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Sultan Schawarma-Excellent Eating Downtown

May 14, 2008 Cathy Mediterranean Restaurants, What Cathy Eats!

mmm-yoso!!! is the blog, written by Kirk and a few friends. Today, Cathy has a post about a great place she found downtown.

Greetings and I hope all of you are having a nice day.

One day late last year I was walking on Market Street downtown and decided to go South on Fourth Avenue, to see if anything new had shown up. I saw this:

Literally a hole in the wall in the middle of a bunch of many (and more expensive) restaurants… It looks like this through the front window. When it is open, the spits on your right are filled with cones of layers of beef and chicken schawarma, which were marinated overnight in yogurt, lemon juice and garlic (along with salt, pepper and I believe some sort of red pepper or pepper sauce) topped with a large whole onion and tomato… As you can see, the menu is short, simple and straightforward. Oh, the food here is great. Always fresh. I come here kind of regularly and so took some surreptitious photos of a few items. There are three tables out front and seating for 14 inside. People rearrange the tables in the back to suit the situation.

The beef schawarma sandwich. ($5.95-as are all of the sandwiches)(the side of fries is $1.95). Juicy, tender deeply flavored, thinly sliced beef that was cooked on the spit in front a direct heat source (in other countries, the meat is cooked on the spit in front of an open flame. San Diego has all sorts of ‘laws’ disallowing such craziness inside of buildings) for hours. Served simply on freshly warmed flat bread, with lettuce, raw onion and tomato… and all the sandwiches are served with the optional add-ins of sliced pickle, banana pepper, pickled turnip and two olives. I have particular cravings for the chicken schawarma as of late. The chicken is always plentiful and very juicy and has just the right spices for my taste. The kefta kabob is sometimes on my craving list also and is a delightful mix of ground beef and spices (parsley, cilantro,onion, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper). If you get the kebab later in the day, though, sometimes it is dry…so I ask for a side of hummus (1.95-fresh made and comes with flat bread) to complete this sandwich…(and instead of fries, of course). I must say the sandwiches here do not *need* any sauce added- when the meat is sliced off the spit, it falls into the juices that were rendered and that flavor, along with the tenderness the juice gives to the meat, is perfect.

If you happen to come here when the soup of the Day is lentil, get it. It is *absolutely* the most wonderful homemade soup *ever*…it does cost $3.50 and is worth it. Oh, and get the hot tea ($1.25) as your beverage- ask for it to be made strong-the flavor absolutely matches the food…the only other beverages offered are in cans and bottles.

The place is owned and run by a very nice Iraqi family, who seem a bit guarded in keeping things private- in that , they bring you the food and then don’t ask you “how are you doing?” and stuff like that. If you need something, you do have to ask. Just know they are willing to accommodate you and are very nice. If you are just walking on the sidewalk, you might miss it. Here is what it looks like up close.

The hours on the door state they are open until 3 a.m., but that is usually when there is an event downtown, or the Padres are playing…I have seen it closed at 10 p.m….and since I believe the Padres are mathematically eliminated, the Fair Weather Fans who usually would hang around late are not hanging around downtown. Come here early in the day. You will like it.

Sultan Schawarma 543 Fourth Avenue San Diego 92101 Ph (619)231-1824 Fax (619) 231-1859 Open 7 days 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. at least…sometimes later.

$5 Pizza – Little Caesars- Yes, Cathy also eats here.

April 11, 2008 Cathy Pizza, What Cathy Eats!, yoso-silly

mmm-yoso!!! is the blog about food and Cathy is the one blogging today. Kirk doesn’t want to blog.

Hello. I decided to actually write about one of my even more bizarre food secrets- the $5 pizza. It seems that every pizza place is offering one- usually somewhat pre-made and includes one topping.

Little Caesars started out in Detroit, along with Dominoes. I grew up in Detroit. Those two were my pizza "standards" long before I discovered the really good stuff in Italy. So this is more or less a "comfort food" for me.

I know some people don’t like the pizza from here, but the dough is fresh made daily and yeasty (and not that pre-made with holes punched in it refrigerated stuff), which is kind of a requirement for me to like the bready part of any meal. The cheese is always fresh and never frozen, as other pizza chains use. I do not crave the pizza/dipping sauce from here because the herbs overpower the tomato flavor, but I know people who love it and crave it.

The pizzas at Little Caesars are usually pre- made and hot and waiting, especially around dinner time or around the time Monday Night Football is on TV. They have a timer so you don’t get an "old" one. I think the time limit is 10 minutes before the pizza has to be disposed of/not allowed to be sold, although I have seen the timer set to 7 minutes at one location.

You can order for $4, an "Italian Cheese Bread" , which is the pizza dough squared and topped with only cheese and Italian herbs. You have to wait for this to be baked, so you can also ask for your $5 pizza to be made with a different one item topping. I sometimes get mushrooms and sometimes I get a cheese pie. I do ask that they make the cheese pie "well done" so the cheese is melted and browned. I figure I am waiting anyhow…

It is not bad nor expensive if you need something quick, and it does reheat in the toaster oven in the morning.

Website Little Caesars Pizza, multiple locations across the USA.

Ali Baba Kebab House Family Restaurant- in El Cajon

April 6, 2008 Cathy Mediterranean Restaurants, What Cathy Eats!

mmm-yoso!!! is the blog, with the main role of Blogger played by Kirk, however while He and His Missus are on vacation, the part of Kirk will be played by Cathy.

Hi. Cathy again. I wanted to share this wonderful restaurant with you. On the corner of Main and Avocado in El Cajon, near the Courthouse, for about three years now, Ali Baba has been in business.

It used to be Top Sirloin, which had great food, but a very, very tacky ‘decor’. The interior has been transformed to look like the interior of an Arabian King’s tent. Fabric on the ceiling and walls. Rich, deep colors.

Then there is the food. Wonderful and fresh.

We started this meal with hot tea ($1) and "Ali Baba Blood Juice" ($1.50) , because, you know, we had to. The ‘blood juice’ is a sweet (corn syrup added) iced tea fruit (maybe pomegranate?) blend mix. It is refreshing in the summer especially. I like the minty hot tea myself. We started out with the small Hommus appetizer ($5), served with two pieces of *large* (about 10 inches in diameter- this perception view is slightly askew) fresh, hot baked bread. The hommus is made fresh and the portion size is quite large (the plate is deep). The large size ($8) is served on a platter and is a wonderful portion to share.

We also got the small Ali Baba salad($5), which came out looking like this,

with the chickpeas, olives and tomatoes

on top, along with the lemon (vinegar and olive oil was on the table)

But as you can see, the rest of the salad was Persian cucumbers, which are seen more in this photo, on the bottom of the plate. It is very refreshing and is more like the salads I grew up eating-no lettuce.

I ordered a shawarma sandwich ($6). This photo doesn’t do the size of it justice- I could only finish half. As wide as a soda pop can and much larger than one with the sandwich uncut. Those are pickled turnips on the side and inside the sandwich. The beef is *excellent*, moist and fully flavored. The bread is, again, fresh made.

The Mister ordered a lamb kebab plate ($9.95) ground lamb mixed with onions and spices and grilled over charcoal. It is served with tomatoes, parsley, pickled turnips, onions and fresh baked bread. More than enough food. Wonderful, fresh food!

All the prices are $1 less if you get the food "to go" instead of eating inside. The service is friendly and helpful and there are always large family groups eating inside.

If you live in or are near the East County, you should try it. You will like it.

Ali Baba Kabab House 421 East Main Street El Cajon, CA 92020 (619)442-3622 website

Pat and Oscar’s-and what Cathy always orders

April 5, 2008 Cathy American/New American Restaurants, Chains, Mediterranean Restaurants, What Cathy Eats!

Pat and Oscar's has closed most of their locations. They will be missed.

mmm-yoso!!! is the blog about food. Today, Cathy is back with a short post.

Hello once more. I'm still here blogging and Kirk and His Missus are still enjoying their adventures in Vietnam. I did get an email from him when he was going to be away from the internet for a few days. They are enjoying their vacation immensely and you'll get to see all about it in due time. SO ANYHOW…There is a local "chain" here in San Diego, called "Pat and Oscars". It is semi self serve in that you order, pay, grab plates/silverware/napkins, seat yourself and then have the food delivered to your table. You can put together a bunch of tables for a large gathering and the prices are reasonable, especially for groups. You can see their menu on line at www.Breadstick.com. They make a variety of items, yet after trying everything from the menu over the years, The Mister and I end up ordering the same thing. Always.

The chicken meal for two ($16.99). It includes a choice of a Cesar or Greek salad. I always choose Greek. You can see it has onions, beets, green pepper slices, feta and olives. I really crave this salad.

The meal also includes an order of 12 breadsticks- fresh made, topped with olive oil and a touch of garlic flavor. {The website address is breadstick.com: Pat and Oscar's are *known* for their breadsticks. Sometimes if the line to order is long, they are passing out samples to those waiting: sometimes they had out breadsticks to people in front of the restaurant…it is *the* reason a lot of people eat here. }

Of course, included is a whole rotissiere cooked chicken- either Lemon or BBQ.

Always the Lemon.

The items are always good, fresh, hot and taste great.

You can see The Mister makes open faced sandwiches with his breadsticks and chicken and I eat my salad with breadsticks and enjoy the chicken by itself.

Seriously, we have tried the pizza, ribs, sandwiches, pasta, soups and the BBQ chicken and they are not as tasty as this particular combination. {If the pizza dough were made from the breadstick dough, then *maybe* I would like the pizza here. It isn't}

When you go to the website, sign up for the promotional emails and you occasionally get a coupon for $5 off of $15, and this meal fits in that category.

Hope you all have a nice, uneventful weekend.

Chili Cheese Fries- Compare and Contrast…

April 2, 2008 Cathy Chains, What Cathy Eats!, yoso-silly

mmm-yoso!!! is a blog. About "food". Sometimes we stretch the definition of "food" and "meals" we ate. This is one of those times.

Hi. Cathy here again, with a kind of "research" food post. All done with the purpose of informing you, our dear readers, about some sort of food item…

The following are ranked in ascending order.

It seems everyone is offering chili cheese fries as a side, or as a meal lately and I thought I would give you my take on this kind of meal or side dish. So, lets start out with the "original" in a sense…Weinerschintzel. As you can see, in order to fully enjoy the meal at "Der Schnitz", we indulged in corn dogs and a chili dog (the beef one: I went crazy with my tax refund this year and decided to spring for it) topped with mustard and onions. Let’s just say the chili is…um…’meaty’, with many chunks of the same shape and size of ‘meat’ in it….very manufactured. You can see the cheese is not melted (but that eventually happened) and the fries are…skinny and not crispy. Not my favorite. But, for $1.59, what should I expect? I do love the Tastee Freeze ice cream and shakes here, though.

Del Taco has jumped into the fray and is offering a $1 off coupon to try the Chili Cheddar fries, making the final price about $1.50. I do like the Del Taco quesedillas because they are made with Cheddar…and the cheese part of this meal was indeed excellent. The fries stayed crispy. The chili was OK, not too spicy ( I ended up adding some hot sauce after a while) and the overall effect was that I thought if I was at Del Taco, I should get something a bit more ‘Mexican’ in style to eat here…although, as you can see, I got a burger to round out the flavors…

Now, the most popular ad campaign going. Carl’s Jr and the Chili Cheese Fry extravaganza. Messy, sloppy, all over your face.

The fries stayed crispy, the cheese is real and good…and the chili- it is hot dog chili, Coney Island chili…*really* good chili. I could eat a bowl of this stuff with some oyster crackers and be *very* happy.

As a side order, $2.79- and worth it. But, I saw that you can substitute for an additional charge with any Combo meal. Lovely stuff.

I could not help but mention a similar "meal" based with fries that you can purchase for a mere $2.89 at In-N-Out. It is the only reason you get the hermetically sealed fork/salt napkin packet.

Yes.

Animal Fries.

Not on the menu you look at. You must know there is a "Secret Menu", right ?(Hint: Google "In-N-Out Secret Menu")

Why do these fries taste superior? In-N-Out does not have a freezer. The potatoes are cut fresh- you can watch the people doing it before they dump them into the fryer.

The fries are topped cheese. It melts. Then topped with grilled onions. Crispy, burned grilled onions…so that sort of helps with a "chili" flavor, since onions are part of the base of chili…right??

Then all of it is topped with the sauce that is normally used on the burgers. Pretty much a nice, fresh Thousand Island-ish sauce…relish and that pinky-peachy salad dressing.

All good. Some better. Hope you are having a nice middle of the week.

Giant New York Pizza- You can get other food here too!

April 1, 2008 mmm-yoso Pizza, What Cathy Eats!

mmm-yoso!!! is our blog. Kirk is away and the rest of us are playing. Right now, Cathy is writing about a quick meal.

Hello again. I was going to get creative for this start of April post, but am overwhelmingly busy and so am just going to show you last night’s dinner.

Giant New York Pizza. You’ve seen them around town.

You can get a 48 inch diameter pie with three items for about $28. You need a pick up truck with a gate to bring it home because the box won’t fit in the passenger door. Or you can just get a couple of giant slices. $2.25 each. This photo is in a large pizza box.

Then there is the gyros. Kind of looks small in the photo, but it is overfilled with meat and sauce, onions and tomatoes. For some reason, there was lettuce yesterday. It tasted very good, moist meat, cut fresh from the spit. The tzatziki is good and fresh.

(Remember my "there are no rules" when it comes to food mantra? There is no reason you can’t ask for your pizza to have gyros meat on it you know…I mean the meat is right there next to the pizza oven. Try it.)

This was a $5 sandwich, big enough to share. Too much food with a pizza slice.

Yep, that was our meal- hot, fresh, good. Less than $10.

I love the Greek salad here also, you know, when I want greens. Yesterday, I wanted food.

Sorry so short, more tomorrow.

Giant New York Pizza. Numerous locations in San Diego County

The Pita Pit- a new franchise out here

March 31, 2008 Cathy Chains, What Cathy Eats!

The Pita Pit is closed.

mmm-yoso!!! is a blog about food and you get to vicariously enjoy-or not- what Kirk and/or his Friends ate. Today, once more, it is Cathy talking about a small meal she had.

Yep, Cathy here. Kirk is still gone. You get me and a meal, again.

So, anyhow, if you own a home in San Diego County and don't have an escrow account, you have to pay your Real Estate Tax to the County Assessor's office. If you actually drive to the Office, this place is in the plaza right next door. It is new and a franchise. Editor's Note: There is a location on College Aveneue near SDSU and also one on Mission Boulevard in the beach area, according to the website link below. Cathy's Note: It was new to me.

The Pita Pit- "Open and Rollin' " it says on the door.

Interesting concept.

This is a copy of the fax menu.

Kind of a Subway sandwich shop with pita (white or wheat) or put all the toppings onto lettuce and make it a salad.

Standard toppings include: shredded lettuce, romaine, spinach, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, cucumbers, pickles, black olives, pineapple, pepperocini, sprouts, mushrooms and jalapenos.

Cheese choices are: Cheddar, American Swiss, Feta and Parmesan.

Sauces are: Cesar, Tzatziki, ranch, spicy vinaigrette, mayo, BBQ, sour cream, hot sauce, teriyaki, catsup, mustard (yellow, honey or Dijon), salsa, horseradish Dijon and chipotle.

The various meat pitas to choose from are: gyros, turkey, Black Forest ham, roast beef, chicken breast, bacon, chicken souvlaki and tuna . Pretty much any combination is available. Prices are around $6.25.

For an added charge you can get hummus, babaganoush, double meat or double cheese.

My only mistake was treating the pita with gyros like it was a pita with gyros.

You can see it in the white bread here, not as stuffed as the whole wheat chicken souvlaki.

I only wanted gyros with feta, onion, tomato and tzatziki and that was what I got. The meat and also the sauce was kind of dry: the pita bread had a wonderful fresh flavor though, as did the meat. I should have chosen more toppings. The meat was flavorful, but not juicy. It was pre-sliced thin and fried until warm and almost crispy, so no juiciness that sometimes happens with an unevenly cut off the spit piece of meat was evident.

The sandwich was, however, not sparse in the amount of meat on it. Very filling.

I suppose I complain because I compare.

The Mister got the chicken souvlaki with feta, lettuce, tomatoes, green pepper, cucumber and the "secret" sauce (which is a spicy vinaigrette). This was an excellent sandwich that was full, moist and tasty.

I will go back, but will more or less think of the food here as sandwiches in a bread pocket rather than a pita, per se. Despite the name above the door.

The Pita Pit 9119 G Clairmont Mesa Boulevard ( in the mall with San Diego County Credit Union) 92111 phone: (858) 560-7482 fax:(858)567-7482 M-F: 8 a.m.-8p.m, Sat/Sun 10-8

Website

Chulo’s Food Truck-Mariscos, tacos and caldos!

March 27, 2008 Cathy Seafood, Taco Shops, What Cathy Eats!

mmm-yoso!!! is the food blog. A little peek into an anonymous diary of what Kirk and some of his friends ate. Kirk is gone. Cathy is here. Today, you can read what Cathy ate. Or not.

Hi. No, Kirk is not back yet.

So anyhow, I was driving North on 54th, to meet some friends who live on Easy Street. Really. San Diego 92105. Easy Street. People live there. Not me, though.

At the signal light of 54th and Redwood, I was waiting and saw this Food Truck. I made a mental note (since I didn’t have a pen) and on my way home, I was hungry, remembered and drove to it.

Technically, it is on the feeder road on the Northeast corner. You can’t miss it, no other businesses on the other corners.

I parked and walked up and looked at the menu.

Very cool- mostly seafood, except for the menudo, Carne Asada and Chorizo.

I decided on the fish taco for 99¢ and the camaron quesedilla $5- but my total charge was $7. Exactly. So maybe the listed prices are wrong, or something else… doesn’t matter.

There was a table with three chairs under the awning attached to the truck and there were a plethora of different hot sauces to choose from, along with bottled and canned beverages in ice.

I did recall seeing a line of people waiting to order and eat here last year when I was visiting my friends . Since this truck was still here, it must be pretty good, I thought to myself while waiting.

So, I ordered, put some money in the tip jar and the nice gentleman asked me if I would like some seafood caldo (soup) while I waited…of course!

A rich tomato based broth with onions and celery and chunks of fish in my portion. Excellent, deep flavor.

I had to wait a bit for the food to be finished cooking, but did not mind.

It was fascinating to see the cocteles the other people had ordered and were eating. Not overly large, but they appeared to be fresh made.

This was my fish taco. Not great, but not bad…for 99¢. I won’t complain.

The quesedilla was the best surprise ever. There were 15 juicy fresh quite large shrimp which were sauteed with sweet red onions and green peppers, slightly burned from the pan frying, on a huge, very cheese filled tortilla. It was heavy with filling and cut into 5 pieces.

I am *so* very happy I stopped here. I was hungry and knew I needed to get something interesting for the blog.

Mental Note: Do this more often…just stop and eat.

Chulos Food Truck 54th at Redwood (North East corner) San Diego 92105

Los Palmitos- A Very Good Taco Shop-and quick lunch

March 26, 2008 Cathy Taco Shops, What Cathy Eats!

mmm-yoso!!! is the blog, written by Kirk and friends, about places we eat, what we eat, and what we thought of it. For a short while Kirk is on a vacation, so the friends are taking over.

Hi. Cathy here, with yet another taco shop to blog about.

Los Palmitos is in the same mall as La Playita, just more able to be seen from Clairmont Mesa Boulevard. (It is in the same mall where the Smart N Final is located).
The Mister and I have looked at it so very many times before, but always have been craving ceviche or some other type of coctel when we are in the area and never bothered stopping here. However one day, we did. There is only a menu above the cash registers-no take out menu- and I didn’t get to snap a photo of it.
The prices are no better nor worse than other taco shops, and there is a nice seafood selection- ceviche, fish tacos, burritos and seafood soups.

When you order to eat there, you get chips and can take more advantage of the salsa bar.
The chips are made here, and are thicker than prepackaged corn chips, fresh and not too greasy. There are three salsas to choose from, none so hot as to affect the taste buds and the mildest one was very tomato sauce-y flavored. The grilled chile was wonderful and the carrots and onions were nicely heat-spiced.
I did feel I needed a ceviche camaron tostada ($2.95)
the fish and shrimp tasted freshly marinated and were juicy and plump. The sauce consisted of finely chopped jalapeno and cucumber, onion, tomato and cilantro, all very fresh and crispy. It was all topped with sliced avocado and the tostada was placed on top of some sliced lettuce, so if some marinade dripped off, the tostada would stay crisp, a thoughtful, professional touch.

The Mister got the #2 Combination ($6.95)
At first, I thought the price was kind of high for a taco shop combination. But this combo consisted of:
-a chile relleno, freshly made- a California chile, stuffed with jack cheese, then dipped in egg batter and fried and then topped with a sauce just for the chile.
-a freshly made cheese enchilada, a medium sharp flavorful cheddar cheese filling a thick, very fresh tasting corn tortilla, topped with its own enchilada sauce, some really nice rice and really, really good, not watery, but very flavorful refried beans. Lots of food. Way much. We shared.

Everyone else eating here were getting soups and tacos, so we knew we would have to go back very soon to see what that was about. More about that later. You can try it now and not be disappointed.

Los Palmitos 5185 Clairmont Mesa Boulevard (at Limerick) San Diego 92117

Mimi’s Cafe, a very good ch-ch-chain!

March 25, 2008 Cathy American/New American Restaurants, Chains, What Cathy Eats!

mmm-yoso!!! is the blog written by Kirk and Friends. As you all know, Kirk and His Missus are on vacation and Cathy is your blogger.

Hello. Hope you aren’t too traumatized that Kirk is away from San Diego for a little while. I am just trying to keep the blog going, with talks of food I ate.

The Mister and I got a gift card from a friend for Christmas and the other night we were hungry and didn’t want to spend any cash, so we ventured into "downtown" Santee and went to Mimi’s, a nationwide chain. We had never been and had not heard anything bad about it, and quite a few people had told us they liked it here. We wanted to try everything on the menu, and decided on a variety of things to share.

Almost as soon as we sat down, a basket of warm, fresh crusty white bread and some slices of warm date nut bread and a serving of butter were placed on our table. We tasted as we perused the menu.

The bread is excellent, as is the date nut loaf. Both very fresh. The date nut loaf is moist and the nuts are crispy and the dates are not sticky.

I noticed the other tables also had mismatched colors of plates, but the silverware did all match…unlike some other restaurants we have been to.

I wasn’t sure what to order and the soup and petite salad "Small Bite" looked good ($9.39) It came with a choice of freshly baked muffin, so a carrot raisin nut muffin was ordered. It came out fresh from the oven, had good, deep flavor, a crispy crust (I like crusts and edges of breads, casseroles, and just about everything I eat). It was also..um..huge.

I chose the French Onion Soup , because I could smell the cooked onions when I walked in the door of the restaurant and suddenly had a craving for it.
The broth was deep and rich and tasted as if it had been simmered for days to get every last taste of beef from a bone.

It was topped with a nutty tasting Gruyere cheese that was melted and burned so perfectly. Of course under the cheese and on top of the soup was a nicely toasted slice of bread that stayed crispy for a while until it absorbed some broth. This was an excellent soup.

We ordered the golden fried calamari "fritti" style ($ 8.49) which you will note is not on a current menu since the menu changes "seasonally", which, near as I can tell, is every six weeks or so. Fried calamari tossed with garlic butter, green onions and sliced cherry and banana peppers. It was served with a citrus based remoulade and was very, very good. If it is on the menu when you go, do try it.

The Mister got the Half Pound Burger ($7.79) with optional onion rings for an additional 50¢ as the side. He asked for it to be cooked medium rare, and it was! (There has been much frustration when we ask for medium rare and the meat is never cooked that way)

Served with lettuce,tomato, pickle and a thousand island sauce, on a fresh toasted hearty, nicely chewy white bread bun, it was excellent.

The salad I chose was the Bleu cheese and walnut salad, which had dried cranberries, bacon, tomatoes and strawberries in it. It was tossed with a balsamic vinaigrette and though it looked small, was very filling.

Last week I went to lunch with a friend (Mrs. L) and ordered the Pot Roast sandwich for lunch ($8.99). Warm pot roast served on a warm sourdough baguette simply made with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise. Excellent flavors! I opted for the 50¢ extra onion rings, which were batter fried crispy and had excellent flavor. Sweet onions…

Mrs. L is so kind and thoughtful and decided I needed dessert…but to share, you know, and she let me pick. So as soon as I saw Bananas Foster Mud Pie ($5) listed, I smiled…

Oh yes, it is as large as it looks- more than 6 inches high at its peak. Banana-vanilla swirl ice cream, with sliced bananas in it; caramelized pecans, a graham cracker crust, served with a sliced fresh banana, real whipped cream and carmel sauce. Excellent. We could not finish it all, although I did finish up the bananas and whipped cream…

All in all, the food here has been excellent, fresh and has an attention to detail. I do not consider it to be "Sysco-ised" at all and have liked everything I have tried. Many people tell me they come here for a sit down breakfast (it opens at 6 a.m.) and I do know it is a french roast coffee served. I will return and won’t be afraid.

Mimi’s Cafe website