You get to build your own meal from the hot, cold and salad bars at the Grocery Bar. A recent visit included kale and pickled beet salads, hummus, sliced peppers, crackers, curry chicken, iceberg lettuce and diced egg.IF YOU GO
* Where: Grocery Bar, 1501 Long St.* Phone: 423-486-9312* Hours: Monday-Friday, 7-10:30 a.m. (breakfast), 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (lunch), 4-8 p.m. (dinner); Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (brunch), 4-8 p.m. (dinner).* Price range: $8.50 per pound.* Payment: Cash and credit cards.
Sometimes, a good beet or kale salad is just what you want for lunch. Throw in some hummus and crackers or green or red pepper slices, and life is good.
The Grocery Bar, formerly Enzo’s, has been open for almost two months, and it emphasizes food bars – hot, cold and salad. Patrons fill up their own to-go trays and pay by the pound.
I like the convenience of being able to find a parking space in their lot and quickly get what I want.
I will say I tried the hot bar shortly after the Grocery Bar opened and was less than impressed. We tried several dishes, including a curry “something.” I think it was pork but couldn’t tell. The baked beans tasted out of a can, and the sausage was not very exciting either.