Kristen's Kitchen Restaurant and Bar

09/03/2026

Exactly one year ago today ❤️
It’s crazy looking at these two pictures side by side. One year ago, Rob and I were standing in an empty restaurant with a dream… and today, look at how far we’ve come. 🥹
We’ve been incredibly blessed, and we can’t thank everyone enough for all the love and support this past year.
We officially sold the food truck and are putting all of our focus into the restaurant and what’s next! ❤️ We have some new menu items coming over the next few weeks that we’re SO excited for you to try!
One year later… and we’re just getting started. ❤️
Thank you for being part of our journey!

08/26/2026

We would absolutely love your vote. We are still in the top three for best new restaurant. Number 28 Go check out these awesome businesses and pick your favorite 💕

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08/02/2026

Wow... what a weekend! ❤️
We are absolutely blown away by the incredible support you all showed us this weekend. Thank you to every single person who came in, shared a meal with us, and supported our small family business. It truly means the world to us.

Because of all of you, we've had such an amazing weekend that we are almost completely out of crab! We will most likely sell out sometime this afternoon. We wanted to give everyone a heads-up so there aren't any surprises if you stop by.

Don't worry though ,we'll be fully restocked and ready to go when we reopen on Tuesday!
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for making this such a phenomenal weekend. We can't wait to serve you again! 🦀❤️

07/30/2026

A huge thank you to the amazing team at Prime Mechanical & Comfort, LLC for coming out and working so hard in this Virginia heat to get our new air conditioning installed! We truly appreciate all of your hard work.

And to our incredible customers... thank you. Your patience, encouragement, and support through this whole process have meant more to us than you'll ever know.

Now come on in, cool off, and enjoy a nice meal in our freshly air-conditioned dining room! We can't wait to serve you. ❤️

07/25/2026

We would love your vote 💕 click the link below for our direct voting.

07/20/2026

As parents of four, we know just how much teachers pour into our kids every single day. ❤️ Supporting our local teachers is something that's always close to our hearts.

As a resturant, we've hit our donation limit for now,I'm going to buy something small but we still wanted to help in a bigger way. We may not have the extra money to buy her alot of things but we do have a large platform that I can share her information on. And we have some phenomenal people that follow us and love to help others 💕

One of our wonderful customers and local teachers has shared her Amazon wish list, and we thought we'd pass it along in case anyone is looking for a way to bless a classroom this year.
If you're able to help, even with one small item, I know it would mean the world to her and to the students she'll be teaching. Thank you all for always showing up for our community. 💕

07/20/2026

It's Monday 💕💕 We may be closed but you can still show us some love and support by going and voting for us again. We're still holding down first place and would absolutely love to win this contest. You have no idea how much $20,000 could really help us It could pay for our new air conditioner 💕💕💕 thank you again and can't wait to feed you all

One couple will share their love story in a Variety Magazine advertorial, take home $20,000, and enjoy a triple date with Jeff & Emilie Goldblum, plus Charlie Day & Mary Elizabeth Ellis.

07/18/2026

Hey friends! We wanted to give everyone a quick heads-up if you're joining us today.
Our dining room is a little warmer than we'd like. Our air conditioner is working as hard as it possibly can to keep up with this heat. Our power bill this month was $1,300, and we've been doing everything we can to keep the restaurant comfortable while we waited for repairs.
The good news is our new AC system is scheduled to be installed next week! We're so excited to finally have it fixed and get the restaurant back to a comfortable temperature for everyone.
In the meantime, our kitchen staff is working in extremely hot conditions and giving it everything they've got. Our servers are also doing their absolute best to keep up while taking care of everyone with a smile.
We truly apologize for the warmth inside the restaurant and appreciate your patience, kindness, and understanding. We promise we're doing everything we can, and we can't wait to welcome everyone into a much cooler dining room very soon.
Thank you all for continuing to support our little family restaurant. It truly means the world to us. ❤️

07/17/2026

We know the weather isn't exactly inviting today, but if you're thinking about venturing out for dinner, we'd absolutely love to see you! ❤️
Our kitchen is hot, the food is fresh, and we're ready to take care of dinner so you don't have to cook tonight. Whether you dine in or grab it to go, we're here and happy to serve you.
Who's coming to see us tonight?