Let's go start to finish. We walked in and we were immediately greeted by smiling faces and girls who showed up to work! They sat us promptly with food and drink menus. Our waitress, Zoe, was phenomenal. They may have been out of the wine we ordered but she was very suggestive of another alternative that turned out to be even better. She came back, took our orders and not to our surprise, it all came out perfect because she was very in tune when taking our orders. Several people checked on us throughout our dining experience. However, Alex, he stood out. He made sure to clean extra plates and glasses out of our way and made sure we were having a great time there. Overall, this restaurant has always been a go to, but tonight, it'll be a weekly must. Love their specials and wine selection! Just wish they were open one hour later during the week! read more

Overall.... we had a great experience. Our waitress was amazing friendly, attentive, and handled an issue with my son's steak with kindness and professionalism. The manager's approach left a little to be desired However... Everyone else enjoyed their meals, and my husband especially loved his lunch and dessert. Thanks again! read more

Excellent food and service. Diversified menu, delicious. We will be returning for lunch & dinner. Highly recommend.

Food is outstanding . Service is excellent . Clean . Plenty of parking . Hands down great experience all grey around !

Talk about a true neighborhood spot; this place is the definition of it. The food is really delicious, the staff is incredibly friendly and welcoming, and the whole atmosphere feels warm and inviting. My only critique is that the appetizer selection is a bit limited, but the huge variety of main dishes more than makes up for it. I had the gumbo over rice, which was fantastic, and my wife ordered the shrimp, which was also amazing. I love this place and will definitely be back. Very homey, very friendly, and exactly the kind of spot you want in your neighborhood. read more

Fresh Chef Kitchen - Shrimp and broccoli - American Near Me - Matthews, North Carolina

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This place is now the weekly date night or "what should we do for dinner?" spot. Service is amazing and the food is just amazing. read more

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Went for dinner on a Sunday night. They weren't super busy inside but were doing a TON of takeout orders. They have pretty big menu. I decided on the chicken picatta and my husband got the Alfredo with blackened chicken. The service was pretty quick and friendly. The food came out hot and in a reasonable time. Mine was really good and flavorful with two pounded chicken breasts and a large serving of pasta! Plenty of leftovers. My husband's Alfredo was very soupy, he mentioned it to the manager and they offered to remake it. I think they got busy in the kitchen and left something out of the sauce. We will definitely be back and try something else on the big menu! Prices are very reasonable! read more

Fresh Chef Kitchen - Chicken picatta - American Near Me - Matthews, North Carolina

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Love, love, love this place. The food is excellent and the price is spot on. We live nearby, so the location is great too. I would highly recommend Fresh Chef to anyone. read more

Late lunch on a Sunday with my family. Came here by suggestion of my sister and we were not disappointed. I love that the menu is ecclectic enough that there's something for everyone but no so large that it's overwhelming. Our server, Kenzie, was wonderful. She was professional, helpful, prompt and super kind. She even helped us move to another table to accommodate an additional person to our party. We've already decided that when we go out to eat after church, no more searching all over, we're coming straight to Fresh Chef. Everything we had was delicious, although my sister didn't like the dressing on the kale salad. I ordered mine on the side, thought it had kick but it was good. Parking is great, location is in a plaza. Tip: if you pay cash you save a few dollars Check them out! read more

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Great food and super service at a reasonable price. Consistently a favorite and always has good choices.

We enjoy ordering from this restaurant, and the food is usually great. However, my last order included burgers that were requested well done for my kids, but they arrived undercooked. I understand some people prefer rare meat, but please respect customers' cooking preferences. Thank you. read more

Had a very busy weekend! I'll try to do the food justice. Today we celebrated a friend's birthday at Fresh Chef on Lawyer's Road in - I believe Matthews - on the border of Matthews and Indian Trail. Excellent food, cannot complain! Service was pretty good, of course always appreciate the Manager at that location - Frankie, she's wonderful! Frankie always takes care of us and I appreciate that so much! We had a variety of different dishes, both breakfast and lunch. The breakfast foods were good, the crab cake good, salmon? Was excellent! If you're looking for good quality home-cooked food this is a great place to be. Very happy with them. I can't speak to any other location? But I can speak to this one and Frankie always delivers!! She knew we were from St. Luke's church, a really great experience not ever had an issue! read more

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I ordered lunch here via Uber Eats. The food definitely was a positive distraction from a stressful work day. I ordered shrimp and grits & brussels sprouts. The food was hot upon delivery. There was a little spillage of sauce with the brussels sprouts, but it may have been caused by the driver versus the restaurant. I had some food leftover. Will definitely visit when I'm in the area. read more

Fresh Chef Kitchen - Shrimp and grits - American Near Me - Matthews, North Carolina

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Excellent freshly made food coupled with excellent service and a pleasant atmosphere! We recommend you check this place out. Daily specials. Kids menu with adult size portions but at a family friendly price. Nothing but good stuff! read more

Had to get a quick lunch, and this was a nice spot. Great potions, fresh food, and good service.

Consistent excellent experience every visit. The staff is attentive, accommodating and attentive. Menu selection covers all bases and are prepared with care. read more

A Mother's Day treat! We had reservations and were able to change them to an earlier time without any problem. Started with tuna appetizer, enjoyed shrimp and grits, salmon, and a shrimp salad. All the food was fresh and delicious. Service was great. Craft beers was cold. The space itself is in a strip mall, but inside clean, modern and lots of light and roomy--not crowded. I would highly recommend for Mother's Day or any day! read more

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Always delicious! You can never go wrong with the Hawaiian wrap or salad with honey mustard dressing! So good! Staff is friendly and seated fairly quick. read more

Great greeting at the door and nice, friendly folks. Food, disappointed. My mom found this place and her first couple of meals there were good. But we went there on Sat night and had the tuna app (waaaay too peppery), she had the black and bleu filet (it was ok but the asparagus was tough and not well prepared), I had the trout (ver dry and tough, flavorless). Service was ok, but I had an empty water glass for about 5 mins but lots of staff around the door area. Again, super nice folks working here. It feels like this place has a lot of potential and food needs some tweaks before I'd return. read more

I have been trying to check out local spots more often in the area and this one has been on the list since it had great reviews. I guess it used to be "Steven Mills" and now combined with "Fresh Chef" restaurant. The service is good, quick, and everyone is very friendly. We tried it for breakfast and the best thing was the omelet, the veggie & California with egg whites, and they were just ok. The other items came out somewhat cold or burned (or if you want to call it extra crispy): potatoes, grits, waffle, cheddar biscuit, toast. It wasn't very fresh, so not sure if some of these items were just sitting out for a while. So overall, omelet and orange juice were ok...hence the two star rating. The food was not picturesque, so only captured the menu lol. Maybe lunch and dinner provide a different experience. read more

Fresh Chef Kitchen - American Near Me - Matthews, North Carolina

Went for Sunday lunch. Prior, we checked out other Yelp! raters and their reviews. Two Elites gave 5 star reviews, so looked to see what their 5 stars meant. One averaged 66.8 five stars out of 383 reviews. OK, 5 stars were a common opinion with this Elite. The other Elite average 80% 5 star ratings out of 95 reviews. Ditto. Many of the reviews for Fresh Chef were not substantive enough to be of value in determining how valid the many low ratings were. Wife and I plus two of our teenage grandchildren went on Sunday for lunch. Overall, a low 3 star rating. What do my star ratings mean? The value of my ratings is 8.9% 5 star, 37.9% 4 star and 45.2% 3 star. Fives and 4 stars are rare. This Fresh Chef experience was a 3 star rating. Disappointing. Large open area mixed with booths and tables. A lot of people. Excellent menu as Fresh chef serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast is on a separate menu and it looked great. Ditto the lunch - dinner menu. Teenager has a kale salad and a chicken sandwich. The kale salad was, to my surprise, excellent. Nice blend and flavorful, salty with parmigiana cheese. Her sandwich was also rated as great. The other teen had fried eggs and toast. A-OK. Wife had a mixed salad, again rated excellent with creamy garlic dressing. I had the Chicken Parmesan over angel hair pasta. Not good. Chicken was just a split breast, rather than being pounded to be thin. The sauce was thick, rather than being lemon chicken stock with onions and capers that flowed. It was, to me, like eating a pile of near flavorless carbohydrates. I admit that this might be a difference is style. Service was great, attentive waitress. Place was very clean. If we do return, it will be for breakfast, which is highly rated. Read the ratings as the 5 stars don't have substance and do not negate the many very low ratings. Fresh Chef does have potential, which is why I am taking the time to write this long, detailed review. read more

To be honest I was worried trying it here due to questionable reviews but so happy I did. I was seated right away, love the interior, decor and overall comfortable vibe. We had omelets and they were very good and reasonably priced! I also got the $5 mimosa which was delish. Admittedly our server was not very friendly but was at least attentive. And the hostess stood at the front while everyone watched her brush her hip length hair- pretty gross. But anyway, I'm sure the food is consistent and the menu has something for everyone! read more

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We go here all the time because we live close, and it is consistently excellent. Management is friendly, the staff is attentive, the prices are good, and the food is always fresh. It is a lot better than I expected it to be. read more

Food is good customer service is horrible they show favoritism to some girl name Sarah everyone else up working while she just sitting down manger I believe her name is Frankie she just lets Sarah do whatever she wants read more

Food and customer service were both amazing. Our first time dining at the Fresh Chef Kitchen. Definitely not our last. My wife and I highly recommend! read more

Food was good. They are very nice. Had the fresh smoked salmon. The guacamole and chips the artichoke dip and Hawaiian chicken sandwich. They have daily specials which all the locals came (women) which if town women are all here they must be doing something right. read more

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It's great see these guys expanding. The Cornelius location has been a favorite spot of mine for years. I've never had a bad experience at any Fresh Chef and the food is always tasty...and actually healthy(ier). This one carried on the name well! I love their salads (and I don't usually go for the salad when eating out). This is one place I can really get a light nutritious meal out and enjoy it as much. For this lunch I had the teriyaki filet salad. Absolutely delicious. Enough steak to enjoy, but not so much you'd feel bad about. The texture was perfect and that teriyaki flavor complimented the salad nicely. Tons of greens. And they were all fresh and arranged perfectly. This salad was amazing. My friend ordered a burger. I've never had a burger here, but dang it looked good! I added that pic as well for reference. She raved about it. read more

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As a huge fan of Fresh Chef I was very excited to try out this cafe! The outside patio is so nice with umbrellas and plenty of seating. I went with a group of 7 and we had really good service. We got the California blt, fries, French dip, salads, pot pie and brownie and cobbler for dessert. I also highly recommend the creamy garlic salad dressing. Everything was brought out pretty quickly and the food was delicious! The desserts were really delicious and plenty to share. I can't wait to go back and try other things on the menu! As a tip - they are closed on Monday's. read more

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best black and blue salad I've had in recent years! great service and very pleasant seating on outdoor patio. read more

Excellent food, great service and cute location. Shrimp and grits was a nice surprise and California Benedict was appealing and tasty.

We went to Fresh Chef today in Matthews. I had the Steak salad and husband had the Hawaiian Chicken Wrap. Both were excellent. Husband is in a wheelchair and it is was very wheelchair friendly Which we both were grateful for. Will definitely be back to try other items in their menu read more

My husband and I have been on the hunt for our go-to place for the past 15 years. Fresh Chef did not disappoint! Fast service, good food with a diverse menu, and reasonable prices. We will definitely be back! read more

We were out in the area and needed to stop for some lunch. We chose here based on reviews and we were very happy we did! The food was fresh and tasted great. Service was friendly and quick. The prices are fair and everything seemed to be very clean. We were very happy with our experience here, and if we find ourselves out this way again, we would definitely stop in. read more

Always fresh and tasty. Generous servings. Friendly service. Ahi tuna salad, chicken parmesan with extra sauce on the side, the blackened chicken and chicken stir-fry all hits. Only wish they had a full bar but happy with their wine and beer options. read more

Food, service, ambience is very nice! Super CLEAN on the inside! We had the Grilled Salmon Pasta, Broccoli, Loaded Potato Soup, Chicken Salad Sandwich and Spinach Artichoke Dip, highly recommend!! First time here and won't be the last! Great value and even better food!! read more

Fresh Chef Kitchen - Chicken Salad Sandwich - American Near Me - Matthews, North Carolina

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Had last minute guests for dinner. Gave Fresh Chef a try. All four meals were excellent. Exactly as ordered. On time for pick up. Great quality. read more

We went here last weekend as we were looking for some place different. Reviews were a little mixed but we gave it a try. We were not disappointed. We were quickly seated and had a very pleasant server. I had the pork chop and my finance had the gumbo. The food was delicious. We enjoyed every bite. We even called over the manager to told him how much we enjoyed our meal because they normally only get complaints. We cannot wait to go back to try more of the menu and will add this as one of our go to place. read more

I have to come back and update my past review. I'm docking 2 stars because the last several times I've been here [since my initial review] have been frustrating. Multiple times, I've ordered half/half and sweet tea to drink, and all the times I've gotten it, I'm served tea that tastes old and almost has a mildew taste and smell. It's like it's been sitting out for days. I ordered the grilled salmon salad cooked medium, and the salmon was charred and dry. A few nights ago, I ordered a salad and some of the tomatoes were so gross and bitter when I bit into it that I had to spit it out. So sad because I used to love this place, but now am feeling disappointed each time I leave, so I'll probably not be back again for a while. And in that timeframe, the hope is they'll step up their game and operate at the higher standards we are all used to. read more

On Saturday morning, we arrived during a very quiet hour and waited for over 10 minutes for water. My wife approached the host to ask who our waitress was. The host responded, "Sorry, we don't know ASL." This response is clearly discriminatory? read more

Must have new chef? Food has gone down hill. Was once one of my favorite restaurants. veg is cooked to mush, stir fry swimming in some greasy soy mixture. read more