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| - I had great hopes for this place, but was disappointed.
When I go in to a diner type place for the first time, I either choose the nost basic breakfast or an apparent specialty of the house.
This place has as bare a breakfast menu as I have seen. That, in itself is not a problem, but the basics must be done very well consistently to meet the standard. My favorite local breakfast joint takes that approach and succeeds well enough that I don't want to tell anybody about lest they become too crowded or change.
Jim and Lou Lou' has that potential but are not there.
I had bacon and eggs - it doesn't get any more basic than that. The breakfast came with home fries. At first glade, ther was a lot to like about what I saw. Healthy portions, or should I say unhealthy portions? Maybe I will change that phrase to abundant portions for today's health conscious society.
The bacon was thick and prepared properly. It had a nice bite and a flavor that was porkier than typical. The did not fail in the one area that weakness is so common. The wheat bread was actually good.
The potatoes were tender and tasty.
All that is good, right? Unfortunately, a diner must be able to cook eggs. My over easy eggs were not. I can't be sure since the kitchen is not visible, but I would guess that the eggs were basted, or worse yet, just blinded. All were over cooked, some completely inedible.
If you run a diner, you've got to know that over easy people like the yellow rivers, and gently cooked whites. If you screw one up, throw it away. If you serve it, we will either not eat it or eat it a not like it. Either way, it makes us less likely to return.
With so many good things, I am surprised that my inclination is to write this place off.
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