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Southern Living describes Parker and Otis as "a gourmet grocery store, restaurant, wine store, and all-round cool place to hang and be seen." Bon Appétit featured their Pimento Cheese Dip recipe, saying, "this spread makes one heck of a sandwich."

There are 166 reviews for Parker and Otis
Average rating: 4.0

Jim S.

2013-05-11

Went back to Parker and Otis after about a year and a half. I remembered it being a bit better the last time. Got eggs, bacon and a cheddar biscuit. Eggs...

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Tracey M.

2013-05-09

The pimento cheese sandwich was really great! In fact everything about this place was pretty great. I could have spent hours browsing the shelves of gifts...

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Molly G.

2013-05-07

Parker & Otis gets an A+ for atmosphere in my book. I would love to live among their shabby chic painted vintage furniture or on their large wooden porch....

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