Roots - Jonesboro

I hesitated to write this review because I've heard good things about this restaurant, but I don't know if they were having a bad night or wanted to discourage certain people from eating there. To make a long story short, I had the crab cakes and kale salad. They were very overcooked and ridiculously small which meant I could only enjoy a tiny center of the crab cake. I added the shrimp on the side as the crab needed the extra flavor. Unfortunately the 4 small shrimp swimming in oily sauce was not enough. I would have heavily used a salt and pepper shaker had there been one on the table. The meal included a kale salad. It was lightly dressed with a too)sweet vinegarette. My husband had the salmon, which wasn't too bad, but suffered through a heaping mound of flavorless risotto for his side dish. Again, I hesitate to speak poorly about any restaurant, but I want to warn you before you drop a Franklin and a Grant $150) and leave hungry.

In my top ten favorite restaurants of all time!What a fantastic place for a date or anniversary or anything.Everything was perfect.Great atmosphere.Friendly staff.Street parking only.

This was our first time, the food was excellent and the service was the best.

Food has been really good in the past, and maybe it was a fluke this time, but every dish that we had was overcooked. The chicken and rice was dry and bland and the two steaks (medium rare) were well done and crispy. Like i said, it could have been a fluke, but for the expectations previously set by this restaurant this visit was a disappointment.

Enjoyed our first visit; good exciting variety menu and service was good. Only critic if we must provide, the place needs to have some face lift.