Tuesday, December 15, 2009

The Buttery (Off Grand Blvd.)

The Buttery! A name that in the diner's world holds alot of reputation and stigma. I went there on the recomondation of my friend Bill, and i was a bit nervous. In my two recent visits i discovered that...

1)Coffee! Not the best, yet not the worse. fairly typical, refills occasionally, and decent drank! But nothing to rave about either. 1/2 Point!
2)Hashbrowns. The (in my humble opinion) "fine point pencil" in a breakfast set, i was nervous when i saw Mary (our cook) begin the hashbrowns. But verily! They came out thin, crisp, and even though the portion looked small it was decieving. Why? The Buttery is old-school enough to use the circular cookers when making their hash-browns, i approve!
3)Pancakes..the only place i have encountered (and i believe the only place i ever will encounter) to beat Uncle Bill pancakes. I never thought the day would come...but these were big, filling, hot and not so cooked the inside was uncomfortably firm, but not so undercooked the inside was creamy. It was balance incarnate..victory
4)Eggs, they were mighty fine eggs...above average, simply because the cook timed the meal in a way that all of the food came out at the same time and they were bouncy end supple eggs, delicous!
5)Burgers/Fries, i have yet to partake of them, so i am unable to rate this yet, i shall edit it when this is not the case, though i will remark that my friend zach asked about a bacon burger (they didnt have one on menu) and she made it and stacked the thing with bacon. It had at least 6-7 slices! not your average measly three bacon slices...i look forward to it
6)Atmosphere/personality: The place felt a little dangerous. Though the area is nice enough and it had that "greasy spoon" feel to it. It spook of age and alot of memories, suffice to say i liked it! I felt as if the worker was there today, was there yesterday, and will be there 'morrow...Never changing. And it never realy gets crowded and obnoxious, though there is constant buisness. It felt like a traditional typical diner, full point!
7)Service, on time, genuine, kind, effecient, and hot! full point!
8)Breakfast Meats: tasty, though average portions. Nothing extradorinary or terrible, it earns half point
9)Price, fantastic! every platter around 4 dollars! and drinks around a dollar, A-MA-ZING
10) 24 hours, i might be pulling an 11 p.m.-6 a.m. stint here, to reside in its diner wisdom

All in all very suprised! I expected typical, i got above average! on the "Scale" a whopping 8/9, nearly unheard of. Personal advice, go in groups. And you ladies, dont go alone. It isnt dangerous really, but gotta go with wisdom.
The Search Continues!...

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