eric stevenson
Google
I've been here a few times and tried a variety of the food, and have mixed opinions.
The coffee is solid, there's really nothing wrong here and I've been happy every time. Typically when I stop by it's just for a coffee.
I enjoy the pancake donuts, but every once in a while they have been pretty tough, as if sitting out for much of the day. The problem is the price, they really aren't that much food and you're paying much more than either a pancake or donut should cost. Fun to try but seems like a bit of a gimmick. I'd be much happier with traditional breakfast breads and the toppings already there, like biscuits and gravy instead of donuts and gravy, a good piece of cornbread with the toppings, or even just a small plate of pancakes with them.
The bagels they just started serving are "imported from New York", but come out of a plastic sleeve and taste like a high end grocery store bagel or lower end bagel shop. Mine was reheated in a food warmer, to the point that it was crisp and dry. A good bagel shouldn't need that treatment. I'd be happier to just have good bagels made locally than sub-par bagels shipped in.
The hash browns or tater tots that I had might have been the worst item, and I'm not even sure if they are on the menu anymore. They were also reheated in the food warmer thing and were extremely overcooked and hard throughout. They seemed like they would have been good if they weren't reheated.
Overall, I've liked certain things at Ringo and disliked other things. The problem is consistently the reheated nature of the food and the value of the donuts. I have high hopes that these are growing pains of a new business and that they will iron things out in the future.
