The Red Arrow Diner - 19

Date: 9/25/10

Restaurant: Red Arrow Diner   
Address: 63 Union Square   
City: Milford   
Phone: 249-9222

Web site: www.redarrowdiner.com   

Breakfast Hours: 24/7       

The day after Sven and I went to the Red Arrow Diner a friend of mine took me out for a belated birthday brunch. If you are ever in the Greenfield, MA area and are looking for some really good food, check out Hope & Olive. Out-of-this-world delicious! Well, thanks to Sarah and Hope & Olive, I was able to forget about my food experience at the Red Arrow.

Eggs **
Underdone. 
       
   
Potatoes *
Kind: Home Fries
Terrible. No seasoning of any kind. Way underdone even after Sven requested that they be cooked well done. Why doesn't anyone get it? It is baffling.   
   
Toast *
Kind: Sven - Cinnamon Raisin, Olga - Wheat   
Homemade? No
Tasted as though it had been pre-toasted and then just sat around waiting for someone to order it. The slices were tiny, cold, dry (even though it had been buttered) and kind of spongy.
  
   
SERVER RECOMMENDATION
Our server wasn't very helpful with recommendations. All she did was point out the "Queen's" breakfast, which basically consisted of eggs, meat, pancakes or french toast, potatoes... that kind of thing.   

Red Arrow Omelet w/some sort of "cheese" sauce.

SVEN'S BREAKFAST * Red Arrow Omelet w/Pan Fries and Toast
The omelet consisted of ham (which was pretty good...oven-cooked, not canned), mushrooms (fresh), onions, green peppers, tomatoes and cheddar. The omelet came with a "cheese" sauce on the top. We aren't sure if this is what they were calling the "cheddar". It was kind of gross. Basically it just wasn't good.

Veggie Hashbrown Special = blah

OLGA'S BREAKFAST ** Veggie Hashbrown Special with 2 Eggs and Toast
The hasbrowns were undercooked. There were a few crispy pieces, but not many. The vegetables were decent and it was blanketed with cheddar. Real cheese, not the sauce like on Sven's. The eggs, which I ordered over-easy, were underdone. The toast was horrible. There was absolutely no flavor to the meal. I kept adding more and more salt, hoping for just a little bit of flavor to hit my tongue.

SERVICE ****
Other than having to ask twice for water (a big pet peeve of mine) they got the job done.

DECOR ****
The outside of the diner was really cool looking. The inside would have been much better if were able to see beyond all the marketing graphics. It seemed too commercial, which took away from the uniqueness of a diner.
   
NOTES
It was busy, lively place. The was quite a bit of franchise and merchandise promotion, which along with all the graphics, and the bad food left us feeling pretty disappointed about the place. However, we were SO happy to be having breakfast together, that it just didn't matter!

SVEN'S TAKE    

So, Olga and I went to the Red Arrow Diner — did you know you can buy a franchise for this place? The diner used to be a real authentic local place to eat, and then it was purchased by the original Red Arrow Diner in Manchester, NH as the first franchise expansion. Apparently this place is frequented by Adam Sandler, and you can actually get a franchise. The menu looked enticing, especially the part where they tell you that you can get a franchise. I guess anyone can eat here, and you can just purchase a plate of eggs and potatoes and bacon; but if you want to get a whole restaurant out of the deal, they are more than willing to sell you a franchise. The food sucked, but I hear the franchise opportunity is really amazing. Our breakfast was a little more expensive than I would have expected from a local place, but not as expensive as buying the whole franchise. Do you think all of this talk about franchise opportunities is annoying? So did Sven and Olga.    
    
    
    
    
   

Shyrl's Diner - 18

Date: 9/4/10

Restaurant: Shyrl's Diner  
Address: 31 Main Street  
City: West Lebanon  
Phone: 298-6918

It's been a little bit since we ate at Shyrl's. Sven and I took off for Swan's Island, ME before I was able to post our most recent breakfast. Our breakfast at Shyrl's was pretty memorable, so hopefully I will be able to do it justice here.

After a couple weeks of being able to order whatever we wanted, it was kind of funny that we both were sort of in the mood for a "standard". So  this week we were back to our old routine. It was kind of nice.

STANDARD - 2 eggs OE, potatoes, bacon, toast

Eggs *****
Perfect.         
  

Potatoes ***
Kind: Homefries. These are getting a strong 3. Some of them were actually crisp! Came with optional onions. They were cooked, but not mushy. These potatoes were alright! Thought about giving them a higher rating because of the awful potatoes we have had thus far, but I had to remind Sven that we needed to hold on to our standards. The day we find potatoes that are a 5... well, we may just have to quit after that.        


Toast *****
Kind: Wheat  
Homemade? Yes.
It was only 10¢ more for homemade toast, which just seems silly to me, but man, look at that toast! It was a beautiful thing... thick, crispy on the outside and fluffy.
      

Bacon **
Overdone. A couple bites were chewy, but the rest was dry and crunchy.
  
 
  
SERVER RECOMMENDATION
We asked our server what her favorite breakfast was and what she recommended. She told us she didn't eat breakfast and just read the specials off the "specials board" which we could read quite clearly from where we were sitting.
  

SPECIAL **** Banana Bread French Toast w/2 Bacon and 2 Sausage
Great flavor that lingered. The portion was the perfect size. The greatest part was that a pint-size container of REAL maple syrup was placed on the table at no extra charge. No dinky little cup of syrup...I think I used half of that pint!

SERVICE ***
We are giving our server a 2 for personality and a 4 for service. She got the job done, but had absolutely no spunk.  
     
      
DECOR ****  
A definite breakfast place with counter seating as well as tables. The walls were bead board painted brown with yellow and green accents. There were framed, cross stitched trite sayings, photos of older women and pictures of flowers on the walls. There were a number of vases of fake flowers around as well.
      
    
  
NOTES
Not sure if it was our arrival at such and early hour, but the place was filled with elderly folk. The place was busy the whole time we were there and I noticed a few tables of younger people on our way out. There was a broad age range of the folks working there. Some seemed to have a bit of spunk, but we didn't get to experience that first hand.

SVEN'S TAKE    
    
    
    
    
    
 

Peterborough Diner - 17

Date: 8/28/10

Restaurant: Peterborough Diner   
Address: 10 Depot St.   
City: Peterborough   
Phone: 603-924-6710

Web site: www.peterboroughdiner.com   

Breakfast Hours: 6-noon M-F, 7-8 Sat & Sun.       

Potatoes *
Kind: Home fries. Horrible. Seriously, look at this...

You may not be able to tell from the picture, but they were crunchy. Not from being sufficiently cooked on the griddle, but because they were raw! I would like to say that it is starting to get humorous that NO ONE can cook good home fries, but really, this isn't a laughing matter.
       
Toast ****
Kind: Multigrain   
Homemade? N
Even though this bread was not homemade, it was pretty great. It was thick cut, nicely toasted and big. It was way too big for the breakfast sandwich, so I ate one slice with the sandwich stuff and one slice with strawberry jam. I would have to say that the toast was the best part of the breakfast. 

       
Bacon *
Overdone and dry. There was zero moisture, not a speck of grease. He thinks it was either cooked in the microwave (to death) or it spent the night in a food dehydrator.
   
SERVER RECOMMENDATION
Omelets and breakfast sandwiches.

      
   
SVEN'S BREAKFAST: *, **, ***   1,2,3 (1 egg, 2 bacon, 3 french toast)
See "Sven's Take" below.

OLGA'S BREAKFAST *** Breakfast Sandwich
One egg over medium on multigrain bread with cheddar and sausage. The bread was great, the egg was fine, the sausage was decent. The bread was big enough to accommodate two eggs and it would have been better if the cheese had been fully melted. The potatoes... well you already know about the potatoes.

SERVICE ***
Our server was sweet. She was a little flustered at first due to a broken juice machine. We were the first ones to arrive, right at opening, and even though she was trying to deal with the juice problem she was able to answer, or find out answers, to our questions. She definitely put forth a good effort.        
    
   

DECOR ****
This was a great classic diner car. Photos of old cars hung on the walls. It wasn't quite as decked out at the Tumble Inn, but it was pretty great. I large outdoor seating area gives the place even more curb appeal!    


NOTES
The place was pretty quiet, but it was pretty early. The people who did show up while we were there were mostly old men who seemed to be regulars of the place.

SVEN'S TAKE
This is just the kind of place I love to eat at. According to their website, the core of the restaurant is a 1950 Worcester Lunch Car, in a very groovy dark green and cream color scheme. It sits right in the center of Peterborough, with a big parking lot, and about a dozen picnic tables available for outside dining. In typical New England fashion, the years have brought more than a few additions to the place. Case in point: walk through the kitchen and say "Hi" to the cook on your way to the boat-like bathrooms jutting out into the back parking lot.

The food here (and the service) were just OK; but honestly it didn't detract much from the experience. I ordered up the appropriately named "1-2-3" --"appropriately" not because it included 1 egg, 2 pieces of bacon, and 3 pieces of French toast; but rather because the bacon earned 1 star, the egg got a generous 2 stars, and the French toast got a middle-of-the-road 3 stars. The bacon was something: easily taking the title for the driest bacon I have had in the past decade. In fact, I felt a little like an archaeologist handling a delicate old fossil as I tried to gingerly lift the bacon and move it towards my mouth without having it fall apart under its own weight. The one egg I had was comically tiny, but good nonetheless. The French toast was actually awesome, with plenty of cinnamon and a generous helping of maple syrup. It might have been worth 4 stars, but I docked it for the cold plate it was served on (and cold syrup, to boot); and frankly just to deliver some poetic justice.

While eating there, I was reminded of a story from my college days. I want to caution that this story has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with the Peterborough Diner, other than the fact that they had an out-of-order Vitality Juice machine. Long ago and in a different state, I had a friend who worked in the cafeteria at Boston College. While he was working there, they began to have trouble with the Vitality Juice machine delivering less and less flow. They cleaned it, looked at it, did some standard maintenance to it, but couldn't figure out what was  wrong with it. So they called in the Vitality Juice man. He came in, took the machine apart, and came to a filter screen that was only accessible by taking the machine apart. All the juice flows through that screen. That screen had become completely, entirely clogged with . . . hold your breath . . . dead cockroaches. No kidding. And what is worse is that my friend reported they were meticulous about cleaning the counters every night with bleach. By his estimation it was one of the cleaner kitchens he had worked in. In any event, suffice it to say that I don't drink Vitality Juice or any other cafeteria juice for that matter. So I wasn't too disappointed that the Peterborough Diner's machine was on the fritz.
    
    
  

Timoleon's - 16

Date: 8/22/10

Restaurant: Timoleon's    
Address: 27 Main Street   
City: Keene
Phone: 357-4230

Breakfast Hours: 6am-?, Sat & Sun until 1:30      

After sleeping in a little bit, due to a really late night at a great, 11 inning, Red Sox game, Sven and I decided to keep it local. At one time Timoleon's was a regular place for me and my family, that was long ago, Sven had never been, and I had a Scrabble date, across the street at Prime Roast after breakfast, so it was the perfect choice for this weekend's breakfast.

Potatoes *
Kind: Home fries. I am curious...when potatoes are called "home fries", wouldn't that suggest there was some sort of "frying" involved? I am not looking for deep fried, but even that would be better than the soft, mushy lumps that were on our plates. Come folks, is it really that hard!?
   

Toast *****
Kind: Lo-carb   
Homemade? Yes
I remembered this toast from the past and was happy to hear they still had it. I would love this toast even if it wasn't lo-carb! I could tell Sven was licking his chops when he saw the crunchy crust and the big crannies loaded with butter so I had to share with him. I think he was a little surprised at how good it was!
       

Bacon *****
Sven got bacon on his breakfast sandwich and he let me have a nibble. I wouldn't say the nibble was equal to the amount of delicious toast I gave him, but hey, who's keeping track? Anyway, the bacon was delicious. 
    


Coffeecake *****
Kind: Blueberry   
Homemade? Yes
We asked for it grilled to see if it compared with Yesterday's. It arrived cut in half with an extra plate. That was very wise because if we had to share the one piece, I think there might have been a fight. It was delicious. Just the right amount of sweetness and really moist. The cinnamon streusel  topping was to die for. I could have gone for just a bowl of that! Can't say it beat out Yesterday's, but it is right up there!

It looked so good I forgot to take a picture before I ate it!

SERVER RECOMMENDATION
Our server recommended the pancakes, because that is what she likes. She added that everything was good and the sausage and biscuits were very popular.     
   

SVEN'S BREAKFAST **** Nick's Sandwich
Fried egg, bacon, tomato and American cheese on an english muffin. The tomato was an excellent addition and as said before, the bacon was great. This sandwich would have gotten a 5 if the potatoes hadn't been so bad.

OLGA'S BREAKFAST *** Spinach and Feta Omelet
The spinach was either frozen or canned, which was kind of a bummer, and what gave the dish a lower mark. Well, that and the potatoes. Other than that, the egg part was nice and thin and cooked perfectly and they didn't skimp on the feta. And the toast, oh the toast!

SERVICE *****+
Fantastic! Best yet! Our server seemed to know what we wanted before we even walked in the door! She was naturally enthusiastic and offered the popular choices, without us even asking. She was attentive at just the right times and was intuitive enough to bring me a larger glass of water after seeing me down the tiny one that was originally placed on the table.         
    
   
DECOR ***
Family style with a long counter, booths and table seating. There was cheap, bad artwork (available to purchase) on the walls. Pretty bright, not cozy, but just right for the place.   

NOTES
The place was busy. Filled with young and old. Obviously a popular place with locals, as well as visitors. Many homemade items: breads, pies, cookies, cakes. The menu wasn't anything special, but Timoleon's is definitely a good, solid breakfast place!

SVEN'S TAKE    

Timoleon's potatoes are like the Redsox bullpen -- soft, uninspiring, and capable of spoiling an otherwise solid outing.

OK. That was probably a little harsh. The Sox aren't THAT bad.    
    
    
    
    
   
  

Bradford Junction Restaurant & Bakery - 15

Date: 8/14/10

Restaurant: Bradford Junction Restaurant & Bakery   
Address: 2370 State Rt. 114   
City: Bradford   
Phone: 938-2424

Breakfast Hours: 6-2:30 7 days/wk       


CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP and GOOD!
           
Potatoes ***
Kind: Home fries.
Inconsistent size. Many were too big. The ones that were smaller had a nice crisp to them, but the bigger ones were way too soft.  

      
   
Toast *****
Kind: Anadama   
Homemade? Yes
The bread was wonderful. Sliced thick and loaded with butter. The perfect amount of molasses made it very flavorful without being overpowering.

Bacon *****
Hot and perfectly cooked.
    

Muffin ***
Kind: Blueberry   
Homemade? Yes
This muffin was nicely grilled and had a sufficient amount of wild blueberries. Unfortunately, it lacked flavor. My well trained tongue said that it needed some salt in the batter. If we were rating for value we would have given it a 4, you can't beat 60¢ for a homemade muffin, but the taste rating was only a 2.

  
   

SERVER RECOMMENDATION
Our server said the "Upper Berth" and "Lower Berth" and the omelets were all big sellers.

SVEN'S BREAKFAST **** Junction Special Omelet with toast and potatoes.
Peppers, onions, tomatoes and American cheese. Believe it or not folks, Sven said, "Awesome!" (I really think he is getting soft in his old age). Perfectly cooked in the middle but a little overdone on the edges. Delish.

Junction Special Omelet with Anadama toast

OLGA'S BREAKFAST *** Blueberry Pancakes with bacon.
Plenty of wild blueberries but like the muffin, it lacked salt. I sprinkled some on, which helped a bit with the flavor, but didn't help with the dense, chewy texture. Fortunately, for and extra $1.25, I opted for real maple syrup. There was plenty of it to drown the pancakes in. Anything is delicious with enough maple syrup on it!

Blueberry Pancakes (minus one piece of bacon)

SERVICE ***
The service started out as pretty bad, but got better. When we first arrived we were told to sit where ever we wanted. There was only one 2-top that was not in the center of the room and we wanted it. We noticed that it was still dirty from the previous patrons, so we paused a bit to see if it would be cleaned. All the wait people ignored it. After a few we went and stood by the table to see if they would get the hint. Nope. They didn't get it. Once we actually sat down at the table someone came right over and cleaned it off for us. From that point on the service was fine. Our server was friendly and our cups were always full.    
  

 
DECOR ****
It was a cozy place full of wood and big windows in the back. The walls were random width WP4 V-match premium grade pine (thanks Sven!) and everything from the booths to the tables and bar were wood. The walls had numerous framed photo collages. The only thing I didn't like about the place was they had a large quantity of Bradford Junction t-shirts and sweatshirts, for sale, hanging in a couple random places in the dining room, which definitely took away from the coolness of the place. Part of the restaurant was set up like a dining car on a train. It's too bad that section was closed when we were there.  
    
   
NOTES
It seemed like a family operation. Noticed one server calling another "Mom" and I think it was "Dad" who came out and cleared our plates. A huge quantity of loaves of fresh bread and homemade English muffins were available for purchase. It appeared as though they had some sort of "mug club" with shelves behind the bar filled with matching mugs with names on them. Can only assume these were for "regulars" of the place. It was a full house with folks old and young. I got the feeling that was like that most of the time and it didn't have anything to do with the League of NH Craftsmen fair going on that weekend.

SVEN'S TAKE    


When the waitress at the Bradford Junction slipped the paper placemats down onto the table in front of me, there were two things that immediately caught my eye. The first thing was that the placemat had an ad for the Bradford Bog People – an old-timey band that I'd heard of but never heard.  I wonder what made them decide to advertise on a placemat? Very unusual, but very cool, I thought. I figure that one of the folks in the band must have had something to do with the layout or printing of the placemat and made good use of the opportunity to get their name out there. Bravo.

The second thing I noticed was that the place mat itself was old-timey. I mean old-timey like 1940's pricing. The whole center section includes a breakfast menu, and at first glance I assumed that it must have been a mistake. The prices were so low, that these either had to be old-stock placemats, or a nod to the pricing that would have been in effect when the place was first opened. Turns out I was wrong. The prices were real. Game on!

A half an hour later, I could happily report that the food was real -- real good -- too. Great omelet, fantastic toast, adequate potatoes, muffin and coffee. When we left, I was filled up, and it only cost about $12 for both of us, including tax and a 20% tip. Suffice it say that if I lived closer to Bradford, I'd eat breakfast here several times a week.    


Knowlton's Kitchen - 14

Date: 8/7/10

Restaurant: Knowlton's Kitchen   
Address: 16 Church Street   
City: North Walpole
Phone: 445-2660

Breakfast Hours: Served all day. Closed Mondays. Tues. 7am-3pm, Wed.-Sat. 7am-8pm, Sun. 7am-2pm       

This marks the beginning of a new quarter. We are now thrilled, and maybe a little overwhelmed, with the option to order anything we want off the menu. Sashenka (Sven's daughter) joined us this week and she ordered pretty close to the "standard" which was a nice way to transition into our new way of doing things.

STANDARD - 2 eggs OE, potatoes, bacon, toast

Eggs ****         
   

Potatoes ***+
Kind: Home Fries. Sven said a few of his were underdone. Some of them definitely had some crisp, but not many. Sven improved his by adding some homemade salsa.        
   

Toast ****
Kind: Sashenka - white, Sven - rye, Olga - wheat   
Homemade? No
Nicely toasted and loaded with butter. Perfect vehicle for a little strawberry jam!
       

Ham ***+
This is the first time there was no bacon on our plates! It was a little strange and slightly disconcerting. When Sashenka ordered her breakfast she first requested bacon, but as she was finishing up her order a server walked by with another customer's breakfast and there was a steaming slab of ham on top. I noticed it too. She quickly changed her order. So, I had a bite of her ham and thought the flavor was pretty good, but it could have hung out on the grill just a little bit longer.
    


Coffeecake ****
Kind: Pumpkin Filled   
Homemade? Yes
So, this is our 2nd week in a row we have had coffeecake. Because of our piece last week at Yesterday's, Knowlton's coffeecake really didn't have a chance of getting a 5, but it was still pretty stinkin' good. It was homemade by our server, Linda, and it consisted of pumpkin pie filling sandwiched by two layers of pretty basic coffeecake, topped with cinnamon and walnuts. It was definitely fresh, moist and tasty. It was nuked briefly and arrived at the table nice and warm.    
   

SERVER RECOMMENDATION
Linda started off by recommending the pancakes and omelets, but then went on to rant about pretty much the whole menu. 
   

SPECIAL/OMELET
A couple of specials on the board: Lobster Omelet, Strawberry French Toast

SVEN'S CHOICE ***** Basil, Tomato and Feta Omelet
Perfectly cooked and really flavorful without being over powering. The basil in the omelet came from the potted plant sitting on the counter. Sven upgraded to organic eggs for 50¢.

OLGA'S CHOICE **** Veggie Quickie
The jokes were flying when I asked Linda what a "Quickie" was. I think I might have blushed. Turns out a "Quickie" at Knowlton's is a scramble and mine came with mushrooms, tomatoes, onions and peppers. There were lots of vegetables and I am pretty sure the mushrooms were fresh. It was a large portion and it was cooked just right.

Veggie Quickie

SERVICE *****  Linda
Linda rocked! She was super enthusiastic, warm and friendly. Our cups were always full and she really made sure we were happy. When Sven asked for hot sauce she brought over three different kinds, as well as two containers of homemade salsa! All the servers seemed very nice and every customer was greeted with the same enthusiasm and some with a pat on the back. We got more than one nice farewell as we exited the place.    
    
   

DECOR ***+
Family-style with premium grade Eastern White Pine, V-grooved boards on the walls and diagonally under the counter, and a dropped acoustical ceiling with black T-bars. Gee Sven, thanks for those details! The place was rather dark with a faux country feel. All the mugs were different, which was a nice homey touch. The walls were mostly blank except for a few dry-erase boards listing their specials and seafood offerings and a few kitschy signs featuring kitchen/diner sayings. It was a comfortable place to kick back and enjoy breakfast.    


 
NOTES
There seemed to be a number of pork options. They offered a BBQ pulled pork and roasted pork omelets. Each plate came with an orange slice and a sprig of fresh parsley, which was a nice touch and unusual for a place like that.

SVEN'S TAKE   

Coming whenever he gets around to it.     
   
  

Yesterday's - 13

Date: 8/1/10

Restaurant: Yesterday's  
Address: NH-16A  
City: Jackson  
Phone: 383-4457

sarahsyesterdays.com   

Breakfast Hours: 7-3 everyday       

Yesterday's marks the end of our first quarter of a year of breakfast eating. Not only is it #13 (which just so happens to be my favorite number), it is my favorite breakfast place thus far! I think Sven still puts Blackwater Junction at the top of the list. Blackwater is still up there for me too, but there were just a couple little details at Yesterday's that gave it a slight nudge to first place in my book.

Being the end of the first quarter, Sven and I have decided to make a little change in our process. Basically, we are both really sick of being required to eat 2 eggs over-easy, home fries, bacon and toast. We want to eat sausage and pancakes and scrambles and benedicts and waffles and ham and... well, you get the idea. We are just feeling too limited and being able to each decide on our own complete breakfast will give us the opportunity to give you more varied descriptions on each place. We will still check out the specials, and ask our server for recommendations, and who knows, maybe occasionally there will still be a couple over-easy eggs to write about.

Now, about Yesterday's...

STANDARD - 2 eggs OE, potatoes, bacon, toast

Eggs *****
Perfectly done.        
  

Potatoes ***
Kind: Oven-roasted home fries.
A little crisp, but needed more.        
  

Toast ****
Kind: Cheese  
Homemade? Yes
If it had been buttered just as popped out of the toaster it would have been a 5, but they serve the toast dry and you have a pick of butter or Promise out of the bowl on the table.
      

Bacon ****
Really good. Hot, chewy, well cooked.
  

Coffeecake *****
Kind: Raspberry Cream  
Homemade? Yes
We ordered a piece as an appetizer and realized right away why they charge so much for it and why they offer it with a side of fruit as a meal. The piece was HUGE! Not only that, it was delicious! They grilled both sides of the slice which gave some of the raspberry filling a kind of crispy-chewy quality. The cake was super moist and flavorful. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
   

SERVER RECOMMENDATION
The pancakes (table next to ours got some and they looked great) and the breakfast special sandwich.     
  
  
SVEN'S BREAKFAST: **** Hunter's Hash with eggs over-easy and oat toast.
The hash was made up of shaved steak, mushrooms, peppers, onions and cheese, served on top of potatoes with the eggs on top. It was a very generous portion and quite filling. There was little to no salt, which it could have used, but Sven used hot sauce instead.

SERVICE *****
Our girl, who reminded me of Juliette Lewis, was really exceptional. She checked in, more than once, to make sure we were happy and our coffee cups were always full. She seemed really enthusiastic about the food and was very detailed in her descriptions of items we asked her about. She was genuinely personable and friendly.    
 
 
DECOR ****
Old photos, wooden beams and great counter with stools, and an average sized dining room gave this place a nice, cozy, country feel. The mugs, cereal boxes and 4-packs of root beer were neatly organized as if they were on display.    
    

NOTES
The choice of homemade breads was pretty impressive. We could choose from cheese, oatmeal, cinnamon raisin, rye, wheat or white. When ordering something that is generally served with syrup, you get an individual serving decanter of real maple syrup, included in the price of your breakfast. If you need more, it is extra. These are two of the things that really left a positive impression on me.

They seem to be conscious of people's specific dietary needs. The toast being dry and very little salt, if any, in Sven's breakfast made us think they did that on purpose for those you need to restrict their salt intake.

Root beer with their own label, mugs and loaves of homemade bread were available for purchase.

SVEN'S TAKE    
    
    
    
    
    
  
Coming soon!