Roasters Sandy Springs

Roasters (originally Roaster's Rotisserie Chicken is one of the first restaurants I was introduced to in Atlanta (the location was off on 400 at Northridge Rd which has been closed for many years so most of you won't remember it . I then became a fan of the Lenox Rd location and now this location on Roswell Rd near where I work (Perimeter Mall area . As with the other locations, this one is very busy serving locals for lunch and dinner.<br/ <br/ This location has become very popular to my co workers, since I introduced it to them about three years ago. The menu from 10 or so years in the past has changed quite a but back when Roasters meant rotisserie chicken, the focus was on the chicken ironically I thought the best item on the menu was the full rack of pork ribs these aren't the smoky ribs you find at most BBQ joints, but rather the fall off the bone kind the original prices for a full rack was around $13 it was quite the deal, but of course those days have long gone bye.<br/ <br/ The menu now has reasonable prices, a lot of variety, tons of veggie options and large portions. You also come to Roaster's for the bread (the cornbread muffins are exceptional, in my opinion, and the yeasty rolls aren't too bad either! <br/ <br/ The core of their food choices is their chicken succulent rotisserie on or off bone (ask for the latter served up with two sides. Choose light, dark or mixed in quarter or half portions. I particularly like their combo offerings my choice is quarter white with the pork ribs. Now I love BBQ and this isn't what I would call that rather these are fall off the bone ribs with a slight smoke flavor. Their BBQ sauce works particularly well with both the chicken and the ribs sweet/sour and savory with a little kick and the consistency of good ketchup.<br/ <br/ Roasters has an awesome veggie menu so even my vegan friends are happy they put little piggies next to those items cooked with pork and pretty much the rest qualifies as vegetarian. With over 20 options, most made with fresh vegetables (make sure you ask if in doubt it's worth coming here just for the green beans, broccoli and cauliflower casserole and the collard greens. These are cooked Southern style so a bit to the over cooked side, but still delicious slather on some pepper vinegar or Tabasco and you're gold. I'm also a big fan of the turkey plate (a little bit of Thanksgiving anytime of the year with dressing, gravy and cranberry sauce add a baked sweet potato and something green and you're in heaven.<br/ <br/ Finally, Roasters has some of the best chicken fingers I've ever had these crunchy tenders are fantastic, even on a salad. I'll sometimes swap the fingers for the rotisserie chicken on the combo plate I mentioned above.<br/ <br/ And since I haven't mentioned the bread, I feel like I must. You get these fresh yeasty rolls and slightly sweet cornbread muffins that are some of my favorites. You'll want to try these for sure and ideally, sprinkle some of that corn bread on your blackeyed peas. Get you a 4 veg plate with some bread and you've got a really inexpensive lunch that's very satisfying.<br/ <br/ I'm not done without talking about the desserts I'm not much of a sweets guy, I typically go for a carrot cake rather than something chocolate I'm actually a huge fan of ice cream or gellato. That being said, I really like the cobblers they offer here, especially the peach. Basically a bowl of filling covered in hot baked dough with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream on top the perfect finish to a great meal.<br/ <br/ This is a very busy shopping center but there's usually parking towards the edges. It also can be hard to get out of as there's a one way street on the South side you can cross over using the alley and hit the opposite one way on the other side if you need to go East. I avoid Roswell Rd like the plague even the locals know to use the side streets as it gets so backed up. Lunch can be particularly crowded so it's best to come early the wait can get long at peak times.

This is a two part review, as I had originally reviewed Roasters on 2013.02.27 on Yelp. The original review follows my current comments. Roasters (originally Roaster's Rotisserie Chicken is one of the first restaurants I was introduced to in Atlanta (the location was off on 400 at Northridge Rd which has been closed for many years so most of you won't remember it . I then became a fan of the Lenox Rd location and now this location on Roswell Rd near where I work (Perimeter Mall area . As with the other locations, this one is very busy serving locals for lunch and dinner. This location has become very popular to my co workers, since I introduced it to them about three years ago. The menu from 10 or so years in the past has changed quite a but back when Roasters meant rotisserie chicken, the focus was on the chicken ironically I thought the best item on the menu was the full rack of pork ribs these aren't the smoky ribs you find at most BBQ joints, but rather the fall off the bone kind the original prices for a full rack was around $13 it was quite the deal, but of course those days have long gone bye. The menu now has reasonable prices, a lot of variety, tons of veggie options and large portions. You also come to Roaster's for the bread (the cornbread muffins are exceptional, in my opinion, and the yeasty rolls aren't too bad either! I went through most of my favorite options in my original post on Yelp (see below so I won't spend any additional time on those comments unfortunately we were ravenous so I didn't get any photos of the food as it hit the table the selections included: Fried Chicken Finger Platter, Turkey and Dressing, Salad with Rotisserie Chicken and a Veggie Plate. Please read the rest of my comments below. The only thing

Great food, good prices. Love this place. The chicken just melts in your mouth. Great prices too. I recommend the Santa Fe Chicken Salad or the pulled BBQ chicken plate. The fried green tomatoes are amazing. Also recommend the spicy ranch dressing.

Never had a bad meal here. Great people and very attentative. Sandy Springs tradition.

Roasted Chicken and More. Great place to grab a quick dinner to go or sit down with family. Located in Sandy Springs Plaza, their chicken is amazing. Every time I go, I have to get their sweet potato casserole as well not to be missed.