Rate-A-Restaurant, #142 in a series

(Flickr photo by Ajepst.)

Restaurant: Dottie's True Blue Cafe

Location: 522 Jones St. (San Francisco)

Type of restaurant: Coffee Shop


(Flickr pic by PMeidinger.)

They stipulated: No reservations, stand in line (and there is always a line) and wait for a table.

We stipulated: For our last morning in San Francisco, we were looking for a good breakfast spot near our hotel. We decided to consult a travel guide -- always a crap shoot -- but thankfully, this one steered us right.


(Flickr pic by Hear the Wind Sing.)

What we ordered: Sweet potato, caramelized red onion and gruyere tart with eggs any style and grilled cornbread plus potatoes for Maria ($8.95) and Zucchini Bread French Toast with toasted pecans and maple syrup for Mike ($9.95)


(Flickr pic by Antimega.)

High point: The servings are hefty and even as I shared with Mike and the BT we still left the grilled cornbread untouched. We later ate it on the plane ride back to L.A. and loved it.

Low point: Waiting in line silently begging the customers to hurry up and finish already.


(Flickr pic by BrasilPop.)

Overall impression: You expect this place to be just another greasy spoon but don't be fooled by appearances. The food is stellar with an unexpected array of selections with fresh ingredients. The space is tight but feels homey.


(Flickr pic by Itinerant.)

Chance we will go back:: This is going on our must list the next time we are in the Bay area. And next time, we will be taking home some of their baked goods to go with us.

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