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    Ro's Grille

    4.5 (171 reviews)
    Closed 10:30 am - 2:45 pm, 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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    RO'S GRILLE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Bar Area Kelvin is a great Bartender
    Patrick R.

    July 22, 2025, I visit this grill for the first time in Athens. The Bartender Kelvin was outstanding. I ate at the Bar around 12:30pm. The meal below was delicious and wonderful. I highly recommend.

    Sweet  Caroline and a BLT
    The D.

    Excellent food and excellent service. Thank you. Visiting from Florida and stopped to get a bite to eat while we were out.

    Stuffed hushpuppies
    Heather L.

    Good variety on the menu. The food was good and the service was great. Nice ambience with a lot of light (but not too much) coming through the big windows. Beautiful place!

    Jack Jack Burger
    Chad K.

    Try the Jack Jack burger, it's amazing!!! All the food was great and the staff was friendly.

    Crystal F.

    Ambience was so cute and sweet. So many lights for up to date. Service was fast and friendly. Food was fresh and tasty. Best mushrooms ever.

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    3 years ago

    awesome food as always and our server Claire was excellent. Cajun Salmon is the bb.

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    6 years ago

    Love love love Ro's. Bearded stuffed pups are amazing. The service has always been wonderful. Restaurant is clean and inviting.

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    Great food and service Definitely try it for lunch. It maybe crowded but for a reason

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    5 years ago

    amazing food amazing service affordable pricing with quality portions!! never had anything disappoint at Ro's!!

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    6 years ago

    Food was really good and not overly priced. Our server was really nice and helpful too.

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    Amazing food, vide variety, and all the meats are cut and smoked fresh on site. Soooo flavorful!

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    Great food, great service! I had a jack jack burger and my wife had the fried chicken sandwich, both were delicious and the sides were also.

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    8 years ago

    Excellent food! Go here now! Yelp wants me to give more, but this place is too good for words that I can't even explain!

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    Wildwood Deli - The All-American Burger

    Wildwood Deli

    4.3(51 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    Burger is great! Easily, one of the best in Athens. Chips are provided with burger. Would love for…read morethem to consider fries!

    Really more like a 3.5, FWIW…read more Took a lil roadtrip out to Athens with my folks on a day off last week. We wanted to try this place. Since it is in the main part of downtown, super close parking is a bit of a big ask; we parked at a public government building about two blocks down and walked over. The inside is very small and only has a couple of two-seater tables and one bench setup, but there are multiple nice metal tables outside to sit at if the weather is good. Fortunately, we lucked out in that regard, as it was a nice day. The inside of the restaurant smelled absolutely amazing, so I was excited to order. Their lunch menu mostly consists of sandwiches and burgers, with limited sides like chips, broccoli salad, soup of the day, and so on. Bottled drinks and a couple of desserts round it all out. My parents split a Philly cheese steak sandwich with pasta salad; I got a chicken cheese steak with a cup of the soup of the day (potato), and we shared a slice of strawberry pretzel salad for dessert! The employees were nice enough to bring our food out to us while we were at a metal table on the patio, so that was sweet. Food came out relatively quickly and was definitely fresh. Overall, it was fine! My favorite thing was probably the strawberry pretzel salad; I wish I'd had a little more but I should've ordered my own portion! lol. The potato soup had really nice garlicky croutons on top that I enjoyed, though I wish there'd been bigger chunks of potato in it. I liked my chicken Philly just fine though I feel like it was missing some sort of flavor somewhere. My parents felt the same about their regular Philly. Unlike me, though, my mom unfortunately got several gristley bits she had to spit out. The chicken didn't have that same problem. Overall, a pleasant enough experience though I wouldn't say our socks were knocked off, haha. I'd return and try other menu options if I come back in the future.

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    Wildwood Deli - Cup of Soup of the Day (potato)

    Cup of Soup of the Day (potato)

    Wildwood Deli - Exterior.

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    Exterior.

    Suzanne's Bakery & Eatery

    Suzanne's Bakery & Eatery

    4.3(27 reviews)
    1.2 mi
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    Came here to grab some dessert for later and as a way to make up for my super disappointing lunch…read morenearby. This was a much better experience! This is a small little bakery; technically they have daily lunch specials but there's very limited seating so it's more of a grab-and-go type of spot. They also have premade dishes in tall coolers if you want to take and reheat something as an appetizer or an entree. Great for on the go engagements or as a quick fix for a family that needs feeding. There's also a selection of packaged breads made in-house and a dessert case. The service was extremely nice! I had a lovely chat with one of the employees. The only major complaint I have was that the store smelled really weird and unpleasant when I visited. I have NO idea what it was from -- I couldn't place the smell. Maybe a dish I don't like? Maybe the yeast for the bread? Not sure. It looked clean and had a good health code score, but the smell was rough. At any rate, I grabbed a slice of strawberry pretzel salad for right then, as well as a slice of Elvis cake (iirc) and a snickerdoodle. The strawberry pretzel salad had a pretty strawberry jelly top and was packed with lots of cream cheese filling! It was good, though I do wish there had been a thicker pretzel crust; sometimes I felt like I was mostly eating pretzel crumbs instead of an actual bottom of a layered dessert. Still, definitely yummy! Hubs and I enjoyed the Elvis cake later. It was super moist and sort of reminded me of a hummingbird cake. My snickerdoodle was special (peanut butter snickerdoodle? Coffee snickerdoodle?). It was a unique combo of flavors that you don't typically see but sadly I'm far enough removed now that I've forgotten exactly what. Regardless, it was good! Stop by and treat yourself sometime!

    Good grief, I've driven by this place 1000s of times and never realized it was a bakery/eatery! I…read morethought it was maybe a salon. Along for the ride in my favorite sister's quest for the best locally made sourdough bread, we visited Suzanne's last month. It's small, and I think it may have had 2 little bistro style tables inside, but it may have had 3. There are several refrigerators on the floor with grab and go items such as a ground beef-based "John Wayne casserole," pimento cheese, various casseroles, maybe a 3-bean salad, chick salad, broccoli salad, and more. A stocked confection counter is where you order and pay. They had really cute Halloween cake "pops" for sale and their "sour dough" bread was on a small display on the right as you enter. They offer hot lunch specials daily Tuesday-Friday, 11-2 and a soup of the day at 6.49, ranging from said John Wayne casserole to chicken poulet and stuffing. We missed the lunch window and didn't purchase any of the grab and goes. The staff here are patient and friendly! Really nice! Sister and I each got a loaf or 2 of the sourdough, sister tried one of their confectionery items and said it was good. I also got two of their giant chocolate chip cookies for the hubs. The unanimous verdict on their sourdough bread is it is a good bread, especially for toasting; however, sourdough it is not. The bite I had was sweet and fluffy. Hubs and sister agreed it was delicious bread, just not sourdough. So, it's back to Publix for sourdough. Don't plan to eat in if you go to Suzannes, I told sister, "I guess most people get their lunch to go and eat it in the car, parked here, or back at work." Thanks, Suzzane's! I'm happy to have visited your shop and to see all you offer!

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    Suzanne's Bakery & Eatery
    Suzanne's Bakery & Eatery - Name over door.

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    Suzanne's Bakery & Eatery - Store front, with daily specials on chalkboard.

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    Store front, with daily specials on chalkboard.

    The Salty Cod - Burnt chicken was not good! Potatoes also burnt tasting. There is a difference between burnt and charred.

    The Salty Cod

    3.9(104 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    My favorite sister and I had a great belated birthday lunch for her here at Salty Cod on a fairly…read morequiet and fairly slow Friday that I took off work for - which is rare for me! She enjoyed two lovely cups of their coffee and then I think water, and I had some vino since she was driving. We split a 10 ounce filet mignon (which is not on the lunch menu but is available if you ask for it) and it was beyond delicious! I trusted our excellent server (I think her name was Holly) to select the cut of meat for sister and me from the butcher shoppe, Corkshire, and it was beyond excellent!! It was just as good, if not better than the filet I split with my Sorority Sister when we came here for my birthday in February! Sister and I also shared their take on a bruschetta. It was good; however, for me, it was the "weak link" - I like a traditional bruschetta with buffalo mozzarella, balsamic, fresh ripened tomatoes, etc., and this was more akin to a charcuterie board on toasty bread slices. It looked beautiful! The meat topping was plentiful and lovely, it had more fat on it than I care to have. There was a sort of berry relish on another layer and that's where I called it quits on the bruschetta. My sister did enjoy it, though, which is what mattered! We ordered two mac and English cheddar cheese fritters for Sister, and she really really loved those! They were presented wrapped individually in their to go box, to keep each one warm, and again, Sister, loved them! Neither of us had room for desert which, since Salty Cod has a separate bakery/gelato shoppe, would have offered some delicious options! Thanks, Salty Cod, for another memorable, relaxing birthday celebration!

    The Easter buffet was the best!…read more It was the usual sausage and scotch eggs, but it was very fun to taste the special event! The fresh cream of the French toast was fresh and very delicious!

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    The Salty Cod - Just before it got busy in the back bar

    Just before it got busy in the back bar

    The Salty Cod - Bubble & squeak - It tastes much better than it looks

    Bubble & squeak - It tastes much better than it looks

    The Salty Cod - The confessional snug-a private room for ladies to enjoy a drink when it was not proper for a woman to be seen in a pub.

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    The confessional snug-a private room for ladies to enjoy a drink when it was not proper for a woman to be seen in a pub.

    Old Black Bear Brewing Company-  Athens - Green fried tomatoes with a dark lager.

    Old Black Bear Brewing Company- Athens

    4.3(55 reviews)
    0.3 mi

    What a neat venue. We came here after an event for a family meal. They have great area for larger…read moregroups, and even though we were a group of 10, they very easily accommodated a larger party at the same time, and there was plenty of room for more. Smaller tables were closer to the front so the large groups didn't bother/overwhelm with the noise. We had several shareables for the table including the pimento cheese balls, the Bavarian pretzel, and the loaded bar chips that could have easily been a meal themselves. I had the Reuben (surprise) and the sweet potato fries. The were a treat, and after all the shareables, I was able to take some fries and part of the Reuben home with me. Would love to go back and sit on the patio for happy hour one evening.

    Met my son and his family for what we thought would be a good meal but was very disappointed in…read moreeverything. It took about 45-50 minutes to be seated and then about 40 more minutes to get our food. I wanted to leave but other in our party wanted to wait it out. My food was cold and so was another in our party. The tacos were good and hamburger good. I understand that things happen that are beyond the owners control but they could have at least given us a discount or maybe a free appetizer while acknowledging the delay. We found out later that they were short handed. But wish they would have told us this upfront so we would at least know what we were in for.

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    Old Black Bear Brewing Company-  Athens
    Old Black Bear Brewing Company-  Athens
    Old Black Bear Brewing Company-  Athens - Crazy buay

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    Mike’s Cafe - Chili cheese dog.

    Mike’s Cafe

    4.4(13 reviews)
    6.2 mi

    On our way to The Magic Mike we were thinking about what to eat for lunch. I happen d upon a place…read moreclose to Athens in Elkmont called Mike's Cafe. From where we were at the Tennessee state line, it was about a 50 minute ride on small country roads. We arrived at Mike's Cafe after most of the lunch crowd was gone. We ordered the smoked chicken with fried potatoes, pinto beans and okra, a double cheeseburger deconstructed, small onion rings and a BLT to go. They didn't have turnip greens or collards so I ended up with fried potatoes. Fried cornbread was included. Inside the restaurant the ceiling in the small dining area was similar to galvanized siding. It was shiny new. I didn't ask if the dining area was a new addition. The shiny caught my attention. I believe there were 12 booths for seating. We were the only customers inside sitting while Mike, the owner, was back in the kitchen preparing our foods. We introduced ourselves and told Mike we drove over there because we heard so many great things about his food and that his restaurant was clean. It was clean too! Mike brought our foods out and we headed to the car. As we were about to leave, Mike came out with a sample of his hamburger soup on the house. What a lovely gesture. We thanked him and his wife and headed home to devour our haul. The smoked chicken was delicious! We thoroughly enjoyed the fried okra, pintos and fried potatoes. The BLT was made with a lot of thick cut bacon. Yummy! The double cheeseburger we shared later was delicious and cooked perfectly. If you like old style good home cooking, please stop by Mike's Cafe. His food is fire!

    I had to do my order thru DoorDash so I'm going to say that is why the price for what I got (which…read morewasn't a lot) was almost 40.00. However when I don't get half of what I ordered and I get told to just come back and I can get the rest of it and if not I have to go thru door dash to get a refund ( fyi it takes 5-10 days for them to process it) but they take it immediately. I don't live in that direction so completely out of the way to do so but my daughter wanted crispitos so that's what I ordered. Would not recommend and won't go there again. Also I ordered a blt and I guess I didn't read the description but I didn't think I would have to it's pretty simple but they add onions to it so they need to advertise as a blto so that you don't order something you are not expecting. I like to do local but get it right I was told that's how they make it but there menu clearly states bacon lettuce and tomato no onion what so ever was mentioned so I was lied to and I can't respect that in a business

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    Mike’s Cafe - Menu

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    Mike’s Cafe - Complimentary hamburger soup

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    Complimentary hamburger soup

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