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| - I visited Eggs-R-Us for Sun. brunch this past weekend. My friend and I were in this part of town to hit Antney's, but we wanted to put some real food in our stomachs before indulging in ice cream. Eggs-R-Us was the closest place I had bookmarked, so we decided to check it out. Note that it's a bit hard to find--it's right next to the liquor store in the shopping plaza.
Upon walking in, most of the tables were occupied, and the ones that weren't needed to be cleared. Since nobody greeted us, we went to seat ourselves at a table that was being cleared. At that point, we were given menus and our order was taken fairly quickly. However, our order took longer than I expected to prepare (about 30 min.)--to the point that I asked the waitstaff after 20 min. if the cooks had our order.
When our food finally came out, my order was incorrect. I ordered the almost famous breakfast sandwich with home fries ($5.79), but it came with hash browns, instead. I pointed this out to the waitress, and, fortunately, she quickly rectified it. The breakfast sandwich was about what I'd expect at a diner, which is fine--except that the eggs were folded unevenly so that part of the sandwich was full of them and part of it had almost none. The home fries were underseasoned and underwhelming, but the mistaken order of hash browns was much better, so be sure to get hash browns when given the choice. My friend ordered the bountiful breakfast with hash browns minus the toast ($5.99), and was satisfied with its quality.
Overall, my visit to Eggs-R-Us was so-so. The food, for the most part, was fine, but I was underwhelmed by the service. In addition to the slowness of order fulfillment and the dirty tables, I had to ask another waitress to refill my water. I get that Sun. afternoon is a busy time, but getting food out in a reasonable time frame and filling waters a couple of times are basic service expectations. I wouldn't go out of my way to return, esp. given that I live in the city near the Bloomfield Sandwich Shop, which offers similar food and ambiance with *way* better service. It is a convenient stop if you need a meal before hitting Antney's, though.
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