Daniel B.
Yelp
My wife and I are big fans of Flower Child. In a nutshell, it's a great restaurant for healthy, delicious food in a casual environment with great service. They hit on all marks. I rate our experience at this location 4.5 stars rounded up to 5.
Flower Child is a chain from Phoenix-based Fox Restaurant Concepts. Currently, most Flower Child locations are in Arizona and Texas. There are three Georgia locations: (1) This one in Buckhead at Shops Around Lenox, opened July 2018; (2) Sandy Springs at City Springs, opened October 2018; and (3) Westside Provisions District, opened May 2021.
My first visit to any Flower Child location was the Westside location shortly after their grand opening. For that visit, I went without my wife. After experiencing the restaurant and trying the food, I knew it'd be right up her alley. I took her to this location in Buckhead. As she took her first bites of the food, she said, "This is totally my jam."
Here's what we got:
* Organic Kale Salad ($8.50) - pink grapefruit, organic apple, red cabbage, black currant, smoked almond, white cheddar, apple cider vinaigrette.
* Mother Earth Bowl ($9.95) - ancient grains, sweet potato, portobello mushrooms, avocado, cucumber, broccoli pesto, charred onion, leafy greens, red pepper miso vinaigrette, hemp seed
* Glow Bowl ($9.95) - spicy sweet potato noodles, bok choy, zucchini, onion, jalapeno, shiitake mushroom, coconut milk, sunflower butter
* The Rebel Wrap ($12.95) - grilled steak, charred onion, Port Salut cheese, arugula, horseradish yogurt
Overall, the food was fresh and fantastic. I found only one dish, the Glow Bowl, to be average. The rest were excellent. Of the dishes we had above, my favorite was The Rebel Wrap. My wife liked the Organic Kale Salad, Mother Earth Bowl, and The Rebel Wrap equally.
The Organic Kale Salad was addictive. My wife and I couldn't stop eating it. We love veggies and I particularly love leafy greens, so that helped. The salad was substantial. It had a lot of different textures and was very flavorful and zingy. The sweetness of the grapefruit and currant balanced the acidity of the apple cider vinaigrette. My wife liked how the almonds were crunchy and smoky. So, a lot of different flavors and textures. Complex.
This was my second time having the Mother Earth Bowl. It's popular, at least among my friends. For three of them, it's their favorite or one of their favorite things to order at Flower Child. When you taste it, it's not hard to see why. For me, this bowl is comforting, filling, and flavorful with lots of umami. It's very nutritious as well (so is everything else on the menu).
The Glow Bowl was our least favorite. I don't recommend it, but I don't think it's bad either. It appears to be Asian-inspired, like a stir-fried noodle bowl. The firm texture of the sweet potato noodles threw me off, but my wife liked them. The bowl definitely had some spice to it. Not listed in the ingredients on the menu (and above) was ginger, the flavor of which was quite strong. It was hard to taste the sunflower butter. The coconut milk was evident in the creaminess of the sauce.
My eyes lit up when I took my first bite of The Rebel Wrap. It was a five-star wrap. Outstanding. My wife didn't like it as much as me. This was like a tender, quality steak sandwich with horseradish, wrapped in a plushy flatbread. Perfect textures and flavors, in my opinion. The soft cheese and the creamy horseradish yogurt helped to make every bite rich and delectable. The flatbread was super tasty too.
The dishes above should give you a general idea of what Flower Child has to offer including pricing. Along with salads, bowls, and wraps, the restaurant offers entrees consisting of a protein and two sides. Proteins include chicken, steak, salmon, shrimp, and tofu. Expect to spend $13-16 each for most entrees. In addition, Flower Child offers daily soups, small apps/snacks, a kids menu, and family packs that are customizable. Everything is made from scratch.
Get the Flower Child app and earn rewards. For example, for every dollar you spend at Flower Child, you earn 2 points. You get $5 for every 140 points you earn. So basically, if you spend $70 at Flower Child, you get a $5 reward.
Inside and out, the restaurant is beautiful. The uncovered patio is similar to a European-style patio, al fresco. String-lit, umbrellas, striped awning, tree, plants, a nice ambiance. Inside, the dining room is spacious, colorful, and hip. You order at the front at one of two registers. If dining in, you take a number and grab your own drinks (fountain), eating utensils, napkins, and condiments. Online orders are bagged and placed on pickup shelves just inside the entrance. The interior also has an open kitchen and two unisex restrooms.
During our Thursday evening visit, there was ample free parking directly in front of the restaurant. Parking at this shopping center, Shops Around Lenox, can get tight during peak times, but I've never had a problem.