Nowhere better to eat breakfast in Monroe than here. These folks are genuine and you get great food…read moreat reasonable prices. Just down home real people that want you to enjoy your food and time here.

This place is the real deal. Great service with a fantastic breakfast. Big portions. Lots of…read morechoices but make sure you choose the biscuits: they are about the best I've ever had. And since it is the south, I always go with pork chops and eggs. The home fries were perfect. The building is bare bones and old south. The portions are huge.

Service is outstanding. Food is delicious. Try to visit on fried chicken Thursday …read more Down home simple interior, clean and comfortable

Local good food in a nice relaxing setting and outdoor seating and they even take care of your dog!read more

So we've lived down this way over 20 years now but this is our first visit to Southern Roots Bar &…read moreGrill. We searched for an open restaurant near our current location & found this gem. We were shocked to see some of the negative reviews that claimed it was a racist place & couldn't believe it since we have been here for 2 decades & never experienced any real discrimination. We walked in & saw people of all different races & backgrounds. We were greeted with friendly faces and a hostess who was a person of color & VERY friendly and welcoming. Our server was also a person of color & he was outgoing, friendly, attentive & flat-out terrific. The food was great, the Tsunami sauce is phenomenal. I think it's unfortunate that people will assume racism or bigotry when they simply just had a less than desirable experience. Our experience was top notch & we'll definitely return!

We've dined here twice in the past couple of years. Both visits went well with good service, prompt…read moredelivery of food and reasonable prices. Their location, IMO, is not ideal making them a destination and not a passersby decision. That said, great food is paramount to draw the crowd, and unfortunately, their fare is good, but not great. There's a ton of places just like it in Monroe. Sorta the "been there, had that" type of cooking. Too much is frozen food from Sysco and dropped in the fryer. That ain't cooking. While I enjoy my visits here, nothing has my "Give 'em a Whirl" meter shouting, "Bro, did you see what Southern Roots is whipping up for the weekend?"

Food,service with a smile, classic southern homestyle cooking is a typical starter…read more This place is a spot that I drove by many times. It sits between a car lot and a bridge. You gotta look for the old school sign. If you pass the correct entrance, you can drive to the back and circle around the fence. Once you get in the door. Sit yourself and someone with a nice smile and southern manners will help you with your gastronomic needs. The surprise is the pebble ice that I love, yes I'm wierd. They have daily specials which come with lots of sides to get down the main spotlight. I drank water so I can not comment on the iced tea. It could be brown kool-aid or a minor color pack candidate. Its your duty to find out. After you stomach is about to explode, waddle up to the register and pay for your discomfort.

It's more of a diner I would say than a restaurant. If you go in with that in mind, the food is…read morereally good. The service is excellent and the staff is super friendly and efficient. They took a mean, bacon, burger, and have plenty of other offerings. It's an old restaurant, but kept very clean.

Where to start? Unfortunately got there too late for dinner the next get we arrived in town for a…read morefamily party but def went back for breakfast. Every FOH staff member was friendly and helpful. The atmosphere is adorable, funky, hip, and fun. The food?! Yum! Had vegan grits and vegan chorizo on top. My bf had a breakfast biscuit with egg and idk what else because I was too busy looking at the stickers, decor, etc all around us. Picked up a housemade ciabatta and wow! Too good. Will def be back when in town! Forgot to take pics sadly.

Visiting our daughter at Wingate and she recommended the restaurant. Parking was interesting and…read moretook us a bit to finally find a spot. It is in downtown Monroe with street parking and some public parking lots. Our daughter said she has been there around 11:00am and got a spot on the street right in front. It is very eclectic with decor and items for sale. They have indoor seating, seating along entrance hall and outdoor seating. You order at one counter, which has a large menu boards above the counter. The young lady that took our order was very nice. You pay over at the bar area. It was not busy at the time we were there. I had the Salad Sandwich. You can get it with chicken salad, tuna salad or chickLESS salad. I had the chicken salad in a spinach wrap with lettuce and tomato. There are other bread options. The wrap was filled with the chicken salad. It was nicely seasoned and tasted really good. My husband and daughter both did the Pick Your Burger, a build your own. My husband had the burger with bacon, lettuce, tomato, pickles, grilled onions and pepper jack cheese. My daughter added bacon, lettuce, grilled onions and provolone cheese. They both said it was a great burger. We enjoyed our food. Definitely will come back.

Great food and service!! Food came out quick and my waitress checked on me multiple times during…read moremy meal.

I know there's great debate in TX vs NC BBQ - I stand by NC BBQ through and through. So while I was…read morein Monroe, I had to stop for some. My best friend took me here with high accolades for the food already, so I was pretty stoked. My fiancé and I got the burnt ends and pulled pork. Listen, the burnt ends were moist, flavorful, and even though I was stuffed I just had to finish it. The beans were nice and sweet. The cornbread buttery. And of course I had to get my fried okra, my favorite southern food. They didn't skimp out on portions. The restaurant was ambient and the servers on standby whenever we needed anything. The tables are stacked with different types of sauces for you to try, so you'll get the flavor you're looking for and more. I can't wait to go back down for another visit and try more stuff!

Perfect example of, don't judge a book by its cover!! The inside was fresh and clean with beautiful…read morefarmhouse decor. We were a party of 8 and were seated in 5 minutes. Service was fast and friendly and all the food (Philly, Chicken Caesar wrap, Chicken Alfredo, French Toast and Chicken and Waffles, to name a few) was fantastic! Will def go again and highly recommend!

Locals recommended Gus' to us - great place!…read more All food was not only QUICKLY served, everything was delicious. Staff was very attentive and friendly.

No pic, was just passing trough and wanted breakfast. With a wafflehouse in the parking lot, it was…read morea tough choice, but wanted to give this local spot a shot. We'll, it's a old place, and I mean old. Probably never been updated, and that's not saying it's a bad thing, just old school restaurant. Had a typical breakfast with some pancakes, eggs, bacon. All was OK, pancakes were still alittle raw, buy tasted good. Not a bad breakfast spot, but nothing to go out of the way for.

Worst dinner in North Ca rolina i wouldn't let my dog eat…read morethis food they screwed my order up then took it away to fix it and it came back worse terrible and the food made me sick eat at your own risk you've been warned

Finally got around to giving out one of my rare 5-star ratings, as Maxwell's Tavern just does it…read moreright. Sorry that they cannot control the availability of parking, so drop your party off to get in line and then have your own adventure in parking. It's a bar, but a very nice, clean bar, a super menu, daily specials for drinks and food and a nice chummy atmosphere to enjoy. Prices are reasonable and service spot-on. Maryrose took us on for lunch and kept the iced tea flowing. Wife had lunch nachos ($9.95), which were OK, but needed more cheese. We did take some home, but with the sour cream in it did not make it appetizing any more. I had a combination chile and half BLT ($10.25) which was excellent. The BLT was lunch enough for me, so I took the chile home for later. The side o'day was fried okra and we loved it ($4) and paid the extra $.40 for their excellent ranch dressing. Come at other than prime times for lunch and dinner. Benches outside are because it is a very popular place and you will warm those benches if you hit busy times.

We came here with our family for lunch the other day and enjoyed it!…read more We had salads and a club sandwich. My salad was tasty with fried chicken tossed in sweet/spicy sauce and their ranch tasted homemade. The onion rings were very crispy and good but I couldn't figure out how fried onions with no sauce costs $11. The space itself is very small and not stroller friendly at all. We sat out on their small patio and trying to navigate getting a stroller through the restaurant was quite the challenge. I would probably go back if I didn't have my baby with me.

Excellent food and friendly staff, one of a kind menu with unique items that are best shared with…read morefriends.

First time at Emmet's and left disappointed. Arrived and seated promptly so a good start. Our…read moreserver came over and took our drink orders. It took a while to get our drinks and they were not busy. If they were busy I was willing to overlook that but they were not so not sure what happened but we did eventually get our drinks. We started with the Emmet's Trio and the German beef sliders. The trio was just ok. The pickles were the star of that dish. The tomatoes were bland and the eggs were also just ok. Next we had the sliders. The pretzel bun was great, the burger ok but again lacked flavor. I think if there was more of the mustard, it might have helped but disappointed. We tried one more dish, the buffalo chicken dip. It was also not bad just not great and lacked really any heat. It did have a good amount of chicken so there was a positive. The chips were just ok. Throughout the meal we really only saw our server a few times, drinks ran empty so not impressed. Emmet's wasn't awful but they didn't do anything that was great and leave me wanting to come back. It was just ok.