Southern cooking · General store · Shopville, KY
A meat-and-three and a proper general store, all under one tin roof. Pull up a stool — the gravy's running and the coffee's on.
About the place
The Salty Hen is part southern kitchen, part old-fashioned general store, and all the way home. We cook the things our grandmothers cooked — slow, steady, and seasoned with a little stubbornness.
Out front you'll find biscuits before sunup, fried chicken at noon, and pie 'til it's gone. Out back, the store's stocked with the small things that make a kitchen run: good coffee, local honey, cast iron, eggs from down the road, and whatever's pretty on the porch this week.
Come hungry. Leave with leftovers and probably a jar of preserves you didn't know you needed.
The general store
Pantry, porch and pretty things — small batch where we can, local where it counts.
Honey, sorghum, hot pepper jelly, pickles, jams, stone-ground grits and meal from a mill up the road.
Whole-bean coffee from a roaster two counties over, loose-leaf tea, vintage soda in glass bottles, real maple syrup.
Goods from Shopville folks: pottery, cutting boards, candles, soaps, eggs from chickens with names.
Tees, ball caps, enamel mugs, bumper stickers. Wear the bird.
Come see us
| Mon | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tue–Fri | 7:00am – 8:00pm |
| Saturday | 7:00am – 9:00pm |
| Sunday | 8:00am – 3:00pm |
Kitchen closes 30 minutes before. Store stays open a little later.
Plenty of parking out back. Porch dogs welcome. Big tables for big tables.
Holler at us
For parties of 8 or more, catering trays, or whole-bird pickups, give us a ring or send a note. The store ships pantry boxes within Kentucky on request.