We're trying something new here at Minnesota Stories: Restaurant and café reviews. First up is the new coffee shop/breakfast joint from the owner of the Spyhouse coffee shop, The Bad Waitress. I have to say I love the pulp fiction-inspired name and logo. Overall we liked it, and we are especially happy they serve breakfast all day. Lori had a bit of bad spinach and found her omelette a bit thin on the goodies, but my scramble with was full of gooey gouda goodness.
We don't have a rating system per se, but Lori gave it "3.5 out of 5 whatevers" and I gave it "2.5 3* out of 4 eyebrows." Yes, we realize we're annoying amateurs. But we won't be stopped. Next week, another café with a great menu.
* I later realized I was letting Lori's bad spinach infiltrate my own experience. I had yummy food, for cheap, in a nice atmosphere. What's not to like? Girl Friday also gives it 3 eyebrows.
Posted by Minnesota Stories on December 29, 2005 10:49 AM
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A very important factor in the choice of a breakfast joint is the coffee. How was it?
Spy House is a classic. Decent coffee, great atmosphere. There are only a small handful of places in the world as comfortable and enjoyable as the Spy House.
Plus, I've got a soft spot for places that smell like smoke even though nobody smokes anymore.
Loved the video review, as I'm usually a little intimidated to try new places, worrying that I'm not hip enough. So it's nice to see what a place, and the food, really looks like.
Too much attitude there about cleaning my table. I won't return. Food was standard, no complaints, but when you get flack for asking for something basic, like a clean place to eat, then my attitude is, "there are too many other places to spend my hard-earned $$." Screw that.
Posted by: Bad Waitress indeed at December 30, 2005 08:37 PM
chuck, the term is "rank amateurs." as in YOU SMELL, YOU STINKY BASTARDS! har har har.
bad spinach really irks me, it was a frequent problem with the eggs florentine at the Egg & I. if video is anything to be trusted, though, the toast and 'taters did look really good. next time please bring some kind of scent-capturing device. we need smell-o-vision, now.
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