Comfort Food And Great Ambiance – A Review Of The Feed Sack in North Augusta

Here’s a review of The Feed Sack in North Augusta.

So last Wednesday we were out, on a school night, running some errands and coming back home to cook wasn’t really the best use of our time, so, I’d been hearing good things about The Food Sack in Aiken and had heard that one had opened in North Augusta, so I suggested we try it out.

First, the location.  The North Augusta location is on Hwy.25, or off I-20 at Exit 5 depending on which way you’re going.  It’s in the same shopping complex as the Wal-Mart on Hwy 25.

Walking in, you can’t help but notice the ambience.  It’s called the Feed Sack, the original is in Aiken, it’s going to have some sort of “barn/paddock” feel, and it does.  I really liked the way it looked.  Masculine.  They don’t take reservations for smaller parties, but they do encourage you to call ahead and get your name on the list, which is what we did, so that when we arrived, we were immediately seated.

It was a little after 7pm on a Wednesday night and it was pretty busy.  That’s one thing about us and this area, open up a new place to eat, and we’ll come.

The marketer in me can’t resist trying to figure out why a restaurant exists.  What’s the void it’s filling.  What is it offering that you can’t get somewhere else.  Here’s the conclusion I came to with regards to this restaurant.  The void is simply the void of opening a locally owned restaurant in North Augusta.  There are some VERY good ones, some of our favorites but there are not a lot of them.  Having said that, the menu didn’t really have a theme to me.  I did think most of the items had a “comfort food” feel about them.

Lisa doesn’t eat meat, so that’s always something to consider, especially when we’re trying a restaurant for the first time.  She does eat fish, and there were a few choices available for her.

In the end we ended up ordering some pretzel sticks as an appetizer.  I wanted a small house salad.  She got the veggie burger and fries, and I got some wings.  Her burger came with pimento cheese and the count of my wings was based on weight.  Ended up being about 8 wings.  She thought her burger was really good.  My wings were good.  I’m a bit of a blue cheese snob and I wished the blue cheese had been a little bit better, but it was still good.

When all was said and done, including tip, oh yea, she had a glass of wine, the bill came to $75.

Developing a restaurant, we like is a bit of a job because of her.  If there are relatively few choices on the menu, she would always be getting the same thing as whereas I have no problem with that, she prefers a little variety.  But we both said we’d go back.

One last thing, in telling someone that we went there, they commented about the bar, and about hearing how nice it was and how it was almost hidden.  I had to agree with them as I never saw the bar while were there, eating in the main dining room.

Particulars… they are open Monday thru Saturday from 11am to 11pm.  Nice that they’re open a little later at night.

The phone number is 803-341-9437.

The City of Augusta has a lot to offer, and day by day it continues to grow, bringing in tons of new businesses. Over the past few years, we've gotten Dave and Busters, new restaurants, and much more.

But, is there ever a time that you think about what you wish were here? Well, you are not alone we’ve put together a list that Augusta Redditors have decided on what they feel like Augusta is missing.

A common one will always be Trader Joe's. People in the community are so persistent in wanting Trader Joe's in the area. So much so that there is a Bring Trader Joe's to Augusta Facebook page. But the excessive want for it doesn't stop there, there is even an ongoing petition going around about bringing Trader Joe's to the CSRA.

The petition is a plea to request a Trader Joe's in a particular city.

Trader Joe's is a grocery store that has unique products to their stores. The prices are said to be reasonable for high-quality items.

The closest Trader Joe's to Augusta is Columbia, SC, which is a little over an hour away. The next closest would be in Athens GA.

Will Trader Joe's be the next new business coming to this growing city? Guess we will have to wait and see!

It might not be a Trader Joe's but a new grocery store will be coming into the area in June of 2024. It is called FreshTake and is said to be a brand-new grocery store concept. The grocery store will be taking over the former location of Whole Foods on Washington Road.

Trader Joe's isn't the only thing that the Augusta Reddit community is hoping to see come to the community.

Check out this list below of just five things that these Augustans miss and would love to see come to the area.

Redditors in the Augusta community would like to see a spot dedicated solely to bagels and bagel sandwiches.

Aiken does have a recently open spot called "Son of a Bagel" There is also a Eisenstein Bro's located in Augusta University.

Before the pandemic, the only late night or 24 hour locations were fast food places. After the pandemic, many of those places didn't go back to 24 hour. So that left the Augusta are to little to non 24 hour food spots.

But the community is saying they want a 24-hour chinese food or pizza spot!

If you are a native of Augusta, you may remember Adventure Crossing, which had a go-kart track. Once they closed down - another go-kart track business never swooped in to save the day!

One of the many attractions of Downtown Augusta is the Riverwalk. While it is a nice setting - there is not much to there other than picnic tables. The Reddit community would love to see shops and restaurants placed on the river.

Many pools and splash pads are in the CSRA but no dedicated waterpark. Many people have stated there was a waterpark in Augusta years ago, Krystal Waters, and would love to see something similar make its way back.