Fourth Avenue Inn & Bistro

What an awesome place to dine and converse with you special date. Soft music, pleasant staff and friendly owner. Lake Odessa has even another great restaurant to enjoy...a destination place for sure! Worth the drive!

This is such a delightful place to enjoy birthday cocktails ahead of a delicious charcuterie board and flight of soups.

The owner has done a fabulous job creating a chic ambience that makes it seem you're at a very special getaway. The subtle music, and bistro environment made for a perfect evening.

I look forward to returning again soon.

We did not stay at the inn. The following review is for the bistro only.

TLDR: it's delicious, go.

As with anything Bill owns, I would give the atmosphere more stars if I could. The restaurant is decorated so perfectly! He did not miss a single detail. It is fairly small, but he made great use of the space and there are several tables as well as some "comfy" seating with a coffee table.

I had the Italian club sandwich and a soup flight.

The sandwich was 10/10 amazing!! It had the exactly perfect amount of pesto-mayonnaise. I detest when the mayo takes over the sandwich and is dripping out all over. This was not like that at all. There was enough to add flavor, but it didn't overpower the sandwich. The bread was crunchy, the meats were delicious and the veggies were fresh. (Keep in mind, this is real food, made to order. It isn't fast, it's delicious; you don't get both. That being said, it didn't take an excessive amount of time.)

The soup flight was cute and I love the concept. Who doesn't want to try all the soups? I got 4+ ounces each of: lobster bisque, potato soup, squash soup, and vegetarian black bean soup.

I really wanted to love the lobster bisque, but sadly, it was not for me. I'm not really sure why. I tried it a few times and just didn't like this one. 🥺

The potato soup was good. It's creamy and VERY thick. If you're looking for comfort food, this would be a great one to order. My husband got a cup of it and really enjoyed it.

The squash soup was my second favorite, which surprised me as it is quite sweet, not savory as I was expecting. The consistency was perfect. It was mostly blended but had just enough bits in it to give it a good texture. It may have been vegetarian, I'm not sure. There wasn't meat in it, but I don't know what the other ingredients are.

By far, my favorite soup was the vegetarian black bean! OMG this one knocked it out of the park for me!!! I even did an audible "MMMMMMM" in the restaurant. 🤣 This was the costar to the sandwich. I can't even tell you why I loved this one so much, but I scarfed it down first and made sure there was none left! I really should have gotten some to-go, I know I'm going to be craving it. Stupid afterthoughts. 🤣

I was slightly disappointed that white chicken chili is on the menu, yet not available every day.

I felt the prices were very fair for a small-town restaurant and the value was definitely there.

The location is convenient in the downtown area with plenty of free parking available on the street.

It appeared to be wheelchair accessible.

There were several vegetarian options.

This is NOT a place I would take children. The ambiance is definitely adult. If you want to meet your bestie for a glass of wine, this is perfect. Date night would be great (even to treat yourself and go alone), but please, leave the kids home for this one.

Caleb was a great server and very attentive.

A lot of the staff are very young, but they are doing a great job! They all smiled, greeted us, made sure we were taken care of and were very polite.

The leftover containers appear to be compostable which I appreciate. I do wish they had an option for a flight of soup with a half of a sandwich. Both was too much, but I think the soup, alone, wouldn't have been enough. I'll happily eat the leftovers, though.

Overall, I loved it! I have been wanting to dine here for quite a while but something always seems to come up. This experience did not disappoint. We will go back, for sure!

Kudos to Bill, Caleb and the rest of the staff.

Fantastic white chicken chili, they have a lovely boozy coffee milkshake on the menu too! It's adorable inside, relaxed atmosphere with cozy furniture and multiple lounges.

Every time I visit this fabulous establishment, I am blown away! This time I enjoyed a wine flight and soup flight!
Oh and key lime pie for dessert...a dessert flight would be phenomenal!!

Ate here today! The soups were… SO GOOD. We had their lobster bisque, white chicken chili, and soup of the day which was squash. We also tried their white fish dip appetizer and a couple sandwiches. We will definitely be back, the atmosphere was very relaxing and welcoming.

We’re grateful that finally we have a very sophisticated food and drink establishment just next town from where we live. Atmosphere are sublime with the touch of European theme for interior, very well planned and lots of attention for details. We had soup, charcuterie board and sandwich. Although we’re on our vegan diet, our server was very gracefully accommodating our needs with what they can served. Definitely will make another visits in near future.

Tried the flight of soups. They are so delicious! Went back had a salad, so wonderfully tasty!! Can't wait to go back and try more menu items!

Such a quaint little bistro. Limited hours and small menu, but packed with flavor and well-worth a trip!! Great selection of soup, sandwiches and salads. Love the flight of soups!

My granddaughter and I loved it! What a great place for ice cream and the beauty of this place is awesome ❤

Great out of the way gem.
The butter pecan was the best i have ever had.
Great service as well!

An amazing experience. Will absolutely return

Such a cool spot to check out. Do yourself a favour and take a little detour and stop on in. The owner was born and raised in the town, left for a bit before returning and bringing this gem to his hometown. These shops are what we need to be supporting!

Had a couple of sodas and they were awesome! Will be back soon to try their other menu items.

Absolutely love this ice cream shop. Lots of traditional flavors as well as unique and exciting flavors. Amazing atmosphere! Indoor and outdoor ordering. There is plenty of seating.

Great atmosphere Classy but friendly

Always the best ice cream....especially the root beer floats. I must try the lemon poppies seed cake soon. Congratulations Bill on a awesome job re opening in 2020 and serving such awesome product.

Very nice place, no matter if you're passing through or live around the area. The ice cream is delicious and the staff is absolutely wonderful, 5 star worthy for sure

Lovely little place to take your family. Great customer service and the ice cream was delicious, lots of flavors to pick. 10/10 would recommend

This is a special experience in a small town. You can enjoy wonderful flavours, great service and terrific atmosphere. It's charming and clean. You won't be disappointed. Try the lemon poppyseed...yummy!

They have Mooville ice cream here, which is why I stopped there. And Just Take My Money is a current flavor and it's no joke. Best ice cream in the world-or something.