My goal is for people to read and be interested in my writing, and I don't want to hurt this restaurant. However, it remains the case that I gave this restaurant three tries and it struck out three times in the paramount area of flavor. When I ordered scrambled eggs and bacon, the only palatable foods were the fruit garnish and the water. The bacon was limp and chewy and the hash browns were bland, excessively greasy and soft. You got one piece of toast, and were charged extra to exchange for a biscuit or English muffin--pretty cheesy for such a negligible improvement in bread product. As for the coffee, it reminded me of a Tom Waits song in which his entree starts to attack his cup of coffee, but the coffee's "just not strong enough to defend itself."
On the positive side, this was what I think of as an Old Person restaurant, and I actually really like those. The average age of the customer each time I was there was about 70-90 years old, complete with attendant caregivers. I like the gentle atmosphere of such places, and the wait staff is usually very patient and respectful. I wish I had liked eating here more, because I would certainly go for breakfast by myself to read or study while I ate, and to people-watch.
I've looked through public review sites, and they seem to either love or hate this restaurant, not much in between. You may feel the same, so if you have time and you're into breakfast like I am, you should come here at least once or twice. Find out if you're on the side of the lovers or the haters. If you'd like, I'll go again and report back with more recent information. Don't expect me to do so without a push, though.
- Address: 9749 Holman Rd NW (same shopping center as QFC)
- Parking: Easy and plentiful, since it's by a grocery store & other businesses.
- Cost: $7-$12 range for my area of breakfasty foods.
- Quality: See above.
- Wait: Not bad at all.
- Coffee (since this is Seattle): see above.
- Menu/Variety: Very American; a bit more in the standard greasy-spoon range that you'll find in commercial chains and truck stops. A lot of onions and mushrooms included in the scrambles, which makes them pretty scanty once I've asked for those ingredients to be left out. If I were to try here again, I think I would order bacon and eggs with hashbrowns, or a House Omelette minus onions and mushrooms (making it a spinach & feta omelette). Lunches are also served.
- Extras: I liked sitting in their glassed-in alcove on the north side of the restaurant; it had great light and interesting plantings outside.
- Payment: not noted on website.
- Website: http://www.pattyseggnestrestaurant.net/
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