Cadillac Cafe
So for a long time Cadillac Cafe has been a favorite. I mean, who doesn’t love the place, especially since they remodeled? But we hadn’t been there in while, and today I was really bummed about my breakfast! I remember days when your plate was heaped with a huge omelet, and those crispy Cadillac potatoes? Mmm-mmm-good. Back then it was, anyway. I noticed when we went this morning that there was no line. NO LINE on a Saturday morning. I though, well, it is only 9:30. But still, you used to have to camp out to get a table Sat and Sun mornings. Or order to go. So we waltzed right in, sat down, and ordered. Everything came super fast, we had mimosas (funny, I told our waiter Justin that I was fine with water, but I got a mimosa anyway, I just figured what the heck, that’s what brunch is for, right?)
Caleb ordered the special, which was french toast with pomegranate molasses syrup, but when he got it, there was hardly any syrup on it, Justin said the kitchen was “going light” because it was running out. So he also brought regular syrup, which was nice, but wouldn’t you think that the kitchen would keep giving normal portions until they ran out, not half portions because they didn’t want to say “We’re out”? The french toast was wonderful though, dipped in custard, the syrup really tangy. I had the special omelet, which came with potatoes and breakfast bread. I subbed the potatoes out for fruit (which cost $2, ridiculous) and all I got was a small slice of pineapple and a small piece of watermelon. For an extra $2. You goddabekiddinme. The omelet was about the size of a Reser’s burrito, and the onions were still raw inside. It had (some) chorizo sausage, cilantro, tomatoes and sour cream. For $9, you can get much better omelets elsewhere. (Like even Elmer’s for heavens sake!) The breakfast bread was still super yummy though. And two mimosa’s later, I was not caring as much. Caleb tried the pear mimosa, really good stuff, and only $4.50. I think I’m going to be headed for fuller plates next time I want brunch though. Justin, our server, was attentive and great. Although I would have appreciated being told my fruit was going to cost me so much, especially after giving up the potatoes. Which brings me to a funny, at first I just asked Caleb if he wanted my potatoes (he loves hash browns and stuff) and he looks around furtively, and says “Don’t tell anyone, but I don’t really like the Cadillac potatoes.” But I think he is in the minority, most people love them. Located at 1801 NE Broadway, open 6am-2:30pm M-F, 7am-3pm Sa-Su.