Greenville area questions... (places to eat, best to, cities)

[NoodlesKnowles]

Originally Posted by averagejoe76

Sounds like Greenville has it all when it comes to Dining
I was told they have all the different ethnic cuisines covered!
Looking foward to trying mellow mushroom and some other places folks have..
Mentioned.Whats a good greek place in town?

Greenville has more high end dining options than most cities city per capita I believe, I could be wrong but I think that is a very recent statistic, the service industry is huge, every third person I meet is in some form of food service!

[staywarm2]

Originally Posted by NoodlesKnowles

Greenville has more high end dining options than most cities city per capita I believe, I could be wrong but I think that is a very recent statistic, the service industry is huge, every third person I meet is in some form of food service!

We went to High Cotton Restaurant on Main St. on our recent trip to Greenville. Very good food and excellent service. A classy place!

[ckeegan]

Originally Posted by NoodlesKnowles

I believe he's talking about the "small town" feel with the parking on either side of the street and the constant pedestrian traffic, something I enjoy quite a bit myself

I was. Also, I knew about 4-lane Greenville, and bringing that back would make as much sense as the highway project that covered up the falls.

[JViello]

Originally Posted by NoodlesKnowles

Greenville has more high end dining options than most cities city per capita I believe, I could be wrong but I think that is a very recent statistic, the service industry is huge, every third person I meet is in some form of food service!

I believe San Fransicko is #1 and Portland ME of all places #2. I'd take Portland over the two any day.

[anotheradventure]

How is the job market in Greenville? We are moving north from Florida soon. Have been looking at northern GA and southern TN. I have done some research on Greenville. Sounds very interesting. How is the cost of living? We are just simple folk wanting a nice place to live and have our families come visit.
Any advice?
Thanks

[ckeegan]

Originally Posted by anotheradventure

How is the job market in Greenville? We are moving north from Florida soon. Have been looking at northern GA and southern TN. I have done some research on Greenville. Sounds very interesting. How is the cost of living? We are just simple folk wanting a nice place to live and have our families come visit.
Any advice?
Thanks

You may want to search some other threads, since there are many covering this very topic. To give you a quick rundown though, Forbes ranked Greenville the 8th best place to find a job in 2008, and according to the most recent Grubb & Ellis office vacancy report (yesterday), Greenville was one of a few cities that actually saw a decline in office vacancy compared to last year.

The Greenville area has a cost of living 17.76% lower than the national mean. I know that doesn't necessarily help, but here's something that might help, based on ACCRA data compared to the Greenville MSA (sorry I couldn't get this to work in table format):

1 - NYC, NY
2 - LA, CA
3 - Chicago, IL
4 - Pittsburgh, PA
5 - Dallas, TX

Groceries
1- +39.98%
2- +24.52%
3- +13.14%
4- +1.63%
5- +4.31%

Housing
1- +79.41%
2- +69.97%
3- +39.86%
4- +15.59%
5- -2.10%

Utilities
1- +41.85%
2- +12.72%
3- +21.71%
4- +18.66%
5- +23.09%

Transportation
1- +19.23%
2- +14.66%
3- +14.25%
4- +3.29%
5- +9.53%

Healthcare
1- +20.44%
2- +7.84%
3- +5.97%
4- -16.45%
5- -1.87%

*Based on data from ACCRA, Inc.

[rjm22206]

Has anyone hear the latest on Ruth's Chris Steakhouse opening? I thought I read that they were slated to open sometime in October 2008 at the Crowne Plaza hotel. Is this still on schedule?

[NoodlesKnowles]

Originally Posted by rjm22206

Has anyone hear the latest on Ruth's Chris Steakhouse opening? I thought I read that they were slated to open sometime in October 2008 at the Crowne Plaza hotel. Is this still on schedule?

I know they are hiring staff right now, so they must be close

[Skyliner]

Originally Posted by NoodlesKnowles

Greenville has more high end dining options than most cities city per capita I believe, I could be wrong but I think that is a very recent statistic, the service industry is huge, every third person I meet is in some form of food service!

You are correct, especially as fine dining relates to this state's cities. Refer to a this earlier post in the Best Places to Eat in Greenville thread as evidence.

[Skyliner]

Originally Posted by guestposter24

We have BBQ but it's not the beef you're used to in Texas.

You can usually get beef at BBQ stores in town. I enjoy the brisket at Smoke on the Water, and for the grill at home, I usually purchase from our local butcher shops: The Chopping Block, The New York Butcher Shoppe, etc. When Lone Star BBQ was open on Pleasantburg Drive, it was a favorite of mine.