Sweet Melissa's

This place is really good. Went on a Wednesday morning for breakfast and was not disappointed. The hot chocolate was really creamy and delicious - you could taste the high quality ingredients. I loved how the cocoa drips down the side due to the weight of the whipped cream (which they give you plenty of). This made the cocoa more of an experience than just a drink in my opinion. My sausage bowl was a little bland but some salsa gave it the kick it needed. My cheese grits were really, really good (it rivals the flying biscuit’s). Hubby enjoyed his rancheros immensely. The food portion is ridiculously large - you can easily split the dishes with another person. Overall, I had a great experience and would recommend to others.

Get there early because there is a wait but it's well worth it. It's not just the food that creates the experience it's the customer service as well. The staff had great energy, always checking on us to make sure we were ok, and the food was exceptionally good. I highly recommend it here and encourage you to wait because it's well worth it.

Wonderful and kind staff. Hot and fresh inhouse made food. The decor was definitely neat. This place is a small joint but a pleasant surprise. Perfect for a lunch date or random stop. Great music and all of the food coming out looked delicious. Prices are fair for the freshness and made in house. Two bathrooms that were clean and had nice toilet paper...not the cheap toilet paper. Def will return if i come back.

This is an unfortunate first google review to make but one I sadly had to write. I went here to eat brunch this past Sunday with my date. Unfortunately myself and my date both found our food undercooked. I found my bacon, eggs, grits and French toast (what they call the Mad Platter) to be more heated up than freshly made. My date had a southern breakfast sandwich, and said it was meh. We hadn't eaten anything else since the prior evening and were hungry so we decided it was just bad and ate it anyways which turned out to be a poor decision. Hours later my date and I were both unfortunately feeling incredibly ill and both ended up getting severely sick Sunday evening. We both were vomiting the entire evening and both weren't able to sleep that night as a result. Monday was ok but we still were feeling ill and had trouble keeping other food down. It is now Tuesday and we both still do not feel 100%. I have never experienced food poisoning before but would not recommend this experience to anyone. I know this restaurant did not mean for this to happen but I can't shake this experience and the fact this happened to us both after eating here. The staff was accommodating and it is a cute place but I've never had breakfast food for myself that has been as poor quality. This is the only time I've eaten here before and it will unfortunately be the last. Hopefully this doesn't happen to anyone else at this restaurant going forward but this overall unfortunately ended up being a very unpleasant experience overall.

Sweet Melissa's has the artistic flare, professional staff, EXCELLENT FOOD, and an environment that reminds you of 'home' if cultural experiences are a point of inspiration for you. My sweetheart and I have been frequenting this restaurant over the past few years and the 'Team Serving' experience is one that NEVER let's us down. Since I like to experience a place several times before reviewing - IT IS TIME!!! First of all Lee, Divinity, Jordan, Ella, and Maggie were an exceptional team. Let me 1st say that the waiting list may be long but play a game on your phone, call a cousin you haven't spoken to in a while, keep yourself busy because that wait is WORTH IT!!! Within 30 seconds of seating us, a member of the team took our drink order, back in at least 2 minutes with fresh hot ☕! We were not ready to order at the moment. . .5 more minutes for us to figure it out but you would think that someone watched us sit the menus down... Immediately took our order. About 10-15 minutes later, the orders we were salivating about showed up. Filled up coffee before we could even think to ask. We refused to leave food on the plates 'togo' coffees were already in tow. Each staff member throughout our experience was thorough, patient, and professional. They treated us as though we were the only guests in the restaurant and I love that the team is diverse ethnically and culturally. There was a 30 minute wait and every table was full but somehow, it never showed. I don't know what they are doing at SWEET MELISSA'S but we love everything about it! I cannot wait til next time! We ordered omelets (1 shrimp and 1 festive/don't remember name), french toast, cheese grits, fruit bowl. We even recommended the introduction of a pineapple upside down french toast because of how fresh the fruit was. We split omelets, etc as usual and that food was soo well made and soo delicious. . . GOODNESS! All I can say people is - Sweet Melissa's is DA TRUTH!! Definitely WORTH THE WAIT!!!

We came for a Sunday branch to this historic place and wasn’t disappointed. The staff was friendly; the service was quick (considering the number of patrons); the food was delicious and the portions were generous. We were seated next to the stage where musicians were prepping for the performance and were hesitant for that spot. However, the sound level was pretty tolerable, the choice of musical pieces was appropriate, and professionalism of musicians was obvious.