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    Joe and Sam’s

    4.1 (41 reviews)
    Open 6:30 am - 5:00 pm

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    The restaurant ambience

    Great local brunch joint. They make my wife's favorite chai lattes in Greater Athens, and she's tried everywhere. The food is fresh and delicious (but not cheap). A lot of the items are baked daily. And the staff is ALWAYS friendly.

    Avocado toast (minus the cheese) and fresh fruit

    Absolutely a must visit café. The portions are huge. We were expecting to get a small biscuit and it was about the size of three biscuits. I got the avocado toast with a side of fresh fruit for $9 and let me tell you a lot of avocado toast. I didn't get a picture of everything, but all four of us enjoyed our breakfast. If we lived in this area, we would visit this place weekly. The staff was extremely friendly and kind!

    This is half of the small charred disappointment.
    Teresa H.

    So disappointed. 25 minutes wait for a take out of two sandwiches. I asked for french dip. Asked to get the rarest today beef they had. It had been seared so hard it was almost charred well done. I asked for the onion jam. It had no onion jam at all. My partner ordered the club. It was huge and he loved it. But I came here due to being told about this french dip sandwich. It was awful. I contacted them and they apologized and refunded the price of my sandwich. They said that is not the type of service they try to offer.

    Veggie sandwich
    Josh C.

    Joe and Sam's is a super cute neighborhood coffee shop that also serves food. They have quite a bit of seating. The veggie sandwich was pretty good but the cucumber salad was delicious. The scones are big but could be a bit more flavorful.

    stacey h.

    I happened to be in the area looking for a place to eat and this popped up. Complete fail. Watery grits...I'm not sure if this is supposed to be a biscuit but this was a no for me good if you aren't used to real cooking I guess

    Breakfast

    Went for breakfast at 10:30. Ordered two eggs over easy, grits, bacon, biscuit. Came scrambled and very over cooked and brownish, no grits ( oh, we're out of grits didn't they tell you?) Eggs stone cold, biscuit ( nice biscuit 4x4) stone cold. Offered no butter, jam, honey nothing. Sent biscuit back to be warmed so the cold butter would melt on it. Never go to this place if you want a good breakfast. Oh, the bacon was good. Coffee so-so.

    Sausage biscuit & plain croissant

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    Perfect atmosphere for breakfast! Quaint and great food! Enjoyed my vist to Watkinsville!

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    Hands down some of the best grits in town! I always order them separate with a side of sausage and it makes the perfect small bowl!

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    2 years ago

    The best pastries around with Amanda at the helm! Fresh every day and cinnamon rolls are world class! Keep it rolling!

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    Their breakfast biscuits are absolutely amazing and huge! Their staff are always friendly.

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    You can get gluten free biscuits here which are excellent!! They also have a few other things that are GF; GF desserts vary.

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    3 years ago

    Food, Coffee, service and the ambiance were great!! Go there, you won't be disappointed!

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    5 years ago

    This was our 1st time eating here. Delicious!! Big portions and everyone was so friendly.

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    5 years ago

    Great local spot! Service is great and food is delicious! The restaurant is decorated really well and feels like a real southern restaurant

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