The Grit

They know what they're doing. Absolutely love and highly recommend the grit. Delightful cozy diner atmosphere and lots of options and cuisines to choose from. Their menu is creative and the food is very fresh. For specific menu items - the grit style tofu, tabbouleh, and split pea dal are wonderful! The black bean chili is salty and intense on it's own - best served with/as side. I am not a fan of their cakes unfortunately, they are quite dry. They do have delicious flavor combos though. I am always excited to try new things from their menu and specials - this place is truly a gem in Athens.

Awesome food, great service! We got the loaded nachos, grilled cheese, sweet potato fries, and the Golden Bowl. Everything we ate was delicious and the portions were so large, we took half of our food home. The sweet potato fries were the best I've ever had! I was also really impressed with the grilled cheese as their homemade bread was better than I've ever made myself.

Truly enjoyed our lunch here. Had the noodle special with tofu and it was a little spicy and very tasty. We also had nachos and a burrito. All were fantastic. Had a chocolate cream coconut pie that was a little dry, but it was still flavorful. Considering how busy it was the service was relatively fast and coffee and tea refills were provided. We'll definitely be going back.

If I could give 0 stars I would, we waited 40 minutes to get half what we ordered (we didn’t get the rest at all) they brought us water and coffe 25 minutes after we sat, and this on a Sunday brunch! The food they managed to produce scarce and poorly prepared, the fruit cup consisted in unpeeled pineapple, peach and orange, 2 thin slices of each. The other breakfast we ordered they never heard of.

The service was exceptional. My girlfriend very much appreciated the idea of a vegetarian restaurant. However, the food itself, in her opinion, was quite mid. I, however, found my meal bussin. Though, at the end of the day, the old ball and chain is the deciding factor. The waitress was very nice. My girlfriend fell on her face, so the waitress gave her a band-aid.