South City Kitchen - Vinings

06/22/09

Another great evening at SCKV

by troymoga at Citysearch

Went for a wine tasting event on Tuesday night and stayed for dinner. Hands down, one of the best, well-organized events I've been to! A local wine shop provided the tasting and SCK provided some of their signature appetizers! Can't resist those goat cheese fritters!! Had the pappardelle for dinner which was excellent! I had never had it before, a great mix of veggies and pasta. Even though the food was wonderful, I would have to say the most memorable part of the evening was the service. From the waiters serving the event to our waitress for dinner, the service was top notch! They didn't miss a beat and were very friendly! That always makes a difference. Ask for Jennifer!!

Thanks SCKV! A wonderful neighborhood gem!

• Pros: GREAT Service!
• Cons: Very hot! (Not the restaurant's fault though!)

06/19/09

Great Place for After Work Drinks and Dinner

by StacieSmith at Citysearch

This is a great place to grab drinks after work and a relaxed atmosphere for dinner. Some of best things that they have to offer are their weekly menu specials and special events. A friend and I recently attended a really great wine tasting event here on June 23. For only $15 you could taste 40 different wines and could even place an order that day and receive a discount on your purchase. South City Kitchen even served some of their signature appetizers during the event and turned out to be a lot of fun. Plus - if you stayed for dinner, you received 15% off of your check. It was a great deal all around.

Michael Erickson - director of marketing - does a great job of promoting and communicating the specials at all of the Fifth Group restaurants. I would recommend signing up for their emails or befriending him on facebook so you can stay up to date on the events.

• Pros: Great location, atmosphere, wine list and menu

One of Midtown's landmark opens a second location in the intown-channeling Vinings area.

by Jonathan Baker at Citysearch

In Short
A suburban version of the Midtown original, the Vinings location keeps the Southern feel but in a more spacious and parking-friendly OTP form. Brightly decorated with eleant light fixtures, it lacks the charm of the old house off Crescent, but makes up ground with French doors and a room-dividing wine cellar. The menu is almost identical to the original, keeping all the Southern favorites but adding a slue of new dishes like Coca-Cola braised brisket and the instantly-popular pimento cheese burger. Though it's tough to hit the SCK and not go for the heavyset favorites. Buttermilk fried chicken is as good as advertised, boasting crispy skin, moist meat and bourbon gravy. Tangy chow chow and Creole mustard sauce add zip to meaty crab cakes; sherry provides the perfect grace note to a soothing bowl of creamy she-crab soup. Banana pudding layered with homemade vanilla wafers makes for a proper ending.

02/08/09

Decent Brunch

by BNSupra at Citysearch

We came to SCK for Brunch on a Sunday. The biscuits and cornbread

were great. They were perfectly shaped and cute, little bites. They

also offer a variety of breakfast cocktails, Bellinis, etc. I ordered

the Breakfast Plate which came with grits, two eggs any style, three

pieces of bacon, and potatoes. It was around ten dollars and the

portions were pretty well sized. The potatoes that come with the

breakfast entrees are the most flavorful. The taste of the food was

good, but not anything special that I crave to eat again immediately.

It's a nice place to come with a significant other on a nice weekend

morning/early day. However, if you are looking for breakfast/brunch

fare of the same portion and perhaps same taste and quality, but want

something more casual and affordable, J. Christopher's is right around

the corner.

• Pros: Good Service, Brunch Menu, Romantic
• Cons: Can be a bit pricey

11/09/08

Great Brunch! Great atmosphere!

by Otrebortheone at Citysearch

My wife and I can't give it 5 stars this time as we ordered a pretty simple brunch. The atmosphere was great. We were promptly greeted and our waiter Andrew was friendly, attentive, and by attentive, I mean that he kept an eye on us, took care of us and did it without checking in every 5 seconds. The Fried Green Tomatoes were awesome. The biscuits were soft, warm and not all caked up with flour. The corn muffins glorious. The pancakes had subtle, but real flavor, a joy! Wifey had the "Housemade Granola" (an appetizer but she had it as her brunch) and loved it. The fresh fruit it came with was amazing (I poached). Good orange juice too. A broad range of clientele - young urban types with their infants, my wife and I (not-hispanic hispanic people), african americans, and older white folks too.

Sublime.

• Pros: Good food, good atmosphere. Could be romantic. Good for well behaved kids.
• Cons: None.

02/19/08

Great Service

by rugarip at Citysearch

i dont know what the people below are talking about, but my service was the best in the city. The food, they have a new chef, is impeachable. In fact the pork chop may be the best I have ever eaten. My server Kevin was fantastic and you should ask for him every time you come in. Not to mention Charlie at the bar may be the best bartender in the city.

11/02/07

Great atmosphere, great food!

by aklatham at Citysearch

I am new in the area and wanted to find a good restaurant with a hip atmosphere. South City Kitchen was it!! I am from the South, so I love the Southern flare on the food!! It was delicious and we had prompt seating, great service and fabulous food!! I am going again this weekend! It is a great place for a date or a nice dinner with friends or family!

• Pros: Cornbread and Biscuits, shrimp and scallops in smoked garlic gravy!

09/10/07

Wonderful Food, Terrible Service

by tiffany_7 at Citysearch

I love to go to South City Kitchen for the ambiance and the food. The service ,however, is always terrible and I knew that going in so I was prepared.I was prepared when the waiter disappeared for 45 minutes after he served our entree.I was prepared when he then suddenly appeared and tried to rush us through our meal.I was not prepared however for him to throw our check on the table and storm off,as if to say , "Finally, I get to clean this table off and go home!" He had other guests at the bar however, so we were not his final guests. For entrees, we ordered the trout and the chicken and dumplings and they were divine,as the food here always is. We enjoyed our meal while looking out over the twinkling patio lights to the charming square and fountain outside. And we were prepared for the snubbing of the servers so that really didn't really ruin the meal.Just come to South City Kitchen ready to be treated BADLY, but I hope you will be treated with greater respect than we were that night.However, if you are into food and atmosphere,this place is for you!

• Pros: Food and Atmosphere
• Cons: Service

04/01/07

Slow City Kitchen - ridiculous

by samara7 at Citysearch

Be warned - This Vinings location has horrible service. I went for Sunday brunch and it took 2 hours. No one even acknowledged us sitting at the bar for 15 minutes. Not only did they have empty tabletops and still had a long wait, every employee seemed to just stroll through the restaurant, even the cooks were moving slow. There was no sense of urgency or desire to please customers. It was ridiculous. I love the Midtown location but will never go back to the Vinings one. We even expressed our concerns to the manager who didn't seem to care. The only positive note is that the Fried Green Tomatoes are delicious. But definitely don't waste your time at this place! I'll be going back to Houston's where service is impeccable and quick.

• Pros: Fried Green Tomatoes
• Cons: Horrible service, very SLOW

12/21/06

Great Place for a Holiday Party!

by jotb at Citysearch

We recently had our Holiday Party at the South City Kitchen in Vinings. We had met with Kelly (the events coordinator) a few months prior to the party. She was such a pleasure to work with. We had discussed our likes and dislikes and she really took over from there.

They did such an excellent job with everything. The food was outstanding and the service was exceptional. Everyone loved the shrimp and grits. The guests were completely taken care of from the beginning of the evening until the end.

Great food, Great Service, Wonderful Atmosphere. Heck.. Why wait for a party??? I want to go back right now