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| - I got here pretty early on a weekday - a little before 8am - and it wasn't crowded at all. However, over the next 90 minutes, the place filled up almost completely. That's a pretty good sign, but also a good thing to keep in mind: if you can get out of bed early, do it and you'll spend far less time waiting and more time EATING!
I started off with coffee, which was hot and had good flavor. It was kept constantly topped off and warm (bonus points!)
I read through the whole menu. Twice. I finally narrowed it down to 4 options and then chose the first one of those (so that it would be easy to keep track of which one I already had ordered -- see? Planning ahead.
I had the corned beef hash with two eggs and rye toast. The corned beef was awesome. If you're also a fan, this is worth it. The Reuben sandwich is probably amazing, too, since I'd imagine it uses the same flavorful, fall-apart beef product and thick-cut rye bread.
Since it was my first time there (I guess this is a thing?), the server brought us a pancake to try. It was their signature pineapple upside down pancake -- that was one of the options on my short list (more bonus points!)... And it was excellent. If you are familiar with places that make heavy pancakes, this is not one of those. The pancake was large, about the size of the plate, but light. The add-ins and toppings weren't overpowering, either. So many times, you'll get a nice pancake, but it is almost floating in syrup, butter, or who-knows-what topping (I'm looking at you, IHOP!). Not so here. I think the ratio was very well balanced.
There is so much good stuff on the menu that I couldn't order it all in one sitting. Well, I could ORDER all of it, but My attempt to EAT all of it would not be pretty ... So, I guess I have to go back (twist my arm, you know?)
Now that I've checked it out, and the weather is cooling off, I am looking forward to taking the family here. Did I mention that they have outdoor seating on the back patio? Woo hoo!
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