First time here - sounded good and we were looking for a breakfast spot as always. I think we arrived about 11:00 or so on warm, sunny Thursday....and there was about a 15 minute wait. We had previously advised that we would take the first open table - inside or outside. On this particular morning it was outside. The atmosphere was very pleasant and the service was prompt as we were served coffee fairly quickly.
I had the California Scramble and Honey Dear had the Mexicano omelet. We both appreciated that we could substitute the potatoes for our choice of fresh fruit or cottage cheese and perhaps another option. I chose fresh fruit and Honey Dear chose cottage cheese. Service was surprisingly quick. Nice!!
OK - everything was good but there were a few things I noticed could have used a slight improvement -
Coffee - it was ok - I've had better. A little too strong maybe and not smooth enough. It should be really good coffee if the restaurant is a breakfast joint - just my opinion.
California Scramble - pretty good, nice chunks of avocado, could have used more bacon flavor or something. I found myself putting Cholula on it to add some flavor as even the chicken in the scramble was bland. Scramble was good - nicely prepared, looked really appetizing...but missing some defining flavors.
Honey Dear really liked his Mexicano omelet - he thought the chorizo added some nice zest. He enjoyed the added avocado but thought they could have put the green sauce on the side as it did not add anything to the dish - a smidge bland.
Honey Dear opted for the side of pancakes while I opted for rye toast.
Now to some of you this might sound picky but let me say - I LOVE rye bread. Most restaurants have mediocre rye - very few have some really good, toasted and tasty rye bread. This was a mediocre rye toast place. It was good but nothing special.
Pancakes were the same - good but nothing special.
Overall we enjoyed our breakfast and would certainly return. Maybe the sweet breakfasts are the dishes that make this restaurant shine. We unfortunately like our savory breakfasts so we will have to return to see if the savory will shine on our next visit.