The Other Side - Greenville

A true gem. Step back to the good days at this fine establishment. Milkshakes made right! Burgers and sandwiches that can't be beat. Great waitstaff. Plenty of parking.

While the vibe is good and the decor is the perfect for the ambiance they are trying to achieve, the food (even with low expectations) was subpar. The place is absolutely worth going to, but in my view, not more than once.

We've lived in the area for 2 years and finally stopped in for a burger. Wow, this place is amazing...from the friendly wait staff to the regulars we loved the vibe. Don't be fooled by the outside, this soda shop has one of the best burgers around and is affordable. The inside was vintage, but clean. There also appears to be seating outside and parking in back.

I have to admit that I had never heard of the Northgate Soda Shop until a few weeks ago. My brother saw an article about it on Google, saying that it was a hidden gem , and suggested that we try it some time. I will say that if you go by the way the place looks, you just might think twice about eating there. It really is a hole in the wall type of place. I would probably not have thought twice about stopping there, just by looking at the place. It 's an old place (open since 1947) with a lot of old pictures and memorabilia of many things that you will probably remember from your younger years. It wasn 't very busy when we went at 3:45 on a Friday, we were told to sit anywhere we wanted. The waitress was friendly, and asked us what we wanted to drink. I had lemonade (never got a refill)and my brother and his daughter had sweet tea(they got refills).For an appetizer we got the southern popcorn (just regular fried okra) and the onion rings. The okra tasted like any frozen breaded okra that you would buy at the store. The onion rings were tasty, fresh and hot they paired well with the ranch dressing to dip them in. The coating on the onion rings tasted like beer batter, and the onion on the inside was cooked and not still raw a BIG plus for me. For my meal I wanted the chicken finger plate, but I was told that they were out of chicken, I decided to get the club sandwich plate. A plate comes with fries and Cole slaw. The sandwich was good with nice size sliced tomatoes, crispy bacon, lettuce and mayo on toasted bread. The Cole slaw had no taste to it and the cabbage was a little wilted. My brother got the pimento cheese burger plate and his daughter ordered the Ruben sandwich plate. They both said that they enjoyed their meal. I only ate half of my sandwich, got a carry out box intending to eat the rest later, and of course I walked out and left it. All and all it was an enjoyable meal, the food was similar to the food at Pete 's. There wasn 't anything outstanding about my meal to make me just want to eat there again,but I did appreciate my brother treating me to dinner and spending time with family is always nice. I would recommend that you give Northgate Soda Shop a try, it 's worth at least one visit.

Definitely will go back, cheeseburger was delicious as well as the hot crispy fries and onion rings.