I am a freak for Southern Comfort Food. In point of fact, one of the big allures for leaving the Aloha State for the Carolina's was the opportunity partake in good old fashioned Southern cuisine whenever my heart desired.
I've passed by the Flipside Cafe on several occasions and always kept it on the back my mind when I was craving some pimento cheese grits. Today was my first effort to have some of their fare, but I had to do it via phone order. I ordered their pancakes and Carolina grits as well as some biscuits and gravy to go. They said 10 mins, but it took more like 30 when all was said and done. I must say I was surprised when I walked in; It was like a cozy Cracker Barrel. The entire establishment was exceptionally well laid out.
We were greeted at the door by an especially chipper waitress. She was friendly and hurried back to the kitchen to collect our food. Unfortunately we still had to wait for a bit while they got it together. Fortunately because the place was so nice there was a lot to keep our eyes occupied.
As I mentioned, we took the food to go. The pancakes were good, but nothing to write home about. The maple syrup was just that. No special twists there. The biscuits were garden variety and the gravy filled the spot. I enjoyed the seasonal variety of fruits a lot. I also loved their Carolina pimento cheese Grits. Very good. All in all the grits and the fruit left an impression more so than the rest.
Great little place to satisfy your most basic southern desires. It is on my way home so I'm intrigued about their dinner menu. I'll likely try it out soon during the week and update about that as well.