Tout Le Monde A.
Yelp
Oh how we had wanted Giuliana's to be somewhat like their dearly departed predecessor, Just For You. Alas, it was not to be. This refers to March 2024.
Coffee was sour and undrinkable. Even after adding enough cream to cool it down to lukewarm, it was so bad. We used to love the JFY Community Coffee and drink way too much on every visit. At $3.75, coffee should be drinkable.
We ordered a Greek Scramble and The Big Scramble. Each was oddly flavorless, so we had to douse them with several hot sauces. The Big's side of chicken apple sausage was sliced and mixed in, but wasn't hot. The shredded cheese on top wasn't warm or melted. Strange.
We each ordered biscuits with our breakfasts. They were salty, and this was made worse by salted butter.
The home fries were crispy and very good! Whew. I wanted to like something ...anything!
While the menu contains items that you'll recognize from the JFY menu, the execution was just not there. At all. We felt so cheated, spending $50 for two not-even-mediocre breakfasts.
The restroom is nicely remodeled. The seating area was always loud, but is it possible that it's even louder? A few loud tables mean that everyone else starts to yell. At least on our visit it was painfully loud - enough to require lip-reading as our primary form of communication.
I truly hope they can improve. Dogpatch needs a good and unpretentious place to eat simple yet well-prepared breakfasts and lunches. I know it's hard to follow in the footsteps of someplace that was so good for so many years, but they're cutting corners not training the kitchen staff on execution. Overall, they just don't seem to have a handle on how the food is supposed to taste.
We briefly considered ordering the beignets, for old time's sake, but didn't want to be disappointed at yet another turn for the worse.
We may return in a year or two, if they survive that long, to see if they have figured it out. But we certainly don't feel like rolling the dice at Giuliana's anytime soon.