America’s Sweet Spot owners are a husband and wife team, Samantha Yazwa and Josh Wright stand in front of their business, America’s Sweet Spot in New Berlin, with their family. (Photo by Jessica Benson)



NEW BERLIN – Husband and wife team Josh Wright and Samantha Yazwa opened America’s Sweet Spot in New Berlin with a goal to provide delicious, unique meals at affordable prices. The restaurant, which opened in August, provides a constantly changing menu and an array of foods to satisfy their customers and keep them coming back.

“We try to make this an affordable, safe place in town for kids to hang out, Yazwa said of her business. “It’s been my goal to open something in the community for a long time,” said Wright. “Being from this community, it holds something special to me.”

Wright a life-long New Berlin resident, said he’s always wanted to run a business in his hometown. When the couple saw the building was available, they decided to go for it.

America’s Sweet Spot is a veteran-owned small business with a patriotic focus. Yazwa explained that what makes the business special is the attention the couple puts into their products and their customers.

“Everything is homemade,” said Yazwa. “We wanted to create something different. We do a little of everything.” When the restaurant opened, Yazwa and Wright created a menu that they hoped the community would enjoy, but Yazwa explained she is constantly adding different items to the selection as she hears what customers want.

“We offer wraps and salads, protein bowls, bread, and our selection of fried balls.” Yazwa said the restaurant has quickly become known for their selection of fried balls. “We have ten different types on the menu as well as two dessert balls,” Yazwa said.

The selection includes lasagna balls, cheeseburger balls and Philly cheesesteak balls. To keep the selection fun, Yazwa said she sometimes holds “ball-drop” events on her social media pages where she announces what flavors of balls will be added to the menu. In addition, the restaurant has protein drinks, smoothines and has recently added a carnivore menu and a carb-free menu to help customers stick to their New Year’s resolutions.

“We want to keep prices affordable so families can afford to eat,” she explained, adding that the prices are between $10-$15 for a while meal. Kids’ meals cost $6. “We want to keep it as cheap as we can so families can eat out for $100 or less.”

Yazwa and Wright worked on catering events in the past and this is a service that the restaurant offers as well. “We do catering boards, salads and charcuteries boards as well for people to pick up.”

When it comes to sweets, the couple serves Gilligan’s Ice Cream and offers deserts like build your own cheesecake cups, and cake stackers where customers can add their own toppings to the desert items.

“It’s super important to us to be community focused,” Yazwa said.

For that reason, America’s Sweet Spot feels it’s important to support local events and causes that are close to their heart, such as charities focused on cancer, Autism and premature babies. They also make a conscious effort to listen to anything their customers say and being open to suggestions. The business owners plan to continue adding more things, such as all-you-can-eat nights and paint and sip events to make the most of their business for their customers.

America’s Sweet Spot is open Tuesday-Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. They offer delivery within the village limits.