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Best of Greensboro - Restaurants and Food

Bakery
  • Cake J’adore Cupcake Shop
    • “Cakes Je'adore or something like that? They are located in a small shopping center on west market. I know a mom at the daycare ordered a cake from there for her son who has tons of allergies and it was completely allergen friendly! You have to be careful about cross-contamination too...” –Carla C.
  • Cheesecakes by Alex
    • "Cupcakes from delicious, cake from Maxi B's, cheese cake from Alex's...depends on the mood!" - Carly H. 
    • “Cheesecakes by Alex downtown” –Lindsay G.
  • Delicious
    • “Delicious!" - Sarah G. 
    • "I like delicious" - Teresa B. 
    • "Cupcakes from delicious, cake from Maxi B's, cheese cake from Alex's...depends on the mood!" - Carly H. 
    • “Delish on Lawndale” –Vonda W.
    • “Delicious” –Heather M.
  • Easy Peasy
    • “I don't know about swirled but easy peasy made a rainbow layered cake for my daughters birthday!  it was super cute and amazingly yummy.” –Charae T.
    • “Easy Peasy - The best in the ' Boro” –James T.
    • “Easy Peasy is my new favorite.” –Anna B.
    • “Easy Peasy Decadent Dessert on Battleground - best in town!” –Kathryn C.
    • “Love Easy Peasy!” –Rebecca G.
  • Godino’s Bakery
    • “Godino's bakery will [bake a cake that doesn’t contain nuts] if you ask, but they need a couple of days notice.” –Emily B.
  • Great Harvest Bread Co.
    • “I would like to nominate Great Harvest as the BEST bakery in Greensboro!! Even though there are a lot of great bakeries around Maxie B's, Cheescake by Alex and so on, this one is exceptional. Great for parents! The whole wheat flour gets milled daily and the bread is baked from scratch every morning. You can't find that anywhere else. Plus they use simple ingredients, no High Fructose Corn Syrup. The best bread (Honey Whole Wheat) only has five ingredients :) That is what got my husband and I hooked. We eat natural foods, now it is even more convenient with Whole Foods right next store! Of course for the occasional sweet tooth, they have yummy sweets." - Holly V. 
    • “Great Harvest!" - Akemi F. 
    • “Great Harvest Bread Company" - David F.  
  • Maxie B’s
    • "Cupcakes from delicious, cake from Maxi B's, cheese cake from Alex's...depends on the mood!" - Carly H. 
    • “maxie bs” –Emily F.
  • Moose Farms Bakery
    • “Moose Farms Bakery that would be me” –Jolene R.
  • Spring Garden Bakery
    • “Spring Garden Bakery” –Victoria H.
  • Sweet Meg’s Bakery
    • “We really love sweet Megs in the new garden shopping center.” –Brittany M.
    • “Meg's on new garden!” –Amy L.
Brunch 
  • 1618
    • “1618" - Julia D.
  • Grandover Resort and Conference Center
    • “Love Grandover brunch – decadent” –Wendy M.
    • “Grandover is fabulous” –Jillian R.
    • “Grandover is nice!” –Anum H.
  • Green Valley Grill
    • “Chophouse [now closed] and green valley are good too! I suggest making reservations soon too, hard to find any last minute” –Anum H.
  • Herbies
    • “We went to Herbies this morning for a good ole diner brunch! Nothing beats pancakes, bacon, sausage, eggs and grits!" - Jody G.
  • Iron Hen
    • “Hard to beat Iron Hen for farm to table 'real' food. We went there today." - Erik R. 
  • Lucky 32
    • “Lucky 32 is fantastic. “ –Charlotte B.
  • M’Coul’s Public House
    • “M'Couls is amazing!” –Ashley C.
  • O’Henry Hotel (High Tea)
    • “What about O'Henry's?” –Jennifer T.
  • Print Works Bistro (Proximity Hotel)
    • “Our favorite for fancy is Proximity! It is buffet but very nice” –Anna B.
    • “Print Works” –Melissa T.
  • Table 16
    • “We had brunch at Table 16 last year. Much better than Grandover.” –Victoria H.
  • Tex and Shirley’s
    • "Tex and Shirley's" - Heather M. 
    • "Love tex they have a great staff. Several of them know us by name.” –Tamara G.
    • “THEY ARE WONDERFUL!!! They take cash, credit/debit an check. Great place for families. Polite staff an just plain out great service” –Keenan W.
    • “Their pancakes are great!” –Charae T.
Delivery
  • Dining Dash (delivers from multiple venues)
    • “Dining Dash is great!!!” –Kathy R.
  • Jimmy Johns
    • “Jimmy Johns” –Lisa P.
  • Roly Poly
    • “Roly Poly” –Lisa P.
  • Takeout Triad (delivers from multiple venues)
    • "Takeout Triad is awesome!" - Josh K. 
    • "TakeoutTriad offers delivery for a bunch of area restaurants. The delivery fee is reasonable and it gives you so many more options for delivery. Definitely give them a try." - Alison D.
    • "Take out triad is great! I don't know of any other service like that, except grub hub, but those restaurants deliver in the first place and grub hub charges you a fee for the convenience of ordering online, plus a delivery fee.” –Jenn D.
Grocery Stores
  • Aldi
    • "Aldi gets the bulk done and specialty items from other grocery and wholesale clubs. Gotta check out Aldi." - Atiba B. 
    • "Aldi. Sams for the bulk." - Devyn G.
    • "Aldi!" - Sarah S. 
    • "Aldi!" - Katharine W. 
  • Costco
    • "Costco for the bulk items; Earth Fare or HT for the rest" - Sarah G. 
    • “Costco” –Lori P.
    • “Costco has great customer service and pays their employees well. Also they have a wide variety of organic and non gmo foods.” –Stephanie F.
    • “Costco! The meat/produce quality is great and their private label products are rated some of the best.” –Crystal W.
    • "I do almost all of our shopping at Costco, picking up other items at Harris Teeter and the Farmer's Market" - Becky L.
  • Harris Teeter
    • "I do almost all of our shopping at Costco, picking up other items at Harris Teeter and the Farmer's Market" - Becky L.
  • Sam’s Club
    • "Aldi. Sams for the bulk." - Devyn G.
    • “I have a sam's and costco membership and I use my sam's card so much more their prices are more realistic i think” –Carmen M.
Farmer's Markets
  • Corner Farmer’s Market
    • “Corner Market- Walker and Elam Ave.” –Victoria H.
  • Greensboro Farmer’s Curb Market
    • “My family loves the Downtown Curb Market - just be careful because it can get crowded on Saturdays, I try to wear my toddler on my back instead of letting him walk because it is so crowded." - Peggy L. 
    • “the one on yanceyville is great...it's a little overwhelming the first time you go, but once you have been there a couple of times you can really figure out which stands you want to go to- one of the rows towards the back is usually crafts and flowers instead of food, there's a couple of good veggie stands by the door and in the back corner, there used to be a great middle eastern stand in the back row but I haven't been there since my kid was born almost 2 years ago so no idea if they are still there. There's also some good bakerys and meat places in the middle area.” –Arielle K.
    • “We love the GSO Curb Market on Yanceyville.” –Stacey L.
  • Piedmont Triad Farmer’s Market
    • "The Piedmont Triad Farmer's Market off I-40 is great!" - Chrissy K. 
    • “Farmer's Market on Sandy Ridge Rd.” –Abby S.
    • “Farmer’s Market” –Katherine D.
Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt
  • Ben & Jerry’s
    • "Ben and Jerry's at Friendly Center" - Carla G. 
  • Cold Stone Creamery
    • “Cold stone” –Apri B.
  • Di’lishi Frozen Yogurt Bar
    • "Di'lishi Frozen Yogurt Bar - Greensboro is amazing!" - Michael P.
    • "D'lishi on Battleground" - Julia D.
    • “Dilishi on battleground” –Rebekah D.
  • Feeney’s Frozen Yogurt
    • "Feeney's!" - Jenilyn S. 
    • "Feeney's Frozen Yogurt Bar" - Kendra S. 
    • "Feeney's!" - Kathryn C.  
    • "Feeney's!" - Tracey C.  
    • "fro yo from feeney's" - Carly H.
  • Frozato Frozen Yogurt
    • "Frozato at North Elm Village" - Amy B
    • "Frozato for us too!" - Stacilyn B. 
  • Gnam Gnam Gelato
    • “You might try a place that sells gelato. They may have a soft serve gelato, although gelato can be pretty soft anyway.” –Amanda R.
  • Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt
    • "Menchies on friendly" - Carla G.
    • “I second menchies” –Teri P.
    • “Menchies is the Best!!!!” –Jillian R.
  • Red Mango
    • "Red Mango" - Amy S.
    • "Red Mango has the best frozen yogurt" - Wendy F.
    • "Red Mango" - Christi P.
  • Rita’s
    • "Rita's Italian Ice" - Lori P.
    • “Rita's has custard” –Leah H.
    • “Rita's is DELICIOUS!! My husband is from PA so I always had to go to Rita's when we went to visit his family. I was so excited when Greensboro got one!” –Amanda R.
  • Sweet Frogs
    • "Sweet Frog in Greensboro has the best Frozen Yogurt and Toppings and they are Children Friendly!!!" - Arque M.
    • “Sweet Frogs.  Our kids love it there and we’ve even had a birthday party with them.  Always nice and lots of toppings.” –Leslie W.
  • Taste Yogurt Bar
    • "Taste" - Amy S. 
  • Yo Daddy Dessert Bar
    • "Yo Daddy" - Lori P.
    • Read about our visit to Yo Daddy
  • Yum Yum Better Ice Cream
    • "Yum Yum's!!" - Krista B.
Play Places 

  • Chick Fil A
    • "The Chick Fil A on North Elm has a great play place for kids, and the staff there is super friendly and helpful!" - Becky L. 

Quick Service/Counter Service 
  • Big Burger Spot
    • “Big Burger Spot” –Rachel M.
    • “Second Big Burger Spot” –Laura M.
  • Cherry Pit Café
    • "Cherry Pit Cafe - From the time I was greeted at the door by Brandon, to ordering my food with Lori, to leaving out the door, I was given the most amazing personalized customer service (not to mention the adorable wall sayings, the cleanliness of the restaurant, and the spotless bathroom) I've received in a long time. So, with all of that being fabulous, the food was scrumptious! I cannot wait to go back and try something else. Thank you for a job well done, and for giving my husband and I another alternative than fast food." - Andrea T.
  • Chipotle
    • "I had Chipotle off wendover 2 days ago. First time I've been there. Food and service was great. I love the food at qdoba's in friendly but they are a bit over priced. Oh and Mario's I think it's called off wendover in the shopping center with moes. Great service and good food" - Jennifer C. 
  • Fishbones
    • “Fast restaurant: Fishbones on Walker.” –Cheryl R.
    • “Fishbones” –Cameron C.
  • Five Guys
    • "Five Guys, Penn Station" - Lori P.
  • Giacomos Italian Market
    • “Giacomos” –Rachel M.
  • Jack’s Corner
    • “Jack’s Corner” –Cameron C.
    • “Jack’s Corner” -Tessa K.
  • Jason’s Deli
    • "Jason's Deli is good in Friendly" - Heather W.
    • "Jason's Deli at Friendly. Love that they do gluten free and organic!" - Christie P.
    • "Jason's Deli" - Rhiannon M.
  • Mario’s
    • "Mario's I think it's called off wendover in the shopping center with moes. Great service and good food" - Jennifer C.
  • Moe’s
    • "Moe's. The one on 68 is WONDERFUL!" - Becky T.
  • Mythos Grill
    • “mythos” –Laura M.
  • New York Pizza
    • "New York Pizza on Battleground. Yum!" - Amy S. 
  • Pita Delight
    • “Pita Delight” –Cameron C.
  • Salsaritas
    • "Salsaritas on New Garden road is the BEST!" - Deborah N.
  • Shane’s Rib Shack
    • “shane’s rib shack” –Cameron C.
Sit-Down Restaurants
  • Bella Napoli
    • "Bella Napoli on Wendover. It's just past Babies R Us." - Mary N.
  • Brixx
    • "Brixx!" - Carla G. "Brixx on Westover. The first Wednesday of every month they donate a percentage of each pizza to Emily's Kids Foundation.- helping families whose children have cancer. And they have great options." - Valerie W.
    • “Brixx” Camreon C.
  • Hops Burger Bar
    • “Hops Burger Bar” –Cameron C.
  • Lindley Park Filling Station
    • "The Lindley Park Filling Station located at the corner of Walker and Elam. Great food and atmosphere with a lovely patio that is surrounded by trees and with enough room for kids to play while parents eat. There is also live music during the spring, summer and fall." - Teresita M.
  • Lox, Stock & Bagel
    • “Lox, Stock & Bagel” –Rachel M.
  • Mediterraneo
    • "Mediterraneo - Very good flavor and service." - Tori M.
  • Mellow Mushroom
    • "Mellow Mushroom" - Michelle G.
    • “mellow mushroom” –Cameron C.
  • Pho Hien Vuong
    • "Pho Hien Vuong Amazing food, great atmosphere, excellent service! Love them!" - Leah P.
  • Saffron Indian Cuisine
    • “We really like Singha Thai II and Saffron Indian restaurant.” –Robyn T.
  • Singha 2 Thai Bistro
    • “We really like Singha Thai II and Saffron Indian restaurant.” –Robyn T.
  • Sticks & Stones
    • “Sticks and stones.” –Rachel M.
  • Taste of Thai
    • “taste of thai” –Cameron C.
  • Undercurrent
    • “Undercurrent has the best crab cakes in Greensboro! Wine selection very good and reasonable priced options. Hubby had the Mahi Mahi and he loved it. Great restaurant for any occasion.” –Helena S.
  • Read about our visit to Cleopatra's
  • Read about our visit to Crafted, the Art of the Taco
  • Read about our visit to The Melting Pot
  • Read about our visit to Bloody Mary's
Specialty 
  • "Chocolate Pops is a fabulous store out on Church Street that makes homemade chocolates and turns them into fun things like Turtles, chocolate mice, rice crispy treats, and cake pops too! All of Wendy's items are made from scratch and when you walk in her store your senses go into overload! If you are having a party or a wedding and need something specific, just give her a call and she can help! She is always coming up with new ideas, so you never know what neat things she has come up with that day when you go in! She even does parties in her store as well, so grab a few girlfriends, a bottle of wine and schedule a time! Whether you need party favors, a get well basket, or a Happy Birthday surprise of yummy chocolate strawberries....Chocolate Pops is the place to go!" - Stacilyn B.
  • "The Sugar Shack!!" - Shawna C. 

Sushi
  • Akashi Japanese Restaurant
    • "Akashi - High Point Rd. [now Gate City Blvd]" - Nikki T. 
  • Asahi Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar
    • "Asahi" - Adam K. 
  • Chinese Kitchen & Asian Cuisine
    • “Jade Chiu's family has a lovely place and the sushi looks amazing.” –Jolene R.
    • “I assure you, Jade Chiu's family restaurant is absolutely amazing! some of the best local sushi i have had!!!!” –Tracey S.
    • “Chinese Kitchen and Asian Cuisine is the best place for sushi!!  Chinese Kitchen is awesome!! I go there with four of my children ( ages 1, 4, 6 and 10) Their sushi is so delicious!!! A family oriented restaurant. The rest of the menu is amazing too.. My favorite place to eat in Greensboro” –Jennifer F.
    • “Chinese kitchen for sure!” –Jenna R.
    • “Our sushi is super delicious, we have all day specials that are really budget friendly, and we are definitely family friendly! My kids love eating at our restaurant and my husband says i am his best customer, bc we go and eat sushi several times a week.” –Jade C.
  • Fuji Sushi
    • “I LOVE Fuji Sushi on Pisgah Church.” –Angie M.
    • “I second Fuji sushi. I actually like Sushi Republic a little better but not enough to justify the higher prices. We've taken our toddler to Fuji too and they're very accommodating.” –Melissa Q.
    • “Love Fuji sushi for their lunch special and imperial koi for dinner” –Stacilyn B.
    • “I like Fuji on Pisgah Church/Elm and Mizumi on State Street” –Becky L.
    • “Fuji sushi is delish. And coming from the west coast I'm a total sushi snob.” –Stephanie F.
    • “We tried the Fuji Sushi lunch special on Saturday and it was delicious. If I'm laying regular prices, I love sushi republic and kids would be very welcome, but I'm especially comfortable with mine on the patio” –Amanda L.
    • “We love fuji sushi and take our toddler there all the time. They are great and have good kids meals in addition to sushi.” –Rebecca S.
  • Imperial Koi
    • "I love Imperial Koi out off New Garden BUT they are NOT cheap. Lol." - Enjoli L. 
    • "Imperial Koi hands down!" - Carly H. 
    • “I love Imperial Koi.” –Kendra S.
    • “Imerpial Koi!!!” –Jaime B.
    • “Love Fuji sushi for their lunch special and imperial koi for dinner” –Stacilyn B.
    • “We went for dinner at Imperial Koi right when they opened and they were awesome-- super sweet to LO and the food was fabulous also” –Erin P.
  • Mizumi Habachi and Sushi
    • “Mizumi” -Rachel M.
    • “Mizumi” –Cameron C.
    • “Mizumi habachi & sushi” –Shelby E.
    • “I had Mizumi last week and it was yummy!” –Dawn H.
    • “I like Fuji on Pisgah Church/Elm and Mizumi on State Street” –Becky L.
    • "Mizumi!!!! love them!" - Jill H. 
  • Sushi Republic
    • “Sushi Republic” –Sarah S.
    • "Sushi Republic!" - Lisa B. 
    • “Sushi republic is my favorite! I also agree with Imperial Koi as a close second.” –Brooke L.
    • “Sushi republic!!! Hands down!” –Autumnz S.
    • “Sushi Republic on tate street us the bestest!” –Caurice C.
    • “Toshi's Cafe at Adams Farm and Sushi Republic on Tate!” –Krista C.
    • “We tried the Fuji Sushi lunch special on Saturday and it was delicious. If I'm paying regular prices, I love sushi republic and kids would be very welcome, but I'm especially comfortable with mine on the patio” –Amanda L.
  • Toshi’s Café
    • “Toshi's Cafe at Adams Farm and Sushi Republic on Tate!” –Krista C.
    • “Toshi's. Good sushi but a deli style atmosphere. Kids are very welcome there.” –Leslie W.
    • “Toshi's for take out sushi." - Katharine W.
  • US Sushi
    • “US sushi is good” –Anum H.
    • “I like US sushi for dinner. If you go with a group they usually give you free rolls as a surprise when they bring out your order” –Stacilyn B.
  • Read about our visit to Mizumi 

1 comment:

  1. Undercurrent has the best crab cakes in Greensboro! Wine selection very good and reasonable priced options. Hubby had the Mahi Mahi and he loved it. Great restaurant for any occasion.
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