Rar and I went out to this little dive (sorta) at Meridian and Hamilton at the edge of San Jose. Result = awesome start to a Saturday morning. This is a very unassuming place with low-profile decor and an open kitchen. The setup is a diner, and the waitresses definitely sport the 50s diner friendliness. We went for a late brunch at 2pm (they close @3p), so the tiny joint was a bit opened up.
We ordered 1 strawberry milkshake to share, a California Omelette for me, and a Cinnamon Roll French Toast for her. All three were fantastic - both in terms of portions and the quality.
Strawberry milkshake - genuinely blended with ice cream not some crazy crap with food coloring. It was nice and thick, you can really taste the ice cream in there with the strawberry shreds. Very simple and very delish. Also, we were sharing one order and it came in two full glasses topped off with whipped cream. That is a LOT of milkshake for one order.
California Omelette with hash brown and buttered raisin toast - hash brown took up half the plate and the other half was the omelette, and the toast came separately. The hash browns I'll skip - nothing special, tasted well with pepper and ketchup. The omelette was stacked 4 inches high, fluffy with 4 eggs and perhaps a lotta milk, and filled with turkey, tomato, avocado and jack cheese. Solid yet soft, every forkful was accompanied by some Tabasco and ketchup for a nice kick. The buttered raisin toast was just a single slice cut into fours, and I jammed every one of them. Since this dish was so big, I ate in "rounds" - every round was a bite of toast with jam, a little bit of hash brown, a sip of the shake, and a forkful of omelette. Simply tasty goodness.
Rar had the Cinnamon Roll French Toast, which turned out to be 4 cinnamon buns served french toast style and lightly sprinkled with powdered sugar. Damn that dish was sweet - the syrup was NOT necessary. Since it was a cinnamon roll was french toasted, it was more dense than fluffy, brown sugar glaze at the bottom. The apple compote that came with the dish had a very creamy taste and homemade feel to it. Feels like the inside of a very well made apple pie. The dish was certainly meant to be shared - HUGE, and a bit too sweet.
Overall the experience was fantastic - great service, great food. No view or anything but the focus is completely on the food. I would take anyone here who is a fan of American breakfast. Come to think about breakfasts, I believe I'd prefer American style out of all ethnic styles. 100% worth checking out!
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