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| - I first heard about this place from Cleveland Magazine's 2010 edition that focused on Cleveland's best diners. We decided to check it out on a Saturday morning at about 10 a.m.
The address is on Lorain, but consider parking on a side street to avoid the metered spaces out in front of the restaurant. We parked on the north side of Lorain, because it seemed to be a slightly better neighborhood than on the south side, and only had to walk a quarter of a block to the front door.
We were lucky when we got there, because there was just one open table and it was a two-top. Actually there seemed to be a charmed quality to the morning, because the place was continually full, but it seemed like every time a party walked in, one of the tables would finish up and leave ... no one ever seemed to wait more than 2-3 minutes before they got a table.
The ambiance of the place was interesting. As for the decor, it looked a little schizophrenic. One side of the restaurant is sort of an industrial-80s homage, while the other side is a neo-graffiti mural of a Japanese-style monster attacking Cleveland. It almost seemed like there were two owners who each got to choose the decoration for their side of the room. The crowd was incredibly diverse for Cleveland. There were a few families with kids, while at another table there were a group of bikers, and at another was a table of gentlemen of three different ethnicities. It was a mix of different races, economic groups, ages, and social statuses.
The service was pretty quick. We had a very attentive waitress who welcomed us and informed us that the restaurant had been in the newspaper that morning, and told us that she'd bring us the article to read. We found this charming, although we didn't really care so much about reading the review.
The menu is extensive and the prices are surprisingly low. We took advantage of the the economical options to try out a few extra dishes.
I ordered the "Three Eggs with Two Sausage patties, hashbrowns andtoast" for only $4. I also ordered a side of three pancakes FOR $3.50.
My partner got the "buiscuits and gravy" which came with three eggs, and hashbrowns, for $5. He also got a side of corned beef hash for $2.50.
Overall the food was just fine; it's exactly what you expect from breakfast food at a diner. My critique is that nothing was extraordinary.
The eggs were done very well. Mine were scrambled, and were fluffy, without being too moist or too dry. My partner had his over easy, and they were perfection. The pancakes were light and very hot, which made them perfect for soaking up the butter. There were a few minor disappointments though. The hashbrowns were mushy, without any real crust to them. I think they were frozen potato strips that were kept on the griddle for too long without enough oil to make them crisp.
The gravy for the biscuits was a little underwhelming, and may have come ready made. The corned beef hash also seemed like it was from a can. Again, it tasted okay, but these are simple dishes that can be done easily and well from scratch.
I mentioned before that the waitress was very attentive; unfortunately, the kitchen was a somewhat slow. Despite the delay, the waitress did an amazing job of keeping our coffee full, and letting us know about where things stood in the kitchen. While we would have liked our food about 10 minutes sooner than we got it, the customer service more than made up for the delay, and she waitress could hardy have done a better job of making sure we knew we had not been forgotten.
Overall we really enjoyed our meal and will definitely be back.
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