rev:text
| - We've visited the Toastery about five times now, and it's a huge favorite with my family!
The restaurant is open only for breakfast and lunch (they close at 3:00 pm), and you always have the choice of breakfast foods or lunch items. My family has enjoyed specialty flapjacks, grilled cheese sandwiches, Eggs Benedict, and meatloaf. The stuffed French toast (hard to choose between strawberry and banana) is wonderful. The menu is mainly plain, simple foods, but you'll also find some fresh new twists; for example one of the "Benedicts" they serve is called a Country Benedict -- it's biscuits smothered in sausage gravy, topped with two poached eggs. (So many things are topped with two poached eggs; I suspect they have a cook in the back who does nothing but poach eggs, and that person is an artist.)
They use only the freshest ingredients and everything is made fresh on the premises -- and that freshness makes a difference in the quality of the food; for example, it really shows in the pico de guio used in the Huveros Rancheros (highly recommended), and the cornbread bites (with apple butter) that they bring to the table when you first sit down is clearly fresh baked.
Do consider ordering one of the specials. These change, so you may not get another chance for those shrimp and grits later, whereas you can count on flapjacks and eggs remaining on the menu permanently.
They have a bar in the restaurant, but I've never seen anyone sitting at /ordering from it. I think it'd be a little odd to order up an alcoholic drink to eat with a plate of eggs; also, it seems a little odd to order alcohol at a restaurant that closes mid-afternoon.
The restaurant is a expensive for what they serve -- expect a bill of $25-30 for two adults who order two entrees and two drinks -- but the quality is worth it. It's definitely the best breakfast in town, even beating Cracker Barrel.
Finally, a warning: If you go in 8:00-10:00 on a weekend, expect to wait. This place is quickly gaining a reputation, and it fills up quickly. Also, the parking lot is small and not the easiest to navigate. We've started parking in the adjacent Lowes Home Improvement and walking over.
|