3/5 EE G. 4 months ago on Google • 229 reviews
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I'm
really
not
understanding
the
over-the-top
buzz
for
this
place;
it's
the
only
brunchy
establishment
in
the
immediate
area,
which
explains
the
local
appeal
but
beyond
that
I'm
pretty
mystified.
I
came
here
yesterday
in
the
late
morning
with
my
top-tier
chums
for
a
bite.
Two
of
us
had
been
here
maybe
a
decade
or
so
ago
and
had
favorable
impressions
though
so
much
time
had
elapsed
that
I
didn't
remember
any
specifics
beyond
the
check
coming
in
a
cute
little
mailbox
(which
is
still
the
case).
Right
off
the
bat,
I
didn't
have
a
great
vibe.
They
don't
take
reservations
(which
is
fine)
so
the
first
person
to
show
up
in
our
crew
put
a
name
in
to
wait.
They
were
told
that
the
wait
was
about
30
minutes.
It
ended
up
being
closer
to
40
minutes
from
then,
which
I
understand
is
not
an
exact
science
but
once
we
were
on
the
premises
it
was
clear
that
the
staff
was
not
prepared
to
manage
dawdlers.
There
was
at
least
one
party
in
there
that
had
finished
their
food
well
before
we
all
got
there,
and
no
attempt
was
made
by
the
staff
to
move
that
along,
which
I
think
they
should
be
prioritizing
when
there's
literally
customers
bunched
in
the
front
waiting
for
a
table.
That
table
of
people
actually
stayed
throughout
most
of
our
meal
as
well,
which
means
they
were
there
for
about
two
hours,
and
it
could
have
been
longer.
Meanwhile,
you
have
parties
inside
and
outside
just
standing
around
when
the
seating
is
extremely
limited.
I
understand
that
that
can
be
an
awkward
situation
for
the
staff,
especially
at
a
more
blue-collar
dinery
establishment
like
this,
but
you
CAN
go
over
a
little
more
often,
ask
if
they
want
the
check,
etc.
There
are
ways
to
expedite
dawdlers
without
massively
confronting
them.
We
watched
the
guy
at
the
register
(who
was
very
nice,
by
the
way)
shoot
them
a
few
looks,
but
it
was
completely
ineffective
and
he
flat
out
should
have
been
more
aggressive/proactive.
Huge
miss
in
my
book.
It
was
also
nippy
out
so
we
spent
most
of
our
wait
in
the
very
small
front
area
that
can't
comfortably
accommodate
more
than
one
or
two
people
there,
so
we
were
constantly
being
shuttled
aside
by
other
customers
or
staff
to
gain
access
to
the
fridge
for
milk,
etc.
Bottom
line:
if
you
don't
have
the
space
to
handle
groups
of
people
waiting
for
a
table,
you
need
to
be
willing
and
able
to
turn
the
tables
over
more
frequently.
That's
not
just
on
the
oblivious
diners
-
that's
on
you
as
the
proprietor
(for
what
it's
worth,
my
chums
thought
that
was
almost
exclusively
on
the
diners,
but
they're
more
than
welcome
to
roll
up
their
sleeves
and
write
their
own
account).
Anyway.
Our
waitress
was
excellent.
Very
friendly
and
definitely
took
a
lot
of
the
bad
taste
of
the
wait
out
of
our
mouths.
She
had
strong
opinions
about
most
of
the
menu
items
we
referenced,
which
I
liked,
and
although
it
took
a
while
for
the
food
to
show
up,
that
clearly
wasn't
on
her.
I
got
the
Chicken
Za
Za
or
something
(I
just
spent
five
minutes
online
looking
for
the
actual
name,
but
it
seems
to
be
a
super
recent
menu
addition
-
basically
chicken
and
waffles),
which
came
with
raspberry
drizzle.
I
liked
how
the
chicken
was
prepared,
pre-cut
into
manageable
slices,
which
made
this
dish
much
more
low
maintenance.
Very
nice
presentation
overall.
Surprisingly
though,
it
was
pretty
bland;
the
raspberry
drizzle
was
barely
detectable
so
I
think
they
either
need
an
additional
ingredient
for
this
(maybe
the
waffle
and
chicken
by
definition
are
soaking
up
a
lot
of
the
taste?)
or
a
lot
more
of
the
drizzle.
It
wasn't
bad
but
I
was
a
little
disappointed
in
that
one.
The
fries
that
came
with
everyone
else's
dishes
were
excellent;
perfectly
crispy.
I
ate
quite
a
few
of
those
as
well.
I
only
had
a
water,
but
I
did
notice
that
we
had
someone
stop
by
very
frequently
to
check
on
both
the
water
and
coffee
levels
of
our
drinks,
so
that's
a
positive
as
well.
This
place
wasn't
bad,
but
I
would
absolutely
never
wait
more
than
10
minutes
here
again.
And
we
know
now
from
experience
that
the
10
minutes
would
likely
be
an
underestimate.