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| - This used to be The Good Egg and was purchased and remodeled. The Good Egg was decent, but nothing to write home about, so we were excited to give the new place a try.
As we walked in we were impressed with the new decor. It's kind of like urban farm meets steam punk. Very modern feel and clean.
We had a 15-20 min wait on Sunday morning, but they have a nice waiting / conversation area with very comfortable chairs and free coffee while you wait. This was a very nice touch. The staff/managers running the reception area were very nice and noticeably upbeat and enthusiastic, which is a nice change compared to most places these days. They also told us in the future that we can put our name in over the phone up to 30 min before arrival. That's a nice feature.
The menu is typical for a breakfast/brunch/lunch place. Egg dishes, pancakes, sandwiches, etc. The food matches the decor with kind of a modern farm twist on traditional dishes.
I ordered the Parma Hash (an Italian-themed egg skillet), and my wife ordered the Biscuits & Turkey Sausage Gravy with Eggs. For the kid we ordered the chocolate chip pancake with sausage.
Overall, the food was uninspired. Just like a Mexican restaurant can be judged by its salsa, a breakfast place can be judged by its breakfast potatoes. And the potatoes here are very blah. They have no color (a good breakfast potato should be browned), no flavor and seem like they are maybe just steamed in a big pot. A few of the potatoes on my plate were not cooked all the way through.
My wife complained that the biscuit was not hearty and easily disintegrated in the gravy. She also noted that the sausage gravy did not seem to have any sausage in it, or had been whipped to heavily, but noted that the gravy had good flavor.
The chocolate chip pancake seemed good and the kid enjoyed it.
The highlight of the whole meal was the toast! A thick slice of freshly made whole grain bread, lathered with melted butter. It was delicious!
I could definitely see going back here again for a light breakfast during the week, such as an egg and toast with coffee, but would never return for that traditional American breakfast we all crave on a weekend morning.
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