I've mostly been for breakfast. Everything I've had was good. My favorite thing has to be the migas, but their classic breakfast is also good - thick, crispy bacon that puts places like IHOP's to shame. Also love their Belgian waffle (warning: if you ask for whipped cream you get cool whip). For lunch, I've enjoyed the chicken salad sandwich and BLT. And they have great desserts - love their pies. Finally, I've had good service every time. This used to be across the street from the Pantry and, like the Pantry, be an order at the counter type of place with a very similar menu, so in my mind I always thought of it as a tad over-priced for what it is. To be fair, the prices are a bit more justified now with the changes they've made, but it's still more than the typical sandwich/salad place. It also gets very crowded, so it's not a quick affair. Finally, parking can be tricky as it's downtown McKinney, but you can usually find something in one of the big lots just outside the square. read more

We're Spoons regulars and love it for what it is - a simple, no-frills place to get a solid meal of "comfort food" at a very reasonable price, and a good option for when the weather's nice and you want to sit outside on the Square. A varied menu, with some things better than others - a few favorites include their wonderful homemade chicken fingers, perfectly-executed fried okra, delicious jicama coleslaw, great meatloaf and mashed potatoes, usually-great chicken-fried steak (though sometimes it's not pounded quite as thinly as we'd like - though always tasty), yummy tomato basil soup, and a very tasty club sandwich (the basil mayo makes it special). Spoons also serves full breakfast all day as well, though we've never been as enthused by their breakfast menu as the other stuff - it's decently-prepared for sure, but rather uninspiring from our perspective (the standard pancakes-eggs-bacon fare, good to fill you up but nothing too special). Perhaps our favorite "perk" at Spoons is their weekly Open Mic Night from 6-9pm every Thursday night - great live music performed by local groups and individuals who come in and wait their turn to take the mic, with $2 beers and margaritas plus complementary chips, queso, and salsa all evening. Good music, cheap eats, great people watching and enjoyable communing amongst the happy customers - what could be better on a Thursday night? Some reviewers have complained about the service at Spoons - we've noticed a recent turnover in staff, so some servers could be a bit less-experienced than others, but the main thing to remember is that this place is just a nice, simple spot for grabbing a casual meal - there are no white tablecloths, no hoity-toity conceited waitstaff, no high-energy business lunches occurring here. Just relax, be friendly to the team of servers (and yes they DO serve the tables as a team), ask for something politely when you need it, and don't be in such a rush, and we're sure you'll have a lovely experience... read more

This place is super cute - we really appreciated the atmosphere for a casual lunch while in the area! We ordered the chicken and waffle, and the hail caesar wrap with sweet potato fries (+$1). The staff was very welcoming and our waitress was super sweet - it wasn't very busy, either. Service was quick, and the food wasn't bad (chicken and waffle was pretty good, while the wrap left a bit to be desired - the ends were left open, making it hard to eat). However, it was our drink order that set the tone for the lunch and turned the experience less than satisfactory. We ordered a strawberry margarita and I honestly am not sure if there was alcohol in it. I wasn't sure how to address it with the waitress and being a younger couple (21 and 22) many bartenders won't take us seriously. I didn't want to drink it and with the $7 price tag, it was a bummer. Granted, I know the place isn't necessarily known for margaritas, but it was disappointing. read more

Was really looking forward to eating here. Waiting on my friend to arrive and I was told that they had just decided to close early. Small town Texas for ya read more

Went for lunch twice. The first time I had chicken fried chicken & it was good. Their cakes & cupcakes are amazing!! So went back for lunch a second time. I had the veggie burger. I don't know how you could call that a burger. It was vegetables chopped up and mashed together without anythingto bind it. It may have been a pain to cook. When I took a bite of the "burger" it completely fell apart. I ate the undercooked vegetables with a fork. My son had the cheeseburger. It dripped so much grease into the basket that he couldn't lay the burger down in it. He had to put it on the table beside him on a napkin. It was nasty. Tasted good but very very greasy. We sat outside on the patio & several couples came and went while we were sitting there. None of the tables were washed in between guests. They were brushed off but not cleaned. Eww. read more

Our family dined at Spoons on Sunday, 5 Nov. We were on the prowl for a new breakfast place and saw there were good reviews on Yelp. I didn't mind the 30 minute wait for Sunday breakfast. The weather was nice and we had a great time talking to each other. The service was a little slow but our waitress kept a smile on her face. This is all I can say that was good. They sat our party of five at a table that was off kilter but when we tried to place something under the leg to stabilize it we realized the table was broken so we asked to be seated elsewhere. This took 5 minutes of discussion between the front and back servers.When we were finally seated we were served lukewarm coffee and orange flavored water called orange juice. The food was not hot, too much rosemary on the potatoes and the eggs were bland. As we left the restaurant I saw they sat some poor party at the broken table instead of removing the table. My first time at Spoons and definitely my last. I cannot and will not recommend this place. read more

Best home style breakfast on the square. The weekend Buffett is a great deal. $5.95 for kids and $10.95 for adults: our daughter can eat her weight in fruit; the boys the same for their applewood bacon. The staff is always friendly and courteous. Parking it Lot 4 is a pretty safe bet for quick access to the cafe. A nice walk around the square after breakfast is perfection to a Sunday brunch. read more

They offer breakfast all day and have patio seating! Yippee! There is a full bar for the mandatory Bloody Marys for brunch, Italian sodas, smooth coffees and yummy baked goods. Food is home style so nothing vastly creative of special but decent choice in the square and service is usually pretty good. read more

We loved how the place is so casual yet the service was wonderful! Their banana split was delicious and big enough for 3. read more

Spoons Cafe - American Near Me - McKinney, Texas

This is one of my fav restaurants here in McKinney. Everything on the menu is GOOD, service has always been on point. I swear, I at least come here once or twice every two weeks. read more

Went here on a saturday afternoon. The place was packed! We had to wait several minutes but we didn't mind. We were still tipsy from the brewery tour (See my review!). My friends who were McKinney-ites recommended this cafe. Thus after all this waiting we ended up sitting in their "Garage cafe" which is an extension of their restaurant. We ended up doing so and there wasn't a wait there. As it was like a coffee lounge setting. The tables were awkwardly placed as like they were trying to fit more and more tables. It has a more cafe feel apparently. As i was told by the staff. Ambience: The place was very quirky as it's art and grungy/vintage look was interesting and appealing. The cafe is very casual as it is a good place to goto for sandwiches on a daily basis. The restaurant has a bar. It looks very scattered. Food: The food was above average. I ordered the "McKinney" sandwich which had delicately thin sliced smoked turkey. Upon the primordial bite you get a soft thinly sliced sandwich. It has an interesting texture to it. The cream cheese spread gives it an interesting sharp contrast in flavors. I order the chili as a side. The chilli is very delicious. The ground beef is very fine in the chilli, it's slightly on the brackish side but nonetheless enjoyable. It's probably been over-reduced and been sitting in the pot a little too long. Service: It was mediocre. Our squeaky voiced waitress was somewhat attentive. She only managed to make a couple visits back to the table. She seem preoccupied with other things at the moment. Overall: Average meal. Not particularly eye opening food. I may have to go back to try another entree. read more

First time and it's all good, but then my niece works here so I had an insiders scoop on what's good too! I ordered the chicken with mashed potatoes and green beans. Chicken came with an apple mushroom gravy which I asked for on the side. Topped it off splitting a slice of chocolate cream pie. read more

The waffle was delicious. My daughter enjoyed the Cobb salad. My granddaughter loved her food, too. I'm glad we arrived early since the waitstaff was having trouble keeping up. Definitely going back read more

I feel, Its one of the overrated restaurant . Had Chicken Tetrazzini |for lunch ; it was horrible as it could get. burnt taste... It wasnt worth the wait of nearly 20 mins + 30 mins wait for food. read more

Clients took me here with there family.. Being from San Diego I was stand offish when looking at menu.. Order classic Caesar salad and pumpkin soup.. It was served on what looked like cafeteria dishes.. Over the top surprised with flavors of soup.. Pumpkin soup I'd defiantly come back for.. Service was great supper friendly.. read more

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Food 4 Atmosphere 4.5 Service 2 Cleanliness 3 Sunday All Day Breakfast Buffet (on the counter) 1 This place has a couple of really great attributes...NO. 1 is the great location on the square and outside seating for those who like to "people watch". And NO. 2 would have to be the fried dill pickles! Not just everybody does justice to this southern treat, but Spoons Cafe takes it up a notch or two. We ordered a couple of varieties of the sliders which I would definitely order again along with the french fried sweet potatoes...some of the best I've ever had. The desserts looked fantastic but alas...I just couldn't. This is a very busy place on a Sunday afternoon. The seating manager (maybe owner) looked frantic and frazzled in comparison to the lackadaisical attitude of our waitress. Although I'm only rating Spoons Cafe with a 3, I would definitely go back again when in the area. So convenient to the shopping and just an interesting and fun place. read more

We have gone here for lunch on Saturday and oh my the crowd! Usually the fact you have to wait to be seated .... for lunch! ... is a good signal. The food was OK even good but let's not call it great. Good enough to go back but I can tell you I know I will never find myself saying "I am craving spoons". So, I can't explain the wait except that it was a beautiful sunny day and downtown McKinney is a great place to walk around in. I was going to give them 3 stars but the peanut butter square thing my hubby ordered was to die for - hence the extra start. We will go back for THAT! And let's not fool ourselves the breakfast menu looked great. I wonder what kind of wait will be awaiting us then. read more

Love coming to Downtown Mckinney and Spoons used to be a favorite but they have been slowly going downhill. Breakfast was a real disappointment- eggs browned/overcooked, potatoes were cold and my girlfriends pancake was burned - they even tried to hide it by putting the burned side down. Seriously? Just make another one:/. Won't be back. read more

The omlet breakfast was amazing! It was custom made with no cheese and added jalepeno. The mocha I had was top notch. I especially loved that they had a substitute of almond milk. This has vegetarian dishes and milk substitutes! Prices were low and portions were large. read more

So glad we found this place! Large menu and great service. Tough to decide what to order - already planning to return to try more items!

This is a cute place right on one of the corners of the main square in historic downtown McKinney TX. We were up in McKinney on a Sunday afternoon & decided to stop in for some lunch. I had the Caribbean salad which was absolutely terrific! My husband had the chili & he enjoyed his meal as well. We split a piece of chocolate cream pie for dessert & let me tell you it was absolutely to die for! Love this little place! read more

We went to see a band play. The place was packed. The waitresses hustled and took care of everyone. Dinner was good. Dessert is awesome. Cakes, cookies, and other assorted treats were all out of this world. I like it. read more

Honestly, I love this place. Spoons is popular, and due to its location on the Square it is often busy. Sometimes its hard to get a table or catch the attention of a server. However, the food has a home-cooked, wholesome quality that can be hard to find these days. The Garage (located behind the main restaurant) has a cool vibe and some of the sweetest servers! The Chicken Tetrazzini is one of my favorite dishes, and I look forward to the cheesiness every time I'm in town. The homemade pies and cakes are delicious as well, especially the Strawberry. read more

The service is ALWAYS good here as is the food! BUT Today I think I might have had the best grilled cheese I've ever had! It's an adult version with pesto and different cheeses on sour dough bread. Anway, if you are in McKinney it's totally worth stopping! read more

So by the time I sat down their ordering system went down(as a server that is a worst case scenario) the server I had (long blonde hair) was very nice and with that still was able to give me my orders VERY quickly she was also very knowledgeable about the menu items. Food was very good and the coffee is TO DIE FOR. The best part about this place is you don't wait more then a couple minutes for your food. read more

Grossest meal our family has had in a long time. We love McKinney square and were eager to try Spoons for Sunday lunch. Our son got a breakfast meal and his looked fairly safe. But the rest of us were extremely disappointed in the quality of our "lunch" entree meals- and it's not inexpensive either. Don't get Karen's special meatloaf. It's worse than school cafeteria days- it came with chopped up green beans. I've never seen green beans chopped to 1/4" - 1/2" pieces. Im truly not even sure the meatloaf was beef. It had quite a bit of breading making the texture awful with cheap quality ketchup on top. Our daughter got the baked spaghetti- also so bad she wouldn't eat it. We didn't feel the need to take her whole meal home cause we knew realistically no one would eat it later. Our server didn't come check on us so we ate what we could of our meal and she'd brought over the check. She was quite inattentive to say the least. I'm shocked this place stays in business. We may have made questionable order choices- but I guess we are one and done for Spoons so we will never know. read more

We went here for lunch last Tuesday. I had noticed that Spoons was always packed and that they have opened up an extension called 'Spoon's Garage' in the back of the building - which I assumed meant that business was booming. From the menu, it looks like this place majors mostly in breakfast and soup/sandwiches for lunch, though there are a few baked dishes (spaghetti). We waited 15 minutes and then settled for a table on the sidewalk in front of Spoons. I had the Reuben sandwich and my daughter had 1/2 BLT and soup. The sandwiches were OK; not spectacular. I really don't see how they keep the place full with just this type of light food. After we ate and paid, I went back to the 'garage' to see what it was like ... kind of super relaxed coffee bar with couches and cold drinks. I asked the waitress for a lemon square dessert and was given a yellow cake like square which turned out to be sweet but had no taste of lemon in it - just sugar, eggs, cake mix, I think. $2.99 With Jason's deli and Quizno's withing 5 miles of this place, I really don't know how Spoon's will make it... I gave Spoons 2 out of 5 stars; my daughter said she would have given it 3 out of 5. http://www.spoonscafe.com/ read more

I don't do a lot of diner cafes, so I can't compare this to a lot. I went here on a Monday morning, about a month ago. I see there are some diehard fans here on yelp, but it's kind of run-of-the-mill place to me. Nothing super bad about it, don't get me wrong. But, I had kind of standard breakfast fare. Staff was friendly, and the food came out pretty quickly, which was nice. Portion size was pretty good. But, I can't really even remember what I had, maybe eggs and toast? My family in the area love this place, so I'm sure I'll come again. Perhaps I'll be wowed by the lunch stuff? I hear they have good pies, if you're into that kind of thing. read more

Delicious comfort food. Portions are just right and the staff is always ready with a smile read more

Spoons Cafe - Cheeseburger with bacon (LOTS of bacon!! ) - American Near Me - McKinney, Texas

Delicious food every time and best prices! Me and my boyfriend used to get takeout every weekend for breakfast/brunch and we always looked forward to it! I just wish it was open all day! read more

The chicken and waffles are great! The dining area was busy because it was Saturday but still got us in quickly.

Best French toast in Mckinney. My kids love their cupcakes. They have room for larger groups. Love the atmosphere!

We're not going back here ever. The customer service here is really BAD, they seem to think that they are better than their customers, and have the right to yell at you. The food is, at best, mediocre. Walk around the square and find someplace else to eat, you'll be doing yourself a favor. read more

Spoons is a great place for lunch. I was here recently when visiting family and was relieved to find a place that had a large selection of vegetarian options (it's hard to find when traveling). I enjoyed the Red Ferrari panini, which had The Red Ferrari roasted portabellas and red peppers, mozzarella, a basil-pesto sauce and sunflower seeds. It was absolutely delicious and the side salad that came with it was huge. For $8 I left completely stuffed! The service was a bit slow, but the kitchen was busy and I wasn't in a hurry, so it didn't bother me. However, I would recommend preparing extra time for your meal if you go at peak times. There is a large bakery in the back and we took cupcakes to go. When I ate them later, they were good, but not the best I've ever had. I still would recommend grabbing some after your meal, though, as they will satisfy a sweets craving. When I return to McKinney, you can count on me returning to Spoons! read more

Eh! It was just okay. I don't get all the hype?!?! Looks cool but service is bad and foods over priced. Went for breakfast--pancakes were good but were served with a frozen solid piece of butter. WTH? Skip the cottage potatoes, they sound good, but they are bland and I could barely eat more than one piece. Not sure if I'll return, it was nothing special. read more

Spoons. Greasy spoons? Silver spoons? Maybe somewhere in between. I want to love this place, I just can't. I want a kitschy, funky diner with REALLY good diner food and to-die for desserts. I'm not finding it at Spoons, and I've been there several times. First of all, the service really needs to be revamped (or they need to hire more servers). I have not had an issue with unfriendly service, or unsocial. Just inattentive.It seems like once you get your food, your server is no where to be found, or you see them clear across the restaurant and they're avoiding eye contact with you. Maybe an outside company should be brought in for training because the in-house management is just not reaching the staff. The food is really just ok. I'm sad to say that the best things are the salads (which are actually quite good). The sandwiches, hot and cold, are standard. Nothing great. The soups are below par. My daughter seems to like the potato bacon soup, but she likes her potato soup bland, and that's what Spoons delivers. So I'm happy that she's happy. Some of the prices are a little high for what you get. The actual decor is cute, albeit dusty and that's kinda gross. I like the 'whatever we had in storage or found at the thrift store' feel. I like the couches that you can dine at with a vintage t.v. tray. I love all that silly crap! I just don't love the dust... Fine, don't dust a bike that's hanging way up on the ceiling (once a month would be appreciated, though), but dust the damn side table next to the arm chair or the freakin' window ledge. My overall impression of this place is they try hard to not try. There's a way to make that work, Spoon's has not found it. I want them to succeed, they will because for some reason, McKinney loves them. I think the atmosphere, not the food (I can guarantee) is what gets them by. But Spoon's, do you only want to 'get by'? Don't you want to know that you are putting out the best quality food and service you can? If you think you already do, you are sadly disillusioned. read more

On a bright sunny day in September, I decided to take my bi-annual walk through McKinney square. One of the shop owners suggested Spoon Cafe for a good country style lunch. I went, sat at the bar, and ordered lunch. The waiter suggested the chicken salad and I dived right in. I ordered the chicken salad and potato soup. No bread, just salad, crackers and the soup. First of all, the presentation was nothing to scream about, but I prefer taste over a pretty look any day. However, there is something to be said for visually eating with your eyes first. The chicken salad was good, really good. At first, I thought....hmm, it's OK, but with each bite, I liked it more and more. Now, on the other hand, the first thing that came to mind when I tasted the soup was "industrial cooking" followed by "prison food" (I've never been to prison, but I imagine this is what it would taste like). In fact, I would have never guessed that this was potato soup. I don't know what it tasted like, but it was not potato. The only redeeming quality is that they topped it with bacon. Bacon never disappoints. The waiter was very friendly and conversational and was the highlight of my visit. The other wait staff were just as nice. So, to summarize -- nice staff, good chicken salad, horrible soup. Would I go again?? -- maybe. But next time I think I'll try the burger. That's hard to get wrong. read more

Dined here with my family on a Sunday afternoon. There wasn't a wait and the hostess was nice enough to put us at a table where I could keep my son in his stroller. Started with the pick two and went with the fried pickles and fried okra. The okra was standard frozen kind but the pickles were the standout. Homemade pickles in a fresh tempura batter. My mom and I both had the king ranch casserole and neither of us loved it. I'm used to it being a true casserole and this seemed like they had just put the piece of it together right before we ordered. The tortilla chips in it were still super crunchy and the veggies (onions, red and green bells peppers) weren't really cooked all the way. I would definitely tell people to pass on it. My dad really enjoyed his chicken fried steak. His black pepper French fries and green beans were really good. Their desserts were a standout. We got the strawberry cake and coconut cream pie to share and they were both delicious. Our server, Breanna, was great and super sweet. read more

Stopped here for lunch today- so yummy! Had the BLTA with lemon basil mayo. The black pepper French fries were to die for! The service was greAt and even got to chat with the owner! read more

Spoons Cafe - Spoons rocks! - American Near Me - McKinney, Texas

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This palce is great, many homemade items. I had the veggie migas and they were off the charts. The owner sent an employee off to baking school (and paid for it) and she is back. Everything she bakes are off the chart. Nice people. read more