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| - Prologue:
My girlfriend and I were discussing where to go for brunch on a lazy Sunday when she suggested IHOP but also asked me to suggest something new as an alternative.
As usual, I turned to my fellow Yelpers for advice and we settled on trying this restaurant for the first time.
The Plot:
We started by sharing a Pumpkin Streusel muffin followed by an Unruly Omelet (substituting the bacon with ham) and Chicken & Waffles w/ Sausage Gravy and Chorizo Gravy.
The Scene:
The portion sizes were very good and more than enough for the two of us.
The star of the meal was the Pumpkin Streusel muffin, which was served split and toasted with plain butter and raspberry butter.
The muffin was light, crumbly with a nice pumpkin flavor, which was not too spicy or sugary and that went well with the raspberry butter.
My girlfriend thoroughly enjoyed the omelet, which was loaded with plenty of the meats, veggies, cheese, and was served with home fries that were prepared and seasoned just right and were very satisfying.
The chicken that was served with the waffle was moist, juicy, and tender with a breading that had a nice, light crunch and enhanced the flavor of the chicken quite well.
Both the sausage gravy and the chorizo gravy were very tasty, had the perfect consistency, and were properly seasoned.
The Rest of the Story:
The waitress told us before we ordered that they loved a challenge and welcomed special requests.
So my girlfriend requested to substitute a Pumkin Streusel muffin for the English Muffin that came with her omelet (with a up charge if necessary, which would have been fine with us).
This didn't seem like much of a challenge, however the waitress said she couldn't do it and that we could substitute toast for the English Muffin or something like that.
So, we ordered the Pumpkin Streusel muffin as a side and didn't eat the English Muffin.
My girlfriend also mentioned that the eggs in her omelet were a little dry as was the chicken. It also seemed liked the veggies were frozen rather than fresh, as was probably also true for the chicken, and the ham was sliced.
The Belgian waffle that was served with the chicken and gravy was light and fluffy, but tasted more like a bread roll than a waffle. It's not like it didn't work, but my taste buds were expecting a traditional Belgian waffle and so what I got just didn't compute for some reason.
The chicken was good but did look like a uniformly sized and breaded frozen chicken cutlet. Considering the consistency of the waffle my guess is that it also has not been cooked to order.
We had to ask three times for refills of coffee and creamer.
My suggestion is that they take a tip from IHOP and leave a carafe of coffee and a bowl of single-serve creamers at the table.
The result of all this was that we felt our four-story review had to be lowered to three stars.
Epilogue:
The service was prompt and courteous.
The bill for the two of us with tip came to $40, which is a little pricy when you consider how many of the ingredients apparently came out of the freezer.
We'll possibly give this place at least one more try at some point and see if we can upgrade our rating to four stars.
Photo design by Billie Z.
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