Sundays. There is no better day to enjoy brunch. My husband and I were up for something new today, so we took a walk to The Bad Waitress located at East 26th Street in Minneapolis. This little diner/coffee shop exceeded expectations and offered an experience unlike most restaurants in the Twin Cities.The Bad Waitress earned its name because you have to do most of the work. The menu is waiting for you at the table when you arrive along with a pad where you write down your order with specifications and proceed to bring it to the counter, where they will hand the order to the chef. You pay at that time, then return to your table where your food will eventually arrive.
As someone with dietary restrictions, it actually comforted me to be the one informing the chef with my scribbles that dairy should be eliminated from my entire order. My husband and I both thought this way of ordering was also nice because you order when you are ready and there is no need to rush because the waitress is waiting. You also can avoid paying for the extras that you don't want...i.e. you can order one pancake rather than be forced to buy 3 or 4. Or maybe you never eat that mound of hash browns that always accompanies your bacon and eggs. You get the idea.
The menu had wonderful vegetarian options, vegans have choices such as tofu scramblers, vegan sausages and soy milk. Health-conscious eaters could order things like egg-white omelettes and organic granola. I couldn't stop raving about my egg-white omelette that was stuffed with turkey, spinach, roasted red peppers and mushrooms with a side of whole-grain toast. My carnivore husband was deeply satisfied with his chorizo eggs benedict with side of asparagus. He was also quite impressed with his Thai Coffee which included coffee, espresso and sweetened condensed milk. I took note of the soy chai latte for my next visit.
http://www.thebadwaitress.com/
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