"Be it breakfast or brunch, this laid-back Cascade cafe generally keeps a crowd. It’s not that we have a problem waiting for a seat along the long, upholstered bench or in one of the tight tables in the middle of the room. We’d just rather beat the social hour rush to our gulf shrimp and flounder over jalapeño grits. The same goes for the parsley potatoes. They're good enough to be a meal, but once they’re topped with sizzling steak, an egg, and parsley, the photogenic plate turns into something so euphoric you’ll have zero regrets about leaving the house in sweats." - nina reeder, juli horsford, demarco williams, jacinta howard
"“It’s my absolute favorite breakfast-slash-brunch spot, from the fried green tomatoes to the pancakes [and] the fried fish, which is so crispy and seasoned to perfection. And the customer service is always top tier. When you go in there, you feel community. You see people that remind you of your aunts, or remind you of your grandmother and grandfather. But you also see people, your kinfolk, that remind you of your little cousins or your little brothers or your sisters, and then the generation that they bred, so you see babies. It gives you a real sense of family and community, especially with the warm hospitality. It's a really feel-good place.”" - jacinta howard
"With locations in Cascade and Fayetteville, Gocha’s Breakfast Bar is so popular that if you’re not there by 9am sharp, their walk-up food truck might be your best bet." - jacinta howard, juli horsford
"This buzzy breakfast bar on Cascade Road continues to draw people in daily for French toast, salmon, egg, and cheese croissants, breakfast burritos, and chicken and waffles paired with bottomless mimosas and classic breakfast cocktails. It is located in the Fayetteville and Cascade neighborhoods. Open every day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m." - Lia Picard
"If we’re telling you to be at the host stand at 9am sharp, it’s for a good reason. If you’re not at this busy Cascade diner when it opens, you might as well detour to a drive-thru. It’s not that we wouldn’t wait for Gocha’s delicious gulf shrimp and flounder over jalapeno grits. We’d just rather eat the dish than be stuck dreaming about it in a line outside. The parsley potatoes are good enough to eat as a meal, but once they’re topped with sizzling steak, an egg, and parsley, the photogenic dish turns into something so euphoric you’ll have zero regrets about leaving the house in sweats." - demarco williams, nina reeder, jacinta howard