Merts Heart & Soul is a traditional American restaurant. The restaurant has been featured on Drivers, Dine-Ins and Dives. The restaurant host a variety of sports and indoor game events throughout the month. Merts Heart & Soul makes cooking videos under their Learn at Home offer. It also offers cooking learning sessions during vacations. The dining room of Merts Heart & Soul has a colorful tiled floor. It has a café-style seating arrangement. The walls are covered with pictures of Black revolutionary artists and celebrities.
Merts Heart & Soul specializes in preparing smoked beef ribs, marinated in Merts house barbecue sauce. Carolina chopped barbecue is prepared with slow-roasted pork butts. The meat is seasoned with the secret sauce of Merts Heart & Soul. Grilled salmon s served with mashed potatoes. The economical combo platters are served with cornbread. The bar serves a variety of wines and beers.
smoked beef ribs made with mert’s homemade barbecue sauce
Salmon CakesUS$6.99
almost as famous as the cornbread! we poach fresh salmon, blend it with the cajun trinity (celery, onions and peppers), spice it up and serve it with our own remoulade sauce
Whole Fried Chicken WingsUS$6.99
golden fried chicken wings seasoned to perfection
Soul RollsUS$5.99
two egg roll wraps filled with black-eyed peas, seasoned rice, collard greens, and diced chicken breast. served with spicy honey mustard sauce
Fried Green TomatoUS$5.99
fresh green tomatoes battered in an herb and flour blend and lightly fried to perfection and served with our own remoulade sauce
Soup & Salad
served with cornbread. we make our own salad dressing: choose from blue cheese, honey mustard, thousand island, ranch, vinaigrette, our sauces, rubs and spices are also our own blends.
Grilled Chicken SaladUS$7.99
luscious mixed greens topped with grilled chicken breast and white cheddar cheese with your choice of dressing.
Low Country Shrimp SaladUS$8.99
spicy, tender, popcorn shrimp and white cheddar over mixed greens. choice of dressing
Mert’s Homemade Chicken Soup
good for the heart and soul
CupUS$2.99
BowlUS$3.99
Large House SaladUS$5.59
just as good as our side salad, but a lot bigger
Veggie Plates
served with cornbread
3 Veggie PlateUS$6.29
4 Veggie PlateUS$7.29
Daily Fixin’s
served with cornbread and two sides
Fried Cat FishUS$14.29
two whole catfish, deep fried and easy to eat. these babies slip right off the bone!
Blackened Pork ChopsUS$11.29
two juicy chops prepared with mert’s special blackening spices
Fried WhitingUS$11.99
white fish fillets, fried crisp and served with our own remoulade sauce
Carolina Chopped BbqUS$8.99
slow roasted and jerk-seasoned pork butts. chopped and smothered in our secret sauce
Barbecue Beef RibsUS$11.29
smoked beef ribs made with mert’s homemade barbecue sauce
Mert’s Famous Salmon CakesUS$9.29
why are they famous? we poach fresh salmon, blend it with the cajun trinity (celery, onions and pepers), spice it up and serve you two of them with our own remoulade sauce
Southern Fried Chicken
seasoned to perfection! all mert’s seasoning blends and sauces are made in house
Breast (quarter)US$8.99
Leg (quarter)US$7.99
Low Country & Gullah Favorites
all new items served with two sides and cornbread
Red Beans And Rice With Smoked TurkeyUS$8.29
a hearty bowl of savory rice topped with slow-simmered red beans, shredded white cheddar and a sprinkling of green onion
Shrimp And Grits With Toasted Foccacia BreadUS$11.29
popcorn shrimp, onion and tomato simmered in brown sauce and served over stone-ground organic rice (side items additional)
Shrimp Creole With RiceUS$11.29
popcorn shrimp in a spicy creole sauce served over seasoned rice
Jumbo Chicken WingsUS$8.99
Roasted Lamb ChopsUS$14.99
two lamb chops marinade in olive oil and a blend of herbs
Sandwiches
served with one side
Po Boy SandwichesUS$8.29
whiting po boy on a hoagie bun
Fried Shrimp Po Boy On A Hoagie BunUS$8.29
fried popcorn shrimp with lettuce and tomato
Carolina Chopped Bbq SandwichUS$8.29
served on a potato roll
BltUS$7.29
smoked apple bacon with fresh lettuce and sliced tomatoes on foccacia