Where to eat American food in Winooski: The Best Restaurants and Bars

December 1, 2019 Cedrick Jardin

Find out what American restaurants to try in Winooski. Winooski /wɪˈnuːski/ is a city in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. Located on the Winooski River, as of the 2010 U.S. Census the municipal population was 7,267. The city is the most densely populated municipality in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is the smallest in area of Vermont's nine incorporated cities. As part of the Burlington, Vermont metropolitan area, it is bordered by Burlington, Colchester, and South Burlington.
Things to do in Winooski

10. American Flatbread

115 Saint Paul St, Burlington, VT 05401-8411 American, Pizza, Pub Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music +1 802-861-2999 http://americanflatbread.com/restaurants/burlington-vt/
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4 based on 1318 reviews

American Flatbread

Reviewed By dmount2001

Took our grandson to American Flatbread for his birthday. The restaurant has been in Burlington for several years but I had never been there. The oven is in a convenient part of the restaurant so you can watch the action. That was nice and made the ambiance quite nece. We had four people so we ordered two pizzas and they were excellent. We had one meat lovers and one plain cheese. The service was very good with the servers spelling each other and making sure that customers were not left waiting for their food.I will be back.

9. Pingala Cafe & Eatery

1 Mill St, Burlington, VT 05401-1530 American, Cafe Lunch, Brunch, Breakfast, Dinner Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Free Off-Street Parking, Wheelchair Accessible, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Discover, Accepts Credit Cards [email protected] +1 802-540-0110 http://www.pingalacafe.com/index.html
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4 based on 74 reviews

Pingala Cafe & Eatery

Pingala Cafe provides creative, comforting, delicious vegan food for a happier, healthier planet. We're proud to offer: All Vegan Menu Tons of gluten-free choices Desserts and baked goods made daily Fresh juices, smoothies, and to-go items Gourmet coffee,

Reviewed By Barb S

What a find! Kind of an out-of-the-way location, but well worth the search. These folks have it down as far as vegan food is concerned. So many options, and they even make their own seitan. The vegan among us was thrilled, the vegetarian too, and the folks new to vegan food thoroughly enjoyed their dinners and plan to return.

8. Bluebird Barbecue

317 Riverside Ave, Burlington, VT 05401-1405 American, Barbecue Dinner Outdoor Seating, Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Free Off-Street Parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Discover, Table Service, Free Wifi [email protected] +1 802-448-3070 http://bluebirdbbq.com/
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4 based on 235 reviews

Bluebird Barbecue

Thank you for checking out Bluebird Barbecue where we celebrate American Regional Barbecue with a Vermont twist! Our all natural meats are slow smoked on premises in our 1.5 ton Souther Pride Smoker and are paired with traditional barbecue sauces and side

Reviewed By DonnaD741

We really enjoyed the 15-hour brisket but thought the portion was a bit small for the price. The sides are plentiful and you should definitely try the twice-fried fries, baked pit beans, and Mac and cheese. The mountain maple sauce blew us away! The Alabama white sauce was great on the fries. Their homemade ketchup was a bit too garlicky- heads up, if that’s not your thing. Got the Nashville Hot Chicken sandwich. Great scald on nice portion of chicken but didn’t taste any hot sauce. Bummer! They top it with ranch sauce but they did it too soon after frying that it melted all over, making the bun greasy and unnecessarily wet. That was disappointing since it is a popular item. Hoping it was an off-day. Service was uneven — attentive then disappeared. Never explained sauces on table. Large menu. Pretty restaurant with lots of seating. Would try again. Hi There - thank you for taking time to review us. We appreciate the feedback you provided! We would love to connect and chat more. If this interests you, please reach out to [email protected] - Thank you, Samantha - Hospitality Director

7. Hen of the Wood

55 Cherry St, Burlington, VT 05401-8458 American Dinner, Late Night Reservations, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service [email protected] +1 802-540-0534 http://www.henofthewood.com
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4 based on 927 reviews

Hen of the  Wood

Reviewed By mike_cora

Four of us had dinner there our first night in Burlington. Menu is somewhat limited but everything is great. Décor is mostly wood and lighting is kept low. Expect to pay around $50 per person not including drinks, tax or tips. Reservations are a must on weekends and in summer season.

6. Sneakers Bistro & Cafe

28 Main St, Winooski, VT 05404-2203 American, Cafe, Contemporary Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch Takeout, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Table Service [email protected] +1 802-655-9081 http://www.sneakersbistrovt.com/
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4 based on 205 reviews

Reviewed By icopnick

Sneakers features the absolute best breakfast sandwich I have ever tasted (egg, turkey sausage, arugula and red pepper mayo on a brioche bun) and the tastiest french toast (made with a kahlua batter). Both are very well priced, the sandwich coming with excellent breakfast potatoes and the french toast with 2 eggs. How to choose? Don't! My suggestion is to have the sandwich with a single slice of the french toast on the side. And the coffee is fantastic too

5. Waterworks Food + Drink

20 Winooski Falls Way Ste 201, Winooski, VT 05404-2276 American Lunch, Brunch, Dinner, Drinks Takeout, Parking Available, Street Parking, Free Off-Street Parking, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Discover, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Table Se [email protected] +1 802-497-3525 http://www.waterworksvt.com/
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4 based on 317 reviews

Waterworks Food + Drink

Nestled in the Champlain Mill on the Winooski River, Waterworks is a historic setting that offers an unique dining experience with a spectacular view of the Winooski river. We have an upbeat, fun approach with a focus on the guest experience and genuine h

Reviewed By nonsibisedaliis

Lively hipster vibe, friendly welcome and a table on the water. The food was much better than I imagined, a pleasant surprise since they feed so many people - so kudos to a busy kitchen on delivering excellent casual dining fare. Not outrageously expensive but definitely not in the cheap-eats category.Thanks so much for the great review! We work hard to offer our visitors a quality dining experience in the best environment, so we are happy to hear that was reflected in your last visit. See you soon!

4. Our House Bistro

36 Main St, Winooski, VT 05404-2207 American, Bar Lunch, Dinner, Brunch Takeout, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service [email protected] +1 802-497-1884 http://www.ourhousebistro.com/#!contact
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4 based on 202 reviews

Reviewed By Headwindtom

Small, uniquely decorated restaurant. Lots of old lunch boxes and other interesting memorabilia. Keeps you entertained while waiting for you food. Service was very good as was the Vermont Company coffee. I ordered the Caesar salad and a cup of the “world famous chowder”. The Caesar salad is a $9 huge bowlful of lettuce with some croutons and a smattering of dressing. Totally unimpressive. The chowder was good but I’ve had better. It had shrimp, clams, bacon, celery, carrots, onion and was supposed to have smoked sausage but I didn’t have any in mine. My spouse ordered the Eggs benedict with sourdough bread, bacon, spinach, poached eggs, and a small side salad. He said it was ok but nothing special. So a lot of nothing special for $40. I really wanted to like this place but we won’t be back.

3. Penny Cluse Cafe

169 Cherry St, Burlington, VT 05401-3817 American, Cafe, Contemporary Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch Takeout, Seating, Highchairs Available, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service %73%70%75%64%73@%70%65%6e%6e%79%63%6c%75%73%65.%63%6f%6d +1 802-651-8834 http://pennycluse.com/
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4 based on 993 reviews

Penny Cluse Cafe

Reviewed By ValerieO315

Overall the food we had for breakfast was average. Everything was good quality, but just ordinary in taste. I guess with all the rave reviews, we were expecting more. However, the staff was fantastic. Everyone from the waitress, to the hostess, to the bus girl :-)

2. Misery Loves Company

46 Main St, Winooski, VT 05404-2242 American Lunch, Dinner, Brunch Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service, Takeout [email protected] +1 802-497-3989 http://www.miserylovescovt.com/
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4 based on 208 reviews

Misery Loves Company

Reviewed By Mark H

Older commercial building, warm ambience, engaging servers, and out of the box presentations demand your attention. The menu is limited, but that can be a good thing. Although we ordered half a fried chicken for 2 ($38), one of the more reasonably priced main courses, we were still charged for bread. A plus, the excellent bread was served with flowers in the flowing butter (yep, it worked). Cocktails were served in your grandmothers cocktail glasses, also interesting. Thank God we ordered the bread, because our chicken took FOREVER to appear on our table (we were warned after we ordered by our waitress but had not ideas what we were getting into to). In the interim we moved on from the bread and cocktail to consume half a bottle of wine before the arrival of the chicken, but what a chicken! Deeply bread and seasoned, the fried chicken exceeded expectatons. I am guessing it is flash fried then finished in an oven at high temperature (450F), but of course they wouldn't say. Warning, a la mode franchise, everything presented with a great deal salt, but again it worked (might want to adjust your high blood pressure medicine before the visit). Finally, let's talk about the wine list, being from California's wine country, and familiar with French, Italian, and Spanish offerings, I thought I knew my way around any wine list. Heavily skewed toward esoteric French wines I did not recognize anything (very thin on New World selections, and those were unrecognizable), I picked the only Spanish red wine offered (Spanish wines rock with chicken, right?). Offered at $45, it was thin, simple, and lacking any suggestion of complexity. So, I should add the staff IS interesting in an intriguing way. There IS something going on here, but the edges are rough indeed.

What to do and see in Winooski, United States: The Best Places and Tips

1. Pauline's Cafe & Restaurant

1834 Shelburne Rd, South Burlington, VT 05403 American Lunch, Dinner, Brunch Reservations, Private Dining, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service [email protected] +1 802-862-1081 http://www.paulinescafe.com
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4 based on 407 reviews

Pauline's Cafe & Restaurant

Pauline's Cafe provides an upscale decor and cuisine in a dining area where you will enjoy rich cherry paneling, an intimate Cherry bar, custom oak tables. Please join us for Lunch Monday - Saturday 11:30 - 2:00, Sunday Brunch 11:00 - 2:00 and Dinner Sund

Reviewed By VCF_Chicago

Breakfast at this restaurant topped off a great week long vacation in Quebec. I had the quinoa bowl - fresh and delicious. I asked for jam for my toast and waitress brought a small bowl of delicious jam made from a blackberry from Oregon; a delicious detail.If you like real food, you will enjoy this restaurant.Hello VCF-Chicago, so happy that you enjoyed your meal at Pauline's! Thanks for the great review. All the Best, Chef David

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