Teens & Deens Country Kitchen
(828) 635-1950Call

Taylorsville, Alexander County

From burgers and fries to a home-cooked plate

A family-owned country kitchen on NC 16 where the food is made from scratch: burgers and hot dogs, smoked meatloaf and pork chops, Friday fish plates, weekend breakfast and a whiteboard full of homemade desserts.

Call (828) 635-1950See what's cooking

Open Tuesday to Saturday · breakfast Friday and Saturday from 7 am

Smoked meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy, fried okra and a roll

Save room for dessert

Every one is homemade, and the whiteboard changes with the season.

  • Hot fudge cakeThe house favorite.
  • Pies and meringuesLemon or chocolate meringue, pecan, sweet potato, apple, cherry, pumpkin.
  • Cobblers and shortcakePeach, blackberry or strawberry cobbler; strawberry shortcake; banana pudding.
The dessert whiteboard: shortcake, cream cakes, meringue pies, cobblers, pumpkin cheesecake and hot fudge cake

“Good food. Good people.”

Amy Q., Taylorsville, on Tripadvisor (October 2019), after we catered her family reunion

  • 4.6 Google 703 reviews, September 2026
  • 98% Facebook recommend, 94 reviews, September 2026
  • 5.0 Tripadvisor 10 reviews, all five stars, September 2026

  • “That was about the best hamburger I've ever had!! The service was great. The prices were great, and the food was delicious!”

    Sharon C. · Google, September 2026

  • “You could tell the burger was hand pattied and it was so thick I ended up eating it with a fork.”

    Amy Q. · Tripadvisor, April 2019

  • “Hour and half drive one way and was not disappointed. Food was great as was everyone there, help and customers.”

    A guest from out of town · Tripadvisor, February 2022

  • “Food was so good and the people who worked there could not have been sweeter. We will be back.”

    A guest · Restaurantji, July 2024

Look for the clock on the roof

Teens & Deens is a family-owned country kitchen in a small brick building on NC Highway 16, north of downtown Taylorsville. The sign with the big red clock is how most folks find us the first time; the benches out front and the easy parking are why they stop.

Inside it's red-and-chrome diner chairs, sweet tea by the glass and a staff whose shirts say it best: “Where everybody's family.”

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The Teens & Deens Country Kitchen roof sign with its red clock and Country Kitchen panel

Our week

Tuesday through Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday.

  1. Tuesday 11 am–8 pm Lunch and supper
  2. Wednesday 11 am–8 pm Lunch and supper
  3. Thursday 11 am–8 pm Lunch and supper
  4. Friday 7 am–8 pm Breakfast from 7, fish plate
  5. Saturday 7 am–8 pm Breakfast from 7
  6. Sunday Closed
  7. Monday Closed

Dine-in, outdoor seating and curbside pickup. Call for the daily special

Come see us on NC 16

2696 NC Highway 16 N
Taylorsville, NC 28681

(828) 635-1950 Directions

Call ahead for questions or large groups.