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    Frothy Rooster

    3.8 (34 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Mike O.

    We put this on our list as the "place to go" for breakfast on our visit to Hickory. It is easy enough 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.

    Marie O.

    Food was delicious, very trendy nice breakfast place in Hickory. My peanut butter chocolate overnight oats was so decadent. My husband really enjoyed his killer sausage and biscuit dish. Would have given it five stars but the service from our waitress was just so bad. She took forever to bring us coffee, we can forgive that no problem, but she wasn't really listening when my husband was ordering and brought him the wrong dish. Then she told him "Well, it's because we have two dishes called killer" , he made it very clear though that he wanted the sausage biscuit one, not the pancake one. We understand that too, but the problem was that we had to wait a long long time for them to bring the right dish to him. Then at the end she brought over the Bill and made a weird point that she didn't charge us for the wrong dish... Wow really? thank you for not charging us for the wrong dish! I think maybe she's new to waitressing. Anyway, it put a damper on our experience there. But weirdly, I would still recommend this place to people, just based on the food.

    Over ripe avocado

    First the good. The service was fabulous! The food well -very disappointing. I had the avocado toast the flavor was good but everything was cold. The avocado was over ripe and brown in spots. The toast, the eggs, the hash browns, all cold. The americano was even just warm! My husband had the breakfast plate eggs, bacon, and sourdough toast ALL COLD. His regular brew coffee was hot. We were at the restaurant on Sunday at 915. The bill 40$.

    Ashley L.

    Great, clean food and super accommodating staff! My daughter's potatoes were a little too spicy, and they had no problem swapping them out. We left feeling refreshed--not overly full. The almond milk lattes were delicious, the kids loved their pancakes and bacon, and my avocado toast was perfectly done. Definitely a spot we'll come back to! We saw someone getting little fried donuts with caramel--didn't order them this time, but definitely will next time!

    Mmmm Mmmm, good,
    Scott V.

    Traveling from Asheville to Burlington, our hunger kicked in right around Hickory so we exited the interstate and drove around town. We saw this place looked pretty popular so we parked and headed in. Wait staff was great and the food totally hit the spot. Maybe hit several spots. Biscuits and gravy, sausage, potatoes, and eggs, and wonderful coffee. Glad we stopped by.

    Wan P.

    We were the first one there and wasn't too sure if they were open. The interior was beautiful and they have outdoor seating. The food was good, the crisp fries with the sauce was good. They have jalapeno sausage and it was good to. Service was very quick and helpful! Will be back! So if you're in the area, stop by and give it a try

    Bloody Mary
    Monica M.

    What a cute breakfast/brunch spot right in downtown hickory. Service was excellent, my Bloody Mary with bacon was yummy and the eggs Benedict was perfection. Think this place is fairly new but we're so glad we happened upon it. I don't have a single complaint about this place. I really enjoyed my eggs Benedict and the egg was cooked perfectly. Love when the yolk breaks and coats all the stuff with buttery, yolky goodness. Makes my mouth water just thinking of it. Definitely will be making this spot my regular when I visit the fun and cute Hickory.

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    A cute vibey spot! 4 stars because the service even though slow they were VERY nice and accommodating. The food was pretty good too. They just need more help and that's tricky. Or have servers pre bus tables because almost every table was dirty

    Empty plate!
    Scott W.

    Ambiance was great and the food was okay. Our waiter could have been friendlier and more attentive. But we loved the decor and feeling of this place. We both asked for eggs over medium and got eggs with broken and hard yolks. The breakfast potatoes were not freshly made, that I could tell. Probably frozen Ore-Idas. The avocado "toast" was a bagel. Not great. Loved the London Fog tea. Everything was presented well, but the quality was so-so. Now they need a good chef to prepare really well-made dishes with fresh ingredients to be presented on all those pretty dishes.

    Amanda B.

    My new favorite breakfast place! The inside is super cute, the service was great , and so was the food/coffee. We both had the veggie skillet came with a side of pancakes that were delicious!

    I don't think I'm that picky over coffee but that was the worst cold brew I've ever had, I felt compelled enough to make a yelp review. Food was fine though, had a Bacon Egg and Cheese. Potato fries had some heat. Great service!

    Iced mocha latte

    We finally got over to try out Frothy Rooster and it was awesome. The breakfast plate was delicious and the foamy buttermilk syrup was awesome. Service was great and the restaurant was very nice and roomy. Our macchiato and latte was tasty and the espresso was not overwhelming

    Such a cute place! I love the vibe. You can come in and grab a coffee to go or sit and eat.

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    Service was great. Food was good place was clean. Bathroom was clean. I had eggs with corn beef hash All went well.

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    Finally made it here for breakfast. Food and service were amazing! Shauna dad a fantastic job taking care of us. Highly recommend.

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    4.3
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    I was visiting friends that moved to NC recently. While they were showing me the shops in Union…read moreSquare they mentioned that they hadn't visited this restaurant yet. So we decided that we were going to give it a try. After looking at a menu and being approached by the host who gave us a brief introduction to the menu we were in for sure. We asked to sit indoors with it being a windy and somewhat humid day. They have plenty of outdoor seating with umbrellas. We were informed later by our excellent server, Ashlee that there is also seating upstairs! We forgot to take a tour! The decor is very chic, but not overly done. We were seated at a table, but booths are available as well. Even the women's restroom with chic. It needed to be picked up a bit but was nice. Our server Ashlee was excellent! Her upbeat personality and friendliness was in the 10 rating! For only being at the restaurant a couple of weeks I think her vibes will keep bringing customers back. But not only her vibes, the food is very good too! My friends were very happy with their main meal, me as well! I had the Chicken Panini and the companion (side dish) I selected was the Pan Fried Corn. Both very good! We did order shareables too! The Southwest egg rolls and the Charcuterie Board. We were very happy with both! I would definitely order them again. I ordered two alcoholic drinks. My first drink was called the Bees Knees (ginger, honey, lemon bourbon) and an Espresso Martini. Both were good. The ginger was very mild in the Bees Knees. We were quite full so we were not able to enjoy our desserts at the restaurant but did order them to go. We ordered the Crème Brûlée and Key Lime Cheesecakes to go. I enjoyed the Key Lime, a good balance of sweet and tart. A little perfumme for me but still good.The feedback on the Crème Brûlée, was ok. I didn't try it. When I visit this area again, I would surely come back here and try some other items on the menu. Parking in this area can be quite busy, especially on the weekends. We came during the weekday in July after 1pm. We had to circle a few times before we got a parking spot. Come early!

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    We have eaten here several times over the years and have always enjoyed our meals and the ambiance…read more We have brought friends and family for special events, however after a recent visit in November 2024 we probably will not be back. We made an early reservation because we had a show to catch later, and it is a good thing because even though there were only 4 other tables in the dining room the service was extremely slow. Our server only came a few times over the 2 hours we were there and food took an abnormally long time to arrive. We had water to drink, no alcohol. We had some shareable appetizers, 2 mains, and a shared side. Nothing crazy. They had a recent menu change according to the server and we are NOT a fan. They changed the bread app and it is not very good. The old bread app was chefs kiss, new one, 2 thumbs down. We had the meatball app, flavor and good, but they were literally cold inside. We would have sent them back, but they took so long to arrive that we didn't want to run out of time. My wife had the scallops, they were literally cold, had grit on them and there were 5 small scallops. I had a steak, it was cooked perfectly and was fork tender. However it lacked flavor and if i hadn't added the sauce it wouldn't have had any taste. The shared potatoes were just ok. Our food was cold, service was slow, portions were lacking, and our bill was over $180 with tip. We routinely go have a nice meal like this once a week and happily spend more than that on a killer meal, but this was lack luster compared to past visits. I can't say we will be back this time. Hope I hear they improve. To those about to dine, you have been warned.

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