RESTAURANT ADDRESS

400 Haywood Road

Asheville, NC

828-252-2541

RESTAURANT STAFF

Executive Chef: Ivan Candido

RESTAURANT REVIEW

Everyone loves Drew Wallace's restaurant. The food is fairly complex for a place of this type, but the plates are never fussy enough to make you morph into serious dining mode. Though a number of reviewers described chef Ivan Candido's cooking as "gasto-pubbish," that description sells him a bit short as dishes like crispy frogs' legs with blue grits, bok choy and Texas Pete syrup, or a confit duck leg with pimento cheese fries are more ambitious than your basic gastropub fare. Worth making a detour if you are within shouting distance of this beautiful area of western North Carolina.

Smoky Tomato and Goat Cheese Soup
Photo Courtesy of: Opinionated About Dining