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| - Having gone gluten free and egg free two weeks ago I've been on a quest for places to dine that meet my dietary restrictions, and provide tasty nutritious food. I'm glad that Jewel's Bakery & Café was recommended to me.
Before visiting them, I visited their website. In addition to giving up glutens and eggs due to sensitivities, I have to balance my carbs and proteins so that each meal I consume has at least as many proteins as carbohydrates. I was disappointed that their website lacked nutritional information for their menu items, but that didn't deter me from visiting.
I arrived at around 12:30 on a Monday, and it thankfully wasn't terribly busy. The restaurant offered only counter service, but was pleasant with a fair amount of table space. The menu was Gluten Free, and had good variety, including breakfast and lunch items and desserts. My own options were limited by the number of menu items that had eggs in them.
An approachable young man was working at the counter, and helped me figure out which items contained eggs. I didn't really want a salad or sandwich, and decided to have the biscuits and gravy, and selected sausage as my breakfast meat. There were no high protein, low carb sides offered.
After ordering, I found a table, and watched the cutest little girl trying to take bites out of a sprinkle covered donut that was nearly as big as her face. She was pretty determined, so it made for interesting watching!
My food didn't take long to come out, and looked appetizing when it was set in front of me. The biscuit was good, although it wasn't the light fluffy sort. The sage sausage gravy was ok, although there was very little sausage or sausage flavor in it. The sausage patty was delicious! If I were to have the dish again, I would order an extra patty for the protein and for the flavor. The house potatoes were nice and crispy, but I only tasted them since they were just more carbs. The meal just didn't have enough protein to meet my needs.
In retrospect, I should have ordered the Classic Burger.
I'm certain that without my egg sensitivities, I would have loved this place. It is clear that a great deal of care and attention went into crafting the menu items - there were just so many that I couldn't eat. Not the fault of the restaurant. I have to go back again to see if I can find my groove there, and get a meal with enough protein in it.
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