Norm... I must be Frank.
Sometimes, if I have high expectations for a place I do tend to be hypercritical. Of course, like most reviews this is an assessment of weighted compensating factors. It wasn't bad but I was expecting more. If you are a breakfast place only - breakfast better be good!
The place inside is more like a sandwich shop. It is plain - not quite stark - but close. I want a breakfast place to be warm and inviting. If it is not warm and inviting, then I want bistro style... something. There was literally no atmosphere here.
The service was okay. The kid was trying hard but he seemed uncomfortable. I always thought serving tables at a breakfast place required zero talent but I realized that there is some level of ability to do this.
The Food; chicken fried steak, basted eggs, taters. The chicken fried steak was tough. It was okay to eat but it was tough and it lacked seasoning. The basted eggs were sub par - I want NO color on my basted eggs! Turn the heat down. The taters were good. The portions and the prices were good - some value here.
The chicken fried steak was supposed to come with biscuits, but they were out. I actually didn't mind this, because it was later in the day which tells me they make the biscuits fresh every day.
I do appreciate the fact that this place was trying to be a quality homemade type of breakfast place. This does cary weight in my review. I would go back, for a second chance. I just wanted more.
** side note. I saw the owner leave. He got in his car that was parked right up front. I hate that. Why would you tie up a customer's parking spot? Oy-veh!