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| - I went here this past Sunday for a long overdue brunch with my wife. We had heard good things from our friends and had been wanting to give it a try for months. We were definitely not disappointed!
We arrived at around 10 Sunday morning, prepared to wait for about an hour. Brunch spots get pretty packed on weekends and we fully expected a crowd, which there was. Luckily the hostess mentioned there were two seats open at the end of their full service bar, and we were able to skip the wait altogether. The bartenders were clearly very busy but both of the ones helping us were extremely friendly and efficient. We ordered a couple coffees to start (I believe it was Collectivo which my wife loves) and I ordered a grapefruit juice which was clearly freshly squeezed and delicious.
Their menu (even while limited to just the breakfast items) is large and made deciding rather difficult. We asked one of the bartenders what he thought the best items were. He was very honest and explained he was a vegetarian and actually hadn't had most of the breakfast options (which I appreciated because when I ask employees what they like, I'm genuinely interested their in opinions, not just what's popular), but this worked out great since my wife is also vegetarian. He recommended the spring break diet (which my wife ordered) and one of the hashes, and also mentioned that several of the other items on the menu could be modified to be vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc. For me he recommended a couple items which he said other staff members were big fans of like the chicken and biscuit and the chilaquiles.
I ordered the chicken and biscuit which came with a delicious gravy. The biscuit was a tad dry, but the gravy and the perfectly fried chicken more than made up for that. My wife loved the spring break diet, although she said it was a bit heavy on the rice and beans. She asked for an extra side of salsa which another bartender happily brought us right away. Problem solved! To close out our meal we split a chocolate hazelnut donut, baked fresh that morning in their kitchen.
For as good as the food was the staff was even better. Maybe I just have bad luck, but a busy brunch shift and great service usually don't go hand in hand for me, and for how chaotic it can get that's understandable. My wife and I really appreciated the time the staff here took to be friendly and answer all of our questions despite their constant running around. I'll definitely be back soon!
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