The place was busy - just about all the tables were full, but we got a booth quickly and then checked out the extensive menu. Mike ordered his pancakes with a slice of ham and a couple of eggs and I opted for the steak tips (sautéed with mushrooms and onions) and eggs. After getting our coffee pot filled and my tea set-up, we ordered.
It wasn't too long and breakfast came out of the kitchen. Everything looked good - but I was reserving judgment until I cut into my eggs and ate some steak. Well, while Mike said his breakfast was okay - no complaints from him - I did have problems with my breakfast. The eggs, ordered over medium - were actually just a bit past medium, bordering on hard. This wasn't such a big deal - but the steak "problem" kinda was. The sirloin steak tips had a funny (to me) taste. I even asked Mike to take a bite. I think either someone neglected to clean off the teriyaki sauce from the grill or the onions sweated a whole bunch of sweet juice. The meat had a definitive sweet, almost like a hoisin glaze taste that was not really what I wanted to go with eggs and hash browns. In fact, it was kinda yechy. Funny, though - the mushrooms were wonderful - perfect slices, golden brown, tasty. I wonder now if they cooked everything separately and combined it on the plate?
I probably should have asked for a new dish - but damn it - I rarely do that. I need to grow a set and complain if my food is not what I think it should be!
Another sour note: there were flies buzzing around - not just one or two - I spotted about five or six. Annoying and yecky!
So - overall - Do Again? You know, the last time we were at this IHOP, I had their eggs Benedict and they really sucked. So ... I'll go with ... No, I don't think so.
Now, since Perkins is closed and IHOP is not working out, we need to find a new fast breakfast spot up in our area of town. Suggestions, anyone??
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