We went last night after some friends recommended this place, and it did not disappoint. The service was excellent, and the staff were friendly and polite. We ordered the fried green tomatoes, and they were delicious! We also had the fried chicken with mashed potatoes and jalapeño mac and cheese--everything was incredibly tasty. The chicken was really good, and the mac and cheese was our favorite. I had the prickly pear margarita, and it was awesome. For dessert, we tried the honey lavender cake with blackberry, and oh my--it was absolutely delicious. Prices were very reasonable overall. I 100% recommend this place! read more

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You can't get much more Hoosier than Hoosier Roots. Where else can you get the best damned fried chicken and mac & cheese behind a liquor store and across the street from Dollar General? ONLY IN INDIANA. I've heard about Hoosier Roots since they opened. It's about an hour from my house (thank all things holy!) and it's TOTALLY WORTH THE TRIP. (8 minutes outside Brownsburg) We kept it simple- 1 order of chicken (8 pieces, yep, 1 whole chicken) 1 small jalapeño mac & cheese, and because they had house made fried pickles, what the hell- add those, too. Walked out with 2 containers of left overs, all for the grand total of $37. Hoosier Roots ain't bougie. This is a jeans & t-shirt place. But, dang- the chicken is better than my grandma's out of the cast iron skillet. I would absolutely take my fancy friends from out of state to get a REAL taste of Indiana. Trust me- they'll be talking about it for ages. We better be careful, it might become the next ironically hip place that the likes of me can't get in to. read more

Hoosier Roots - Fried pickles- totally worth the 2 years off my life for consuming them. - Food Trucks Near Me - Pittsboro, Indiana

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This place is a true hidden gem. I was visiting my son and he recommended we go here. We started out with the bread and butter. It was phenomenal. Perfect in every way. Wam and soft with a delicious sweet cinnamon butter. We ordered the fried green tomatoes, in my opinion, some of the best I've ever had. We had the beer can chicken and jalapeño Mac and cheese. Both were outstanding! This cute little place is a definite must try! read more

Hoosier Roots - Beer can chicken - Food Trucks Near Me - Pittsboro, Indiana

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Always delicious food and top notch prickly pear margs. Brussels sprouts are better than any I've had, EVER- fried chicken & gnocchi entree are favorites of mine, personally. I also recommend the beer can chicken nachos & fried pickles!! You will not be disappointed! Don't plan for a quick trip though. There is typically only one server to cover the floor and the bar and everything is from scratch so shoot for no less than an hour-hour and half minimum! read more

Wonderful place and food. We ordered pork with mashed potatoes, tasty, juice, excellent dish. Will be back for sure read more

Hoosier Roots - Food Trucks Near Me - Pittsboro, Indiana

Tried the apple cider pork loin and it was amazing. Very tender and full of flavor. The waitress kept our drinks cold and full. Very quick to get such a delicious meal. I love this place read more

Hoosier Roots - Pork loin and Family Herb Scalloped Potatoes - Food Trucks Near Me - Pittsboro, Indiana

Holy Yum! A hidden gem in Pittsboro and most definitely worth the trip out of Indy. We've been twice now and can't wait to come back again. We had a cocktail, I think it was called a Gold Rush. It was so good that we might have had a few of them. It was made with Maker's Mark and was super refreshing and light. We started with the fried green tomatoes and then shared the brussel sprouts, gnocchi, smoked salmon, and bbq chicken. I'm looking forward to the leftovers! Everything was amazing. The brussel sprouts were perfectly crispy and moist. The lemon on the gnocchi kept me coming back for bite after bite. I'm not willing to share the leftover dill and caper smoked salmon with yogurt sauce. It's that good. That BBQ chicken was amazing too. It's bone-in with a sweet, smokey, and slightly spicy flavor. We shared an incredible bottle of wine. I like a dry, barely sweet, full-bodied wine and this was a perfect wine, in my opinion. We drank it with the honey lavender cake, which was so moist and delicious. The service is also excellent. I'd highly recommend giving Hoosier Roots a try and am looking forward to coming back! read more

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My bff wanted to come here for her birthday, so I packed up and headed west. HR sits back off Main St (Hwy 136) in a small, nondescript building just behind the liquor store. Don't blink or you'll miss it! Entrance is on the west side of the building. I knew I was in the right place when a very friendly employee greeted me and asked me how many were in our party. It's a smallish dining space, but they do have a small bar and long wooden tables that look like they would hold at least 10 people each. Seems like a fun place to have a special event! Our waitress was quite attentive and friendly, helping us navigate the menu and make some choices. Note: the entrees are served family style! She and another friendly patron at the bar described their house wine drinks (of which you can choose a flight to try them all). We opted to start with drinks, fried pickles and the charcuterie board. For our main entrees we chose the fried chicken and gnocchi with a side of jalapeño mac and cheese. The charcuterie board was amazing with a variety of meats, cheeses, olives, hummus, veggies, Dijon mustard and toasted baguette slices. A little secret about the pickles: they're sweet (and delicious)! When the entrees arrived we were even more impressed, especially by the gnocchi. My friend's hubby said they reminded him of an herbed dumpling, and that's a true statement. They were so tender and melted in your mouth! I didn't try the chicken, and my pic doesn't do it justice, but everyone else devoured it, as well. The mac & cheese was also unique in that it had a great jalapeño flavor without a ton of heat. The cheese sauce, wow! Just like my gma used to make. They were even so nice as to let us eat our own bday cake at the end of our meal! We rolled out of there satisfied and truly happy to have tried this gem of a place. They also offer catering services. I, for one would be thrilled if someone told me they were bringing HR's food in for a meal! read more

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Love that the small town of Pittsboro has another family sit down restaurant option. Located about 25 minutes from Indy, it's nice to have a new option. I got the beer can bbq chicken nachos and loved the bbq and queso. I personally ate the whole thing, so if you're hungry and eating it as a meal, I would say it only feeds one. Dishes are served family style, but I would say if you're hungry the dish probably serves 2 people. The kids meals were a solid portion. Next time I want to try the fried chicken with some of the delicious looking sides. Don't skip on the drinks and custom cocktail menu. The Mai Tai is suburb and there is a full bar. I overall enjoyed my trip. The waitress was super sweet and attentive and I can't wait to try more. read more

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Admittedly, I'd like to be selfish and keep this place to myself and the few others who know how amazing it is, but that isn't fair to the restaurant. So, here's why you need to go to Hoosier Roots ASAP. 1. If you order family sized portions, you get family sized portions. By that, I mean I ordered the fried chicken, and I got a WHOLE CHICKEN FRIED. I'm talking wings, drumsticks, breasts, and thighs, and this bird was DELICIOUS. The crispy breading on the outside has great flavor, but it is not covering up how good the chicken is. It is so juicy! 2. The jalapeño mac & cheese is better than your grandma's, and after you taste it, you'll probably begrudgingly agree with me. It's even good reheated for lunch the next day because, of course, you'll have leftovers! 3. The Maker's Mark Revolver is one of the most subtle coffee cocktails you'll ever have. I am a fan of old-fashioneds, but I enjoy drinks that vaguely play off that style more. I also enjoy boozy/spirit forward cocktails. This drink is smooth and sophisticated, but it will make you anything but if you have too many. Unfortunately (or I guess, fortunately depending on how you look at it) for you, they're so good, that's pretty likely to happen. The restaurant is a bit limited with seating, but the food is worth any wait. Even if you do have to wait, the portions will make up for your increased hunger. The service is as awesome as the food. So, take people with you, and tell your friends about this place (just not too many...) read more

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We had a great dinner last night at Hoosier Roots. Party of 5 and they were very busy. The drinks and food kept coming, our server was busting her buns! I didn't get pics of everything, we started with the Potato rolls with Maple Butter, yum yum yum! Then Fried Green Tomatoes with Remoulade sauce. We ordered family style and had Fried Chicken (delicious), Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Mac n Cheese, Brussel Sprouts, and one person had the Smoked Rib special with Corn casserole. The Ribs were superb, great smoky flavor and fall off the bone. Can't wait to go back and try other options. read more

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Hoosier Roots did not disappoint! The dinning area inside is very small; if you want to sit inside I'd suggest you get there early. We didn't want to wait, so we decided to sit on the patio outside. They have a cocktail menu as well as some wine and beer options. There is a menu for sandwiches, and then another menu for larger plates to share. We tried the beer can chicken, Brussel sprouts, and jalapeño macaroni and cheese. The portions are large and enough to share between 2-4 people. The food was excellent, and everything tasted homemade. I can't wait to come back! The presentation of the food and drinks were excellent. read more

Hoosier Roots - Margarita - Food Trucks Near Me - Pittsboro, Indiana

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I have been dying to come to this restaurant. We got here and the restaurant is extremely small. We had a very small wait. We came here for the fried chick but unfortunately they had ran out of that, the rolls and scalloped potatoes. We ended up getting the beer can chicken and Brussels sprouts. The Brussel sprouts were amazing. They were the best I have had. The chicken was good. I have to say it did take a long time for the food to come out. I think we were there for roughly 1 hr 45 min. read more

Food was all good. A surprising find / hidden gem in such a small town. We tried the fried chicken and the pork loin, Brussel sprouts and mashed potatoes. Also a wedge salad and the fried pickles. With 4 of us dining, we had enough for two doggie bags. read more

Gave them a second try and am very happy I did! The chicken was very moist and not greasy at all. The skin was tasty and just right. I forgot to order the lavender cake, but there is always next time! read more

Little gem in Pittsboro with more then enough homemade items on the menu. Fast service with bar rail seating and outdoor patio seating. Great ambiance for lunch and dinner. read more

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Do not blink...or you will drive right past this little gem of a restaurant! Quaintly sandwiched between a liquor store and Scamahorm Park off of 136 and N Maple St in Pittsboro is a little restaurant disguised as a house. There is parking in the front behind the liquor store and parking in the back of the house that you have to access through the park (I believe). It's a little tight but worth the aqueeze. I went on a Tuesday evening around 6"30 and I got in right before the rush. You seat yourself and wait for Brandi to come and warmly welcome you and take your drink order. They have a few signature cocktails and a few microbrews on tap. I ordered the beer can bbq chicken nachos and they were hot and very filling. The chicken was tender and the queso nice and melt as it was served in a small cast iron skillet fresh out of the oven. They have family style meals such as fried chicken, pork loin, and roast beef with their sides being al a cart. The seating inside is tight and the bar area seats about 5 or 6. There's a TV at the bar with some sports playing g and all the decor is hard wood. The service is top notch and I definitely recommend Hoosier Roots if your in or around Pittsboro. read more

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First time visiting, won't be the last! Staff super friendly and courteous, they make you feel at home! Corin helped us and she is great! The chicken was very juicy and almost falling apart! The mashed potatoes and green beans had good flavor and perfect sides for this home cooked meal!! This is served family style, so we get at least one more meal from this order!! I would highly recommend Hoosier Roots for some great small town hospitality and great food!! read more

Hoosier Roots - Fried chicken- spicy buttermilk crust, mashed potatoes, and green beans - Food Trucks Near Me - Pittsboro, Indiana

If you want to take a little drive to find some good down home comfort you need to check out Hoosier Roots!! It is a little difficult to find because it is located behind a liquor store and the sign is hard to spot. Don`t give up! We were a little excited to try a lot of thing so we totally over ordered and ending up taking five boxes of leftovers home. Not a terrible problem to have. For our first course we had the fried pickles, fried green tomatoes, and yeast roll with maple butter. The fried pickles were tangy, crunchy, and had a great batter on them. You could really taste the pickles, which I find is not always the case because the batter overpowers the pickle tang. The fried green tomatoes were pretty good, but didn`t blow me away. The rolls were very soft and the butter was a nice, slightly sweet compliment. For the main course we ordered the fried chicken, roast beef, brussell sprouts, mashed potatoes, and green beans. The fried chicken was definitely the best part of this course. I recommend using a drizzle of honey and hot sauce to jazz it up. It was very crunchy and moist on the inside. Even the chicken breast was not dry at all. The roast beef had a really good texture and flavor to it. A little different from your typical roast beef because it did not fall apart. The mashed potatoes were also excellent! They had a nice tangy sour cream taste to them. After all that we were stuffed, but still got a Texas Sheet cake to go. The cake was an individual cake, which is large enough for four decent sized slices. It came with raspberry sauce which really complimented the chocolate well. It did not have icing which surprised me because Texas Sheet cake usually does, but it was very good. This place is small, but cozy. It was not very busy on a Friday, but I think they might have more business from their catering operation. I am glad we tried it and we`ll definitely come back and maybe order less. read more

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Good food, solid service, with reasonable prices. Unique menus, one for family style, and another for à la cart dining. Ordering from either or both encouraged. Inventive drink menu as well. read more

Tonight was our first visit to this tiny restaurant in Pittsboro. It's an unassuming place tucked in behind a couple of other businesses and kind of hard to find. We walked in and were greeted by Brandi who seemed genuinely pleased that we were there! If you've followed my reviews before you know that's a very important thing in my book. The dining room is very small, and has a couple of large tables to accommodate people in a family style setting and then a half a dozen individual tables in another room. The menu is small but with ample options for us. We chose the fried chicken which turned out to be a big hit! I absolutely loved whatever kind of seasoning they used on the chicken had never really tasted anything like it before. The meals are served family style meaning you choose one entree that will serve two or three people so Deborah and I shared the chicken. We didn't order any side dishes but instead had their wedge salad which came with deep fried pork belly. This is not a fancy restaurant that you're going to take someone to to impress them, but for good old-fashioned home style Hoosier cooking, I give it two thumbs up! read more

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I literally almost cried with delight eating this food. It's a cozy unassuming place with a chill vibe in middle of nowhere, and I will drive out of my way to eat there regularly. I can't wait to go back! read more

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They forced us out because we had a screaming baby. I get that it was loud, but didnt have to force all of us out. The service was okay with having to wait about 15-25 minutes for drinks and 25 more before we had to leave. They only had a few people though. so i understand the wait times. read more

Who would have known? Tucked away behind the liquor store, or behind the ice cream parlor, depending on how you get there, this fabulous little gem of a restaurant offers some incredible tastes! The menu isn't huge, however there is something for everyone. We were a party of four, and found we had too much food. The selections are family style and offered up accordingly. We ordered wine, a Cali white, to go with our starter plate of fried green tomatoes and remoulade, so good, the dipping sauce not overpowering. One member of our group ordered a salad with house made basalmic dressing. Surprising grilled peaches, so good. Our two family style entrees were the Gnocchi with lemon butter and smoked grilled salmon with capers and cream sauce. The Gnocchi include grilled carrots and Brussel Sprouts, the spices brought out such outstanding flavors! The salmon was equally good and flavorful! We included a side of green beans with ham, maybe like Mom made? For dessert we split a luscious cake with lavender and bauchant icing. If we had enough room, would have also ordered the chocolate cake but alas. We will return! The chef owner came out and checked with all tables, a nice touch. read more

I first tried Hoosier Roots at the Brownsburg Farmers Market where they served a wonderful chicken thigh taco with a peanut butter barbeque sauce. I know you might be thinking, well that sounds odd, but hear me out. I'm not a native Hoosier so I've always found it odd that many of my coworkers insist on eating a peanut butter sandwich with their chili. Sometimes it's peanut butter and honey, sometimes just plain old peanut butter, but nonetheless peanut butter and chili. Same with Thai food, chicken satay is chicken skewers served with a chunky & spicy peanut dipping sauce, so why not peanut butter barbeque on tacos? IMO it was delightful, and I wish it would make a cameo at the new restaurant, but hold on to your butts, at this point I haven't seen the tacos on the menu. Sad face. What Hoosier Roots serves is a blend of classic and new American, family-style food. So yeah it's family style so when you go, make sure you're with someone who you agree with. My wife and I had the buttermilk fried chicken with hot sauce & local honey for dipping, and in lieu of a traditional side we opted for the beer can chicken nachos with queso, Wild Turkey BBQ, and pickled jalapenos. Honestly, I'm not a fried chicken guy, I do like wings on the bone, but when we're talking breasts and legs, the bones get a bit too thick and familiar for me. Like, I get it's a chicken, but I don't need a bunch of bones and tendons reminding me. Those thoughts didn't cross my mind here, I genuinely enjoyed fried chicken without the negative thoughts for the first time in a long time. Super tender, cooked appropriately, and you can have it dry if you like, but I think you're missing out if you don't smother it in hot sauce and honey. The restaurant itself is right on Main/136 in Pittsboro, but set back between the white brick building & red liquor store so the parking lot can be fun, so I recommend the large public lot at Main & Maple. OH and Hoosier Roots outdoor dining is pet friendly, so you can absolutely bring your dog. And since the restaurant is basically in Scamahorn Park's front yard, after dinner you can work off those calories with your dog bro on the newly paved walking trail. read more

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AMAZING Food alert a hidden gem in Pittsboro, Indiana! Hoosier Roots will not disappoint. Went with my family and we ordered almost everything on the menu! All the food is delicious it's served family style with generous portions it says 2-3 easily could feed 4-5. Sides are served same way and yes I will dream about some of this food and already thinking about what I will order next time!! read more

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Thank you for another amazing meal! This one for my mother turning 85. Fun to introduce the roast beef, pork and Mac and Cheese to my family! Fried green tomatoes brought back childhood memories to my mom. Laura and Isabella did a great job making it special. read more

Hoosier Roots - Family Roasted Jalapeno Mac and Cheese Family Herb Crusted French Roast Beef Caleb's Famous Fried Pickles - Food Trucks Near Me - Pittsboro, Indiana

They attended the food truck rally in Detroit in the fall. They were one of many many taco trucks. Food trucks have become so popular, but so many are doing the same thing, Tacos or BBQ. If you're going to replicate it, the flavors had better knock your socks off or offer your food what're no one else is. They're issue is the food is ok but when you're competing with so many other taco trucks, is quite bland. I tried their carnita taco and all the flavors were one note, everything flat. I ate it, it was ok, but it did not make us stop walking, turn around, and go back to order more. The staff at the truck were very nice and welcoming. Good customer service is always appreciated. read more

Hoosier Roots - Carnita (pork) Taco; salsa verde, queso fresco, pickled onions - Food Trucks Near Me - Pittsboro, Indiana

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Just opened the main restaurant in downtown Pittsboro. Small dining room so you may need to wait but the food was well worth it. Everything is family style and good sized portions. read more

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We eat here often and have had many of the regular menu items. Most of the time we opt for the daily special. Everything is scratch made and delicious. Greg turns out great food and Cat provides great service out front. Amazing place in a small town! read more

Family dinner night and decided to try this place out. Mixed reviews on the food from everyone. This is my review so here we go. My dislikes are the scalloped potatoes the extra spices put on the chicken. Everything else was just all right. The highlights are the wait staff and the potato rolls. For me I will not be revisiting. I have had much better fried chicken. read more

Hoosier Roots - Food Trucks Near Me - Pittsboro, Indiana

I hesitate to give this review (me being selfish)....why might you ask ? Well Hoosier Roots is just an incredible place. Giving away this little secret on the west side of indy is like a fisherman giving away his favorite fishing spot knowing after he gives it away everyone will be there tomorrow.. it's like telling others in a coastal town, this is the small section of beach that has the most incredible view of a sunset , and the best place to look for shells .. Hoosier Roots gets my vote for the number one restaurant not only Indiana, but in the country! I have eaten everywhere, and I beg you to come challenge this opinion .... Pull in the gravel lot ! Get out of your car (trust me) and get blown away by the best home cooked heavenly food in North America ..THIS IS the food that will slow your mind and make you smile ! read more

Oh my gosh!!!!! Hidden Gem!!!! Go get a cold beer and the fried pickles. Theeeeeee coldest beer I have ever had in a bottle! Loved the family style dinner portions. Mashed potatoes delicious. Go there and get the beer and fried pickles to start!!! Love!!! read more

Delicious family style food. Everything was really fresh and well prepared. Can't wait to be back!

This is a destination spot for sure! Since we're local we'd prefer to keep this our secret, but it's too good NOT to share! Everything is made to order, HUGE portions, and delicious! True to the name- this is true Hoosier home cooking at its finest! If you've never had fried green tomatoes, get them here, and no place else will ever come close! We should mention Maggie the bartender/server who is an expert on every dish! Full bar with awesome pellet ice! Also- super clean restrooms! read more

Love the food every time we eat here. Delicious chicken Mac and cheese and Brussel sprouts!

Chicken was good, Texas sheet she was very dry. Chairs need replaced, very uncomfortable. Service was slow,

Food was amazing! Sangria flights are to die for! Service was great. Will definitely come back to try more food! Fried Chicken was definitely a must have! read more

This place is amazing! The menu has unique options. Everything that I have tried on the menu has been equally delicious! The drinks are fabulous too! The Lavender Honey Cake is incredible! too!! read more

Great food, service and drinks, amazing place! Large portions and great people. Have been multiple times and great every timw