I have previously been to the Sunshine Cafe and admire the small town feel and "everybody knows your name" vibe I get when walking in. Our Friday morning "Breakfast Club" chose Sunshine for this week's meeting of the minds in part so that I could continue my quest for the ultimate Chicken Fried Steak. I had reviewed the authorings of fellow Yelpers prior to dining and discovered one of them had a bad experience with the CFS after being warned by the waitress that the quality of the CFS varied depending on who was running the grill on that particular day.
I didn't make any inquiries with the waitress regarding the CFS. I figured I would order it and give it it's due process good, bad or indifferent. Of all the places I've included in my quest for the ultimate Chicken Fried Steak, this was by far the worst of the bunch without question. This was not lightly breaded and smothered in gravy like EVERY other place included in the quest. This was an unbreaded piece of meat served on top of the gravy. Apperance aside, the first bite was not appetizing and almost brought the meal to a screeching halt. The potatoes (I got home fries) were undercooked, as was the anemic pancake I got in place of toast. Three of the five in our group got pancakes and there was no consistency between the three.
Although the waitress was extremely friendly and the coffee was never empty, she brought the meals out one plate at a time for our party of five. I can't speak for the others in the group, but this was not a good experience for me. I am normally not a "one and done" kind of guy and will eventually give the Sunshine Cafe another shot based solely on previous visits, but will defintely scratch the CFS from my list of choices.