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| - I went here after reading all the Yelp reviews. I don't understand all the rave reviews. Nothing special AT ALL. I ordered a pastrami omelet. (Don't let that fool you... they do not have a giant selection of omelets, although you could specify ingredients to create a custom dish.) When the plate arrived, I looked down to see a rather large portioned omelet that was stiff, fairly hard, smooth sided, compacted and in the shape of a triangle. I immediately compared it to the looks of a tan colored cranberry scone. There was no evidence of a yellow or egg whites. It was all overcooked and brown. If it wasn't for the triangular shape i'd say it looked like it was baked too long in a shoe. yes, the texture while eating it was exactly as it looked. Rubbery and flakey. Brown. The omelet came with a bagel and diced potatoes. The bagel: Nothing special AT ALL. It's not like you are going to Einstein's bagels or anywhere of that caliber. It was not extra tasty or extra large. I was surprised at that for a bagel shop!! I usually love hash browns or other types of breakfast potatoes. Not this time. These diced potatoes were mushy and sticky in a weird kind of way. Like warmed mashed potatoes that were cubed, and that stick to the roof of my mouth like peanut butter, but not as bad as peanut butter. it was just weird. I'm sure that this was the first time in 30 years that I did not finish my breakfast potatoes. It was only after I got my bill that I found out that the cheese that my waitress suggested ("what kind of cheese do you want on your omelet?) that I found it that the cheese was $1.50. I wouldn't have ordered the cheese at all if I had known it was extra. Here is what breakfast cost me (for myself): Pastrami omelet: $10.99, cheese: $1.50, Milk, 20 oz: $2.75. With tax my total bill was $16.48 not counting a tip. If the pastrami omelet was not the most expensive item on the menu, it was right up there. So yes, you could very easily get your entrée $3 cheaper. I would not recommend this place, because although it was unusual to have an pastrami omelet, it, and the rest of the meal, did not taste special at all. I wish I had explored elsewhere.
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