I went to Benedict's Cafe today with a friend when we were in search of a good place for brunch in North Phoenix. After seeing the latest article in Phoenix Magazine where it was mentioned as one of the top 369 delicious meals under $10 we thought we'd check it out.
The place is super small in a CircleK strip mall. Really only seats 10 people inside. You have to order at a counter.
Naturally, after reading the article we both ordered the weekend special - eggs Benedict on a tarragon biscuit with country potatoes.
Shortly after we sat down the girl from the counter said they ran out of potatoes that were supposed to come with our dish. So, we each got a small side of fruit salad and 1 order of sourdough toast instead. One other guy at the next table had to select a different side too.
But we were still optimistic the eggs Benedict would be good. However, we were pretty disappointed. Although it was an edible dish it wouldn't bring either of us back. The eggs were over cooked, the hollandaise sauce was far too lemony and the tarragon biscuits, although very flavorful, were very hard and dry- especially around the edges.
I ate all of mine (because I was starving) but my friend (whose eggs were cooked even more than mine) complained and they attempted to fix them. Instead of re-doing the presentation, they just re-did one of the eggs - which of course now was slightly undercooked with runny translucent egg white.
So, sad to say i don't think I will be back. But hopefully they can step things up after the Phoenix Magazine article!