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Restaurant inspection scores in Jefferson County
How the Jefferson County Department of Health scores Homewood restaurants on a 100-point scale, where to look up a score and recent Homewood results.
Business guides
New businesses
New businesses in Homewood: October 2026
Homewood openings for October 2026: Project Lean Nation and ERA King cut ribbons, a Dutch Bros goes to the council and the Piggly Wiggly rebuild is due by year's end.
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day in Homewood 2027: events, dinners, date ideas
Valentine's Day 2027 is a Sunday. Samford's spring dance concert runs Feb. 11-14, and Homewood restaurants and bars add Valentine's plans here as they post them.
Brunch
Brunch in Homewood: where to go and when it is served
Where to get brunch in Homewood, with hours from each restaurant's own site: Ruby Sunshine and Frothy Monkey in Edgewood, Big Bad Breakfast in SoHo, and coffee downtown.
Downtown
A guide to downtown Homewood: 18th Street, SoHo and Edgewood
Downtown Homewood: 18th Street South under the Homewood Star, SoHo and Edgewood's Oxmoor Road, with places to eat, events through the year and the parking rules.
Date night
Date night in Homewood: restaurants, theaters and wine bars
Date night in Homewood: dinner at Salice in SoHo, wine at Corbeau, a show at Samford or Homewood Theatre, and arcade games at Paramount, with hours from each venue.
Where to eat
Where to eat in Homewood: lists by category
Every Homewood food list in one place: wings, pizza, Mexican, barbecue, breakfast and coffee, burgers, sushi and Asian, ice cream and bakeries.
Wings
Where to get wings in Homewood: Green Springs Highway and SoHo
6 places to get chicken wings in Homewood, with hours from their own sites: five on Green Springs Highway in West Homewood and one on 18th Street South.
Pizza
Where to get pizza in Homewood: Edgewood and Green Springs Highway
4 pizza places in Homewood with hours from their own sites: Slice Pizza & Brew in Edgewood and three carryout chains in West Homewood.
Mexican food
Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants in Homewood
9 Mexican and Tex-Mex places in Homewood, with hours from their own sites: SoHo, Edgewood, Oxmoor Road, Green Springs Highway and Wildwood.
Barbecue
Where to get barbecue in Homewood: SoHo, Edgewood and Oxmoor
4 barbecue restaurants in Homewood, with hours from their own sites: Demetri's and Rodney Scott's near SoHo, Saw's in Edgewood and Jim 'N Nick's on Oxmoor Road.
Breakfast
Breakfast and coffee in Homewood: 18th Street, SoHo and Edgewood
13 breakfast spots and coffee shops in Homewood, with hours from their own sites: downtown on 18th Street, SoHo, Edgewood, Brookwood Village and Wildwood.
Burgers
Where to get burgers in Homewood: SoHo, Wildwood and Oxmoor
12 places to get a burger in Homewood, with hours from their own sites: SoHo and 18th Street, State Farm Parkway, Oxmoor Road and Green Springs Highway.
Sushi
Sushi and Asian restaurants in Homewood
7 sushi, hibachi, Thai and other Asian restaurants in Homewood, with hours from their own sites: Green Springs Highway, Wildwood and West Valley Avenue.