Six Down....At LEAST EIGHT To Go!!

OK, folks....here are my preliminary results.

Keep in mind, these are TOTALLY subjective.  I KNOW how I like my eggs, my bacon, my coffee, etc...

As stated before, I've ordered the SAME thing at every establishment.  The ONLY variation I've instructed about food prep, is how to prepare my eggs.  When I ask for a side order of bacon, I want to see how these places "normally" prepare bacon.

The six restaurants I've visited so far:

Mama's
Fat Boyz
Lazy Rooster
Amy's Kitchen
Old Stage Restaurant
The Harvest

My findings:

Overall, service is REALLY good.  But, I must add, that when I order ONE piece of whole wheat toast, I ONLY want one, because I WILL NOT eat the other and I don't believe in wasting food.  The 2 places that I received 2 slices of toast, there was no notation on the ticket that I only wanted one.  Also, one place buttered my toast on the SECOND visit.  Granted, I never asked for it to NOT be buttered, but on the morning before, it wasn't.

Atmosphere:
Of the 6, three really stood out as having a pleasant environment:  Fat Boyz, Old Stage, and The Harvest.  Of the others, decor was minimal, dimly lit, too small, dated, or in need of repair.

Quality/Amount of food:
Granted, I'm TOTALLY being subjective here, but when I go out for a breakfast, I KNOW WHAT I LIKE AND HOW IT IS PREPARED!
With that being said......
It's pretty hard to screw up 2 eggs over-easy....but a few places just didn't get it to my liking. One place had a lot of "crusty edges" to their eggs (that makes me gag)....one place got my eggs over-done on my FIRST visit, but was perfect the second. But, overall, the BEST TASTING EGGS that I've had, have been from The Harvest.  I don't know what they cook them in, but their "doneness" was PERFECT - firmly set whites and a silky yolk - and had a "seasoned" flavor.  DELICIOUS!!

Bacon?  A totally different story.  "Most" bacon is adequate.  Like I said earlier, I never order my bacon "extra crispy" or "partially done".....I just order it and rate what the kitchen puts out.  The BIGGEST disappointment was at Mama's.  I'm still questioning if that was even pork bacon.  It was flavorless and reminded me of turkey bacon.....BLECH!!  Plus, everyone else offered 3 strips of bacon as a side...Mama's - only 2.  One establishment had "fair" bacon one day and really good the next.....You guessed it - the same place that eggs were different.  That restaurant was The Lazy Rooster.  The bacon that BLEW ME AWAY??  Old Stage!  Their bacon was flavorful and was cooked PERFECTLY?

Coffee...
Three places offer HUGE cups (12 oz.?) cups of coffee....three only offer 6 oz.  I am a ONE CUP coffee drinker, so it was good to have that little bit extra.  Unfortunately, you have to PAY for that....

Which bring me to....COST!

Overall, the best bang for your buck, BY FAR, is Amy's Kitchen.  My meal was $3.84 before tip!  And the food is good enough that you can forgive the surroundings.  Both times I was there, there were several folks eating, so she's doing a GOOD business!  But I wonder if she couldn't boost her bottom line by charging A LITTLE bit more!

Worst value?  Old Stage.  The same exact meal I got from Amy's, was $8.07 before tip!  Granted, their bacon is EXCELLENT!  And, they do have that large cup of coffee....but $1.50 for coffee?  $5.99 for 2 eggs, 3 strips of bacon, and one piece of toast?  

I hope each of you will try out these place and let me know what YOU think!

And now....to 8 more!!