Now I've had this place bookmarked for nearly a year so I had very high expectations for this place. One of my Besties and her husband were in town and wanted to meet for breakfast. Since they haven't been in the newly renovated DT I figured that this would be the perfect place to have breakfast at. FYI We parked at El Cortez and walked over, which the restaurant is located right behind/after The Container Park heading south on 7th.
It was about 930am and the place was relatively full so we waited about 2-5 minutes to be seated. Customer service on this end was good as the hostess greeted us immediately upon entry and as she stepped away to clear up a (or perhaps even our) table one of the waiters walking by asked us if we have been helped. I like that. The place is a lot bigger than I was anticipating it to be however it's very DT. I can understand how this place can get packed especially if there are larger parties.
Anyway we got our seats and overlooked the clipboarded menu. Our drink orders were obtained off the bat however it did take a while to get our food order. Which our waiter politely apologized for the wait. The food did take a while too but I didn't mind as it gave me the opportunity to catch up with The Newlyweds however my tummy wasn't too thrilled about that as it couldn't stop growling.
For my drink I opted for the EARL GREY SUPREME tea ($4). It's basically just a tea bag of earl grey with a side of honey, which I dumped the whole lot into my cup. Refills of hot water are allowed....as with the coffee which my girlfriend ordered.
For food I ordered the EGG TRUFFLED SANDWICH ($12). It was superb. I knew I was getting into something tasty and delicious as I could smell the aroma of my chived potatoes waiting to be devoured. I didn't need to add any hot sauce(s), which are available upon request. There were perfect amounts of scrambled egg, bacon, and mushrooms in between slices of the warm cibatta bread.
My buddies both got the pancake stakes($9)--so typical of Newlyweds, order the same exact thing. The stack was three full/large pancakes and had a sliced chicken sausage atop it with a strawberry and powered sugar to garnish. I'm not much of a pancake girl--maybe with my makeup time to time when I'm rushing--so my review on them will be bias. It was okay. They are very popular here so feel free to order them. Both of them liked their pancakes.
[Note: we really wanted to order the beignets to share however the waiter said that they are discontinued. I know I heard discontinued. Which is a real bummer as they seemed very, very popular so I'm hoping the waiter was just misinformed or meant to say that they were not being served the morning we went. That was a real bummer. Hence the knock of a star for the rating.]
All in all I'm pretty positive that I will be back again. And I'm already thinking I'll be back with the other (Yelp/Xtian) Bestie as she's jelly that I ate here. Awaiting that CES check first!!!
It's really a 3.75 star rating if we had decimals to rate with. Would I recommend it-yes. Would I come back-probably. Would I reorder what I ate & drank-definitely the sandwich, however I'd opt out of getting tea again as I can't justify the pricing for it. Maybe I'll just get another drink. There are other options on the menu that I would like to try and maybe I could give an updated review then!
Happy eats!