3 1/2 stars
Nice concept (Egyptian breakfast/coffee shop) and vibe and a good addition to the neighbourhood.
We visited around 8:30 on a Sunday morning with our toddler and were promptly offered a high chair, which was awesome. The service in general was quite good.
Unfortunately they did not have the Egyptian Falafel that day (apparently they were having difficulty sourcing the quails eggs or something) so we ordered the Cairo Classic (hard boiled egg, fava beans, falafel and balady), the Basturma scramble (spiced scrambled eggs with cured beef) and the date grilled cheese with lentil soup for the little one.
I didn't find the service to be unreasonably slow (perhaps because it wasn't busy when we arrived) but they definitely could improve the timing of dishes as each of our three items came out well after the previous one rather than all together or close together.
The food was different and tasty (especially the grilled cheese and lentil soup), though didn't blow my mind either. That being said, I don't think I've had Egyptian food since I was in Egypt many, many years ago.
Presentation of the food was lovely. The table next to us got the Po'Boy, which looked amazing, so I'd probably order that next time around.