Stopped by here to pickup breakfast this morning to-go.
***Location:
Downtown Monroe. There's not unlimited parking on the street but I always manage to find a spot. All spots along the street are 2 hour parking, but way down the street you can park in a small lot behind the salon or at city hall. All parking is free.
***Staff:
I would say pretty average. Not overly friendly but not rude.
***Experience:
The line was pretty long to get breakfast. I walked in and was going to possibly stay to work there hut didn't see a sign for wifi and it was more restaurant vibes than cafe vibes, but I wasn't sure as I had never been. I checked on my phone and they do have free wifi though, no password needed. I was looking at the tables though and they were all dirty and with the line being long it was a bit noisy. It didn't seem like a great atmosphere to work. On the outside you would think it was a coffee shop but it is really a breakfast/brunch/donut shop. There were some donuts in the case but they were sold out of some flavors. I will have to try one next time, but wasn't looking for anything sweet this time. They look interesting. They kind of look dry on the outside but I will definitely have to test them out to see!
***Food:
I ordered an egg and cheese biscuit and side of pimento cheese grits. They don't have egg and cheese biscuit on the menu, only ones with bacon or sausage, so you do get charged for one with meat even if you have it taken off unfortunately. Both were good but not overly amazing. I would definitely eat it again but price-wise it was pretty expensive for what it was. The grits serving was pretty large and at 3$ I think it was worth it. My biscuit however was pretty thin and was 7$. I don't think the biscuit is worth that much even with meat honestly. For me, I could go to Chick-fil-A and get the exact same thing (egg and cheese) for half the price and it would be a lot thicker. So I probably wouldn't come here again for the biscuit but the grits were pretty good! I ended up paying 11$ in total with tax. I am glad when restaurants can leave meat off to make things vegetarian but I do wish they had more options for vegetarians so we don't have to pay extra for meat we aren't eating (or for people who don't eat pork, since the options were just sausage and bacon). But that would really be my only recommendation I guess, food-wise.
***Improvements:
I'm expérience was fine but nothing extraordinary. I think the inside could've been cleaner and the staff could've been a bit friendlier. The girl who handed me my Togo order just set it on the table and didn't say anything so it was kind of a weird vibe. I think a few small adjustments and it would've been a 5 star experience :) read more