Greensboro, NC is about a half hour east of where I (and my lovely family) live in Lewisville, NC. Since we’re right outside of Winston-Salem we usually spend our time there, but we’ve had some opportunities to go to Greensboro and we’d like to go more. So I thought I’d pick the brains of Greensboro’s bloggers for places to eat. Following are recommendations mined from some blogs and comments on those blogs about eating in Greensboro. These aren’t in any particular order, just a random sampling of what I found while browsing the blogs of Greensboro’s finest. I’ll update this as I come across more.
Monk’s Cheese Steaks and Cheeseburgers
1030 Summit Avenue
275-1105
Recommendations from David Wharton’s and Ed Cone’s blogs.
Quote from Wharton: "Monk’s Cheese Steaks and Cheeseburgers in the Northeast Shopping Center knows exactly
how to make them. Visiting Monk’s is like taking a little trip to an
everyday New York eatery, complete with an airbrushed mural on the wall
featuring the Twin Towers. The staff is friendly in that New York kind
of way, the place is immaculate, and the cheese steaks … oh, yes.
The
meat comes handsomely piled on the soft bun, laced with just the right
amount of gooey cheese, onions, peppers, and seasoning. The fries were
hot and delicious and the service was fast. The only complaint comes
from my cardiologist."
Ganache
403 N Elm St
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 230-2253
Quote from Sean Coon in the comments on Cone’s blog: "by far the best cheesecake i’ve had in town to date is the chocolate chip cheesecake at ganache"
Ghassan’s
3 Locations in Greensboro
Battleground: (336) 273-2266
State Street: (336) 378-1000
Coliseum(336) 294-4060
Quote from Jerry Bledsoe on Cone’s blog: "Damn, all these Blogsboro soft-bread Cheez-Whiz (it ain’t even food)lemmings. Try a real cheese steak. Go to Ghassan’s." And another quote from Wharton in the same post comments: "Yes, Ghassan’s fries are special. From the taste, they’re not fried in vegetable oil. Probably beef tallow."
Solaris Tapas Restaurant & Bar
125 Summit Ave.
Greensboro, NC, 27401
(336)-378-0198
Quote from Potato Stew: "We’ve been to Solaris twice, and we enjoyed it quite a bit. Very tasty tapas. We’ll be going back there more…"
Cafe Europa
200 N Davie St
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 389-1010
Quote from Roch101 on Plead the First: "The food is good, the wine list extensive and dining on the terrace this time of year is a treat."
Undercurrent
600 South Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 370-1266
Quote from Patrick Eakes on Plead the First: "It is on the more expensive side, but provides plenty of coziness and a romantic setting."
223 South Elm Restaurant
223 South Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 272-3331
Quote from Potato Stew: "It was great! Very interesting menu. I had the trout which had a black
pepper goat cheese on top that was amazing. I would defenitely
recommend the restaurant."
Bistro Sofia
616 Dolley Madison Rd.
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 855-1313
Quote from, well, me: "Celeste and I had dinner there a couple of months ago and I can tell you it is one of the two or three best meals we’ve had since we moved to NC. Can’t recommend it highly enough."
Update: Ed Cone has posted a list of restaurant recommendations here. I’m going to shamelessly steal his list which you’ll find below…thanks Ed:
My personal list would start out something like this:
Best Indian food in Greensboro: Saffron
Best sushi in Greensboro: Sushi Republic (formerly Sushi 101)
Best fine dining in Greensboro: Undercurrent
Best cheesesteak in Greensboro: Monk’s Cheesesteaks and Cheeseburgers
Best pizza in Greensboro: Vito’s (traditional); PieWorks
Best soul food in Greensboro: Madison Kitchen/UHoP
Best low-key seafood in Greensboro: Bert’s
Best Vietnamese food in Greensboro: Saigon (mentioned by Astro Boy in the comments, I concur)
Best wings in Greensboro: Minj (via Wharton)
Best carniverous experience in Greensboro: Leblon churrascaria (the usual suspects, such as Ruth’s Chris, are available for traditional steakhouse experience).
Best barbecue? Tough call. I will vote for the Brunswick Stew at Stamey’s.
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We’re going to have to head over to Greensboro to check these out. I like food that some may consider “exotic,” I suppose, but haven’t been brave enough to try Indian food, yet. I might head to their Winston-Salem sister restaurant first. I better read up on the best ways to order, eat, and experience the cuisine of India before I go.
I’m thinking I need to do a similar post on “Eats in Winston-Salem.” Celeste and I have enjoyed Nawab over on Stratford Rd. (behind Lucky 32) and can recommend it. It’s definitely mild (read Americanized) but if you like some real kick I’m sure you can ask for spicier versions. BTW, they have a buffet at lunch which is a nice way to sample various dishes.
Thanks for the tip on Nawab. I do, indeed, enjoy the spicier versions. Mom and Dad always brought back super hot habaneros when they visited Mexico each year. As kids we barely nibbled on them at first, but ended up eating them like pickles as the tolerance for the heat built up.
I certainly concur that a post on Winston-Salem eats would be nice reading. Particularly on all the little places popping up downtown we haven’t tried.
The best seafood in Greensboro is to be found at Bonefish (http://www.bonefishgrill.com/home.asp) near Four Seasons mall. Bert’s is very highly overrated. If you truly love great seafood Bonefish is the place to go. Their seabass is to die for. 🙂
The best Italian in Greensboro is Positano’s on Lawndale and the best Chinese takeout is from China Cafe on Spring Garden.
The best Indian in town is Saffron hands down. Their buffet is a great value. Best Thai is right there in the same stripmall, Taste of Thai, who also run the best vegetarian in town on Battleground Ave, Healthy Spice
Thanks for the restaurant info! I was planning a trip from my temporary home in Rocky Mount, NC to Roanoke, VA and I knew I’d get hungry around Greensboro. When I go to larger cities, I try to eat nothing American (because that’s just about all we have in Rocky Mt) and eat more exiting foods. I saw that Saffron was on my route, and wanted to hear what others said. After I saw it was listed in your “Best of…” list, I thought it must be good. Oh, was it! I stopped in Friday on my way to Roanoke and had the vegetable korma. On the way back to Rocky Mount I stopped there again and enjoyed the buffet. Service was fabulous, too. Now, if you could just help me figure out how not to get lost in the trip from I-40 to Rt.220, that would be great. I got lost coming and going. PS– Greensboro seems like a really neat town!