Sweet Melissa's feels like a regular restaurant, nothing too spectacular about it at first blush - but read the fine print at the bottom of their menus and you'll find that the meat they buy and serve is hormone and antibiotic-free, the greens are locally grown and some of the items are certified organic. It doesn't at all feel like a vegetarian hippie joint though and neither does the menu and therefore is interesting to me.
The fried green tomato appetizer was delicious. The breading had just the right amount of seasoning, the horseradish ranch added to it nicely however the spiced apple chutney was totally incongruous and is best eaten after the tomatoes are gone. The burger tasted... how can I say it... burgery. I could actually taste the meat which sounds weird I know, but I am sure it has to do with the quality of the beef they buy.
Blue Moon, Great Lakes, among other beers - pints for $3, all the parking you could want and a fully stacked dessert case. We were too stuffed for it, but two words for you: red. velvet.