Fred Garrison established 4 Way Lunch in 1931 when he took a sack full of meat and packages of buns to an empty old saloon at the corner of Main Street (GA 61/113) and Gilmer Street in downtown Cartersville. There, he started cooking burgers.
At the time, the Dixie Highway was a popular route, and both visitors and residents frequently stopped by for breakfast and lunch.…
Since 1945, Ross’ Diner has served up old-fashioned dining such as chili, steak and gravy, and hamburgers to hungry patrons who belly up to its U-shaped lunch counter.
Harold “Hal” Ross owned and operated the restaurant from 1988 until he died in 2014.
The Best of Enemies, starring Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell, was partially filed at the diner in June 2017.