Had the pork belly hash today and it literally made me sick. The pork belly was cubes of pure fat and no meat. I understand that pork belly is a more fatty cut of meat , however this had literally no meat and all fat. I had to pick all of it out because it was making me nauseous. However my boyfriend had the Nova Scotia omelette and loved it. Just disappointing that they botched the pork belly so badly. read more

Probably top 3 breakfast experience I've ever had! They accept reservations which was great because we were meeting with a large group of people for a friend's birthday. They have delicious fresh self-serve coffee for you as you wait for your party to arrive. The food was outstanding! I ordered the Chicken & Waffle Benny and my wife ordered B-Street (Banana, Candied Bacon, Bourbon Sauce) French Toast. They have several different types of toasts and toppers to choose from - We ordered the Jalapeño Cheddar Challah and Cinnamon Challah with their 'Jam of the Day' which was a homemade bacon/bourbon infused jam. Out of this world! The specialty drinks are also fantastic - Our table ordered some of the best mimosa's and bloody mary's I've ever tasted. The service and ambiance was excellent. I don't have anything bad to say except I wish they would open a location in Grand Rapids where I live. :) read more

Toast - Chicken & Waffle Benny - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Birmingham, Michigan

There is no where like this place. I could just sit there and listen to the music for hours. Amazing food and the best vibe. so much love for toast. read more

Toast - Chicken & Waffle Benny with over medium eggs. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Birmingham, Michigan

Would give it 3.5 stars but as Yelp doesn't do half stars I went with the lower end of the spectrum. The wait was good at only about 15 minuets considering how busy the restaurant was. The service sucked and the place is super noisy so don't expect a nice quiet breakfast experience. The positives; cool stylish restaurant with a creative menu. It is a bit on the pricey side so you expect the food to amaze you. I got the chicken and waffle with bacon fried rice, good however it did not blow me away considering the price tag. The all star for me was the toast, the jalapeño cheddar challah break was phenomenal. Will be back at least one more time to try the chilaquiles. read more

Toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Birmingham, Michigan

I've struggled to like Toast, each time I go it's difficult to find a dish that maybe I might like. I go because my husband claims he likes it. Kudos to the chef for trying new combinations but yikes they are just awfu!!! Today will be the last time we go to Toast. We went today because it was our 3rd attempt to find outdoor seating. We ordered Grilled Cheese and a cup of soup hoping it would be hard to mess up. It was grilled rosemary focaccia, soaked in olive oil and nearly blackened. Inside, 1/2 slice of cheese per half sandwich, overcooked slice of tomato, a small blob of pesto and one basil leaf. Sounds decent but somehow they messed it up. It was frankly horrible to the point we didn't eat 3/4 of our sandwiches. Soup was equally bad. To top it off there was an automatic 25% service fee. The place is dirty, in dire need of a good cleaning. Just awful!! Next time I'll go hungry. read more

My family and I loves going to new restaurants and try out new food. We thought we would try "Toast" well that was a mistake. 1. Took about two hours till we ate granted yes it was middle of after. We arrived at 12:13 I ask how long would be the wait. Girl, ask guy how long? guy wave his hand and said "I don't know" girl "half hour or so give and take" put my name down. 2. 45 or so minutes we were called to be seated (yes I had a timer on). Few minutes later we ordered. Almost hour until food family came. I ordered bacon fried-rice bowl, first of all if you don't know how to cook rice don't serve. Yes my rice was crunchy (not completely cooked) I'm Asian I know how rice should be cooked. My husband had the veggie burrito and it was bland and had burned potatoes in it, barely any greens and tasted similar to a large size breakfast burrito from McDonald's. And after eating that thing they called bacon fried rice left that film in my mouth is gross. Avoid unless you have absolutely nothing else to eat unless you are going there to get drunk on mimosas like other people and probably couldn't even tell how awful the food was. read more

Waited outside for service. Decided to go inside to hostesses stand to see if I needed to check in. I waited a few minutes while Thaddeus and two other hostesses continued a conversation and completely ignored me. I decided to leave. This was an uncomfortable feeling. I returned to provide feedback directly to Thaddeus. I asked for Tony's card and called to leave a message. I was told that the conversation that was more important than acknowledging a guest was about night preparation. The hostess also said she didn't eve see me standing in front of her. Odd. I guess I wasn't important enough to be a greeted. read more

I have been to toast numerous times but yesterday wasn't a good experience at all. Waited a long time to get greeted and food wasn't good at all. Barely any ingredients in the chopped salad and the parmesan truffle fries had no parmesan and were cold. It looked like the refried old ones. I wanted to send them back but never saw the server. Dishes were left on the table until the check came. It looked like they were short handed because everyone had piles of dirty plates in front of them. Never going back again. Mediocre food for that price. read more

Deeeeelicious. Every time. Everything on the menu. Gorgeous decor and fabulous atmosphere. Lunch is terrific too. Be prepared to wait for a bit for weekend breakfast but that's anywhere. read more

This place is brunch heaven. I was so lucky to get the little window nook table the last time we went. So fun to watch people walking down Pierce to their parties and brunches while you're chowing down on Benny's and drinking the sweet nectar of life, ahem, hibiscus lemonade. read more

Good service. Decent food. I am a vegetarian and I was happy with the options available. I got the eggs benedict with a veggie patty. It was good, nothing to write a book about but it was solid. Home fries were delicious with hot sauce. I would definitely come back, especially for the mimosas. My companion got a special donut"French toast" but I thought the portion size was a bit small. read more

Loved our experience at toast. Breakfast was phenomenal had the Trashy Hashy Will definitely return. This place is very small. But good food and service. read more

Coming here was an absolutely horrible experience. The wait was over an hour and a half which was ridiculous. The food was decent but our waitress was extremely rude. She didn't really seem to care about anyone and she said nasty comments to us for no reason. I'll never be back to this pretentious, overpriced restaurant. read more

I went with couple of friends on Sunday. It was busy there was a 45 min. wait and are food took long time to come out but that was fine. I ordered the biscuit and gravy, it was a bit too salty for me and didn't care for it. I also created my own omelette which was the best part of the breakfast, side of potatoes were undercooked and got the creme brûlée donut which was also okay one of the donut had more filling than the other. The worst part was the service our waiter Marcus never came to check on the food after it was delivered. We told him about the bill when I ordered the creme brulee dessert I ate the donuts and waited and waited for like 25 min. We even asked another waiter to get us our bill, and I had to go to the service desk to pay my bill cause he was no where to be found by our table. read more

The food used to be so much better. The original (spicy) Chicken & Waffles was amazing. The bar area is too small to make the nightlife rotation. Overall, one of the more original spots in B'ham and a solid option for lunch. read more

The coffee is good, the food is amazing and the staff is very friendly. I've brought several folks here, and they all love it! Get the jalapeno cheddar challah toast, and their specials almost never disappoint. read more

Food was delicious although the place is so small it was a long wait to get seated. Try the avocado toast

My friend and I came here for breakfast and everything was AMAZING. She is in from out of state and we had a blast. I'm so happy I got to take her here. Our waiter was great! He was so sweet and nice. We got our food super fast and it was so tasty. I will be back for sure! read more

Bommmb always spot on!! Sometimes there is a wait but I never mind. They have the best lattes. We miss the the old French toast the B street. It was the absolute best. But life will go on. read more

Maybe my taste in restaurants is way off. But I don't understand all the accolades for this place. I expected and have had much better. We made a reservation for four people in advance because we had an appointment we had to be at afterwards. We got to Toast exactly on time. When we arrived and told them that we had a reservation, they didn't even bother to get out the reservation book. Evidently they take reservations but seemingly taking them has nothing to do with honoring them at Toast. We were told it would be a fifteen minute wait for a table. That is when my ears started burning. Then around five minutes later, after another party that had just walked in before us had been assigned and then rejected an unacceptable table, the hostess offered the same terrible table to us. It was one of those high counter stool affairs and we were not interested in that. So we waited for more comfortable seating, looking at our watches all the while, and eventually a four top paid and left and we got that table. So by the time we were finally sitting down in the uncomfortable lightweight silver hard chairs, I was really pretty pissed. Then I looked at the menu. I was already biased against the place, but the menu confirmed all my visual cues. The place was filled with suburban mommies enamored with the snob appeal and the decor was formula trendy. The menu followed the same theme. Since it was a Saturday at lunch time, we could have ordered either breakfast or lunch, and all four of us independently chose breakfast items. I was with my wife and another married couple. I chose their version of eggs Benedict, because it is pretty hard to screw up and because many of the egg dishes came with grits topped with cheddar cheese and this sounded appealing to me. In fact, the grits were the best thing I had at Toast. They were creamy and the melted cheese was broiled on top. The grits get an A+. But the rest of the meal was mediocre to poor. The eggs Benedict was served on toasted baguette rather than English muffins, and they managed to pile two poached eggs on one piece of french bread and the other piece was just sitting on the plate with nothing on it. The hollandaise was swirled around the plate rather than on the eggs and instead of Canadian bacon, they used thick conventional bacon. Why they plated this dish in such a haphazard way, I don't know, but it was not the high point of my culinary experience. I ordered coffee and although the description on the menu was laudatory and creative, the coffee was actually bland and fairly tasteless. It was heavy on the french roast and as such lacked body. This was not cheap eats and it was very disappointing. My meal was less than memorable. The three others at the table all ordered various omelets. The ladies seemed to enjoy theirs, but they were more focused on conversation and the visual rather than the palate experience. I glanced at my male counterpart and I noticed that he winced when the plates arrived. The omelets had that brown shiny skin on them representative of a chef that doesn't know how to cook. He looked back at me, shook his head and raised an eyebrow. You can be that neither he nor I will be back at Toast any time soon. Toast gets an A for arrogance, and a D for dull food. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an update since I see that the owner of Toast has commented on my review. So let me clarify what I said and please note that I had a long duologue with Thomas, the owner, explaining these same things in detail, but he has cleverly totally ignored what I told him. First, we DID make a reservation and after having had to ask, the reception person CONFIRMED that we had a reservation. She did nothing about it and she did not even apologize, but she did confirm it. Thomas knew this. Second, I was not upset about waiting our turn to be seated. I told Thomas this, but he cleverly just ignored that and reported that I was upset about it. I was upset that Toast took a reservation and then ignored it. That is all. Thomas knew this too. Third, I was not upset about the offering of a particular table. I was merely making note for other Yelpers so they would know about that bad table. Thomas knew this as well. Fourth, As mentioned in the review,, we had a previously scheduled appointment after our reservation at Toast. So I did not have the time or patience to complain about my order. Otherwise I might have done so. I told Thomas this, but he chose to make it seem as if I didn't have the courtesy to complain. I just didn't have the time. I just want to set the facts straight. Rich F read more

Neat place with both outdoor and indoor seating. Service was good, food was tasty BUT salty, the special salmon omelette and my wife a salmon with poached eggs. Both were nearly inedible, my wife had ordered the gazpacho but was told that she could not have it until the menu change at three, it's a cold soup that is pre made, means it was there. We also asked if my wife could order a salad, but larger(and pay for it) chef said no! Yeah they are busy, reviews say good is great, cost us bottles of water through the afternoon to kill the salt thirst. You may be luckier than we were! read more

I used to often visit toast in ferndale, and when toast made the move to birmingham I was looking forward to better service and more dining room. However The service at both locations, no matter how good the food has ruined my experience and will now prevent me from ever returning or recommending this establishment. Firstly what I ordered, 2 egg scramble with cheese grits, and cinnamon toast crunch, which is toast coated in sweet crunchy brown sugar and whipped cream. In the past they would substitute the cinnamon toast crunch for regular toast with a small fee. However the waitress automatically was like no substitutions, I had to press to get the toast added to my tab. I wasn't concerned with the price, I just wanted the toast. 45 minutes later and no coffee refills our food arrived after 2 other tables which were sat and ordered well after us. Now the thing that ruined my visit wasn't the waiting, or the sub par food, it was my servers insanely horrible attitude or sense of urgency to serve any of her tables. When my order came it was wrong, there were no grits, the reason for my visit in the first place. What was said to me, before I could even open my mouth was " We are out of grits, if you want grits, then come back another day, I guess." She walks off. What frustrated me about this situation is she subbed potatoes i didn't want, my food was cold, and at no point did she return to the table to say anything along the lines of " Hey we ran out of grits, is there a subsitution you would like?" had this happened I would have not been upset or frustrated, but her tough shit attitude is unacceptable. For anyone going to toast i would not recommend it, it's over priced very very noisy, and not worth the wait money or shitty service. read more

I agree with some of the other reviews that Toast has a good atmosphere. The food is decent. Like most places in Birmingham normal menu items are above average in cost. The service was slow and disorganized, although it wasn't extremely busy. They have an interesting variety of selections on their menu. Overall the food was good, but would probably go somewhere else. read more

Toast - Avacado Toast and Custom Egg Breakfast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Birmingham, Michigan

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I REALLY wanted to give them a 5, but let me explain first.. I absolutely ADORE the decor of this place.. I wish my whole place looked like Toast. We were lucky enough to sit at the little couches next to the fireplace, and they had tons of candles lit.. it was fun and relaxing. The drink menu is really cool.. lots of unique drinks and a stellar wine menu... a tad pricey though. I had a blueberry margarita, and whew, it was loaded with alcohol. At least they have a reason for charging what they do. Their menu makes your head dizzy.. everything sounds really good, and I had a hard time deciding. I ended up getting the steak frites (sliced steak with peppercorn sauce/marinade) and garlic fries, and it was really good. The portions aren't huge, but just enough. I don't know if I could truly justify the price tag though.. I think it was $18, but a salad accompanying it would have been nice. My coworkers got the cheese plate, and it looked really yummy... grapes, strawberries, crackers, and 2 kinds of cheese. I totally should have gotten it... light, healthy and pairs well with alcohol! Now on to why I docked them a star... our waiter was literally SMOTHERING us. I went with my old boss and 2 coworkers, and we were trying to catch up. It was obvious we were engrossed in conversation, and yet he stood next to the table, waiting for us to stop talking. When we didn't, he interrupted us to get our drink orders. We had not even looked at the drink menu yet, but felt compelled to look. Instead of stepping away and giving us time to look, he waited, and pushed. He hovered until we ordered our meals (despite us telling him we wanted some time to enjoy our drinks and chat first), and kept pushing us to order more drinks (despite our current drinks being at least 1/2 full). After dinner he tried to get us to order dessert, and again, despite us declining, he was beating a dead horse. FINALLY he left us alone, but then we were stuck waiting and waiting for our bill, until we finally asked another waiter for it. Ultimately we had good service, but he was extremely pushy and kept butting in to our conversations, and his upselling tactics were extremely easy to see through. This is a great place for a special occasion or to get together with friends. I hear they have a happy hour btwn 4-6 (although the waiter never told us of any specials, and we were there at 5:30) and I've heard something about a Taco Tuesday, which I'll have to investigate.. read more

Toast, Birmingham is a pretty decent place to have breakfast or lunch. I have not been there for dinner. They have a decent array of omelettes and egg dishes. I have generally enjoyed the egg dishes I have tried, but I have never been blown away. They certainly do serve hefty portions. The food is decently tasty. My friend once got a breakfast burrito. I originally wrote that I thought that the eggs had a grainier rather than bigger, fluffier texture, which may not be the case. Admittedly, I may be remembering things incorrectly. Originally, I thought that maybe some water may have been added to the eggs during the scrambling process. I received a very nice note from the owner of Toast, Thom, assuring me that that was not the case. The eggs, he assures me are locally sourced and free-range, which I think is a great thing. I orginally made some off-the-cuff/half-baked comment about how it might be nice to get a scrambled egg with some truffle oil. Thom said that they do carry truffle oil, and they'd be glad to sprinkle some onto my eggs if I so desired. Then, I started rethinking my pompous self. What am I asking for? I'm asking for extra cost, aren't I? Maybe. Thom made the point that adding truffle oil does make things cost more, and I suppose that means that if we eaters want a certain price point, we've got to be accepting of the fact that not every piggie is going to be a Berkshire, and not every oil is going to have anything to do with truffles. Or, alternatively, we maybe can ask for things to maybe make our experience better. I sort of eschew direct criticism in a restaurant. Partly, that's because I assume that the food that's put on my plate is the way it was intended to be; that's the chef's artistic statement and how he wants it to be appreciated. Partly, it's because of the time involved in sending food back. Anyway, back to the review, I have enjoyed are "the original bomb mary," which is a decently enjoyable Bloody Mary with a nice spicy kick to it. Salt around the rim and a cocktail shrimp might be the only thing that I'd want to add, but maybe, that's gilding the lilly. I have, however, had one done like that. I have also enjoyed the "burger madame," a half-pounder with onion, Romesco sauce, smoked Gouda, and Arugula. Here's where design went a bit awry, I thought. The bread for this burger was Challah (My recollection, again, was faulty, and Thom let me know it was Challah--not brioche.) bread. I couldn't keep that burger together due to both the softness and the lack of tensile strength. It was just a mess. Again, Thom from Toast, let me know that they'd be happy to do the burger on a bun for me. Thom stated that they have always tried to do something different with their burgers. Kudos to them for that. My feeling is that Toast, whether it was in Birmingham or Ferndale, almost lived up to my hopes, but never quite made it, but Thom said to me that I ought to let them know how the experience could be better so that they could make it better for me. Toast gets extra points both for trying to be a bit more creative than other places, something I have always appreciated about them, and for the bar. They also get major points for reaching out and writing me a nice note, showing how receptive they are to customer feedback. I wrote in my original review that I enjoy the food at Toast, but I'm not inclined to make a habit of going there. I may have to get back there more frequently than I otherwise would have intended. I'm told that Toast is a family-owned and operated business. That's a great thing. I have a great appreciation for such a thing. One of my favorite companies out there is the Ernie Ball Corporation, run by Sterling Ball, Ernie's son. Sterling's sons Brian and Scott are working to carry the company into the future with their father at the helm, and I'm sure that when dad is ready to retire, smoke food, and play golf, the next generation will be great stewards for the company started by their grandfather Ernie. The Ball family's company has a great reputation for customer service that I feel is unparalleled in the musical instrument industry. Toast is showing me some of the same kind of concern for the customer experience that I see in the Ernie Ball corporation. If someone is disappointed, the Ernie Ball corporation wants a chance to make it right. I think that's what Thom is after, the chance to make it right. Thom states that Toast's goal is to treat their customers like family. That's kind of how the Ernie Ball corporation treats their fanatical followers like me. Thanks to Thom and Toast. I'll be back for sure. I originally gave Toast three stars. I had the inkling to change the rating to four stars for Thom's reaching out to me, but I'm going to stick with three for now with the possibility of writing a new review when I get around to going back to Toast. Maybe then, I'll be inclined to give another star. read more

I had lunch here yesterday. The restaurant was not incredibly full but the service was horribly slow. We finished our beverages and 20 minutes later the server took our order which took another 30 minutes. Cold fries and cold toasted sandwiches... great atmosphere but not worth the hour and twenty minutes at all. I used to love this place, not sure what's going on. read more

I've been to a lot of breakfast places in the area, but Toast Birmingham is probably my all-time favorite. The restaurant looks a remodeled house inside, and has a unique style to it. The food is always outstanding, whether you prefer sweet or savory dishes. Last time I went I ordered the chilaquiles, which I would highly recommend. The service is always well above average as well. It is quite a bit larger than Toast Ferndale, so the wait isn't typically as long. read more

Maybe I'm delusional, or biased, but I think the food at the Ferndale Toast is tastier. Nevertheless, I enjoyed my breakfast here. I had the Greek omelet with buttery chalah and potatoes. It isn't cheap, but it is a satisfying meal. The service is extraordinary, except for the discombobulation over at the hostess stand. Birminghamites ,who deserve a reality show on Bravo, contributed to the chaos, leaving their names on the list and returning well after they'd been passed over. Anyhow, it is lovely to sit on a patio and eat breakfast. If I'm ever parading around Birmingham around breakfast time, I will return. read more

The mushroom biscuits and gravy, and veggie breakfast burrito will always be two of my favorite foods. Thank you toast for making such good vegetarian classics. read more

I had the pleasure of visiting Toast for a 'Tweetup' a couple nights ago and it was fabulous. The atmosphere was beautiful and comfy. I specifically remember pointing out all of the fetching decor with another person, because it was so eye catching. The staff is perfectly social as well as on-key with making sure you are completely satisfied. I tried the duck confit over gnocchi with wild mushrooms, bacon, & teardrop tomatoes and it was exquisite. But that wasn't the only thing to tease my palate, I also had a blueberry martini with muddled blueberries, tequila, Patron Citronag, & Prosecco that was a bit of a kicker, and my server slipped me a complimentary dessert wine (that he never told me the name of) that was a perfect end to it all. I love the place and have heard everyone raving about their killer breakfasts so I absolutely plan to go back in the near future. read more

I've had good meals here I've had not so good meals here. If anything I would recommend the breakfast burrito. I would urge caution when going for the traditional eggs and sausage. I've had it and felt they always seem to mess it up. The turkey sausage is often not cooked right and the eggs never come as ordered. It's a great spot for a drink, but it certainly has room for improvement. read more

Toast changed my opinion on love at first sight! This is my first time here, and I'm definitely in love! I had the huevos rancheros which was delectable and some twist on a mimosa that was also yummy! Service was superb, and the ambience is awesome! It's a little pricier than your typical breakfast fare; however it's not your typical breakfast fare...you get what you pay for. :) read more

Slow service with an attitude from our waitress. Ok food. Delicious Bloody Mary. Maybe breakfast is more their thing.

Fantastic. This place is super friendly and has great food. The lines can be a bit long, but most good breakfast places are. My favorite is the Salmon Benedict. I highly recommend this restaurant if your looking for a great breakfast or brunch. read more

Awful service from their hostesses. They said our wait was going to be 20-25 minutes we ask after 35 minutes if we were close and they tell us they have a high top ready directly in the sun when they knew we had two babies with us....and how do you expect us to put highchairs at a high top? Not to mention who thinks it's a good idea to put two babies in the direct sunlight when it's 90 degrees out. Awful! Never coming back! read more

First time I went here was for take-out Brunch for my girl's employees down the street. Walked in, greeted by a super nice guy and sent to the bartender for my take-out. Bartender was cashing out a previous customers order politely and fast. Then, looking at his tip which ended up being 2 pennies he rightfully muttered some shit under his breath and chucked the pennies in the trash. I turned to my girl and said "This is my kind of place!". To me a sign of a good restaurant is that you provide good food and good service. As a customer you pay for the meal, that means the food is good. Then as a customer you pay for the service via a tip. That means good service. Well, some people don't understand that. To me, an employee bitching about a shitty tip is a sign of a REAL restaurant that actually cares how they are doing. That means that person or restaurant has passion. Go to a frigging Applebees or some chain crap and you will see what I mean. People don't give a shit. Meaning the food and the service will be shit. So onto the food. The take-out Brunch was amazing. I had some mexican inspired omelette that was on point. Challah was the toast if I remember right. Needless to say my girl's employees were more than happy. Dine-in. Girl and I walk in to be greeted by a super nice host guy again (like this pattern). Sat down in a living room type deal by the window. Liked the vibe. There were people having a work meeting dinner thing going on. Then a date with blind-date couple that was mad awkward, and a dude going off on his girl about how he is not her daddy. My girl and I loved it. Drama, drama, drama. Waitress, super cool, chill. Got some good Kings Estate Pinot Gris... freaking expensive but worth it, I think it was like 10 bucks a glass... so worth it though. Ordered two salads and some mussels that I saw when I walked in. Got the salads, mine a beet root something that was amazing, worth every single penny. One of the best salads I've had in my life. Then, Girl got salad, was the wrong salad but... I think she got the simple but ordered the chopped but she was loving it. I told her send it back, shit happens all the time get the one you ordered. Call the waitress over and she fixed it real quick (but my Girl almost didn't want to give up the wrong salad cause it was so good.). She got the new salad, I got my mussels. Her salad was on point. I was in heaven, good food, good wine, good service, weird ass people surrounding us. The mussels were just right. A couple of closed ones and ones missing the mussels but the broth was on point and came with a little bread. Had a good time. Will, without a doubt go back. It's pricey (55 including tip for 2 salads, mussels and 2 wines) but considering it is in the Birmingham its an oasis in a see of pricey shit. The staff seems real too which is always a bonus to someone that has worked in the service industry. Oh and the best part. The guy that was bitching out his girl (who was taking it like crazy) about not being her father. My girl flipped him off outside the restaurant window. Dude was wasted anyways. read more

We decided to give Toast a third try. We live just down the street and have visited the restaurant twice before and had such poor service we did not think we would return. We figured coming in after the busy morning breakfast crowd and a little after lunch might make it a more pleasant experience. Wrong. As our hostess sat us, she informed us, "You'd better make it snappy, the kitchen closes in ten minutes." I was pretty shocked by this. Is this how they greet customers and welcome them to the restaurant? We were starving so we stayed, but we couldn't help but think that whether or not we were able to order our food within ten minutes was more up to our waitress than up to us. It did take a while for our waitress to arrive, even to take our drink orders. Instead of just ordering drinks, we ordered our food as well, just to be sure, although our waitress did not threaten us as the hostess had. As we waited for our food and drinks to arrive, two employees walked up to the table right next to us and talked loudly as one wiped the table down and the other one complained about how sick he was. Not exactly appetizing conversation. And I thought it was extremely rude for them to have this loud conversation right next to us, as though we were not even there. Did it really take two people to wipe down one small table? The food and drinks did arrive. We both ordered breakfast burritos. They were good and we were hungry, except I do have to note that the texture of the eggs was a bit off. I don't know if they were overcooked, or if there was something in them, but they were kind of gritty and/or tough. But the burrito was filled with enough other good stuff and I was hungry enough that I didn't care. I'd have to conclude that three strikes and Toast is out. The bad service and the loudness of the restaurant (it was loud again today, even though the restaurant wasn't all that busy) is just too annoying to venture back again. read more

Everything is still good...but good lord, do NOT come here in a large group...it will take FOREVER and there is a real good chance your order will be wrong too...not fans of splitting checks for large groups either. Just take my word for it! read more

The food here is great. I have a friend who considers himself a burger connoisseur and was thrilled to not only enjoy the massive burger he got but that it filled him up. I particularly enjoyed the jicima slaw that was a side on my entree. What impresses me most is the amount of taste and quality you get in addition to the ambiance with out breaking the bank. You can sit outside and people watch or sit inside an enjoy a more intimate vibe inside. read more

Toast has been around in Birmingham for a couple years now and has never quite lived up to the quality and experience of the Ferndale location. I've eaten at both locations several times and find that Birmingham's kitchen is consistently lacking. Overcooked food, cold soggy french fries, looooooong waits. They have a nice small bar area that serves $5 glasses of wine on Wednesdays. You can find better breakfast spots close by for much less $. read more