Located in Historic Saluda, with outdoor dining available and live music on Thursday through Saturday nights. The Purple Onion features a variety of ethnically inspired dishes with an emphasis on the Mediterranean's simple, flavorful and healthful cuisine. Utilizing local trout, beef, lamb, chicken and produce, the menu offers pizzas, pastas, seafood, and meat dishes. Fresh locally roasted coffee and espresso are available as well as a selection of fine wines and craft beers including biodynamic and organic selections.
16 Main St
Saluda NC
(Polk County)
PO Box 778
Saluda NC 28773
(Polk County)
Phone (828) 749-1179
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Chambli Stuber
Chef/General Manager
Phone: (828) 749-1179
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Chambli Stuber
General Manager/ Chef
Phone: (828) 749-1179
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Vegetables
arugula, asian greens, asparagus, beets, broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chiles, collards, cucumber, daikon, edamame, eggplant, fava beans, garlic, ginger, green beans, green onions, hot peppers, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard greens, okra, onions, parsnips, peas, pole beans, potatoes, pumpkins, radish, ramps, rhubarb, rutabagas, salad greens, salad mix, shallots, shell beans, spinach, summer squash, sun chokes, sweet corn, sweet peppers, sweet potato, swiss chard, tomatillos, tomatoes, turnips, watercress, winter squash
Fruits & Berries
apples, black raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupes, cherries, elderberries, figs, grapes, kiwis, melons, muscadines, nectarines, peaches, pears, persimmons, plums, raspberries, strawberries, watermelons, wineberries
Meat, Fish & Fowl
beef, bison, chicken, duck, geese, goat, lamb, other fish, pork, quail, rabbit, trout, turkey
Dairy & Eggs
cheese, eggs, goat cheese
Nuts & Seeds
chestnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, sunflower seeds, walnuts
Artisan Foods
beer, charcuterie, cider, corn meal, grits, honey, jam, preserves, wine
Herbs
fresh herbs
Specialty Products
Christmas wreaths, landscape plants
We prefer hormone and antibiotic free meats. Lamb, beef, chicken, duck, rabbit. Interested in heirloom, cherry, sungold, yellow pear, and gold roma tomatoes; chinese eggplant, and oriental greens as well as squash of all types, peppers, berries, cheeses
See this listing in the Online Local Food Guide.
Packaging: informal
Number of locations that need to receive a delivery for a vendor to supply your business: 1
Customers per week: 2000-2500
Cases of produce purchased per week: 40-50
only those required by the health inspector