by Andrew Mellman » Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:50 am
We were up early this morning, and decided to try Zeggz before work. We ordered the special Zeggz Omelet (caramelized onion, cherub tomatoes, zucchini, broccoli sprouts, and Havarti cheese, ordered with 3-cheese grits and English muffin), and Enchi's and Eggz (cheese enchiladas baked in ranchero sauce topped with two eggs, avocado, and breakfast potato).
It's still early – they only opened on Monday – so instead of a full "review" let me touch on some positives and negatives . . .
Positives:
• The omelet was very good. Actually was enough cheese (we're cheese lovers), and obviously Havarti!
• The English muffin was thick and light – sort of like a Wolfermann's, but seemed lighter.
• They have Diet Dr. Pepper on the menu (I'm sorry, but I'm addicted, and most places have regular Dr. Pepper but few have Diet).
• The ranchero sauce was very spicy – not too much for breakfast, but just perfect!
• The "over easy" eggs I ordered with the enchiladas were cooked perfectly, with runny yolks and solid whites. Again, sounds easy, but rarely find that.
• I ordered the breakfast potatoes extra well done, and they were. I always order them that way, and Wild Eggs just has trouble with that, Verbana does it sometimes, others have no idea, and these were worth going back for! What made them extra good were the onions – there were a lot of caramelized onions with the potato cubes, but for our tastes the amount was just right.
• The wait staff was pleasant, and filled in for each other. I was out of Diet Dr. P, and a waitress (not ours) noticed this and brought a refill. Don't see that very often!
Negatives:
• Our waitress was also acting as hostess, and at one point was called by the chef that an order was ready (it was ours). When we left, there was a "real" hostess taking over.
• The 3-cheese grits weren't very cheesy (again, we like cheese). We mentioned it to the staff, and they said we were not the only ones with that comment, and they were tweaking the recipe (remember, they've been open all of three days!).
• The menu is somewhat limited. They have five omelets (plus a build-your-own), three benedicts, eight "specialtz", and five sweets (French toast/waffles/pancakes), which is enough, but not as much as many of the competition. (They do have a lunch menu, also)
Overall, I'd definitely keep it on the rotation! My wife still likes Wild Eggs better, but this is geographically convenient much of the time, and we will be back.
Andrew Mellman