Early Birds!!
Foster and I used to have a little restaurant called the Half Moon Café. Now, once and a while, we’ll go to a restaurant and it reminds me of that place and time. We don’t go out to eat that much because it’s really hard to get past plate cost vs. dollar in a lot of places. The value just isn’t there.
We are breakfast diners. The menu is usually so limited that it gets very boring, so we are always looking for somewhere special to go. We tried the EARLY BIRD Diner Saturday morning. It’s located on 17S just past the car shops, where Alex’s used to be. If you’re looking for quality over quantity this is the place. Not to say I wasn’t full, I actually left food on my plate. But there’s no sloppy all-you-can-stuff-in buffet where everyone can mingle their germs into a stew. Yum, doesn’t that sound attractive!
The diner has so much going for it. Nicole and Dexter are the top dogs here. I was told that Dexter used to be at Rosebank Café. They serve good grits, fresh tall biscuits and the apple butter was homemade, divine and 24 hours in the making. I now know what those bottled versions were trying to do. There was also a white grape jelly, house made.
Foster and I both had the special omlette and I must say it’s just like I would make it. Fresh lightly wilted spinach with just a light smathering of goat cheese and sprinkled with bacon. The flavors were complementary, balanced and very fresh tasting..
The coffee was ok, not the best, but still a good solid brew and better than most. The service friendly, not pushy. All in all the best breakfast I’ve had all year. What a great find!
Lunch looks good too; I’m thinking the roast beef with cucumber and creamy chive spread on black bread. Sounds good, as do the soups. OK, I’m there, hope to see you too.
Open
Tues – Thurs 7a-4p
Fri and Sat – 8a-4p
6p-4a
Sunday Brunch 10a-3p
Closed Monday
Filed under: Around Town, Business News, Lowcountry Lifestyle, The Chef's Table on December 14th, 2008
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