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| - Had my first breakfast there this past Thursday morning. We were greeted and seated promptly, drink orders taken and quickly delivered, then placed our breakfast orders. I ordered the pancake combo (three pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon) and a side of hash browns. One in our party had eggs benedict and another had the southwest scramble with gravy added over his biscuit. My scrambled was fine, bacon serving excellent but the pancakes were heavy, with an aftertaste stronger than buttermilk (I suspect they add buckwheat flour, which made the pancakes too heavy and chewy, robbing the diner of the lightness of a good pancake.) I was surprised that the hash browns were good. On the platter they looked undercooked, with minimum browning. However they were mostly cooked and I expect they do a little steaming on the grill to achieve that effect. I sampled my friend's biscuit and gravy and that tasted good. I suspect I'd go with the biscuit and gravy combo if I visit again. Regarding the coffee, if you are not a fan of dark roast I guess it's okay. To me, a dark roast drinker, I found it weak and flavorless. With respect to pricing, yes, Biscuits is a bit pricey. $3.00 for rather pedestrian coffee is a bit much. And the meal prices are about an average $3 bucks more than taste and quality justified. However there are always trade-offs. For a bit more than IHOP or Denny's you get better quality food, and a little more of it. Other than my advice to avoid the pancakes, I give this place 3 stars for service and quality of food. This would be my "go to" breakfast place if they shaved the prices a tad. Our tab was $55 dollars for three breakfasts, two of us having coffee, one only orange juice. I gauge that $45 dollars ($15 each for an average breakfast, with coffee, would be just about right.) That $55 dollar tab for three breakfasts has me still looking for a place that balances price and quality.
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