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    3.7 (165 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating

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    Chicken Tenders
    Cara P.

    There are not a ton of options in Davidson for lunch so I end up at milk bread pretty often. I keep it simple - chicken tenders, fries, and sometimes I'll grab a cinnamon roll. Service is always slow but the staff is friendly. The restaurant is usually very busy and loud...don't plan to have a quiet work meeting here. The food is okay but the fries are the best!

    Deedrah B.

    Got a breakfast to go here this morning and enjoyed a nice cappuccino and chicken biscuit sandwich. Service was good, quick, got me into work on time (sadly, ha!). Coffee was piping hot and strong, and the chicken biscuit was huge. Fresh, warm, buttery, flaky biscuit with a thick cut of fried chicken. I only ate half for breakfast. Would definitely stay to dine in sometime too, but great to-go as well! @azfitfoodfun

    Delicious Cobb salad with jammy eggs and green goddess dressing!
    Susan H.

    The service is always amazing. We were greeted by three people before we even made it the register to order. Everything is made fresh, so don't come here expecting fast-food service. Everything we've tried has been delicious. The Cobb salad today was fantastic!

    Brown Butter Oatmeal Cream Pie
    Addie W.

    I DREAM about this salad. This may be the best Green Goddess salad I've ever had. I love adding the nuggets too. And let's talk about the oatmeal cream pie--to die for. Not pictured is the Chocolate Coconut Caramel Latte I also ordered. It was fantastic. I love when a place just makes GOOD FOOD. Staff is always so friendly, and the inside of the restaurant is super cute. Looks like a great study or work spot too.

    98.8. Clean
    Rusty J.

    I'm ready to go back to this place! I came in for lunch and got my grain bowl to-go. I'm going to dine in next time. The restaurant is clean with an upbeat vibe. The sport a sanitation grade of 98.5. The employees were friendly and helpful. They had to explain the features of several dishes to me to make my choice. The food was delicious. The crisp rice in the grain bowl mixed with the almond romesco was amazing. It was fresh and clean. The "jammy egg" was also surprisingly tasty. The only downside was that they didn't accept cash as a payment option. The food was great. I'm ready for more.

    Buffalo Chicken Wrap (Plant-Based Nuggets)
    Destiny B.

    I ordered the wrap through Uber Eats and it was so good! Though I wish they used cauliflower bites instead of plant based chicken (which more than likely has soy) . My order arrived promptly. Since the food was so good, a friend and I went in person to check the place out. The beignets were amazing and so was everything else. Perfect ambience to work or have lunch with friends.

    Doughnuts.
    Dan M.

    I was in here a few weeks ago. Chicken Sandwich and Big Freaking Cookie were superb! For service, they're very serious but great at their jobs. I have been in about 100 restaurants in the Lake Norman area and get along well with everyone--I'm on the gregarious and talkative side. Strange vibe here though. Oh well. Staff is still cool in my book and the food is better than I thought. Recommended.

    Janelle B.

    When I say milk bread will not disappoint, they always come through. They provide great customer service. The ambiance is inviting for networking, grabbing lunch with a friend, or enjoying breakfast solo. I had their chicken sandwich, Cobb salad, sausage and egg jelly biscuit, and fries They definitely have me as a repeat customer

    Shelly L.

    I finally made it, been on my list a couple of months! Before I get into the food I have to compliment the incredible service I received from Deven immediately walking in the door. Being my first time and knowing that I wanted to try several items but that I couldn't try everything (it was just me so I couldn't share) Deven was so helpful and patient and kind, just wonderful! So hard to narrow down what to eat but I landed on the crispy cauliflower, the hot dip w/pimento cheese, a red velvet milkbread donut (seasonal flavor), a biscuit, a sourdough bagel, an everything bagel, and the milkbread mini cinnies with cream cheese frosting. I got everything to go and the order was well packed and accurate. The crispy cauliflower was eaten while driving and even packed up to go, held its crispiness. It was crispy and tender and good enough to eat plain or dip. Normally if I start with a fried appetizer, it spoils my appetite because it's so heavy and oily, I ate the entire order of crispy cauliflower and it wasn't heavy or overly filling. A great starter which was perfect because I had the chicken sandwich to try next. And oh my word, so so good! The hot dip is buttermilk brined chicken with a little spice but served with their citrusy slaw and their famous pickles, it makes the perfect crunch and bite. I also added pimento cheese because why wouldn't I, and it was awesome. That sandwich was just as good as it looks! I have to be honest, the donuts aren't the prettiest and because of the way it looked, I wasn't expecting to be as impressed but a soft, fluffy, springy but light milkbread donut just can't miss. Next I tried the mini cinnies. Which came with the cream cheese frosting on the side because it was a to go order. The secret to their cinnamon rolls isn't just the dough, it's the glaze which is a thick caramelized cinnamon, brown butter "sauce". If you've ever been disappointed in the level of cinnamon in a cinnamon bun, this glaze ensures that you never feel that way here. Honestly, I ate one without the frosting and one with and I loved both. Ooey gooey and bite sized, yum! Saved the bagels and biscuit for breakfast and even being a day "old" the bagels still had a really good chew and the texture of quality ingredients. Biscuit was light, fluffy and flaky in the right ways. Some items were sold out by the time I stopped in so it's a great excuse to go back. I def want to try some of the bowls and toasts next along with the beignets and brown butter oatmeal cream pie. The restaurant itself is open and bright, with tables or bar style seating, counter service and nice variety of fun coffee drinks, sodas, wine and beer. Tables outside for a nice day and appears to be dog friendly as well. A great spot for a James beard nominated chef's take on fast casual food. Love!

    Grain Bowl with Chicken Bites
    Ian N.

    Grain Bowl (4/5): I LOVED the crispy rice in this bowl. Such a good crunch. The egg was also perfectly cooked. I added chicken bites as an upgrade, and they were nice and crunchy as well, but they were a bit too salty and tasted too strongly of soy sauce (I think?). There was also a bit more ginger flavor in the bowl than I prefer. Nice option for something a little lighter and more fresh.  Petite Beignets (3/5): Lots of powdered sugar on these. The dough was just ok though. MUCH better warm than after they've sat for awhile.  RATING SYSTEM 5 - Great (Need to get this again) 4 - Good (Would get this again) 3 - Ok (Might give this another shot) 2 - Not Good (Won't get this again) 1 - Bad (Telling people to avoid this

    Chicken biscuit
    Carol C.

    The chicken sandwich is now chicken tenders on a bun which we were not even informed. Agree with the prior review that they have kept the photo of the chicken sandwich which is misleading. Unfortunately service is still poor. I used to work at a restaurant as a server so it's disheartening.

    The Original Sandwich
    Kevin K.

    For the longest time I have held the belief that Popeyes ultimately emerged victorious in the Chicken Sandwich Wars. I had, up until that part of my life, never had a chicken sandwich I enjoyed more than Popeyes. That was, until, my taste buds feasted upon the glory that is the Milkbread chicken sandwich. When you bite into the original chicken sandwich, you initially feel the soft bread followed by the crispiest, most satisfying, glorious crunch of the chicken. The grandfather pickle, pickled just right, is the cherry on top to this heaven-in-a-bun. They usually play fantastic bops on the speakers and seating is plentiful, despite the busy rushes during peak hours. On top of this, the service is always the friendliest. Recommend to all coming to the area! 10 out of 10!

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    29 days ago

    The food was great, and the people are very friendly. I would recommend this place to family and friends.

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    5 months ago

    Walked in. Stood/sat for exactly 10 minutes. 3 employees glanced at me as they walked by. No words spoken. Left.

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    11 months ago

    Always solid. Just great food. Chicken wrap is excellent. Honestly everything I've had is great.

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    4.5(54 reviews)
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    Wonderful place to grab breakfast! This morning I had my first experience at Cocotte. Our order was…read morethe Saint Germaine sandwich, the breakfast croissant, and two drip coffees. The sandwich was spectacular on a wonderful crusty baguette. It wasn't heated up and made fresh about two hours before I came in most likely, so it wasn't soggy as others mentioned. It was wonderful. The flavor was very savory. My grandmother was very pleased with her breakfast sandwich! Big, flaky croissant with fluffy eggs! The coffee was not weak and I enjoyed it. Creamer was offered as a self-serve from a pitcher. It certainly felt better than opening 9 creamer cups between two people. Free water was offered at the end of the line, too. So, no waiting for a refill. I also got two pastries to go-- both were spectacular. Sweet in a savory and memorable way, rather than being over-the-top and masking fake-y ingredients with sugar like many places do. The bakers do a wonderful job. Despite the crowd and line, the employees moved quickly and kindly. Pleasantries were still exchanged and things made-to-order were out in a timely manner. The people here work very hard. It's a hectic job but they do it well and they do it without sacrificing small niceties or helpfulness. The interior was nice, too. Tables were kept clean and there was a nice area for little ones to occupy themselves while parents enjoyed their drink and meal. Books, some plushies, and pretend-play toys were there. No tablets or items that could make them hyper. I very much enjoyed my experience after a hard night and morning. Thank you to everyone that works at Cocotte for showing up and staying kind. With tip, for two people you can expect to spend around $35. Not a terrible price for a great brunch experience with great environment + people. I recommend 100%. Though, maybe come early in the morning while everything is fresh. Others have different experiences late in the day it sounds like.

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    A cute local shop with some great coffee flavor combos on their menu! They're always sweet when you…read morego in, and plenty of seating inside. Parking is easy too, definitely recommend

    This coffee shop & cafe has so much potential, but unfortunately I was disappointed by the poor…read morecustomer service, drinks, and cleanliness. The decor of the shop is cute and there are lots of seating options available both indoor and outdoor. There is free wifi available so it's a good place to get some work done. Parking was readily available and easy. Customer service: the barista who took my order was cold, direct, and rushing to finish helping me so she could go back to her family sitting in the cafe and keep talking to them. She didn't want to do her job, she continued to walk away from the counter to socialize and only walked back to the counter when someone came in. They call your food orders out rather than bringing it to you, customers buss their own tables, and I never saw any of the workers wipe off tables after people left. They have a 95 sanitation rating. Food: decent (I got the Turkey Apple Panini), but it was overwhelmed by the honey mustard and the plate still had residue on it from a previous meal (gross!). Drink: I got an iced vanilla chai. There is a previous yelp review warning against the chai tea and they were right - it did not taste like a chai, just like watered down & milky black tea. I didn't try any of their coffee drinks so I can't speak to that, but I don't have high hopes. Willow Wood Coffee would not be my first choice as there are so many other coffee shops around that have excellent food, drink, and customer service.

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