Dandelion
127 5th Ave W, Fletcher, NC
Crema's Take
“Dandelion is a beloved community hub where volunteer service creates genuine warmth alongside surprisingly excellent food—think crispy tomato pie, standout shrimp and grits, and creative seasonal specials that keep regulars coming back. The deliberately limited menu features fresh, locally-minded cooking that rewards lingering over coffee or a leisurely meal, making it the kind of place where the experience of gathering matters as much as what's on your plate.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
Such a Cool Culinary Discovery!!! Yes, I realize that they’ve been there a few years now but somehow we never took the initiative to dine there. Well we will ignore no more… Dandelion is a top notch restaurant in every respect. Our hostess was welcoming, our server was friendly and helpful and third person delivered our freshly prepared meals directly from the kitchen. I had the House Big Salad with blue cheese and my girlfriend had the tomato pie. Both dishes were downright delicious and and can guarantee we will be back for lunch many times in the future.
What a delightful place! The volunteers working are only matched by the food on offer. My wife enjoyed the special that tomato pie: generous portion, crispy top but rich filling. I enjoyed the power salad, again generously sized and no skimping on the ingredients with creamy apple cider dressing. I prefer the vinegar version, but it was still well-prepared. Sweet tea was not the traditional southern sugar with a side of tea, but nicely balanced between sweet and unsweet. Finished wonderful meal with banana pudding. Fortunately, the refrigerated and creamy version which I prefer to the cooked, though many are fans I know. Only downside, the obnoxious parking garage next door, if you are eating outside: beep-beep, etc each time car comes out which happens too frequently. Great organization doing important work!
What a lovely place! The service is mostly volunteer run and they are always so friendly. The food was so good, and the shrimp and grits is to die for. I always get the TBA wrap, but this time they convinced me to try the champions chicken caprese and wowowow! Their homemade foccacia is so good! I took their bagged mix home with me and can't wait to try to cook it for myself. Great organization and even better food.
Returned today and had the chick pea burger on a potato bun with potato salad. Added potato chips asking if they were in a bag but I failed to communicate I was going to take them with me. They were well presented in a bowl emptied from the bag. Nice waitress gave me a bag to go! ❤️ Staff very interactive and friendly. Place is well decorated with cloth napkins. Generous serving sizes. All for a good cause!
Fantastic food, prepared as fresh as possible. Not a huge selection, but we ended up with 5 different items from the menu, and all was superb! We appreciated that they support their community and asked for donations rather than tips for the workers. Speaking of workers- the servers and front end cashier were all volunteers.
Crema Reviews
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