Greenwood's
Roswell, GA 30075-3608
Phone: (770) 992-5383
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Cherry Street
- Best of Citysearch:
- Comfort Food 2005
- Hours:
- Wed-Sat 5pm-10pm, Sun 11:30am-9pm
Editorial Review for Greenwood's – by Elisabeth Bergman
The Scene
A bright yellow peace sign greets guests at the house where chef-owner Bill Greenwood creates his always-in-season dishes. Greenwood's decor, which ranges from Elvis memorabilia to framed Grateful Dead posters, will make both Southern grandmas and Berkeley hippies feel at home. Service is energetic, if, at times, harried. Plan to wait before being seated.
The Food
Fresh, innovative fare rules the deceptively simple meat-and-three menu. Sweet, tangy fried chicken dipped in a crunchy honey-pepper batter is cooked to order and worth the 30-minute wait. Boneless pork chops sauteed in sage butter arrive fragrant and tender. Vegetables are the real highlight. Collard greens have just enough of an apple cider-vinegar bite; cheesy broccoli casserole is all homey goodness; black-eyed peas are lovingly simmered in a heady vegetarian broth. Dessert is required. Finish with a massive slice of strudel-like cherry pie and homemade vanilla ice cream.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoGreenwood's takes cash and checks only. The nearest ATM is a few miles away.
User Reviews for Greenwood's
06/15/2008 Posted by Parkwood
Don't forget Greenwood's simply because it's a long-lived restaurant. Bill is there everyday with his welcoming smile and fine attention to quality and service. The prices and quality are especially important in this economic time when entertainment monies are really budgeted. I like that Greenwood's is open for lunch everyday so that I can dine whenever I want and not be tied into any closing time (and still have plenty to take home in a "doggy bag" to have a light supper). Even though I'm a bulgur wheat/yogurt kind of person, the freshly ground hamburger which fills the homemade sourdough roll with all the trimmings AND a vegetable side or the tasty fried catfish fillets with tartar sauce made daily along with the two vegetable sides are impossible to pass up. Even my Southern mom says they are the best she has ever put in her mouth. By the way, with reference to one of your reviews, Greenwood's DOES take credit cards and DOES make sweet tea. I especially like the personable service--a respite from some of the pouty, can't-be-bothered servers you normally encounter--the continuing quality, the emphasis on organic produce and meats and all enjoyed in the beauty and serenity of the gardens. BTW, those are old hours. Greenwood's is open Wed - Sunday from 11:30 to 9:00 or 10:00 pm (sorry I can't remember exactly but I do know they don't close after the usual lunch hours).
Pros: Service/quality of food
Cons: Have to know where to park (like across the street at the other restaurant)/I wish parents would keep their kids seated.
11/20/2006 Posted by kemeers
I was raised on southern food; my grandmother could make biscuits like nobody's business and that was just the beginning. I won't say that Greenwood's rivals my grandmother's cooking, but they do offer a much more updated southern taste. I've tried a couple of different dishes there and each have been very tasty. They don't put on aires when it comes to presentation, but they don't need to with the tasty dishes they put out. The atmosphere is eclectic and this place is definitely worth a visit.
Pros: Good "Updated" Southern Food, Atmosphere, Desserts
Cons: None
