The Swanson Perry, Georgia Call

Southern cooking in the Cox-Swanson home.

Fried chicken, fried green tomatoes and little biscuits, served in the white house with the wrap-around porch on Carroll Street. Mike and Kim Sheridan opened The Swanson here in 2002.

See the menu Call (478) 987-1938
Your front porch photo
933 Carroll St., in historic downtown Perry.

No reservations. Just come on by.

Tables are first come, first served, inside the house or out on the porch.

933 Carroll St.
Perry, GA 31069

Get directions (478) 987-1938

Hours

Opening hours
Monday to Thursday11am to 8pm
Friday and Saturday11am to 9pm
Sunday11am to 2pm

Sunday Lunch

Sundays, 11am to 2pm

Your choice of entree, two Swanson sides, dessert, and tea or soda.

Adults
$18
Children 10 and under
$10

Sunday entrees

  • Southern Fried Chicken
  • Chicken n’ Dumplins
  • Baked Chicken and Cornbread Dressing
  • Baked Ham, pineapple glazed
  • Meatloaf
  • Beef Tips and Rice
  • Salmon Croquettes
  • Swanson Vegetables, any four sides

From the bar

  • Perry Peach Tea$11A Long Island with a Southern accent.
  • Front Porch Swing$10St. Germain elderflower, Pinot Grigio, mint.
  • Swanson Margarita$12Patron Silver, Grand Marnier, lime.
  • Old Fashioned$10Bulleit Bourbon, black cherries.

Wine by the glass $9 and $10, by the bottle $30 and $36. Beer from $4.

The house on Carroll Street

The Swanson is named for Norine Swanson Jones, a musician and teacher who once lived in this house.

  1. 1902

    Nora E. Cox buys the property and adds the front of the house. The back is believed to be the oldest part.

  2. 1930s

    Her granddaughter, Norine Swanson Jones, starts Perry’s first kindergarten here, in these same rooms.

  3. 2002

    Mike and Kim Sheridan open The Swanson and name it for her.

Your historic house photo

Something to celebrate?

Our dining rooms can be reserved for special events. Call and ask for a manager, who will walk you through the details.

Call about a private room