Service & that old Diner effect with Great Atmosphere. I'll have to start making a effort to at least try & come here a couple times a month if not at least once a week. Thank Y'all Very Much! I sure do know that the Double Cheeseburger was off the chain. Very good! I…

Stopped in today and I had the breakfast sampler and my son had the bacon cheeseburger. My son, who is 13 liked the taste of his burger but was still hungry afterwards. I had so much food on the breakfast sampler I was able to get him full. I loved the breakfast sampler and we can’t wait to come back and try something else.

Little hole-in-the-wall spot with great food and even better prices. Everything was fresh and flavorful, and a buddy recommended it to me glad he did. Definitely one of those places you’re happy you checked out and will keep coming back to. Biscut and gravy, super crunchy hash brown, eggs, and a pancake.

I worked at this family-owned restaurant in my early 20s, and now I had the opportunity to choose the caterer for our company Christmas party. There was only one place that came to mind—not just because I worked there before, but because it’s a family-owned restaurant right here in our town. We need to support places like this. The food was amazin…

This hidden jewel was a great place to eat. I ordered the special, Turkey & Dressing with yams and collards and it was delicious. Down home country cooking at it's best. I enjoyed every bite. This was my first visit of many to come.

Who we are

About Helen's Kitchen

Helen's Kitchen is a family-owned diner in Jacksonville, NC, and we cook the kind of food that makes you feel like you're eating at home. Customers call us a "hidden jewel" — fresh, flavorful plates at prices that won't clean out your wallet. Our breakfast sampler is the stuff of legends, and those biscuits? People come back just for those. Whether it's a plate of biscuits and gravy on a Tuesday morning or a full turkey-and-dressing special, we serve it hot and we serve it right.\n\nWe've been part of this community long enough that former employees still call us their favorite. If you haven't found us yet, consider this your sign — stop in and see what 569 reviewers already know.