Local Expedition Wood Fired Grill — Restaurant in Alpharetta

This is a great locally owned restaurant especially if you want a fast and clean eating experience for a lunch time break. This place gets very very busy around lunch time and you can see why. The food is fresh and fast cooked in front of your eyes and prepared for you as you watch.

Wood Fired Grill how's the basic premise, epic the plate you want whether it be an entree and signs, a wrap or a salad. Then you pick your protein. And off you go. Play also have vegetarian options if you have dietary restrictions within your group.

When we went there was a line and the restaurant was full love diners. We were able to order and get our food within a few minutes brought out to our table.

You have your choice of drinks and then you pay as well as getting a choice of sauces to go with your meal.

One person in my group ordered a hummus plate as a vegetarian option. This dish came out with plenty of pita bread and generous portion of hummus.

Another person ordered grilled chicken as their protein with two sides. When you look at the list of signs that are available you have to then verify that those sides are available that day. There's also a daily specials as well for the sides. So sometimes ordering off the menu Isn't a possibility if that particular side is not available. This happened with this order, the original side chosen was not available and so they went with steamed broccoli. This came with rice, steamed broccoli and a generous portion of chicken breast that was grilled as we watched. This also come with pita.

The southwestern salad with grilled chicken was a generous size salad and came with to dressing containers. It was a good balance of chicken to salad ratio. The southwestern components included tortilla strips, corn, beans, and pickled jalapenos on one of their regular salads. Well I could use a little bit more dressing for my particular taste, I enjoyed the solid and left the feeling filled as well as having eaten a clean fresh healthy lunch.

The atmosphere can be a little overwhelming because it is a small location especially at lunch with the large crowd of people trying to get their meals. The surface is fast so don't worry about the wait times.

It's in a very busy area of Alpharetta off of Windward Parkway so it is hard to find parking in the very small and cramped parking lot for the strip of stores. If you are driving their plan to spend some time looking for a...

David was super attentive to our dietary restrictions. He never made us feel like having allergies was a hassle and did everything in his power to accommodate us and give us a delicious meal. David helped walked me thru the process of ordering and the different food options, ordering during a week day lunch hour can be intimidating as the restaurant is packed, and for good reason! It’s that good!

Lots of delicious GLUTEN FREE options too!

Now about the food:

GREEN PAPAYA SALAD: vinegary in a good way, slightly sweet with a great tang. This paired wonderfully mixed in with rice and chicken.

SMOKED PULLED PORK: some of the best pulled pork I’ve eaten, as soon as I took a bite I wished I had ordered more of it! I am not a huge pork fan but this was amazing. Tender, crispy, not overly greasy and intense flavor.

GRILLED CHICKEN: tender! Delicious smothered in their Garlic Cream or Avocado Crema

BRUSSELS SPROUTS: again not a huge fan of them in general but these were good! Tasted even better smothered in the Avocado Crema!!! Seriously their sauces alone are seriously good.

The portions were soo big I didn’t even get to my street corn but it looks legit. Can’t wait to go back and try even more of their delicious offerings!

Thanks again David! You made our first visit an exceptional experience, no doubt The Local will becomes one of our weekly spots! Excited for the new...

OMG, I'm soo livid I did not take photos as I normally do. This place is to die for. I just found a favorite spot to go to when in the ATL. I ordered the smoked chicken wings, rice and grilled cauliflower. Which was perfectly seasoned/smoked. The wings were not overly smoked which gave it that just right taste and the meat was soft to bite into. Oh, let me not forget the potstickers and green tea Iced tea to to wash it all down with. I've had green tea Iced tea before, but I'm here to tell you, this one was NOT how I remember them to taste like. Hmmm, hmmm good. I went back three times for a refill. The restaurant is tight for the amount of customers it service; however, the system they have of one of their workers asking, while you're in line whether you're dining in/out and then snagging you a table by placing a number on it for you is different and works well. (I'm from out of town and usually in a set-up like this you are left fending for yourself amongst other patrons looking for a table causing patrons to compete for one by muscling their way through the crowd while bumping into people to get to one.) UPDATE: I visited this restaurant on my way back home to the DMV and ordered the same meal with the exception I swapped the cauliflower for Brussels sprouts. I was not disappointed. I highly...