Restaurants in Greenville

Established in 2009, Mojo’s Famous Burgers mingles classic American eats with rockabilly music and décor inspired by tattoo art at two locations. The menu harkens to '50s diner fare with hand-cut onion rings, old-fashioned milk shakes, and build-your-own burgers with two patty sizes. A selection of specialty burgers crowns premium aged beef with toppings inspired by regional flavors—Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Philly, or Hawaiian style—and the chef’s favorite natural disaster. The eatery’s wall of fame commemorates diners who chowed through a food challenge featuring quadruple cheeseburgers or loaded foot-long hot dogs.

Bucky’s BBQ owner Wayne Preston honed his craft at a young age, spending boyhood afternoons in his father’s meat-packing plant and Wednesday nights preparing suppers for his local church. Word about Wayne’s saucy ribs and pulled pork spread shortly after he founded his own roadside barbecue stand, forcing him—like the barbecue-sauce barons of years past—to expand his operations to new frontiers. Today, each of Bucky’s four locations fashions heaping plates of never-frozen Boston butt, tender chicken, and St. Louis–style ribs in the traditional country style: hand-rubbed with secret seasonings and slow-cooked over a smoky fire of hickory chips. Five house-made sauces garnish slices of juicy meat served alongside traditional sides of baked beans, coleslaw, and sweet potatoes. When they aren’t dishing out meals in the restaurant, Bucky’s tireless staff serves parties, formal events, weddings, and flash mobs as large as 1,500 people with fully catered barbecue feasts.

An armory of hookahs launches cool streams of smoke, which meander out onto America's Pub & Grub's open patio. Waitresses tote plates that hint at the comfort-fare traditions of Cajun and European cuisines with fried catfish, shepherd's pie, and other warming creations. Lights dance across the black-granite bar, where cocktails and draught beers mingle with happy chatter or woes about the tin-can-phone industry. Live acoustic tunes occupy the eatery's airwaves on some evenings, and guests croon their favorite tunes during karaoke gatherings.

The Deli at Pelham Falls enlivens mealtimes with mouthwatering breakfasts, hearty sandwiches, and fresh, wholesome salads. Like the nearby wormhole to Manhattan, the deli's menu of tangy Reubens, pastrami on rye, and roast-beef clubs brings an authentic piece of New York City to the local area. Morning feasts of french toast or three-egg omelets greet the day with melty cheese and creamy pats of butter. Along with grilling juicy burgers and amply stuffed sandwiches, the Deli at Pelham Falls equips corporate lunches and gatherings with catered Boar's Head lunches, savory breakfasts, or meaty deli buffet platters.

Individual spotlights baste wall paintings with buttery light, bringing to life a tiger cut in relief and abstract tangles of color. More light pours in through Bon Thai & Sushi's large picture windows, illuminating chicken and steak steeping in curry, teriyaki, and thai basil. With knives clacking gently against counters, skilled sushi makers fill rolls with salmon, shrimp, avocado, asparagus, and even sweet potato. After shoveling up the last of a tamarind-infused pad thai, guests question their server about Bon Thai & Sushi's private catered events for banquets after athletic events or meetings to decide how many people belong on a croquet team.

A visit to Habiba Restaurant begins with a puff of smoke. Seated on the patio, groups of friends share conversation and hookahs bubbling with a variety of flavors. Inside, these aromatic fumes give way to the appetizing aromas of traditional Moroccan, Lebanese, and Indian cuisine. Here, chefs slide ground lamb onto skewers and blend chickpeas into hummus using nothing but a stern gaze. Lamb shanks are slow roasted in a spice mix, and their refreshing tabouli salad combines bulghur wheat, parsley, tomato, mint, lemon, & olive oil. Bartenders pour wine and beer at a full bar paneled in glossy wood, which reflects walls awash with rich reds and greens.