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| - Good morning neighbors. We checked out South Mountain Cafe this morning. This place is destined to be a little gem in our community. SMC is family owned by a dad and son team, Jose and Jose Jr. Dad is the chef in the back with decades of experience which shows in the food. Jose Jr. Is managing and making sure everything is satisfactory.
Like many of my favorite places in South Phoenix, the exterior is a little unpolished, but once inside you will find an immaculately clean restaurant. I have to say it's one of the cleanest I've seen. Probably Dad's years in the business shining thorough.
Now, let's talk food. I ordered the South Mountain Breakfast. Only order this if you have a big appetite or someone to share. All of the servings we received were large portions for a good price. But they haven't skimped on quality. The gravy on my order and the pancake in my son's order were either home made or quality mix. They didn't have the after taste that less quality mixes have.
The pancake..big fluffy, covered in candied pecans and whipped cream. We also ordered the cheese crisp breakfast. Which was a cheese crisp, covered in pico de gallo and an egg. The SM breakfast came with potatoes. Normally, I ignore potatoes, they are just bland. Not these, they are cooked with purple onion, red and green bell pepper, giving them a very home made taste and lots of flavor.
Jose said that their goal is quality food at a reasonable price. I think they are well on their way to that goal.
They have officially been open two days, so forgive any operational opening glitches. They are very customer service oriented and attentive.
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