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    Local Roots

    3.8 (37 reviews)
    ModerateSandwiches, American

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    LOCAL ROOTS ATMOSPHERE

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    Hipster
    Outdoor seating

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    Yardbird sandwich

    Today I ordered the yardbird sandwich with fries, a coke, and a cup of ranch. My total was 14.85. I don't mind paying more for quality food, but today's meal was not worth the price. I received a small portion of cold chicken and shredded cheddar (that was not pimento cheese). For nearly a $15 lunch I would expect my sandwich to at least be warm.

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    Isaac D.

    A very clean and spacious restaurant with both indoor and patio seating. Ample parking in shopping plaza surrounding restaurant. It has a chill hipster vibe in the choice of color and decor and music choice. Short menu but ample options to choose from Sandwich prices are for sandwich only-no sides. I ordered the yardbird and the local roots double. Both were delicious! The house pickles-they really make the sandwich. Pimento cheese on the yardbird is made loose-not super thick but also not runny-didn't soak through the bread and held my chicken in place. Enjoyed both the atmosphere and the food-will go back again for sure.

    Edmund O.

    The Fried Chicken Sandwich was ok. Im not a fan of the sweet pickles. The sauce on the sandwich is good. Butterscotch Blondie shake was very good, not too sweet. $16.50 was the price (without fries)

    The yardbird
    Mikayla K.

    Decided to stop by for lunch. Everything sounded so good I didn't know what choose but we ended up going for the chicken sandwich, the yardbird, a side of fries, and a vanilla milkshake. The chicken sandwich came with big thick pickles and sriracha aioli on it. It was crispy and good. The yardbird had pimento cheese, ranch, and pickles. The flavor was good, but it was completely drenched in sauce which made the bottom piece of toast soggy and hard to pick up. Also, there wasn't that much chicken on there. The fries have good flavor. Some pieces are softer while others are crispy but overall tasted good. My favorite part of the meal was my milkshake! So smooth and delicious. It isn't a super thick shake like I prefer but the vanilla flavor is good. The milkshakes aren't listed on their menu but they have chocolate, vanilla, butterscotch blonde, and strawberry lemon flavors. Overall didn't impress me enough to feel the need to come back but it was still good food

    small and sad order of "granddaddy fries". no salt detected.
    Kat B.

    we did not enjoy this place at all. salad I could make at home by opening a few bags and small portion. chicken IN the salad had a super odd taste - stale almost. fries were inedible. like, sad one inch fries when you don't want to open a new bag so you just go "screw it let's give them the crumbs". fry sauce was bad. milkshake was comparable to a fast food milkshake which it shouldn't be with it's extraordinary list of supposed ingredients (I got the strawberry lemon one). boyfriend's buffalo chicken tenders were also comparable to fast food. food doesn't come with a side!! the sides cost 4$ extra!! like what? for that price point that's really unreasonable. man. what a shame; this place has all the makings of being a great little spot. it's puzzling, I'm not sure what the issue is.

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    2 years ago

    Excellent food and service. We will be back. The GM was great. Fresh and fast. The salad was fresh and delicious.

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    2 years ago

    Love coming every time we visit our sons at UA! Great burgers and chocolate milkshake.

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    My mom and I went for lunch and it was delicious!! Angelique was so nice and welcoming.

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    Very good food! I had the Chicken Bacon Ranch flatbread and strawberry milkshake it was delicious! The place is very clean as well!

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    Burgers are wonderful. The service was great and fast. The ambiance was relaxing and restaurant was clean.

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    Great service. Great food. Great environment. The french fries are the best ! Absolutely love this place !

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