Uptown Diner

This place is one of my favorite places to go to when I'm up stupid early on a Saturday morning. I bring myself and a book and sit in a back corner.

There is a lovely 50's kitsch feel to the place. The food is good old fashioned diner food and the portions are in general HUGE. Even the half portions of their breakfast home specialties are good for two meals. In particular I like their treatment of the hashbrowns, though they do need additions of salt and pepper.

I've also enjoyed their wraps when I've been there on the rare lunch occasion. But I will admit my favorite thing to order when I get there is their biscuits and gravy. It's a very homestyle breakfast for me. And the eggs that come with it are always perfect for me.

It gets super crowded when it's time for regular brunch time. A tip, there WILL be a wait if the parking lot is full. The parking lot holds just about the number of people that can fit there.

The Mediocre Waitress

Tried a breakfast joint down the street called The Bad Waitress.

If the serve yourself thing was a little more novel, I would have found it endearing. But it seems like every hipster hangout is heading to this model lately and I'm getting annoyed by it. The decor is okay, the music is okay, the staff is okay. But if the food was great I could have embraced the schtick of the place.

The food was meh. At least, my food was meh. The pancakes did look huge. I'll give it a second shot some day. But I was not impressed. It's one big benefit is being a block and a half from my place.

*sigh*