From the owner: Quality comfort food. Fresh eggrolls, fried rice, and milk tea. Simple and delicious.read more

Outstanding place for breakfast in downtown Hickory! All of the food I have gotten here has been…read moreexceptional. The ambiance is casual like a diner. The place is small and can get very busy so plan accordingly.

Hart & Soul Cafe is a cozy spot for brunch. The interior has a rustic and country feel to it with…read moreplenty of seating for a town like Hickory. As for the type of food, there is a lot of typical Southern food on the menu. The service was great! The cashier was extremely friendly and brought wonderful energy to the restaurant. I got the Breakfast Burrito with Grits. I was not impressed by the burrito, unfortunately. I felt like it needed more flavor, either in the meat or elsewhere. I also think more cheese, specifically inside the burrito rather than on the outside, would have made it taste better too. Moreover, the burrito was soggy! I was not a fan of that. The grits were also a bit too watery for me. I had to add salt and pepper, along with the butter given to me in my order, to give it some depth. While I think that this is a lovely local restaurant, the food could be better. I would give it a 2.5/5 stars if I could.

If I could give this ZERO stars I would. This was a favorite place to eat with family, but after…read morefinding a maggot in hotdog, never again. The staff didn't even apologize but had the nerve to ask if we wanted something in replace of it. Absolutely NOT. I would be appalled if I was the owner or anyone working in there and someone come back saying this is what we found in our food. But they acted if they were not surprised or shocked. The health inspector called us back and showed up to their restaurant and said they have sufficient evidence of a infestation of maggots

Ordered food from granny's country kitchen this morning only to be served with maggots in the food…read more When I brought it to the employees attention all she could said was "oh God" then walked away. Another staff member came to me and said "she wants to know if you want a replacement " I said no, I want a refund. No apology was given or a thank you for bringing this to our attention. I am sharing our experience to bring awareness. Not only is this gross but it is also a health and safety concern.

Wow! This was such a spectacular dining experience!!…read more Maysa is attached to a hotel and may be a little difficult to spot from the road. There is plenty of parking, which is always nice. The restaurant is spacious and elegantly decorated with gold and teal colors and lovely Christmas accents for the holiday. I was seated at a table with a super comfortable chair and presented with the menu that has a host of amazing Peruvian options. I ordered the lomo saltado and it was phenomenally good! It was a huge portion and very flavorful and authentic. The service was excellent. The hostess was so friendly and kind. I loved that they played bachata music because it is my favorite. I will definitely be back soon to try their ceviche!

Great food and good service I love the ceviche…read morecarretillero is so good and the Lomo Saltado

I haven't been here in a while, and was looking forward to it…read more Food is always good... but today was disappointing. Between lunch and dinner time, there wasn't a clean booth available. More tables had trays and dishes on them than people. There wasn't many people sitting, a lot of staff around, but no tables getting bused. Not sure what changed, but isn't the same since I been here last summer.

Food service ambiance incredible very clean in the restaurant and great deals on prices five stars…read morefor this place!!

I got the steak salad (forgot the name) with bacon vinaigrette but it was the absolute best salad…read morei've ever had in my life. we went during the week during lunch and there was only one other person there. our waiter was nice, not super attentive but we got everything we needed. the food took about 25-30 minutes to come out but mind you we were six people and all ordered some kind of meat or steak. the building is very cool, right next to the train tracks. i'd go back just for the salad, worth a try if you're looking for a new place!

A few weeks ago, my wife and I stopped by Hickory Station for a quick supper. We had our dog with…read moreus, so we took advantage of their ample outdoor seating, which is one of the things we appreciate about the restaurant. Between the two of us, we've been here at least four or five times over the years, and I've also had several business lunches here. I genuinely wish I could say it's a restaurant I love and frequently recommend, because there is a lot to like about it. The building has character, the location is great, and the overall atmosphere is charming. Unfortunately, the experience itself has consistently left us underwhelmed. Every time we visit, the food is just okay--nothing particularly memorable or worth going out of your way for. The service has also been consistently slow, and on this most recent visit, that trend continued. We keep telling ourselves we won't come back, but after six to eight months we'll think, "Maybe we should give it another shot." Sadly, we usually leave feeling the same way we did the time before. What makes this especially frustrating is that the restaurant has so much potential. The setting is wonderful, and we genuinely want to like it. However, after multiple visits over several years, it feels like the food quality and service simply haven't lived up to the atmosphere. My biggest suggestion would be to focus on improving the consistency and quality of the food and to encourage the service staff to be more attentive, friendly, and proactive. A little hustle and hospitality can go a long way. At this point, there are simply too many other good dining options in the area for me to enthusiastically recommend Hickory Station. To those about to dine, I'd honestly look elsewhere.

Frothy shares a space with Cowasake (at least they do for online ordering). I dropped in to pickup…read morea snack on a weekday afternoon. There is street parking available on the adjacent street. I ordered the giggy pop, which is essentially homemade strawberry soda. I had it without the cold foam, and it was light and refreshing. Paired it with the edamame, which wasn't as good since some of the pods were mushy

We put this on our list as the "place to go" for breakfast on our visit to Hickory. It is easy…read moreenough to find and seems like it had plenty of tables. We were seated but then it took a long time (maybe 5 minutes) for a server to come over. We ordered coffee and waters and then when the server came back we ordered our dishes. I wanted the Killer bisquits and sausage gravy and my wife ordered overnight oats. Just so you know they have a daily flavor choice and it took a few minutes for the server to find out what that day's flavor was. We waited for around 10 minutes talking and someone brought our dishes. My wife got her's fine and mine was something completely different. I told the person who brought it what I ordered and she said, yes that was not it. The server showed up again and said she was sorry about the "mix-up"...I don't know I am pretty clear when I order and something that has "killer and gravy" shouldn't be unclear. After more time passed the server came around again and said she would check to see what was going on....then came around again to say "it's still not here?" No, it was not there or I would be eating it. After I want to say around 15 minutes passed I finally got the food and had to chow it down because we needed to be someplace before the rain was going to start. But then the server came over and said to my wife (not me), I took the dish off you didn't order. Really, you took the dish off I dish I didn't order and charged me FULL price for the order I did and then no further discount....how nice of you. There was no manager to be seen or I would have said something then, but then my wife said don't, so I didn't and now this is the review that the Frothy Rooster gets because the server needed a clue and then did not do anything except make a good breakfast bad. If any management wants to contact me about this experience feel free to do so.

You can order healthy food here if you're careful. I love coming in here to get the lunch of the…read moreday. They often have good pie too.

Another go-to breakfast and/or lunch spot. Home-cooking with a local smile. These people are great…read moreand friendly and will make sure you get what you want. Lunch time favorites: cheeseburgers, BLT, hotdogs, and club sandwich.

Just good food at good prices and friendly staff. In an old town atmosphere. Love it. You should…read moretry it out.

Food is good the people is real friendly I like Dianne's dairy I like going there to get my food,…read moreservice very good

Our waitress sunshine was the life of the party & the staff genuinely looked happy to be there. Our…read morefood was very average at best.

Tonight at this Applebees I witnessed top-notch service. Manager, Timothy, and server, Sunshine…read morehelped a lady whose date left her at the restaurant with no way home. The customer was EXTREMELY upset and confused. They both showed unbelievable compassion. Timothy called an Uber for her personally, and him and Sunshine made sure that she got into the Uber safely and was taken home safely. What nice staff they are!! They BOTH should be commended.