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    The Root Cellar

    3.8 (168 reviews)
    ModerateSouthern, American, Wraps
    Closed • 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Pimento Burger
    Gordon Y.

    Cuisine: 6 Service: 7 Decor: 6 Value: 6 Overall: 6 After several visits due to convenience and short distance from work, I now come here for one single dish - Spinach Salad w/ strawberries, pecans, goat cheese, and strawberry vinaigrette. I always add two pieces of tender and delicious Blackened Catfish. They do sometimes over season and it gets salty, but I simply scrap off some of the crusty seasoning and it's fine. Other than that one dish, I have not loved anything else. None of it was bad, but also nothing memorable. The Pimento Burger was decent, yet it didn't satisfy my craving after weeks of wanting a good burger. Blacken Catfish BLT was okay, but way too salty (again) and bread felt stale. Broccoli & Cheddar Soup was fine, but I would have definitely liked more cheese. The service is pretty good and it's quite spacious inside the restaurant. However, like I said, I come here due to location, but stayed for one particular dish. Everything else is average, but give me that one item I enjoy and you'll have me as a regular customer.

    Dinning area
    Sam C.

    Had to kill some time in Lexington and decided to give them a try. We were greeted as soon as we walked in. We explained we would be there several hours. Or waitress was very patient and kept checking back. My wife had the Filet and Baked Potato, I had the Fried Chicken. Both were excellent. Will definitely be back.

    Front Menu
    Mona I.

    Server: Rebekah Time: 8:18pm The drinks are pretty good. I had Water and a sweet tea. The atmosphere is very good and spacious. The southern egg rolls definitely have an interesting taste. It a mix of different flavors and tastes very bold. If you like strong with some spice flavors, you might enjoy these. I got the buttermilk chicken with sweet potato casserole along macaroni and cheese. It was very delicious. By myself, I paid $34 by myself but added a tip which up to $42. The staff were friendly also. Thank you for taking time to read my review.

    Loaded baked potato

    Very DISAPPOINTED with my to go order today. I have eaten inside this establishment as well as placing to go orders multiple times. As you can see by the pictures provided, the grilled pimento cheese sandwich was soggy and there was barely a layer of pimento cheese spread on the bread. The soup was only filled to a 1/4 of a cup in the container and the loaded baked potato was the smallest potato I've ever seen. The potato didn't include all the loaded ingredients and was brown and mushy when cut open. The only edible item I received was the Mac n' cheese but it was bland. I will not be visiting or ordering out at this establishment again. DO BETTER!

    Menu
    Zane A.

    Went for lunch and was seated right away. Service was very good, our waitress came around often and was prompt. I had the hot honey chicken sandwich and onion rings, my wife had the pimiento cheeseburger and fries. Sides were solid, hot honey chicken was seasoned perfectly and cooked perfectly, but I would have liked a little more hot honey drizzled. My wife loved the pimiento burger. Prices were fine, about as expensive as everything else in the world these days. We'll be back for dinner someday!

    Danielle P.

    My family and I decided to try The Root Cellar on a Sunday approx. 1130 am, they were not busy during this time. Our waitress was Donna, she explained everything and gave us the history about the restaurant. She was a very good waitress I could tell she enjoyed her job! She explained that most of the food was bought from a local farm, I really enjoy farm to table concept. The inside décor is really nice and sets the farm like tone. Our food came out in a timely manner, everything was seasoned and tasted delicious. All our food was fresh tasting, we could tell the fish wasn't frozen fillets. We all enjoyed our entrees and will most definitely return in the near future. The only regret is not checking them out sooner.

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    Had the catfish BLT. Very flavorful with good service. Nicely appointed. Reasonable prices. Multiple sides

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    To many different flavors in the hamburger that did not marry good together....frozen onion rings....service was great...

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    4.5(42 reviews)
    2.6 mi

    Pizza as close to NY thin crust that I've had after living in 3 states away from NY. Meatball hero…read morewas also great.

    We took our family to Veneziano's Pizzeria & Restaurant tonight to celebrate our 24th wedding…read moreanniversary. Unfortunately, while the service was excellent, the food was a major disappointment. My wife ordered the Chicken Parmesan, and I ordered the Penne alla Vodka with meatballs. The vodka sauce had an overpowering smoky flavor that tasted like either bad bacon or way too much liquid smoke. It completely overwhelmed the dish. The meatballs were even worse rubbery, bland, and tasted like they contained more filler and egg than meat. I honestly couldn't enjoy them. My wife's Chicken Parmesan wasn't much better. The chicken was dry, and the tomato sauce was surprisingly sweet, which just didn't work for us. The bright spot of the evening was our waitress. She was fantastic friendly, attentive, and did a great job taking care of our family. Our disappointment was entirely with the food, not the service. Being originally from New York, I've eaten Italian food from neighborhood pizzerias and family-run Italian restaurants my entire life, so maybe my expectations are higher than some. But good Italian food doesn't need to be complicated. It needs good ingredients, properly prepared sauces, tender chicken, and meatballs that actually taste like meatballs. For an anniversary dinner, this was unfortunately a big disappointment. Based on what we were served tonight, I'm not sure we'd return. Veneziano's could benefit from taking a culinary field trip to New York and experiencing what great Italian-American food can taste like.

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    Best sandwich in Columbia Metro award?…read more I mean yall. What? I be the MOST dramatic on these reviews sometimes bc lol they just read more fun. I'm. Dead. Ass. If yall don't get down to this bad boy and order you the "Chicken Charleston" during our lord and saviors pride month?! HOMOPHOBIA! I didn't know what to order (they literally have the LARGEST menu) and the fabulous front of house baddie said she loved The Charleston so.. I said you know what? LAYGO. 10/10 This was the best dang sandwich I've had in months. It's basically a chicken Philly but they put they whole foot, knee, thigh, and hootenanny into making that bad boy. AND ITS ACROSS FROM THE HOSPITAL SO I CAN JUST MOSEY ON OVER ANY TIME IM IN THIS CENTRALIZED LOCAYSH?! swear SC just wants me to stay fat and sassy atp. Only thing I disliked was the black olives in the pasta salad, but that's a personal preference situation. (Yall can have mine if you wanna meet up for lunch, tuh!) They also have kids eat free nights too! Clearly I don't have any children (kind of difficult to given the whole.. well, it's pride month yfm? Hahaha) but bring the whole fam. Clean, welcoming, good service and decently quick. Thanks everyone! Fr, this rocked.

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    Food was SO good! My favorite was definitely the crab dip with pretzels. I just wish they gave you…read moremore dip and pretzels because I could've eaten it all day! The fried pork skin was also delicious. It comes with hot sauce, but trust me, ask for white vinegar. It will change your world! The prices were very reasonable, and our waitress was amazing so friendly, attentive, and always making sure our drinks were full. She really made our experience even better! The view was beautiful, and they also have outdoor seating with fans, which was such a nice option. Overall, a great spot for a family dinner with good food, reasonable prices, and a beautiful atmosphere!

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