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| - I went here at 5am, because I couldn't sleep and needed a hearty breakfast before heading north for some snowboarding later in the morning, and Mars Diner wasn't open that morning (they are only open 24 hours on the weekends).
The restaurant is very nice inside. A sort of retro luxe diner vibe going on, with a cool mix of jazz/blues/motown music playing in the background.
Eventhough I was the only customer at the restaurant and there was a staff of dozen in attendance, the service was very spotty and unattentive.
Only the breakfast menu was available at the time I was there, which was perfectly fine and I love breakfast anytime of day or night. Being a benny lover I ordered the eggs benedict, which at $12 I thought it was very reasonable. The food arrived fast and why wouldn't it be as they were not exactly busy.
The food was presented nicely on a cast iron skillet, however the skillet was just decorative as it wasn't even hot. The wooden tray that held the skillet was warped so the whole skillet wobbled annoyingly when I dug into the food. The portion was rather small, and the benedict was extremely bland and boring, as were the roasted potatoes. The caramelized onions were the only nice component on the dish, and I tried to spread the onions over every portion of eggs and potatoes.
For being such a mediocre dish with no flavor and being a smallish portion, $12 was actually overpriced for what it is.
The coffee was good, but not $3 good. I would rather head over to Jimmy's a block away for cup of their awesome coffee for much less.
I was disappointed that my waitor was not very attentive during my meal. I had to flag one of the staff's attention to get his attention so I could get a refill of coffee. They were all chatting with each other, which is perfectly fine at this time of day and lacking any customers, but they could at least check up at my table every so often. The waitor was apologetic, but later on he simply disappeared when I wanted to get my check.
The three flat screen TVs above the bar and the cleaning lady moping the floors kept me entertained as I waited for my waitor to show up.
I eventually had to walk into the kitchen to get a staff member to get my check.
My meal came to $15, which normally is a reasonable amount for a good breakfast. But for the poor service, boring food, and measley portions it's overpriced, and I was kicking myself for leaving a $3 tip, as I should've left a 10% tip, but I didn't have any change.
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