{"id":36262,"date":"2026-10-05T19:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T19:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/36262\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T19:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T19:45:14","slug":"nana-morrisons-soul-food-opening-soon-in-huntersville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/36262\/","title":{"rendered":"Nana Morrison&#8217;s soul food opening soon in Huntersville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nana Morrison\u2019s Soul Food, a Charlotte favorite built on family recipes, is adding a fifth location in the Lake Norman area. The expansion comes months after the restaurant was crowned the city\u2019s best soul food in a CharlotteFive Readers\u2019 Choice poll.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few things you should know about Nana Morrison\u2019s:<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/NanaMorrisons5.png\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" title=\"NanaMorrisons5.png\" alt=\"Top-down view of three black compartmentalized dinner plates containing soul food options: one with meatballs, mashed potatoes with gravy, and candied yams; another with BBQ ribs, green beans, and mac and cheese; and a third with dark meat BBQ chicken, collard greens, and white rice.\"\/>                                                                                    Nana Morrison\u2019s, a local favorite for classic soul food, is expanding into the Lake Norman area with plans to open a fifth restaurant.                                                                                                                                                                        Nana Morrison\u2019s Soul Food                                                                                        Shawn and Kiana Morrison founded the restaurant in 2011 after relocating from New York, when Kiana struggled to find the kind of soul food she grew up eating.The menu leans on family recipes \u2014 fried chicken, mac and cheese, collard greens, smothered pork chops, smoked turkey wings, yams and cornbread \u2014 with portions an employee described as the kind that \u201cput you to sleep.\u201d                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/NanaMorrisons2.png\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"1499\" title=\"NanaMorrisons2.png\" alt=\"A small white fluted ramekin filled with creamy baked macaroni and cheese, topped with a layer of bubbly, browned melted cheese.\"\/>                                                                                    Baked mac and cheese is among the Southern-style sides served at Nana Morrison\u2019s Soul Food in Charlotte.                                                                                                                                                                        Nana Morrison\u2019s Soul Food                                                                                        The business remains hands-on and family-run, with the Morrison children helping with daily operations, including 21-year-old co-owner Hank Morrison, who told CharlotteFive the restaurant\u2019s namesake honors his grandmother and her recipes.                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/restaurants\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2143.jpeg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" title=\"IMG_2143.jpeg\" alt=\"A medium shot of a young man smiling and standing in front of the double glass doors of a restaurant. He is wearing a red polo shirt with an embroidered logo on the chest and a black baseball cap. The glass doors behind him feature two circular logos that read \u201cNANA MORRISON\u2019S SOUL FOOD EST. 2011\u201d flanking him, with the restaurant\u2019s hours of operation printed in white text on the lower right pane.\"\/>                                                                                    Hank Morrison, 21, the owner of Nana Morrison\u2019s.                                                                                            Evan Moore                                                                            CharlotteFive                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Charlotte Observer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nana Morrison\u2019s Soul Food, a Charlotte favorite built on family recipes, is adding a fifth location in the Lake Norman area. The expansion comes months after the restaurant was crowned the city\u2019s best soul food in a CharlotteFive Readers\u2019 Choice poll. 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