My first time here today. I am excited about the new location going in next to Starbucks up at Portage Crossing.
At first glance, this made an impression on me.
From the very organized and CLEAN condiments...including a nice dish of creamers to sugar in the raw--- everything was in order--- as all restaurants should aspire to be.
The waitress was kind of impersonable, which was fine.
But very sufficient.
Our food arrived very quickly considering they were at about 70%
Capacity to my observations.
I got the Florentine eggs benedict. It was very well presented and fresh. The poached eggs were cooked perfectly and actually
if I had to complain about anything, I thought the eggs were EXTREMELY tiny. I mean these were very very small eggs.
I would personally do a quick toss on the grill with the spinach,....... and maybe season it some....but that's just me. Perhaps idk the true tradition of this dish. I personally think it would be more cohesive with a wilted spinach rather than raw. And definitely could have used a bit more hollandaise......as you can see in my pic. The ratio of egg&hollandaise to English muffin/spinach is quite different. (Aka....they skimped on the good stuff)
Seasoning goes as long way as well.
I also got a blueberry pancake and it was cooked perfectly. Again, the only observation I can see....is it appeared as if it wasn't made with a milk/buttermilk base.....and I can only tell that because of my culinary experience. I could be wrong . But I'm almost certain they use some water or possibly dry milk/water mixture in there somewhere.
It was a really nice experience. And to the average Joe eating breakfast here...anyone would be impressed.
Only with my personal experience of food costs....I do agree with alot of the other yelpers stating that the prices are on the high end of things. Not saying this is a bad thing. I'm just making a statement.
I know how much a case of eggs cost from USFoods.... They are definitely making a profit here. $31 for 2 breakfasts. 1 coffee and 1 OJ is kinda steep.....
But----
I will try something else upon a return visit or ask them to cook it and dress it to my specifications.....and see how much better it is------ however, i am excited about getting our own on this side of town!!!!!