Village Inn is a tough place for diabetics, and you must be extra cautious while ordering food at the Village Inn, especially if you're a diabetic. The food items low in sodium are high in sugar or cholesterol at Village Inn which makes it difficult for diabetics to choose the right food at the diner.
Foods to Avoid at Village Inn for Diabetics
Village Inn offers very few items edible for diabetics without any threat. You can avoid sandwiches and burgers at Village Inn and try the light breakfast items on the menu. You must also skip the shakes as well as other juices from the beverage menu. Almost all the dinner items on the menu are high in sodium except Grilled Tilapia and 6 oz. Top Sirloin & Toast. Avoid Soup bowls and opt for cups instead at Village Inn.
Food Suggestions for Diabetics at Village Inn
2 Egg Low-Cholesterol Egg Substitute Omelette with Part-Skim Mozzarella
If you are concerned about high blood pressure, then you must try food items from the kid's menu at Village Inn as most food items on their regular menu are high in sodium. However, you can always bet on salads for rescue. Instead of dining alone, you can visit the Village Inn in groups to keep the sodium intake in check.
Foods to Avoid at Village Inn for High Blood Pressure
Avoid Sausage Links & Eggs, Sausage Patties & Eggs, Biscuit & Gravy with Eggs, 6 oz. Top Sirloin Eggs, Ham Steak & Eggs, Egg Benedict, and Country Benedict from Village Inn's breakfast menu. It is also recommended to skip the Skillet options at Village Inn for its high sodium content. Among the omelets, avoid Denver Omelette, Country Music Star Omelette, and French Spinach & Bacon Omelette. You must also skip Sandwiches and All-World Double Cheeseburger every time you visit Village Inn.
Food Suggestions for High Blood Pressure at Village Inn
Most items served at Village are made up of eggs, bacon, chicken, or steak. Hence, these food items are often high in cholesterol. You can try the salad items, juices, or light breakfast items from the menu to keep the cholesterol in check. You can also try food from the kid's menu to ensure that you consume fewer calories than usual.
Foods to Avoid at Village Inn for High Cholesterol
You must skip burgers and sandwiches at the Village Inn as these items are very high in cholesterol. You should also avoid the Garden Salads menu at Village Inn except for Southwest Salad, lunch size. You can order all the soups, but you must avoid Tomato Basil Bowl and Wisconsin Cheese Bowl. Almost everything on the dinner menu is also high in cholesterol and must be avoided. Also, skip shakes at Village Inn.
Food Suggestions to Maintain Cholesterol Level at Village Inn
I used to come to this place a lot growing up. It was the closer than IHOP and I didn't care much for coffee back then. I want to make clear that IHOP has some of the best coffee a restaurant has to offer. Anyway, I came to eat here today for the first time in like 8 years and I must say the service, decor and food has gone down a couple of notches. It's definitely not the same that it used to be. It was sort of sad that the experience was not so good. However, I will say that I saw some of the same people still working there from 15 years ago. That is something else in today's economy. Kudos to them for being loyal to their employees.
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Erik R.
This restaurant is a chain like IHOP/Wafflehouse vein, but not as well known. The food is slightly below average for this type of restaurant. The breakfast is average, the lunch/dinner is below. The saving grace here is the pies they have for dessert. The company that makes the pies has won several national competitions. The restaurant is usually pretty clean. The service is pretty spotty, sometimes good, sometimes really bad. I've given lower than a 15% tip maybe 5 times in my life for poor service, one of those times happened here. The decor is the 50'ish diner look. Dessert is a pretty safe bet, anything else I can't vouch for.
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Vic H.
This is one of my favorite places for breakfast. Good food, good price and great staff.
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Yeimi R.
I like coming her for their breakfast. My girls are sometimes picky and this place never disappoints. They also like the fact that if they eat all their food, they get to eat a piece of pie. Their pies bomb!
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Pepper S.
Village Inn is a great diner with fast, friendly service and good food. If you're looking for a classic breakfast...hash browns, eggs, pancakes, etc...then this is the place for you. The pies look good too, but I've never tried them.
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Brian H.
Yeah! Great food but they need to remodel!
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Jill D.
We discovered the joys of Village Inn on our recent trip to Colorado. We had an excellent breakfast and a very good dinner at two different locations. Plain, good food with great coffee, served by some very nice young ladies. We were excited to find a VI right here in the metro area. Had a very good dinner this afternoon and found the food and service to be on par with the Colorado locations. Decor is from the 60s-70s, but the place was clean. No sticky tables or menus. Yay! One minor issue - the ceiling has some water damage and the tiles are bulging and funky. I kept looking up to see if it was going to fall on the table.
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Ann W.
Village Inn gets an additional star for throwback value alone. I remember going to the Village Inn on Iowa Street in Lawrence for breakfast for years. Was it gourmet? Oh, heck, no! But it was a nice hot breakfast at a reasonable price with fast friendly service. This Village Inn is a bit reminiscent of the now defunct one in Lawrence which makes me happy. We ventured in recently at the hubby's rather vehement insistence for a piece of pie. The hubby had a piece of peach pie and I went extra fancy and got a piece of pie that reminded me a bit of a Reece's peanut butter cup. My hubby loved his pie and inhaled it in about 60 seconds. My slice was a bit too sweet for me, but was otherwise pretty tasty. Next time, I'll go for a slice of fruit pie instead. Our tab for the two slices was around 4 bucks.Yeah, really.Hard to believe, huh? Our server was very fast. I swear, we were only in there for a total of about 15 minutes and that's only because I can't/won't inhale pie as quickly as my hubby. If my hubby had gone in there by himself, he would have been out of there in less than 5 minutes.
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Beau E.
Some places have it all figured out. Village Inn is one of those places. The food here is always good and the quality is always consistent. Although this location seems outdated a bit, it is very clean. I have been coming here since I was a kid in the '70s. What they do best: breakfast and pie. PERIOD! I've tried lunch and dinner here (which were good experiences), but breakfast takes the cake. I love eggs benedict, and Village Inn delivers! Pie? French silk, french silk, french silk! Did I mention the french silk? The only pie in the world I've ever ordered because the crust is so freakin' good. Writing this just made me crave Village Inn...I'm out!
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Stephen H.
So, as most of you know, I'm not a big fan of concept/chain restaurants, but Village Inn, like Bob Evans, is a clean, higher quality version of the IHOP/Dennys model. I first encountered it up in Omaha and enjoyed it, and today I grabbed a business lunch with a friend. As is the case with most American diners, I got waayyyyy too much food with my order, but that's okay, I just planned on having the leftovers anyway (I asked her to box the pancakes instead of serving them). Country fried steak skillet. Yeah, really. Breakfast for lunch is the best.
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Ashley H.
The banana and strawberry creme french toast is 5 stars! The chili however..probably from a can. My family prefers this place over Dennys or IHOP any day! More expensive than Dennys a little cheaper than IHOP. They aren't willing to substitute crepes for pancakes even with an up charge. It was a little irritating. We were charged for substituting regular pancakes for chocolate chip ones but never got the chocolate chips. They are also unwilling to serve half portions of the French toast which was also irritating. We would have bought a pie but but our bill was already $65 for 4 people's breakfast...a little pricey. The rueben and side salad I ordered I took home with me. It was $9.50, gross, I will probably feed the meat from it to my dogs. In short, if you eat here. Order the French Toast or country fried steak! You'll have to ask for extra gravy, and yes they will charge you. Stick with breakfast or burgers. Also, it would be nice if their waitstaff smiled more although my food here has always come to us quickly. (and for the most part correct.) The hostess was very happy and up beat. Same with the cashier. The 3 times we've eaten here the waitresses have always been with dreary faces.
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Shawn B.
Service was friendly and prompt. The food was pretty good, nothing special. One reason I'd never go back...I couldn't drink the coffee. It tasted like burnt paper. If I can't drink the coffee at a breakfast joint, I won't bother. So, if you're OK with water or juice...go ahead. Oh, I was on the bike so I couldn't get the pie. It does look good, though!
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Michael R.
I have to start my review with a confession: I call this place the Village Idiot. It's so set in my head that I almost used that to the staff, which was embarrassing to say the least. That aside, I love the Village Idiot. It's by no means fancy--it's pancakes, skillets, burgers, that sort of fare--but the food is well done. I have had both their breakfasts and their burgers and sandwiches, and have liked both, but their breakfasts are definitely their strong suit. And, of course, there is their award-winning pie. Mmm, pie... I do have a bit of a complaint to voice, however. I went there today for lunch, and had one of their specials, which consists of either soup or salad, a half sandwich, and a piece of pie for $7.something ($7.95, maybe?). It was good, but the half sandwich was more like a quarter sandwich in size. It was fine, but don't order it if you're really hungry. That aside, I've always had good luck at the Village Idiot (see, now I can't stop myself). I've had good service, good food, and have generally been pleased. Not only will I go back, but I regularly do.
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Claudia S.
Village Inn is great, especially when you're in the mood for some great hash browns! It's not fancy, just comfortable and cozy. It'll make you feel young since many of the customers seem to be up in years.
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Igor C.
Clean, efficient service. OK food. I had chicken fried steak breakfast and only comment was that the batter on the steak was a little too salty. Nothing wrong with this place but it just never gets my attention as a first choice for breakfast.
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Lisa M.
I know, I know... it's Village Inn! It's a diner a step up from Ihop. Not! Village Inn warrants my time to review it because... ITS GOOD! It's CLEAN! It's A great breakfast menu. AND... it's hard to find good breakfast places. So don't shoot the messenger... I'm just here to say it's REALLY good albeit a 70's diner. I had a delicious scramble with fresh veggies. it's the first time I've been able to drink "diner" coffee. Not too bad. Not the greatest...but hot and fresh! If you're looking for a regular place to go... or need a change from paying too much for eggs... give Village Inn in Mission a try.
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Stefan w.
Second time I went there for an internet advertised item. Both times they didn't have it. First time was on their main page: Chicken and Waffles. Nope, not at ours Second time was Hawaiian Strawberry Pankcakes, at the local website: Nope, that was a special back in March and we can't make it anymore. Only reason to give these guys a break is their key lime pie. Other than that, the decor was something from a 70's movie. The waitress was nice and i felt sorry for her since it wasn't her fault I was disappointed. I'm sure the other food is fine, I just have principles and it's their managers job to make sure they're not falsely advertising.
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Elizabeth P.
OK, I guess that there's a caveat: I only ever come here when I'm hungover. Still, the food's not great -- you can just tell that everything has been in a microwave.
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Heidi B.
The only reason this restaurant gets three stars from me is because of the friendly service. Their food is more often than not a "meh". I have to question their pick of chefs because my boyfriend got an omelet that looked like a lump, which from a distance I swore was a fried chicken breast. I definitely don't find their food delicious but the grease in it makes for a good hangover cure.
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John S.
Great service and great food. What I really like is that the quality is very consistent. It is very clean (never has sticky tables or dirty rest rooms) If you come on Saturday or Sunday, like many places you will have a short wait to get a table, but it never seems excessive. I eat there 3 or 4 times a month.
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Anne M.
The breakfast menu is good and so is the lunch menu. I usually am here during the early mornings awaiting for work to start. I've gotten to know some of the staff here and they are great. Service is quick and friendly. It's a good place to hang out and have breakfast or lunch with friends or even dining alone isn't so bad. The staff will keep you company. When you drop by, tell derrick or eka I said hello!!!
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Q & A on Village Inn
Does the Village Inn serve breakfast all day?
Since the year of 1958 when Village Inn was opened in Denver Colorado, the restaurant has been offering its guests great food all day. So, if you want to have a heavy breakfast, light lunch or enjoy pancakes at dinner, the Village Inn is the place to visit.
Does Village Inn still have free pie Wednesday?
Village Inn offers a free slice of pie with any dine-in purchase. Every Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. customers can enjoy a featured pie with any of their purchase. For more information on the pie, one can ask the servers while visiting the restaurant in the area.
Does Village Inn have vegan options?
Unfortunately, there are very few Vegan and Vegetarian options at Village In. There are fruits and salads but most of the items are not Vegan or Vegetarian. We advise asking the server before making the orders.
What time does the Village Inn Open and Close?
Village Inn restaurant opens from 6:00AM-12:00
Is the Village Inn closed during holidays?
Village Inn is among only a few restaurants which remain open on any major holiday's which includes Easter Sunday, Christmas and New Year.
How to find the nearest Village Inn restaurant?
There are over 212 operating Village Inn restaurants in the United States. This restaurant is known for its wide variety of Breakfast Menu. Today, people from all over US visit Village Inn to enjoy food and pies which have won many awards from American Pie Council. The best way to search the nearest Village Inn location is by using our Restaurant Listings Directory which gives you the exact address of the restaurant near as per your location.
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About Village Inn
Village Inn is an American dining restaurant that serves the best American breakfast items on its menu. Founded by James Mola and Merton Anderson, Village Inn began its operations in 1958 as Village Inn Pancake House in Denver. However, during the 1980s, Pancake House was dropped from the title and the name was changed to Village Inn. Registered as VICORP Restaurants Inc., the restaurant company acquired over 71 restaurants in the United States.
Village Inn began serving lunch and dinner menus in addition to breakfast items during the 80s. The pies at Village Inn have won several awards from the American Pie Council. You can order a variety of sandwiches, burgers, healthy salads, melts, and other dinner items. Spread across 212 locations in the United States, Village Inn is a renowned restaurant brand among foodies who love American breakfast menu.
Healthy Food Options at Village Inn
Village Inn is the place to go if you have cravings for enjoyable breakfast items. Most breakfast items are high in sodium and not consumable for certain health conditions. You must be extremely picky to have a healthy breakfast, lunch, or dinner at the Village Inn. Village Inn offers a wide range of breakfast and dinner menu to choose from. While most of the items on the menu are high in sodium and cholesterol, you can still find some healthy food options in salads and simple breakfast items.
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Specialities
Takes Reservations : No Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Breakfast Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Ambience : Casual Noise Level : Average Alcohol : No Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : No Waiter Service : Yes Caters : No
Aaron G.
I used to come to this place a lot growing up. It was the closer than IHOP and I didn't care much for coffee back then. I want to make clear that IHOP has some of the best coffee a restaurant has to offer. Anyway, I came to eat here today for the first time in like 8 years and I must say the service, decor and food has gone down a couple of notches. It's definitely not the same that it used to be. It was sort of sad that the experience was not so good. However, I will say that I saw some of the same people still working there from 15 years ago. That is something else in today's economy. Kudos to them for being loyal to their employees.
(3)Erik R.
This restaurant is a chain like IHOP/Wafflehouse vein, but not as well known. The food is slightly below average for this type of restaurant. The breakfast is average, the lunch/dinner is below. The saving grace here is the pies they have for dessert. The company that makes the pies has won several national competitions. The restaurant is usually pretty clean. The service is pretty spotty, sometimes good, sometimes really bad. I've given lower than a 15% tip maybe 5 times in my life for poor service, one of those times happened here. The decor is the 50'ish diner look. Dessert is a pretty safe bet, anything else I can't vouch for.
(2)Vic H.
This is one of my favorite places for breakfast. Good food, good price and great staff.
(5)Yeimi R.
I like coming her for their breakfast. My girls are sometimes picky and this place never disappoints. They also like the fact that if they eat all their food, they get to eat a piece of pie. Their pies bomb!
(4)Pepper S.
Village Inn is a great diner with fast, friendly service and good food. If you're looking for a classic breakfast...hash browns, eggs, pancakes, etc...then this is the place for you. The pies look good too, but I've never tried them.
(4)Brian H.
Yeah! Great food but they need to remodel!
(3)Jill D.
We discovered the joys of Village Inn on our recent trip to Colorado. We had an excellent breakfast and a very good dinner at two different locations. Plain, good food with great coffee, served by some very nice young ladies. We were excited to find a VI right here in the metro area. Had a very good dinner this afternoon and found the food and service to be on par with the Colorado locations. Decor is from the 60s-70s, but the place was clean. No sticky tables or menus. Yay! One minor issue - the ceiling has some water damage and the tiles are bulging and funky. I kept looking up to see if it was going to fall on the table.
(4)Ann W.
Village Inn gets an additional star for throwback value alone. I remember going to the Village Inn on Iowa Street in Lawrence for breakfast for years. Was it gourmet? Oh, heck, no! But it was a nice hot breakfast at a reasonable price with fast friendly service. This Village Inn is a bit reminiscent of the now defunct one in Lawrence which makes me happy. We ventured in recently at the hubby's rather vehement insistence for a piece of pie. The hubby had a piece of peach pie and I went extra fancy and got a piece of pie that reminded me a bit of a Reece's peanut butter cup. My hubby loved his pie and inhaled it in about 60 seconds. My slice was a bit too sweet for me, but was otherwise pretty tasty. Next time, I'll go for a slice of fruit pie instead. Our tab for the two slices was around 4 bucks.Yeah, really.Hard to believe, huh? Our server was very fast. I swear, we were only in there for a total of about 15 minutes and that's only because I can't/won't inhale pie as quickly as my hubby. If my hubby had gone in there by himself, he would have been out of there in less than 5 minutes.
(4)Beau E.
Some places have it all figured out. Village Inn is one of those places. The food here is always good and the quality is always consistent. Although this location seems outdated a bit, it is very clean. I have been coming here since I was a kid in the '70s. What they do best: breakfast and pie. PERIOD! I've tried lunch and dinner here (which were good experiences), but breakfast takes the cake. I love eggs benedict, and Village Inn delivers! Pie? French silk, french silk, french silk! Did I mention the french silk? The only pie in the world I've ever ordered because the crust is so freakin' good. Writing this just made me crave Village Inn...I'm out!
(4)Stephen H.
So, as most of you know, I'm not a big fan of concept/chain restaurants, but Village Inn, like Bob Evans, is a clean, higher quality version of the IHOP/Dennys model. I first encountered it up in Omaha and enjoyed it, and today I grabbed a business lunch with a friend. As is the case with most American diners, I got waayyyyy too much food with my order, but that's okay, I just planned on having the leftovers anyway (I asked her to box the pancakes instead of serving them). Country fried steak skillet. Yeah, really. Breakfast for lunch is the best.
(4)Ashley H.
The banana and strawberry creme french toast is 5 stars! The chili however..probably from a can. My family prefers this place over Dennys or IHOP any day! More expensive than Dennys a little cheaper than IHOP. They aren't willing to substitute crepes for pancakes even with an up charge. It was a little irritating. We were charged for substituting regular pancakes for chocolate chip ones but never got the chocolate chips. They are also unwilling to serve half portions of the French toast which was also irritating. We would have bought a pie but but our bill was already $65 for 4 people's breakfast...a little pricey. The rueben and side salad I ordered I took home with me. It was $9.50, gross, I will probably feed the meat from it to my dogs. In short, if you eat here. Order the French Toast or country fried steak! You'll have to ask for extra gravy, and yes they will charge you. Stick with breakfast or burgers. Also, it would be nice if their waitstaff smiled more although my food here has always come to us quickly. (and for the most part correct.) The hostess was very happy and up beat. Same with the cashier. The 3 times we've eaten here the waitresses have always been with dreary faces.
(4)Shawn B.
Service was friendly and prompt. The food was pretty good, nothing special. One reason I'd never go back...I couldn't drink the coffee. It tasted like burnt paper. If I can't drink the coffee at a breakfast joint, I won't bother. So, if you're OK with water or juice...go ahead. Oh, I was on the bike so I couldn't get the pie. It does look good, though!
(3)Michael R.
I have to start my review with a confession: I call this place the Village Idiot. It's so set in my head that I almost used that to the staff, which was embarrassing to say the least. That aside, I love the Village Idiot. It's by no means fancy--it's pancakes, skillets, burgers, that sort of fare--but the food is well done. I have had both their breakfasts and their burgers and sandwiches, and have liked both, but their breakfasts are definitely their strong suit. And, of course, there is their award-winning pie. Mmm, pie... I do have a bit of a complaint to voice, however. I went there today for lunch, and had one of their specials, which consists of either soup or salad, a half sandwich, and a piece of pie for $7.something ($7.95, maybe?). It was good, but the half sandwich was more like a quarter sandwich in size. It was fine, but don't order it if you're really hungry. That aside, I've always had good luck at the Village Idiot (see, now I can't stop myself). I've had good service, good food, and have generally been pleased. Not only will I go back, but I regularly do.
(4)Claudia S.
Village Inn is great, especially when you're in the mood for some great hash browns! It's not fancy, just comfortable and cozy. It'll make you feel young since many of the customers seem to be up in years.
(4)Igor C.
Clean, efficient service. OK food. I had chicken fried steak breakfast and only comment was that the batter on the steak was a little too salty. Nothing wrong with this place but it just never gets my attention as a first choice for breakfast.
(3)Lisa M.
I know, I know... it's Village Inn! It's a diner a step up from Ihop. Not! Village Inn warrants my time to review it because... ITS GOOD! It's CLEAN! It's A great breakfast menu. AND... it's hard to find good breakfast places. So don't shoot the messenger... I'm just here to say it's REALLY good albeit a 70's diner. I had a delicious scramble with fresh veggies. it's the first time I've been able to drink "diner" coffee. Not too bad. Not the greatest...but hot and fresh! If you're looking for a regular place to go... or need a change from paying too much for eggs... give Village Inn in Mission a try.
(4)Stefan w.
Second time I went there for an internet advertised item. Both times they didn't have it. First time was on their main page: Chicken and Waffles. Nope, not at ours Second time was Hawaiian Strawberry Pankcakes, at the local website: Nope, that was a special back in March and we can't make it anymore. Only reason to give these guys a break is their key lime pie. Other than that, the decor was something from a 70's movie. The waitress was nice and i felt sorry for her since it wasn't her fault I was disappointed. I'm sure the other food is fine, I just have principles and it's their managers job to make sure they're not falsely advertising.
(1)Elizabeth P.
OK, I guess that there's a caveat: I only ever come here when I'm hungover. Still, the food's not great -- you can just tell that everything has been in a microwave.
(3)Heidi B.
The only reason this restaurant gets three stars from me is because of the friendly service. Their food is more often than not a "meh". I have to question their pick of chefs because my boyfriend got an omelet that looked like a lump, which from a distance I swore was a fried chicken breast. I definitely don't find their food delicious but the grease in it makes for a good hangover cure.
(3)John S.
Great service and great food. What I really like is that the quality is very consistent. It is very clean (never has sticky tables or dirty rest rooms) If you come on Saturday or Sunday, like many places you will have a short wait to get a table, but it never seems excessive. I eat there 3 or 4 times a month.
(4)Anne M.
The breakfast menu is good and so is the lunch menu. I usually am here during the early mornings awaiting for work to start. I've gotten to know some of the staff here and they are great. Service is quick and friendly. It's a good place to hang out and have breakfast or lunch with friends or even dining alone isn't so bad. The staff will keep you company. When you drop by, tell derrick or eka I said hello!!!
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