Eppie’s

Eppie’s has been one of my favorite places to eat on the Downtown Mall for the three years that I’ve lived here. Their home style cooking is delicious. I’m sad to see them closing and had to get one last trip in on their last day. I might even go back for dinner.

Very chill. Order and pickup at counter. Adequate seating. Brisket sandwich big and tasty. Apple, brie, and country ham sandwich very good. Hint: Brie is best warmed. Good, friendly, prompt service. Eating our way through the menu.

Delicious and a great variety. Affordable for the downtown mall. Real ingredients, nice lunch spot.

I was IN LOVE with what my aunt ordered. The ham and biscuits are amazing! that play on salty and sweet hit the spot for a sat lunch. The location betrween all the shops is perfect to pick up that shopping traffic. The seating arrganement could better though. There too many people not enough chairs… If you know the restaurant gets busy prep accordingly.

The food was amazing and you could tell thought and care were put into making it. I had the penne pesto with chicken. The pasta tasted homemade because it was and the chicken was hand shredded. The pesto sauce was perfectly seasoned and the whole pine nuts sprinkled through the dish gave it a nice touch.
My wife and sons enjoyed their meals as well!

The ham biscuits are incredible. Pumpkin bread was delicious and the difference between salty and sweet really hit the spot. Ate it twice during the 3 days I was in Charlottesville.

Eppies is a cafeteria-​style little place on the charlottesville downtown mall. Like many places in this town it has an apparent cult following yet I do not understand why.
I have been there 4 times the last 5 years. The food is just ok. On my most recent visit this week I had the curry chicken sandwich, and it was just ok I would say, I have had better from grocery store deli. My kids had mac and cheese which was flavorless, dull and had an overcooked texture. My wife got decent pulled pork but it was in no way remarkable. I just do not find the food very delicious or inspiring unfortunately.
The place has friendly counter staff and reasonable prices. It’s a good place for a quick lunch, and is kid friendly. I just wish the food was better.

I’ve been here a couple of times and often for lunch the line is out the door. I don’t like lines so I don’t eat here very often when I’m in Charlottesville. This day I was there around 11:30 so there wasn’t a line yet! I ordered the Jerked Chicken with Spicy Grits and a Sweet Potato. It also came with Corn Bread. Firstly — this was far more food than I expected and I couldn’t/didn’t eat it all. It was really tasty though. I sat outside on the Downtown Mall which is pretty much one of the best places I know to sit outside and eat on a nice day. The staff behind the counter was very friendly, the food was good and the setting was awesome but The fact that you pretty much always have to wait in line if you aren’t there at a weird time is a negative for me. Maybe that’s just the price of being successful.

I gave serious thought to ordering the beef brisket sandwich, which is the Saturday special, but decided otherwise and went with the curry chicken Salad.
The salad featured two massive scoops of curry chicken salad on top of a bed of mixed greens and tomatoes that were lightly tossed in some sort of dressing. The dressing was sweet and the greens tasted very fresh, which is always the key to any good salad. It was also served with a side of pumpkin bread. This could also be called pumpkin cake and I wouldn’t have argued. It was moist, sweet, and delicious.
The chicken salad was filled with huge chunks of chicken and grapes in a yellow curry. This was the first time I can remember having grapes mixed with any sort of curry and it was surprisingly good. The curry was the strong, primary flavor of the dish, but it wasn’t so overpowering that you couldn’t also taste the chicken, greens, grapes, tomatoes, and dressing.
While it wasn’t necessarily a dish that blew me away with the quality, it was still a meal I was very happy with. I felt like it was relatively healthy and a decent value for the amount of food I got. There really are no complaints. Other than wondering why they haven’t mailed 10 pounds of that pumpkin bread to my house yet?!

Eppie’s is wonderful because the food is so homey and delicious and there’s nothing like a good homemade meal, especially one consisting of southern comfort.
My brother lives in Charlottesville and said lots of good things about this place and he was right, it’s one of the many wonderful non-​chain restaurants in Charlottesville, something I love.
You may thing badly about cafeteria style service but they definitely deliver quality with their quickness. I got the ham «biscuits» which was a thick cut of ham on pumpkin bread, it was a wonderful combination of savory/​sweet & salty. Also I’m a cornbread connoisseur and theirs was lovely, the pieces of whole corn added a wonderful touch. I can’t wait to go back when I visit my brother again so I can try something new.

Eppie’s is a fun, cafeteria-​style staple on the downtown mall, serving up (mostly) southern eats at a reasonable price. While I’m no expert on down-​home comfort food, I was not too impressed with my meal. Nevertheless, as a local business with friendly staff, I’m inclined to give Eppie’s a second chance.
This is not the best place for vegetarians. Though there are a number of veggie options, they are pretty unimpressive. I decided to order the veggie plate, which includes cornbread and a choice of 3 – 4 sides. They were all out of cole slaw, mashed potatoes, and the seasonal dessert. And, my friend nabbed the last sweet potato. With my options limited, I went with the mac and cheese, collard greens, and broccoli.
~The broccoli was a poor choice – just a bland, steamed heap.
~My distaste for the collard greens probably has something to do with my yankee-​status. I’m not used to vinegar featuring so heavily in my greens! My friend polished hers off, so I’m guessing they’re pretty good to the well-​acquainted.
~The mac and cheese was just okay. It’s hard to dislike any carb smothered in cheese. But, there really was not much else to this side.
~The corn bread was my favorite part of the meal. It wasn’t dry or dense, like a lot of corn bread can be. And it was served warm!
Unfortunately, the corn bread wasn’t enough to overcome my disappointment with the rest of my veggie plate. Surveying the daily specials – chicken and dumplings on Fridays, brisket sandwich on Saturdays – it struck me that this place is probably better for meat eaters. So, for the carnivorous, take my review with a grain of salt…

In town for business, and stopped in at a co-worker’s recommendation. We had the Mediterranean sandwich which was great! The only hitch is — it’s spicy! At least spicy for an Iowan. I like spicy, personally, but it’d be better if they advertised it as their «spicy homemade hummus»
Definitely going to eat here again on my next trip.

The brisket sandwich exceeded my expectations. Sliced and slow cooked to perfection. Served with a delicious sauce on a fresh local ciabatta. On a whim, I ordered the collards. Perfect. Don’t miss the vinegar squirt bottles on the tables – especially the ones with the jalapeño hearts floating in them.
No complaints. Super friendly, personal service.

Like I’m sure many people do, I went to Eppie’s on the recommendation of Professor Epstein from the Barbri course.
Opted for the jerk chicken plate (½) with mac and cheese and collard greens.
Jerk Chicken: not as spicy (or spicy at all) as I thought it would be, but it was still very good. The seasoning is very delicious and it’s overall very good. Will definitely be back for more of this.
Mac and Cheese: not so good. I prefer a creamy mac and cheese to a «fluffy» mac and cheese or «powdery» mac and cheese (you’ll know what I mean if you know… I know that makes no sense but… you’ll know if you know, lol.) Not a fan and I’ll likely opt for a different side next time.
Collard Greens: good — I like the big leaves. Wish that the stalks were chopped a bit more. Flavorful. I prefer my mom’s (she cooks them with a hambone and bacon) but these are still very good and I will order them again.
Cornbread: I absolutely hate cornbread with corn kernels in it, so it wouldn’t be fair of me to judge it.
Overall it cost me like $ 12 with the tip, I think, which is really good eating for only $ 12.
I’ll definitely be back to check it out again. Since I’ll be in Charlottesville until February, I’ll be here probably once a week.
Oh, and the hostess’ name was «Colin» which I thought was pretty cool. So I’ll never forget her name!

Cute little restaurant that’s set up cafeteria-​style. They must get super packed during the lunch rush, I think, because they were out of the dark meat for the spicy jerk chicken when we came for a later lunch, which was disappointing.
Ended up with the lemon pepper chicken instead. Although the chicken was cooked perfect, it could’ve used more lemon and more pepper. There were plenty of sides to choose from, and I got the fruit (mostly melons and grapes) and mac and cheese (slightly forgettable).
My gripe is with the counter area, and I’m probably being nit-​picky. Their chalkboard menus are hung high and the counters are so close that when I’m standing there looking at the menu trying to order, I have to stretch my neck way back. It’s not just my eyes that look up but my whole head. Ow.

In the midst of unpacking our apartment, my husband and I had a hankering for some quick food but also wanted to do a little exploring in C’ville so that’s how we ended up at Eppie’s in the Downtown Mall with our friends.
I got a half-​size of the popular Santa Monica salad and a cup of the Soup of the Day (tomato, my go-​to).
Very unusual combo of spinach, grape tomatoes, corn, dates, goat cheese and champagne vinegarette. It worked as a summery, light salad.
Absolutely loved the tomato soup (and so did my husband and two friend who sampled it) because of the ultra fresh tomato that tasted as if the cook just picked them out of the garden and pureed it. Honestly, one of my fav versions of the classic.
Lastly, I appreciated that for sides, there are a few out-​of-​the-​box choices. I had the pumpkin bread, which was actually rich in density and flavor.

Eppie’s is a decent spot for lunch on the downtown mall. I have to say, though, that I can’t understand why this place keeps getting nominated for Best Vegetarian Restaurant in the Best of C’ville competition each year. Eppie’s does have some vegetarian sides (mashed potatoes, collard greens, mac and cheese, etc.) but nothing that’s truly innovative, or, for that matter, impressive. The potatoes are good, the beans are okay, and the Brie and apple sandwich is pretty tasty. But the mac and cheese is pretty dry and bland, and you can get sides like fresh fruit, brown rice, and coleslaw anywhere. Same with vegetarian entrees like pasta marinara and the Mediterranean sandwich. There are definitely better vegetarian options on the downtown mall itself, let alone the rest of Charlottesville.
In all, though, Eppie’s is a good staple to add to my lunch rotation every once in a while, but not a place where I look forward to dining regularly.

While visiting Charlottesville with my mom, I went here twice because my mom loved it so much. I liked it a lot too but usually don’t like to repeat a restaurant when I’m on vacation. Oh, well — I humored my mom the second time around and was happy to go again.
Though Eppie’s has a decent selection of vegetarian/​vegan options, I couldn’t enjoy as much as a meat eater would. My mom ordered the special of the day both times, and she was astounded by how fresh and homemade-​tasting the food was. She totally fell in love with the cole slaw and basically begged them to give her the recipe (they told her the gist of it). I stuck mostly with the side selections, which were fabulous. Everything tasted fresh to me.
Eppie’s is crowd-​pleasing comfort food, and anyone who visits Charlottesville should go there! It’s a great bang for your buck, and you won’t be disappointed by anything you order. The people who work there are friendly too!

After rooting around on Thomas Jefferson’s estate, my family and I were HUNGRY. A quick Unilocal search brought us to Eppie’s and wow, am I glad it did! The menu will satisfy every taste bud possible — from vegetarian food to spaghetti and meatballs — they have it all.
The service was quick (granted, we were there around 2pm on a Friday afternoon) and friendly. Food was freshly made and delicious. Prices were beyond reasonable. I could go on and on but I’ll leave you with my two thumbs up and a hearty recommendation to hit up this place the next time you’re in Charlottesville!
PS: Get the cornbread — you won’t be sorry!

The food here is good and reasonably priced.
I had the jerk chicken, brown rice, greens and cornbread.