Degana F.
Yelp
I'm not a breakfast person per se, but every so often, I get a hankering for some morning vittles. This particular day was Blueberry Pancakes (another Lisa'ism to note is I don't like blueberries). *shakes head*. Anyway, open digital food Bible (Yelp) and chose Broken Yolk.
The ambiance was light and airy, and service was attentive and super quick.
They have an extensive menu with multiple choices of Skillets, Benedicts, and South of the Border options.
As I scanned the menu, I saw lemon ricotta pancakes, which I do like, and yet somehow I ended up with BYC fave menu item..."Sweet Trio." Described as "A sampling of our BYC favorites! One slice of Tiki Toast, one slice of Crunchy French Toast and one Cinna-Cake."
Some context the Tiki Toast read: "Try me!" in my mind. Kings Hawaiian bread grilled golden brown topped with shredded coconut and some other stuff. And my Grandson had recently shared that he had a cinnamon bun pancake (at a different restaurant), and it was the best thing ever. This made me want to try BYCs. So, I guess there is a vague reason I ended up with the Sweet Trio.
My order came out in 4 mins and 37 seconds. The presentation was lovely!
Tiki Toast was not as flavorful as I hoped or it looked. Sad to say, I found it bland. Considering the ingredients, it had so much potential to be POW!!
The texture of the Cinna-Cake was unpleasant to me. The cinnamon was grainy and didn't blend into the pannycake. The party in my mouth I was excited about got rained out.
Crunchy French Toast completed the Trio. Bread rolled with Frosted Flakes, crushed almonds, and some other stuff. The outside was so sweet I got a toothache (not really).
The server asked how my meal was and I reluctantly expressed, I didn't like any of them. Her positive, accommodating attitude made me feel a little less bad about sharing my truth with her. She ran down a laundry list of suggestions to replace my meal. I settled on hashbrowns and bacon. And like my Sweet Trio, my new order came out in 3 minutes and 4 seconds...with apologies... as if! No, I am the one who is sorry.
Their hashbrowns are 5 out of 5! But they're just hashbrowns, you may think. Achieving a well done middle that doesn't taste like shredded, sweated potatoes with a BROWN, crispy outside that's doesn't taste burnt, ain't easy. BYC does this well and needs to be acknowledged for it.
And the bacon was cooked to my liking which is somewhere in between firm and wiggly and it wasn't salty. Also my preference.
My partner had the Chicken Fried Steak meal. He said it was seasoned well and really liked the white gravy. He said he could tell the eggs were "real and fresh". He had home fries with his meal and like their hashbrowns, these were great!
I can not not recommend BYC as someone who doesn't really "do" breakfast. If breakfast is your JAM, BYC may check your cereal boxes. (See what I did there).
Give them a try and let me know what I should have ordered.