Rooster's Wood-Fired Kitchen

Rooster's Wood-Fired Kitchen is a Southern restaurant that cooks over oak and hickory in a wood-fired hearth and rotisserie. Its Green Circle rotisserie chicken, basted on the spit until the skin is crisp, is the dish the restaurant was built on and stays on the menu. The menu also covers wood-grilled salmon, hanger steak, braised short rib, and Carolina produce, with dishes like crab cakes, shrimp and grits, and a coconut cake for dessert.

It has four dining rooms: Uptown and SouthPark in Charlotte, Ballantyne at The Bowl, and the original Winston-Salem location. The menu shifts with the season and by location. Weekend brunch is served in Ballantyne, and the SouthPark room has booths and a relaxed pace. Reservations can be made online, takeout is available, and the group offers private dining and catering.