Carm’s Cafe

Concord, United States

2.8

Closed now

12 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wi-Fi

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Telephone:
+1 704-960-4394
Website:
www.carmscafe.com
Address:
42 S Union St, Concord, NC, 28025
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Lunch
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Concord) 16:24 Friday, 30 May 2025

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

Farm Fresh Specialty Salads, Sandwiches, Wraps, Soups, Coffees and Desserts — made fresh daily. We have a wide selection of Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten Free items. Our products are nitrate free and contain no high fructose corn syrup.

History

Established in 2010.

Carm’s Café was opened by the Kral Family in 2010. John and Dana Sweat purchased it in 2012 and have continued their vision of a Breakfast/​Lunch restaurant in Historic Downtown Concord.

Meet the Business Owner

Dana S.

Business Owner

After 25 years in Corporate America Dana stepped out of her comfort zone to follow her food passion purchasing a friend’s small café business. From that beginning through today she has created a food revolution in Downtown Concord. With innovative vegetarian creations like Sweet Potato Pesto Wraps, Caramelized Beet Salad, Southern Veggie Burgers and Spiced Kale she creates flavor combinations that take many by surprise. Even her tradition fare is foodie brag worthy — Home Style Chicken and Dumplins, House Made Chicken Salads, Potato Salad, Crab Cakes and Pulled Pork Sandwiches. Promoting healthy eating options is at the forefront of Dana’s food philosophy.

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12 reviews of Carm’s Cafe

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Place rating: 1
Ann Arbor, MI
I came here with my husbamd. It took them over 20 minutes to serve us a bagel and an egg/​cheese sandwich. The owner did apologize when we discussed this matter with her. However, based on other reviews (which i read just now) it seems that this is a chronic issie with this restaurant.
Aside from the poor service, the egg and cheese sandwich was nothing special. The bagel was standard.
Place rating: 1
Concord, NC
Very poor service! Went in one morning for a coffee to go. Took 20 mins for one coffee and there was only one other customer ahead of me getting a bagel. Wouldn’t recommend this place if in a hurry! The coffee also wasn’t worth the wait.
Place rating: 4
Savannah, GA
Love their food, especially the sweet potato wrap. Unfortunately food prep is so incredibly slow.
Place rating: 1
Las Vegas, NV
Not impressed. No music, no backround noise, it’s like eating at the library. Waited 30 mins for a bagel sandwich, not sure why since I was one of three customers, and the other two were already eating. Watery smoothies, no personality staff, and slow bagel time ensures I won’t be back. Maybe head across the street next time.
Place rating: 2
Melbourne, FL
Carm’s would be a great place to go if they didn’t run out of menu items! I have been there multiple times (4) when they were just inexplicably out of what I ordered.
It would also help if the staff seemed somewhat sorry about it but no one ever seems to care. VERY slow service and no one except the owner is particularly friendly or caring at all.
I used to really like the place but now I never go just because they probably won’t have what I want anyway so why bother.
Place rating: 4
Concord, NC
Great place to get healthy delicious choices in downtown Concord. Homemade from fresh ingredients with a chefs flare. Sometimes they sell out of particular items due to their demands on themselves to cook from scratch. Wonderful soups each day at lunch and they also have the option for soup carry out. Their chicken fajita soup is some of the best I have ever eaten. Another favorite is the PBLT, homemade pimento cheese, bacon, lettuce, and tomato. The cheesecake is to die for and the magic bars are yummy. This is not always a fast place to eat but well worth the wait.
Saturday breakfast varies and changes it up a lot… from shrimp and grits to pumpkin pancakes, never a dull dish.
Try it you’ll like it!
Place rating: 1
Greensboro, NC
I went there with a friend or breakfast. We ordered coffee, which was not ready. We had to wait for it to brew, which was quite a long time. I ordered pancakes, and after waiting for a while the lady/​owner/​chef came out and informed us that she only has three stoves and because it was busy she couldn’t make pancakes. WHAT? Don’t PUT IT ON THE MENU IF YOU DONT HAVE TIME TO MAKE IT. She substituted waffles, which turned out to be mediocre at best. They only had one bottle of syrup for the WHOLE place, despite having both pancakes and waffles on the menu, which I had to ask for. The cashier retrieved it for me, but they immediately came out of the kitchen to get it back because they use it to cook with and «isn’t for customer use.»
Ill never, ever go back, despite the decent lunch reviews. It was a terrible experience.
Place rating: 2
Concord, NC
Was excellent when Carm, the original owner and namesake, owned it and replicated her own Italian family recipes and filled the store with Tuscan sunflowers to pay tribute to her late mother. Now the warmth and charm — and excellent food — are gone. Went there in April to find Carm and her family had moved back to Connecticut. While the new owner tries to capture Carm’s recipes, and capitalize on the popularity Carm built, she falls flat and you’re left with yet another mediocre «family» place with service moving at a snail’s pace. Now «ho-​hum» instead of «Oh, yum!».
Place rating: 5
Uptown, Charlotte, NC
My family and I ate lunch here on Saturday, April 20. The food was excellent. Everything was freshly made and tasted wonderful. Staff was super friendly. Highly recommended.
Place rating: 5
Charlotte, NC
Carm’s Café is a hidden gem in Concord. I randomly found the place while visiting Concord’s amazing antique gift shops. The sandwiches my girlfriend and I ordered were amazing. So amazing that we brought friends back up to Concord with the intent of having lunch there. Once again, the same great quality and great price.
The store itself is very relaxed. Sit where you want, refill your drink yourself at the machine, etc.
If you live in Uptown Charlotte or above I highly recommend making the drive up to Concord to dine here.
Place rating: 4
Rosedale, NY
My wife and I had Lunch here today. We had a nice time at this family style restaurant. Our waitress was nice, the food homemade. The service is a little slow but the quality makes up the difference.
Place rating: 4
Charlotte, NC
Great lunch menu, healthy and filling. The service was fast and food reasonably priced!