Biscuits Cafe

Another brewfest weekend, another large breakfast in prep. The wife and I decided to return to Biscuits Cafe since we hadn't been there in quite a while.

Our food arrived soon and, having gone with the side o' cakes and red potatoes instead of browns, our little table was soon a bit cramped. So I quickly (too quickly as it's pretty blurry) took a picture:


It's very much the southern style of prep. The gravy was a bit tasteless so I really had to pour on the pepper which you can see in my next blurry photo:

But the size of the steak was perfectly matched to the other elements in the combined nutritional breakfast. That impressed me greatly, being able to strike that balance instead of just overwhelming you. The flavor on the steak and breading was pretty good but that gravy was still a bit of a distraction. But it's a very good entry onto the list here.

Great selection, good fresh food, and good service - Biscuits is well worth the trip.

The Overlook

CFS at The Overlook
Originally uploaded by ScrumpyFU

Another brewfest rolled around (the Organic Brewfest this time) so a nearby proper breakfast was in order. So we hit up the Overlook (1332 N. Skidmore) as it had been recommended for CFS to me recently.

We'd been here a couple times previously but I didn't remember ordering the CFS. First off, lemme say this: If "best CFS" was qualified by portion size then the Overlook would win, hands down. As you can see from the pic the CFS gets its own plate; mine even had three pieces (2 large, one small) on it, drowned in decent gravy. Like the Hungry Tiger Too it's a huge meal for $10. That's also a nice plus.

However, I hate to say it but it almost had too much gravy going on there. When the gravy's over an inch thick across the entire plate you might want to scale it back because it can alter taste, among other things. The breading on the steak was done alright but fairly flavorless - as was also the case with the meat itself. It was just bland, devoid of any flavor whatsoever. If it hadn't been swimming in that sausage gravy I think it would only have had texture, no flavor really at all. I mean, I had to salt and pepper it - that's how unflavored it was. That's extremely rare for me to do but this just demanded it.

It might be a good introduction for someone to the CFS world but you'd quickly want to graduate to the next level.