Rate-A-Restaurant, #149 in a series

Restaurant: Mike & Anne's

Location: 1040 Mission St. (South Pasadena)

Type of restaurant: American

We stipulated: Catching up with some friends, we were looking for a place that was brunch-y but would still actually have a table for us. South Pasadena worked out great -- Blogger Toddler could spend hours watching the Gold Line trains -- and Mike & Anne's is located in that nice stretch of Mission that's wonderfully walkable.

They stipulated: Reservations only for parties of six or more.



What we ordered: Mike -- Chicken Sausage, Avocado & Cheese Omelette (Chicken apple sausage, swiss, avocado and green onions. Served with morning potatoes and toast.) Ordered without cheese, $10. (Above)

Maria -- Breakfast Quesadilla (Honey baked ham, bacon, scrambled eggs with jack and cheddar cheese served with house made avocado salsa.) $9. (Below)

Evan -- Side order of fruit, $2.50.



High point: You can't go wrong with a breakfast quesadilla, and this is no exception. Also, Mike & Anne's is quite a well-done space; we ate indoors, but the patio is particularly popular.

Low point: Yet Mike & Anne's was surprisingly disappointing. The eggs were a bit runny in my omelette. The service was spotty -- I finally had to race down someone to get a coffee refill.

Overall impression: It's a great-looking menu, and some of the items sound so good that I need to return and sample more. But I was expecting to really love this spot -- great location, fantastic-sounding menu and well-designed space. Too bad it didn't live up to expectations.

Chance we will go back:: It's unlikely.

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