TK Cafe

I work just a few block away from this place and there’s not a lot of options on this side of Tryon for food. If there were more convenient food options they’d see my business go away. The only reason they receive 3 stars is because of the salad bar. You fill out a slip of paper to customize and build your own salad and those are always great. The sandwiches are nothing special. For the descriptions they offer the actual product is always bland. The sides are only decent and they are very small. If you’re looking for a quick lunch option I would recommend the salad bar but not much else. Be sure to check your order before you leave. Several times they’ve forgotten parts of my order and my box includes a sandwich with no side or a salad without the meat option that I chose and paid an additional cost for.

This place gets it. Sandwiches are DELICIOUS. My favorite is the Southern. It’s utterly perfect. The wait is never long, and everything tastes very fresh. They have excellent salads as well. The only thing that me and my coworkers have never particularly enjoyed are the sides. We end up getting chips, because, frankly, we all agree that the sides are not on the same level as the sandwiches, and really just aren’t that tasty. All that said, it is a FANTASTIC local place to grab a very high quality, affordable, delicious lunch.

Good place for a quick lunch. Sandwiches, soups, and salads. Fast service although everything is prepared to order. Prices are very reasonable.

After finding this place and parking (it’s tucked away in the courtyard behind the 525 N Tyron Building) I was upset to not be impressed with my sandwich… at all.
I called in my order — SouthWest Turkey Panini on Foccacia with Chipotle Aioli, Pickled Onions, Guacamole, and Smoked Gouda ($ 8) as well as a smoothie ($ 3) and used the $ 5 for $ 10 Unilocal coupon… what a deal! The sandwich was ready when I arrived but the smoothie was not… not a big deal, but the line was long and with only two people working on front, they seemed very rushed and stressed.
For starters, the sandwich was warm but was by no means panini grilled. In addition, you can see from the picture, there was hardly any guacamole or gouda cheese, and no aioli. The only discernible tastes were the red onion, which was extremely overwhelming, the turkey, which was plentiful, and the thick, tough bread. The quinoa cous cous on the side was fine, I wasn’t expecting to love it and just wanted something healthy.
I did enjoy sitting on the patio in front of the fountains and felt transported out of the inner city for a few moments. This seemed to be a very convenient spot for those that work in the neighborhood.
After enjoying my tacos from their food truck was excited to try this place but was extremely disappointed. What a bummer because everything on the menu looks delicious. If I lived or worked walking distance, I might try again… but in my case, unfortunately no.

Have not had anything bad here yet. They have unique flavor combinations and the staff is friendly.

Since my last post I have see a great deal of effort come from the management to make the client experience a good one. Management no longer sit at customer tables and the guy who works the front is much more pleasant in the mornings when I get my coffee. I appreciate the effort management has put into pleasing their customers.

I am not feeling the greatest today so my friend brought over soup and sandwiches for lunch from TK café. I swear I already feel better. Tomato soup was delicious and the tuna sandwich was a perfect complement. Yummy! When I’m back to feeling like myself I look forward to heading over and eating at the café instead of my kitchen counter for the full experience.