After living in Charlotte for over 10 years, I finally had coffee at Smelly Cat. Based on that one experience, I'd say 5 stars. The drip coffee was good, the cheddar and chive scone was good, the service was good. All in a all a good coffee shop experience. It's not super convenient to me and there's about 8,000 coffee shops between my house and this location. But if you're in the area, or just curious to check it out, go for it!