My gracious goodness! I never give five stars but there is absolutely nothing I can complain about or lower rate this establishment. I am and was duly impressed beyond anything about this place. I even found out that it is a chain! Oh my word. I couldn't believe it when my sister told me. My husband and I raved and raved about this place to them and they'd already been to one in upstate North Carolina.
The walk up was gorgeous. They are on the second floor of an old industrial building in a trendy neighborhood that is up and coming. We took the elevator up because my ankle was still healing y'all. And what an opening! The awning was awesome and the outdoor area was filled with awesome decor. The tables were real wood and the cushions in the chairs were soft. The colors were springtime and I wanted to sit outside but flies in the South are major.
The hostess greeted us warmly and I had to tell her about the place. I was impressed. She told me they were coming to California as well. So we sat and had t he prettiest waitress. She was also very knowledgeable about the menu and told me her fave drink. Score! Drinks with breakfast is a prerequesite and I was a taker. I had the Hurricane and the spouse had the other fruity drink. Both were amazingly good. Spouse said his was too sweet so I downed that one too. He did order another drink and was good with that one.
Now the food. I had the shrimp and grits. Now I am not one to order this meal from any menu. As y'all know, I am from New Orleans and a food tasting snob. Shrimp and grits are not right if not from the Bayou! But I stand to be corrected. The meal included andouille and the gravy was savory. The shrimp were perfectly cooked and they were colossal! So yummy, yummy in my tummy. The coffee that the served with the food was awesome as well. The portion size was Souther huge, of course. I could not eat it all. The spouse had the eggs and bacon and sausage. He loved it. His home fries were also good as well. The biscuits looked great too.
Breakfast is wonderful at Tupelo Honey and worth the money! Go get yours honey!