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| - I've been looking for a spot to grab a quick bite to eat in this area of town and I finally heard about this place from a friend and came here with her for breakfast.
First impressions were nothing to write home about. Located in an industrial plaza, you would never know this little joint even existed from the main street. When you pull up there are only two parking spots immediately in front of the restaurant. I believe the others are around the corner but we came at 9:30am on a Friday and were able to snag both spots.
Upon entering, I noticed we were the only two patrons. We weren't greeted for quite some time as the only employee (possibly one of the owners) working behind the counter seemed more focused on finishing the ticketed orders. Another patron walked in - he seemed like a regular - and asked if we had been helped yet; we both said no. He spoke to the woman and cracked a joke about getting some service. Even still, the woman didn't speak or stop what she was doing! Finally, she helped us but by that time, the other gentleman had left out as he got tired of waiting. Once she helped us, she didn't apologize for the wait and wasn't super friendly. Interestingly, as soon as she began helping us, two other workers appeared from the back. It was actually quite strange. One, I believe was her husband (maybe the co-owner). They bantered a bit back and forth and apparently she had made a bunch of the orders incorrectly. After ordering at the counter, my friend and I grabbed a table and sat down to wait for our food. After a few minutes, I asked for a cup for water and overheard them discussing how he had made my friend's breakfast bowl with sausage when she had ordered it without. I actually watched him physically pick the sausage off of it - thank goodness he was wearing gloves! All that being said, the service, eh, was not the best.
In terms of the food, I ordered a panini bacon egg sandwich and it was just ok. It didn't come served with any sides. For $7, I'm not sure it was worth it. My friend ordered a breakfast bowl and she noticed there were a few sausage pieces remaining in it. It came in a very small paper bowl - she seemed to still enjoy it.
I was looking forward to ordering a coffee drink but they only had one of those diner coffee pots that was just about empty and looked like it had been sitting on the burner for several hours. They had refrigerated drinks but I opted for water from the fountain machine, which turned out to be Arizona tap water (blah!).
If I was in a jam, starving, and in the area, I would consider giving this place another shot. But my first experience here definitely wasn't great.
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