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| - The first time I tried this place, it was probably close to two years ago. Back then I was expecting some amazing mouth watering experience since all I kept hearing about was Baby Stacks (baby cakes back in the day) and read a spread about it in the Seven Magazine.
We had a party of 6 which i understand there was wait since the location is extremely small with only about 10 tables. I ordered the Huevos Rancheros (corn tortillas layered with refried beans, seasoned diced chicken, cheese, two eggs, and covered with their homemade fresh salsa) thinking that it should be good though yes, i understand that the is place when raved about was on their pancakes.... When the food came out it was okay... I cant really say it was good because it really lacked a lot of flavor. I had to pour a ton of hot sauce and salt on it to make it taste like anything!
My boyfriend ordered the Kalua Pig Benedict (Toasted English Muffin layered with our slow-cooked shredded cabbage and smoke flavored pork, topped with poached medium eggs and hollandaise sauce). His choice was so much better! The hollandaise sauce was rich and creamy, the pork was flavorful, the english muffin had the right amount of crunch that gave the dish an added texture! I ended up eating half of his dish cause it was so much better then mine!
Red Velvet Pancakes (topped with their fresh whipped cream and chocolate crumbles ans served with cream cheese syrup). So this is supposedly what they are known for. I THINK NOT! Yes, it tasted like red velvet cupcake but it also tasted like I was going end up diabetic. The cream cheese syrup was the topper for me on spitting the piece out of my mouth. I just couldnt swallow it because it tasted like it was only made out of powdered sugar...
Today was my second time coming here. We waited for 30 minutes which is okay since our party of 3 expected it on a Sunday. During that time, I figured i'd look over the menu and make sure I'm careful this time and pick something that ends up being at least good.
WRONG! I decided to go for simple this time and ordered the Spam and Eggs with the Garlic Rice upgrade. Spam was heated on the flat top and gave it a hard exterior which made it almost chewy and not what I want in spam. The garlic rice had no flavor at all and I actually thought it was just plain rice and didnt give me the right order until I noticed a big chuck of onion at the bottom of my plate and I thought "Oh i guess they did get the order right, but this doesnt taste like anything!"
The buttermilk pancakes that came with the dish wasnt bad (which i'm glad cause I really hope nobody would be able to mess up regular pancakes especially a place known for their pancakes). However the pancakes were cold... which is pretty strange since the plate it was on was a little bit warm. Normally I would understand this if I left it on the table for a while but once the waiter put it down, I checked cause it looked cold.
I think the only thing they got truely right on my order was my over easy eggs...
My boyfriend ended up getting the Biscuits and Gravy. The gravy wasnt too bad with the help of salt! The order comes with 3 small biscuits that are hard. I take that back, only 2 were hard and the last one couldnt even be cut when you stabbed it with a fork. Yes, he did try to do this and the fork amazing stayed completely vertical in the air. When we asked if the biscuit were usually like this, the waiter said no but in that hesitated tone that made you think somebody knew but hoped the customers didnt noticed...
I will never come back to this place. One time, shame on me, second time, shame on them!
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