Cameron L.
Yelp
I've lived only a couple blocks from this restaurant since it opened, and I used to go quite often, mainly for breakfast. But... every other breakfast joint in St Paul makes better hash browns than them, so I tend to go to other places. I went again the other day, just because I hadn't been there in a while. Once in a blue moon, I enjoy a good caramel roll, so I ordered one, in addition to my regular breakfast order. It was dry as dust. I'm not sure if they've always been that way, and I just had nostalgic memories, or if they've gone downhill. I finished the caramel bits and left 90% of the rest for plywood filler. My main breakfast was very good, minus the hash browns (I had one of their eggs Benedicts - I do really like their Hollandaise sauce). Now, don't get me wrong, the hash browns aren't terrible or inedible, they're simply not as good as ANYWHERE else. Capitol View: better, Hope, better, Uptowner, much better, Keys, much better. You see where I'm coming from. Then I get to the major reason I won't go back for a while: my earnest and fairly helpful waiter. Sounds good so far, right? Yes, and if it ended there, I might go back and order things that don't have "hash browns" or "caramel roll" in the name. But, my goodness, I don't know what cologne he cavorted and splashed around in that morning, but when he was around, I couldn't eat, because my nostrils were assaulted by his aroma. My eyes watered. Like the white-collar workplace, restaurant workers should severely limit or eliminate perfumes and colognes. Period. I'll try it again next year.