A southern classics menu is easiest to order when you start with one main, one side, and one way to finish the meal. At Notch8 Carolina Kitchen in Florence, SC, the current restaurant menu puts fried chicken, catfish, shrimp, smoked pork, wings, and a short list of sides on one page. This guide shows how to turn those items into a plate, a lighter sandwich, or a group catering order without guessing.
What Is on the Southern Classics Menu Right Now?
The useful answer is the plate, not a long history of Southern cooking. On the September 2026 Notch8 menu, basket combos are the clearest classic order because each one includes cornbread, one side, and a soda or tea.
Order.What you get.Listed price.Crispy Chix Tenders basket.Tenders, cornbread, one side, and a soda or tea.$15.25.Cornmeal Fried Catfish basket.Catfish, cornbread, one side, and a soda or tea.$15.50.Crispy Fried Shrimp basket.Shrimp, cornbread, one side, and a soda or tea.$15.25.Slow Smoked BBQ Pork basket.Smoked pork, cornbread, one side, and a soda or tea.$14.50.Wing Basket.Wings, cornbread, one side, and a soda or tea.$14.95.
Those five baskets are the backbone of a southern classics menu at this restaurant. Sides are listed at $4 and include French fries, mac and cheese, fresh fruit, potato salad, collard greens, a side salad, and a fried green tomato. Menu items and prices can change, so check the current restaurant menu before you promise a specific plate.
If you want the broader idea of which dishes count as classics across the South, read the must-try southern classics guide. This page stays on the Florence menu in front of you.
How Do You Build a Plate from the Southern Classics Menu?
Pick the main for the person eating, then pick the side for contrast. A crisp main wants a soft side, and a smoked main wants something cool or bright. That small contrast is the whole method, and it keeps the plate from tasting like one note.
Choose the main. Tenders, catfish, shrimp, smoked pork, or a wing basket.
Choose one side. Mac and cheese, collard greens, potato salad, fries, a salad, fruit, or a fried green tomato.
Keep the included cornbread. Basket combos already include it, plus a soda or tea.
Add a second side only if you want it. Extra sides are listed at $4, and sandwich substitutions are $2.
Decide dessert after the plate. House-made banana pudding and peach cobbler are the familiar finishes.
Check the daily board. The menu also points guests to daily specials and ready-to-roll dinners.
A dependable first plate is crispy chicken tenders with mac and cheese. The crust stays crisp, and the pasta is the soft side. Cornmeal fried catfish with collard greens is the other easy plate: one fried, one slow-cooked. Slow smoked BBQ pork with potato salad is the cooler plate, and it still comes with cornbread and a drink at $14.50.
Do not stack three heavy sides just because they are all available. One rich side is usually enough. If mac and cheese is the side, skip a second creamy item and let cornbread or greens do the rest of the work. For a closer look at those vegetables, the Florence side-dish guide covers the sides on their own.
Which Mains Fit a Classic Plate?
Use the basket that matches the appetite, not a ranked list of famous dishes from other parts of the South. The prices below come from the September 2026 restaurant menu, and they can change, so treat them as a current snapshot.
Crispy Chix Tenders, $15.25. The straightforward fried-chicken plate, with cornbread and one side.
Cornmeal Fried Catfish, $15.50. A cornmeal crust and a side such as greens or potato salad.
Crispy Fried Shrimp, $15.25. The seafood plate, best with a simple side so the shrimp stay the point.
Slow Smoked BBQ Pork, $14.50. The smoked plate, with potato salad or collard greens.
Wing Basket, $14.95. Wings with the same cornbread, side, and drink setup.
Wings can also be ordered by count if you are not building a basket. Six are $7.75, twelve are $14.95, eighteen are $22.95, and twenty-four are $29.75. Sauces include buffalo, teriyaki, hot-yaki, mango BBQ, maple lemon pepper, vinegar-pepper, maple balsamic, house dry rub, tangy mustard BBQ, garlic parmesan, and Flo-Ville Hot. Wings come with ranch or blue cheese, and extra sauces are $1 each.
Fried chicken is the plate most people mean when they say classic. If that is the only dish you want to study, the fried chicken guide stays on that one item. Catfish and shrimp are here so the plate is not limited to poultry. The menu also notes that some items may contain foreign imported shrimp, and the kitchen prepares shellfish, so say so if you have an allergy.
What Should You Order for a Lighter Meal?
A full basket is not the only way to eat from a southern classics menu. Sandwiches include fries, with substitutions at $2. Salads are their own meal if you want something cooler.
Hand Breaded Chix, $13.50. Pimento cheese and pickles on a toasted bun, with fries.
Pimp Daddy Chix, $13.50. The same pimento cheese and pickle idea, listed as its own sandwich.
Grilled Chix, $12.25. Lettuce, tomato, and Walterboro white sauce, with fries.
Chix Salad Sandwich, $13.25. Almonds, cranberries, lettuce, and tomato.
Shrimp or Catfish Po' Boy, $13.95. Lettuce, tomato, banana peppers, and tartar sauce.
The grilled chicken sandwich is the lighter poultry order. The hand-breaded chicken sandwich is the richer one, because pimento cheese is already on the bun. If you want that cheese as its own subject, the pimento cheese guide is the page for it. Swap the included fries for collard greens or a side salad when you want the sandwich to feel more like a plate and less like fast food.
Salads on the same menu are Shrimp Caesar at $15.95, Chef Salad at $16.95, and Chicken Garden Salad at $15.75. Dressings include blue cheese, balsamic, Caesar, honey mustard, ranch, sriracha ranch, and Italian. A salad plus a $4 side of mac and cheese is a fair compromise when one person wants a classic side and another does not want a fried basket.
How Do Sides and Dessert Finish the Plate?
The side is what makes the order feel like a Southern plate rather than a sandwich with fries. The $4 list is short on purpose: French fries, mac and cheese, fresh fruit, potato salad, collard greens, a side salad, and a fried green tomato.
Mac and cheese goes with tenders or shrimp when you want the richest plate.
Collard greens go with catfish or smoked pork when you want a savory side.
Potato salad goes with smoked pork or a sandwich when you want something cool.
Fried green tomato is the single extra bite, not a second main.
Fresh fruit or a side salad is the lighter counter to a fried sandwich.
House-made desserts to ask about are banana pudding, peach cobbler, chocolate cake, key lime pie, and a chocolate chip cookie sundae. Treat those as highlights, not as a promise that every one is on the counter today. Confirm the dessert list when you order. The banana pudding page and the peach cobbler page cover those two desserts in more detail.
For a group that is still eating at the restaurant, one dessert for the table is usually enough. Catering desserts are priced separately: the February 2026 catering menu lists peach cobbler-style pieces and other desserts by the piece, so do not copy a restaurant dessert price onto an event order.
When Should a Group Use Catering Instead?
Stay on the restaurant menu when everyone can order a basket or a sandwich. Move to catering when you need the same Southern food set out for a group. Most catering items require a 10-person minimum and 24-hour notice. Delivery is available for orders of 10 or more plates.
The February 2026 catering menu prices social packages at $16.95 per person, with a 10-person minimum. Fried Chicken Dinner is crispy fried chicken and baked chicken with fresh biscuits, and you choose two sides. Chicken Bog is the slow-cooked chicken package, also with two sides. Sides on that list include mac and cheese, collard greens, potato salad, Southern-style green beans, baked beans, and a garden salad at $4 for an extra portion.
Boxed lunches are a different job. All Aboard is $12.95, High Liner is $13.95, Full Throttle is $14.95, and Grass Wagon is $12.95, each with a 10-person minimum and 24-hour notice. Those are sandwiches, salads, chips, and cookies, not a fried-chicken plate. Use them for a meeting. Use the Fried Chicken Dinner when the group asked for a classic plate.
Corporate and other catered events require a 50% deposit and a signed contract. The live catering terms say final guest counts are due seven days before the event. After that date, reasonable increases may be accepted, and decreases are not. The catering PDF still mentions a 72-hour count in one section, so follow the live terms and confirm with the team. Read the catering terms and the catering page before you book.
Custom cakes require 48-hour notice. Ask about peach cobbler and banana pudding for the table, including how many guests each pan serves, and confirm the current price before you put a dessert on an invitation.
How Do You Order in Florence, SC?
Notch8 Carolina Kitchen is at 600 A Pamplico Highway in Florence, SC. The visit page lists Sunday through Tuesday as closed, and Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. One block on that page still shows Tuesday through Saturday, so use the Wednesday through Saturday hours and confirm before you drive. Online orders run through Toast, and curbside pickup is available. Call (843) 507-9919 if you would rather place the order by phone.
For a single plate, order the basket, name the side, and ask about the dessert of the day. For takeout, the online ordering guide walks through pickup. For the wider comfort-food picture, the Southern comfort food guide is the pillar page, and the visit page has directions.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans describe a healthy pattern as vegetables, fruits, grains, protein, and dairy across the meals you eat. A basket does that in plain terms: a main, a vegetable or other side, and cornbread. You do not need a formula beyond that. Choose the side you will actually eat, then stop.
What Should You Skip on the Southern Classics Menu?
Skip the urge to order one of everything. A southern classics menu works better as one plate you can finish. Start with a basket, name the side out loud, and add a dessert only if someone at the table wants one.
Skip a second fried main. Tenders plus a po' boy is two meals. Pick one.
Skip three creamy sides. Mac and cheese is enough richness for one plate.
Skip guessing the Tuesday hours. Plan on Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Skip copying restaurant prices onto a catering order. Group packages are priced per person on the catering menu.
Skip a special-request allergy guess. Tell the restaurant about shellfish or other allergies before the food is cooked.
If you are feeding one or two people, the restaurant menu is the right southern classics menu. If you are feeding ten or more, ask about the Fried Chicken Dinner or a boxed lunch instead of placing ten separate basket orders. The team can tell you which path fits the date.
Daily specials and ready-to-roll dinners sit beside the printed menu. Ask what is on that board when you call or order, because those items are not fixed on the PDF. A special can be the best plate of the day, and it does not replace the baskets above if you want a known order.
Frequently Asked Questions
What comes on a Notch8 basket?
Basket combos include the main, cornbread, one side, and a soda or tea. Mains include crispy chicken tenders, cornmeal fried catfish, crispy fried shrimp, slow smoked BBQ pork, and a wing basket.
How much are sides?
Restaurant sides are listed at $4. The list includes French fries, mac and cheese, fresh fruit, potato salad, collard greens, a side salad, and a fried green tomato. Confirm the list on the current menu.
Can I get a classic plate without a fried basket?
Yes. The grilled chicken sandwich is $12.25 and includes fries, and salads run from $15.75 to $16.95. You can still add a $4 side if you want mac and cheese or greens with it.
When is the restaurant open?
Plan on Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The visit page also has an older Tuesday line, so check hours before you go. The address is 600 A Pamplico Highway, Florence, SC.
What if I need food for a group?
Most catering items need 10 people and 24-hour notice. The Fried Chicken Dinner on the catering menu is $16.95 per person and includes two sides. Final guest counts are due seven days before the event.
