First Ward · 7th Street
Mert's Heart And Soul
Mac and cheese and Sunday-morning gospel energy, seven days a week.
- Sit-Down Dining
Hours & practicals
- Hours (fall)
- Mon-Thu 11:00am-8:00pm; Fri-Sun 11:00am-9:00pmHours unconfirmed
- Price
- $$moderate
- Address
- 214 North College Street, Charlotte, NC
- From your base
- Sorts every list here by walk time.
The take
A soul-food anchor among the office towers, holding its corner of College Street with zero interest in trends. It's open all week, and the Sunday-dinner spirit doesn't wait for Sunday.
What to order: Mert's Famous Salmon Cakes — poached salmon worked through the Cajun trinity and fried up with their house remoulade.
Details
- Cuisine
- soul-food
Questions people ask
What is Mert's known for?
Shrimp and grits, Southern fried chicken, collard greens and soul rolls.
What kind of food is it?
Low Country and Gullah-inspired rather than straight soul food — Charleston red rice, and a macaroni cheese the restaurant has won awards for.
Check in
Your passport…
Sources
- Facts — openstreetmap.org, verified August 2026
- whatToOrder — yelp.com, verified August 2026
- phone — yelp.com, verified August 2026
- priceBand — yelp.com, August 2026 — not independently verified
- theTake — openstreetmap.org, verified August 2026
- menuUrl — mertscharlotte.com, August 2026 — not independently verified
- hours — mertscharlotte.com, August 2026 — not independently verified
- cuisine — mertscharlotte.com, verified August 2026
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The neighborhood
The 7 things this place connects to in the guide's map of the town — one step out, and nothing beyond it.
District
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Categories
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See Mert's Heart And Soul on the wiki, with every connection listedArriving in First Ward? The first-hour guide