"9"^^ . . "Looking for a quick breakfast before stopping at the Heard and Phoenix Art Museums nearby, I landed at this homey yet contemporary spot in the historic Coronado neighborhood smack dab in the middle of Phoenix. It really does feel like a residential area with wide roads and a heavy mid-century vibe, so as I was driving on North 12th Street, I was hard pressed to think I would come across a fully functioning restaurant. Sure enough, I missed it twice before realizing that Duza's was in what looked to be a converted, brick-laden home.\n\nIt was cute inside with baked goods in a display case (photo: http://bit.ly/2u8jtqJ) and just a handful of tables, one of which luckily freed up just for me. I liked their slogan: \"Great food is not fast, and fast food is not great. Judge after you eat, not while you wait.\" It seemed to be an implicit message to Yelpers who prematurely ejaculate their reviews before finishing their meals. Both breakfast and lunch sides of the menu looked thoroughly appetizing with the Farm Stand Quinoa Salad and Ratatouille (both $5.99) sounding like healthy temptations reasonably priced.\n\nI decided to splurge a bit and ordered the $10.99 Vegetarian Breakfast Bowl, which really wasn't a bowl but a full breakfast plate with a couple of poached eggs, a thick slice of gluten-free toast, grilled tofu, and a hash made of butternut squash, crimini mushrooms, and chopped asparagus (photo: http://bit.ly/2pr2xWT). The yolks were just runny enough to satisfy and the bread was both crisply textured and impossibly soft, but the hash was the true high point with nice umami flavor. In fact, I barely missed the corned beef. Oh, who am I kidding?\n\nFOOD - 4 stars...as good a vegetarian hash as you can get\nAMBIANCE - 4 stars...compact but homey and comfy\nSERVICE - 4 stars...very attentive, especially with the coffee refills\nTOTAL - 4 stars...keep healthy by coming here for their tasty dishes"^^ . "4"^^ . . "14"^^ . "13"^^ . . "2018-03-20T00:00:00"^^ .