. "2016-05-30T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . . "Basis for my starred ratings (which skews heavily to the food or drink):\n1 star: Never again.\n2 stars: Poor food, poor experience, extraordinary measures in order for me to come back.\n3 stars: Average, nothing really special, nothing particularly bad.\n4 stars: Very good, would definitely return.\n5 stars: A favorite, one of the best.\n\nThe food here is barely above 3 stars, more like 3.5. I've rated this place a 4 for reasons I'll list a little later.\n\nI like independent breakfast joints. They usually have something special or different that the big chains lack. Like I said, the food here is generally 3.5-level. There are a lot of microwaves here. But it bumps up to a 4 for a the following: the bacon here is thick and good, the coffee was also solid, they have hash browns that are served crispy, and they have the \"Not So Common\" - a plate with 2 eggs, hashbrowns, and an order of biscuits and gravy. I've never seen this combo at any other place as a plate, and it's $8. It's almost all my favorite breakfast foods on a single plate, and this alone almost warrants the bump to 4 stars.\n\nThe pancakes here are average. The hashbrowns taste average. The biscuit was ok. Ordered a plain bagel, untoasted, with cream cheese. Can't even compare this thing to NYC or Montreal or some other bagel joints - it was not that good. BUT, all those things listed above, bring up the rating."^^ . "4"^^ . "4"^^ . "1"^^ . .