Wanted this place to be so much better than things turned out. We mostly had the place to ourselves on a weekday at 8:30. The ambiance is mostly the same as the last pizza restaurants with decor changed to farm, coffee and breakfast shabby chic. The bulky booths, tile floors and oddly placed walls do nothing to create a cozy atmosphere.
The better part of our experience was the coffee - hot, pretty good overall and served in a too big mug which lets the coffee cool off before one can finish the cup. Half and half comes in those little plastic cups rather than fresh out of a carton in a little pitcher.
We ordered the veggie skillet and breakfast Sammie. Both entrees had eggs overcooked due to too high of heat - no thanks to crispy eggs whites and firm yolks when eggs were ordered over medium. The scrambled egg in the Sammie was dry and crumbled out of the sandwhich. The skillet was mostly deep fried potato chunks with a few peppers, onions and a little mushroom. Avocado slices and barely any cojita cheese topped the dish. The toast was one slice of very ordinary sandwich bread toasted and served dry. The Sammie lacked cheese and any sauce to offer it flavor. Again, nothing to rave about the toast, dry egg and sausage patty sandwich accompanied by deep fried potato cubes.
Service was fine with offers to refill drinks, but didn't seem to notice that we didn't eat much of our food. Bill was $40 for 2 drinks, 2 entrees and tip which seems to be the usual rate for decent breakfasts these days. I likely won't try it again, but I'd urge others to post more awesome reviews so my experience was just an off day for Rise and Shine. We want to see them succeed. By posting, I hope to nudge them to improve the food quality and learn how to prepare eggs that aren't overcooked. read more