My husband and I ended up eating brunch here by accident today. All the other places we'd thought about trying on Braddock were either closed or had ridiculously long lines. (I'm looking at you, Square Cafe!) We saw this place was open and had seating available, so we made our way inside and prepared to be spontaneous.
Since I don't like eggs and they seem to ubiquitous these days, it's always hard for me to find something to eat on a brunch menu. I had two choices here: french toast with strawberry balsamic jam or plaintain-chocolate chip pancakes. After much deliberation, I went with the french toast, and unfortunately, I found it lacking. The bread was really dry, and there was not enough strawberry jam to make it palatable. I don't remember ever needing a knife to cut french toast before, but I did today! The jam tasted really good, though.
My husband had a plate with two eggs, home fries, a piece of toast, and a sausage patty. He thought the sausage was really great! I got to taste a little bit, and it had a lot of cayenne pepper in it, as well as other herbs and spices. I suspect this is something they make in-house. The rest of his meal was just so-so, and although the portion size was perfectly fine, it looked skimpy on the huge dinner plate they served it on.
I don't think I'd come back here again for brunch, as it was nothing special, but if you're waiting in line forever at the Square Cafe, you should know that you have this other option.