Food Works
With a variety of items to choose from, our menu focuses on “progressive southern” cuisine with global influences showcasing our culinary team’s ability to put new spins on old classics. The spacious bar features an array of imported, domestic and craft beers along with an extensive wine list as well as classic cocktails and specialty martinis. Enjoy a cocktail inside or on our patio with family and friends before indulging in a delicious meal.
Private Dining
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Popular dishes
Shrimp N' Grits
sautéed gulf shrimp, tomatoes & green onions, smoked cheddar grit cake & tasso scampi cream sauce
8 reviews
Fried Green Tomatoes
Goat Cheese, Arugula, Tomato-Bacon Jam
5 reviews
Crab Cake Benedict
Seared Lump Crab Cake, Smoked Cheddar Grit Cake, Poached Egg & Choice of Brunch Potatoes or Fruit
6 reviews
Birthday dinner
Great service! Great food. Cheap drinks. What more can you ask for
Servers were fantastic very enjoyable great customer service wish I had their names to give them Kudo’s!!
Great experience, food was brought out quickly
Wonderful!!
Always love Food Works for brunch on the weekend. The food is great, the staff are friendly, and the Bloody Mary and mimosa deal can’t be beat!
Bachelorette brunch
Excellent restaurant! Great for a family dinner or a date night.
“Everyday dining” at Food Works was a delightful experience. The service was outstanding, and we enjoyed a late lunch where the ambience was perfect. Weekend Brunch is worth the noise level, but it was so nice to enjoy mid-week good wine and perfectly timed and served food at a table with a window view. Our servers, Mandy and others, couldn’t have been more personable and professional.
The sautéed snapper with beurre blanc served on Parmesan risotto with arugula, pear and walnut salad with citrus vinaigrette exceeded expectations. Also, the fried green tomato starter is best in Chattanooga, we think, and we’ve tried them in several other local restaurants that say they’re the best! With great coifed and a shared white chocolate raspberry creme brûlée, the whole dining experience was simply perfect.
It was good, I strongly suggest getting a reservation.
The food was great and the atmosphere was great also.
The fried green tomato appetizer took longer than expected to arrive. The tomato bacon jam was not good & appeared to be jarred marinara sauce. The waiter asked if we wanted it on the side. Looking back that should have been a clue.
Salmon was ordered medium. It was very overcooked.
Shrimp & grits- shrimp was overcooked to rubber texture. The Tasso cream sauce was the consistency of water. No thickness whatsoever.
Sunday brunch has always been great but this dinner was terrible. We also found it a bit strange that our waiter had stickers on his face. Star stickers like your child would get on a graded paper.
Love this restaurant and love open table for allowing me to make reservations.
Food was delicious and server - bartender - was his usual, fantastic, self. We went Sunday March 21 at noon.
Great food and service!
Came up to Chattanooga for a weekend and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food for the price. This is a great find in the north shore area. Definitely will go back.
My group sat outside it was nice until our heater went out. Other than that it was nice
Cameron was an amazing server. He was friendly and attentive. Our food was delicious and beautiful. The drinks were great!
Amazing brunch spot. I've been living here for 2 years now and this was my 1st time. Our server, Andrew, was beyond amazing and attentive to myself and my girl friends. I will definitely be back soon and requesting him.
They have great customer service ..
Three generations of odors annoying brunch
Great food and good service
Delicious food, reasonable pricing and friendly service.
Brunch with my wife
Very great service, great atmosphere, yummy food at a good price.
Great atmosphere and excellent food..... a little loud but nothing that would stop us from returning
Valentines dinner with wife
Cameron is always an amazing server. He provides great insights about the food and drinks, is always friendly, prompt and enjoyable to be around.
The menu has a great variety and is sure to have something to please anyone.
We got a reservation a week prior. When we arrived we were seated at a high top table in the bar. We ask why and was told that’s the way it works. Our fried green tomatoes were soggy. Our server was obviously over seated. She didn’t even come to dee if we were ok will 3/4 way through our food. Husband already decided to not order a second drink due to it taking so long. Just ask for our check when she finally came. I would have liked salt but just gave up on it because it took so long for her to check on us. We have ate there numerous times and always loved it but not sure we would go back now. It was a Valentine’s dinner and it was not a good one
The restaurant & setting is quite lovely.. Overall we would return. The service was a little lackluster & food priced about 10% higher than I would expect.
It was great. Waitress was awesome. Food was really good. Had no wait to get to our table. Very happy. Excellent experience.
Food cold. Definitely not fresh . Who serves cold meat loaf?
My husband and I were in town and wanted a quick brunch to start our day exploring, it was a very lively place and would be great for big parties. My husband had the burger and loved it, would recommend this places to friends!
Loved their brunch! The menu was diverse and unique, giving every picker eater in my family multiple appealing options. Affordable bubbly for brunch too!
Fast, friendly. Delicious
We left, it was totally empty on a Friday night. I heard brunch is good though.
Fun night out for the girls. Food was very good
No social distancing between tables; some staff members not wearing masks properly; people not wearing masks when standing or walking about. Not a good choice for older people or people at risk for Covid.
Very nice overall pretty satisfied with my experience
We stopped at Foodworks because of the great location on the outskirts of Chattanooga. The quality of the food, great service and atmosphere was outstanding. We can’t wait to go back! Fried calamari was extra special with fried cherry pepper rings hidden in the mix. The red snapper over risotto was perfect! I’d highly recommend Foodworks.
Great winter COVID restaurant stop if you are up for bundling. They have a great back patio with propane heaters you can sit near. Food was good and since I saw that some reviews said the menu items could be hit and miss, our waitress was lovely and guided us towards her favorites.
FAQs
Food Works does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats. Food Works also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (423) 752-7487.
Food Works is rated 4.5 stars by 852 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.