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    Urban Cookhouse

    4.2 (207 reviews)
    ModerateSalad, Soup, Sandwiches
    Open 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Urban Cookhouse
    Angela T.

    The Three Cheese Chicken Quesadilla was delicious. It has been difficult to find a fully loaded Quesadilla with the right amount of chicken and cheese.... Thanks to the cook... I enjoyed my late lunch. Customer service was very good and patient on my first visit to Urban Cookhouse. The ambiance of this restaurant was calm and relaxed. I will return to this location again.

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    Mallory B.

    This is my absolute favorite place to get a salad in Birmingham! Everything is always so fresh & delicious. I love that it is a farm to table restaurant! Try the Berry Good salad with lime marinated steak. You cannot go wrong! I also highly recommend trying the hot cheddar pasta. Classic staples that are hard to beat!

    Chocolate chip cookie and ice cream
    Jamie M.

    urban cookhouse is a classic restaurant! I popped in with some friends just to have some dessert and was blown away by the polite staff. They were very efficient and nice. I will definitely be back soon to order some of the tasty items that I saw on other people's tables, lol, I look forward to checking out some more items on them menu

    Chip C.

    My former work place catered in Urban Cookhouse all the time. It was always great food, but sometimes I could get burnt out on their food - we catered it in ALL THE TIME. After all these years, I finally decided to come give their brick and mortar store a try. The store itself is very clean, and the employees were friendly. I got the pork along with two sides of cheddar pasta. I forgot just how cheesy the pasta was! I needed to use some of the BBQ sauce to cut through the cheesiness. But then I didn't have enough BBQ to keep the pork from being too dry. It was a hard choice to make. I would probably try something different next time. My wife and child liked their food.

    BLAT and Mac n cheese
    Karen P.

    We were driving through looked at the reviews and stopped here. This place was pretty great. Immediately felt welcome upon arrival, easy to understand pretty quickly that you order at counter and seat yourself. The Mac n cheese was cool and pretty tasteless, the sandwich was great and sauce was so good. Typical broccoli salad

    I ate so quickly that I forgot a before picture!
    Val W.

    After giving blood and passing out two times immediately after giving blood, I definitely needed a healthy, iron-rich meal. My husband suggested Urban Cookhouse. It was my first time coming to this location and I can now say that his recommendation was spot on. As you walk into this restaurant, there are chairs. I immediately used one to sit down because I still felt a bit woozy. There was a menu so I looked over it and told my husband I wanted the Urban Cowboy. He stood in line to order our food. He decided to get me some broccoli soup to go with my Urban Cowboy sandwich. Let me tell you something, everything was delicious--even their water! The Urban Cowboy sandwich had very flavorful and moist pieces of steak on it. It had carmelized onions and peppers on it as well. The broccoli soup was creamy and good, too. The waitress who brought out our food and cleared our table was really nice. She had a cool tattoo on her arm--stuff like that stands out to me. I'll be back!

    Garrett I.

    I have been a fan of Urban Cookhouse for years and here it is...my Top Ten...a la Letterman style... 10. Friendly greeters, food runners, and cashiers. Few counter service places beat them in these areas. 9. Strawberry Lemonade. It is very good. Get a sample to taste for yourself. 8. Local farmers are always highlighted on the menus. 7. Orange rolls are great with food or for just snacking on when walking around the Summit. 6. Great selection of quick items in the cooler if you are in a super super hurry. 5. Quick service with quality. The food doesnt take much longer than most fast food places but the quality is so much better. 4. Large outside patio area for dining. 3. Several options for seating inside that are somewhat different. Good for groups, a few buddies, or a date night. 2. Broccoli salad. 1. Big Green Egg. All of the meats are smoked on a Big Green Egg! I WILL BE BACK!!!

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    Good lunch! Sandwiches and salads were good. There is plenty of seating inside and out. It's in a busy shopping area.

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