Skillets

Always had the best skillets in town. Will miss you skillets!

I have to admit that I was hesitant about trying this place because from the outside it seems as if it would draw the type of blue haired crowd that enjoys fast food chains and a typical menu. I was very surprised when a friend and I came here on a Sunday around 10:30am. We were able to get a table immediately, although there seemed to be a pretty good crowd around 11:15am. The menu was large and they had several healthy choices. I ended up getting the eggs and bacon meal which came with a choice of toast (with a variety of bread options), a biscuit or scone. It also came with a very small bowl of fruit and these delightful hash browns that had some sort of cream cheese substance in them. The meal was very good and I can’t wait to have it again. The service was perfect and the meal came out very, very quickly. Even the waitress commented on how quickly we received our food. The ambiance feels somewhat like a Cracker Barrel with the wood paneling. Overall, great meal, great service. I will be back.

Some banana chocolate chip pancakes sound great right now… and Skillets has them! What could be better? Well, a lot could be better.
I went with my mom for a brunch/​lunch one afternoon. We were seated, and the waitress with little to no personality took our orders. The place is so slow, we must have waited 25 minutes in an empty restaurant for our food. My mom’s skillet came out not how she liked it, and she sent it back. My pancakes were very good, a little crispy on the outside and a good amount of banana and chocolate chip. Delicious. 2 huge pancakes were enough for me. My mom said her’s was allright.
The décor is okay for a breakfast place, it seems to be Southern but there’s something lacking. Maybe it was the lack of customers killing the vibe, I can’t quite put my finger on it.
Skillets is alright. Is it worth a shot? Probably, see for yourself!

I actually did enjoy my breakfast here quite a bit but the prices are a little steep for what you get. I’m not a huge breakfast guy and opted for the philly cheesesteak benedict which was better than I expected honestly. I’ll go again… if my boss pays again: D

Need to feel like your belly is giving you a hug from the inside? Go to Skillets. My comfort food spot for breakfast/​lunch. I only wish they didn’t close at 2:30.

I’m often not wrong.
Hey, why you laughing? I’m not laughing. This isn’t funny.
Alright, alright, alright. Enough already! Damn! Sue me, okay? I’ll admit, Skillets has grown on me. The joint’s become one of my go-​to breakfast spots, which has come as a massive surprise for me.
I gotta give it up for their pancakes. Big, thick, generously slathered with whatever toppings you choose — I always opt for the blueberries. Pancakes always go well with bacon, and their thick-​cut bacon is yummy. Recently I had their french toasts. Equally as delicious, and I’m not a big fan of the french toast. But, what the hey…
Their service is still a touch slow, owing to their popularity. I suppose the secret’s out about Skillets; it was even busy on Labor Day!
To summarize. I was wrong. It won’t happen again. Now I’m craving their pancakes.
Bastards.

Skillet is a new breakfast restaurant we decides to try today. The food was great and the wait was about 5 minutes on a Saturday morning. That is gooood!
It is kid friendly and you get your moniesss worth!!!

Had breakfast there this morning and I’d say that this place is solidly «ok». The service was good and staff seemed to be on their game but the food was pretty basic. The biscuit and gravy was probably the best part of the meal. I had the Denver skillet with the home fries and a couple eggs over easy. The skillets are a decent size but for 10 $ I’d kinda expect a little more in the quality department. Nothing was really seasoned or specially prepared up it seems. It was all just layered and thrown together. If I’m ever in the area again I’d probably hit it up as it seems hard enough to find good breakfast places in charlotte but I wouldn’t make a special trip here.

Like so many here I have mixed feelings about Skillets.
The food so far has always been good. Overall portion sizes, if not always generous, are fair for what you get. Since everything is made fresh you really can’t complain.
The dinning room is decorated with a lot of wood. Tables, chairs, bench seats and paneling. While this does give a homey feel, it feels like a bit much some days.
The biggest problem is the service. Even during slower times of the day it can take a little too long until orders are taken. They seem to be working on this issue, as the last two times I went for lunch service was fairly quick.
Since a lot of the food is made fresh it does take a bit longer, and that is OK.
Based on recent experiences I give 3.75 stars. If the service keeps improving then this will be a solid 4 star dinning option.

Woke up wanting pancakes and corn beef hash. So the wife and I searched for the nearest breakfast spots in Ballantyne and we found Skillets. We pass this place a million times without stopping by or looking twice for that matter. However we decided to give it a try today and boom. I was taken back by the rustic country style décor and wood furniture. I felt very comfortable, then the food. I always look at what the person next to me is eating and boy did it look good. Spinach quiche with greens and feta, yum. Another person had eggs Benedict w/​hollandase and a homestyle biscuit like you’ve never seen, POW!
I myself had the pancakes, scrambled eggs w/​chicken sausage and the hash. I must say $ 6 bucks for such a small portion of cornbeef hash is debatable. Though, this stuff is not your average cornbeef hash. This is what a cow would honorably line up for the slaughter to become. Yah, it’s that good. Plus, the waitresses had the awesome southern accent’s with the manners to match.
Now y’all come back now yahoo hear!

We order lunch every day for the office, and someone always goes out and picks it up.
Ordered Skillets today, and they added an 18% gratuity to a large take-​out order. Refused to take the tip off when confronted about it.
We will never be going back.

We tried Skillets on a Sunday morning, about 8:30 AM. This was our second time here. The décor is very nice, and the location is great for us. I would love for this to be a go-​to local breakfast place for us. But I am just not sure.
The menu is extensive, and everything sounds very good. But on this trip we had trouble with the food and the service. First with the service. The host was great and sat us quickly at a good table for the 5 of us. Server arrived promptly. She did however, mess up our order. Two of our meals arrived wrong. More on that later. When we asked for ketchup, she forgot to bring it until we asked again. Never offered to bring us anything. Coffee, she poured the first cup then left the carafe. But never checked the carafe, which was empty quickly.
The food. One meal came wrong, we asked for fruit and not toast. The meal came with toast. My meal was a Philly Cheese Steak skillet. The meat was sirloin, not ribeye and kind of flavourless. Just a few peppers and onions in it. Not enough in my opinion. And it was served over grits! I had asked for grits on the side and for the skillet to have the potatoes. When I mentioned it they brought a side of the «skillets potatoes» These are more like a potato/​cheese casserole and they wouldn’t work well in the skillet anyway. I ordered my eggs over medium and they came over easy — if that.
Great location, friendly staff, but perhaps a little absent minded. The food quality could be better. I will give them another chance…

This place is so inconsistent… some visits have been really good and others not so good. I really do wish these guys would up their game!
Yesterday’s visit rated only 2 stars because there were issues with both the service we received and with the food. For starters, it was a bit busier than normal because of the Groupon special. When we arrived, we were told the wait would be 15 – 20 mins, but it turned out to be 30+ mins. However, we decided to wait, because by the time we got in the car to drive somewhere else, we would have burned that much time anyway.
So, when we were finally seated, the waitress came by pretty quickly to serve us coffee and take our order. She left the carafe on the table, which is nice, but sadly, she did not check on how much coffee was in it, because when we were ready for a refill, the carafe was empty. That wouldn’t be so bad, except for the fact that our server disappeared and did not come back to check on us. In fact, our food was brought to the table by someone else and then she finally reappeared. It took her a while to fill the carafe and return it to the table.
Now, for the food… it was a disappointment all the way around. David ordered an omelette, which was cold and pretty flavorless. Plus, he said it was a litte runny from being undercooked.
I ordered one of the specials — gingerbread pancakes w/​side of scrambled eggs and chicken sausage. The eggs were cold. The gingerbread pancakes were cold and did not taste at all like gingerbread. They simply tasted like whole wheat pancakes. In fact, I asked our server if they had brought the correct plate because not only did the pancakes not taste like gingerbread, they were missing the side of cranberry compote. Which she said they had run out of (it would have been nice to know that upfront).
I’ll give them one more chance, but if its not a good experience, I may just stick to Le Peep instead.

Had breakfast here w/​a large group from work. The service was friendly. They sat us in the private room in the back. One issue was the heat, or lack of. It was cold at first then the manager turned up the heat to «sauna style». We lived with it, but we all noticed the change. The food, pretty good. I got the 3 egg bacon, tomato & cheese omelet w/​grits and whole wheat toast. Huge omelet, but a little dry/​over cooked. The grits were the best part of the meal. Not sure what they put in it to make them so creamy but those were top notch. I tried one of my co worker’s skillet potatoes. Those were tasty, kind of reminded me of Cracker Barrels’ cheesy hash brown casserole. Next time I’ll try one of their skillet dishes. Overall, it’s good place for breakfast. A little pricey, but they make up for that in portion size.

Delicious breakfast food, great service and a fun atmosphere. We sat at the counter because the line was long on a Sat. Great skillet with egg, grits, bacon and a pumpkin scone! The food was hot and fresh and they served Tazo tea, my favorite. Good food and reasonable prices.

Gosh I want this place to be better. The menu and food is great. I’ve loved every meal and want to keep coming back, but the problem is the service.
We’ve been there about a dozen times and we’ve had problems over half the time. They’ve «lost us» twice while we were waiting to be seated (even with buzzers). Twice they’ve brought everyone’s meals except one person in our party. We’ve gotten the wrong food before. We’ve struggled to get our check at times.
It really depends on the server you get. Some are outstanding while others are horrible.
We’ve talked with several friends who all agree. We keep coming back because we hope it will get better. Really want this place to succeed!

We visited on a recent Sunday morning and the good news is our wait to get a table was not that bad — maybe 20 minutes. But that’s where the good news ends.
Once inside, maybe another 5 – 10 minutes before our server stopped by. Then another 5 minutes or so to get untensils and water. Then, another 40 minutes for our food to arrive! During this time, no communication from the server, no smiling faces or apology from anyone on the staff.
When our food finally arrived it was stone cold! If we hadn’t waited so long, we would have sent the food back; but at this rate we would have been there all day.
After mentioning the problem to our server, he did the right thing and gave us the meal free. Even still, not once did anyone from the front of the house stop by to say one thing. Passed by our table often to frantically bus or set tables nearby, but couldn’t be bothered to acknowledge the issue. Even when we left, no «thank you» or «come again» from the hostess. Basically they really could not have cared less about us as customers.
Bottom line, Skillets has great potential; but until they work on improving some basic restaurant management fundamentals, not sure we’ll be visiting again anytime soon.

Capital Y-​U-​M! This place is great for breakfast/​brunch. Haven’t tried their lunch yet, but they are only open during the day for these meals specifically. My first trip we lucked out and didn’t have much of a wait but if you time it incorrectly it seems to be a popular spot. If you do have a wait, there are some inviting benches in the entrance and the turn-​over seems pretty quick.
I tried their corned beef hash, eggs, and hash browns. Really was blown away with their buttery hash browns — I guess I had become complacent with having generic (sometimes burnt too much) hash browns at certain other breakfast places that stay open 24hrs and will not be named. The servings are very generous and definitely has their own unique «skillet’s» spin on it.
The dining room is cozy and we actually got into a conversation with the table next to us. Apparently the word on the street is that skillets is family owned and the owner’s husband is very crafty with wood. He created all the benches and furniture in the place which adds a nice touch and feel in ambiance points. The room actually made me feel like I was eating a home cooked meal up in the mountains with all the wood work and the rooster paraphernalia around.
I don’t find myself on this end of town very much, but if I do — this is definitely the «go-​to» breakfast place.

I am not a breakfast eater. My husband took me here for lunch. I choose the French dip sandwich. It was almost ok. Meat was a little bland, the bread was a little soggy. That potato pancake thing was awful. So bland and just yuck. If they are going to have sandwiches at least have fries or potato chips to choose from.
I thought the prices were a bit high also. I won’t be returning ever. I can get better than this at a waffle house– so that is saying a lot

Skillets opened their first location in Charlotte (Ballantyne area) only 2 days ago. The 3 other locations are located in Florida. Everything on the menu is supposedly made from scratch. Thick cut smokehouse bacon. Enormous sourdough waffles. Freshly squeezed orange juice served in frosty beer mugs. Homemade bread. Chicago style blintzes… which I have NO IDEA what these are but 1) they look interesting 2) the owner apparently is really excited to have them on the menu here! I’m definitely intrigued now and plan to give them a try…
It’s a decent sized restaurant with a small room off the side for private breakfast meetings. When we arrived there was about a 25 minute wait but we were lucky enough to find seats at the bar so we could see all the front line in action! I have to say for being day 2 since opening, they did really well and they seemed to be flowing pretty good (which isn’t always the case for grand opening weekends)!

We ordered the Spanish Fritta (open-​faced omelet with 3 whipped eggs) which is a famous omelet from Spain-​grilled potatoes, tomato, onion, peppers, ham, bacon, & parmesan with a side of grits. It was THE BEST egg dish I have EVER put in my mouth. No lie. And it’s plenty to share! On top of that we ordered two whole wheat pancakes with pecans. Trying to be good with the «whole wheat» and glad we were… they were delicious! The only complaint (which was our fault) is that we ordered too much food. Next time we’ll order the exact same thing minus one of the two whole wheat pancakes!
Do yourself a favor and treat yourself to a Skillets breakfast soon! :)