Egg & I - University Avenue
St Paul, MN 55114-2009
Phone: (651) 647-1292
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 6am-2pm, Sat-Sun 8am-2pm
Editorial Review for Egg & I - University Avenue – by Amy Goetzman
In Short
Don't expect anything fancy--just a classic American breakfast done really well. The setting is equally simple: A scattering of local art and heaps of newspapers to pore over. This is the most unrestrictive breakfast menu in town, offering every imaginable combination of every breakfast staple, all cooked to golden brown in a glory of butter. The choices are endless: Wheat or white? Scrambled or fried? Bacon or sausage? Pancake varieties include buttermilk, sourdough, buckwheat and multigrain.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThis breakfast cafe is always busy on weekends, so grab a paper to read while you wait for a table.
Health FoodGoing out to breakfast is about indulgence, but a few health-conscious options (low-fat eggs, granola, yogurt) are available.
User Reviews for Egg & I - University Avenue
07/20/2007 Posted by mghassemlou
I work in the building, so I eventually break down and get something from the restaurant. The service has been rude on a couple of occassions and non-chalant for the rest. The thing that made it so I'll never go there again, besides their bland food, was this incident: I bought my breakfast and was eating when I chomped down on something hard. I thought it was an eggshell, which wouldn't have surprised me. I wish it was an eggshell; it was part of a dish. When I called to complain they asked me to bring in the half-eaten food. I said: do you really want me to walk this half-eaten food to your counter, in front of all the other guests? You're in the building, come to me if you want to see the piece of coffee mug/plate/whatever the hell it was. They gave me my money back, but didn't bother apologizing. What a joke.
Pros: Not much
Cons: pretty much everything
10/17/2006 Posted by diaz
Dropped in for a small breakfast....decent food. Didn't really need anything throughout the meal so I just quietly read the paper. Then I realized, wait a minute: I hadn't seen my server in over 15 minutes. Another 10 minutes of looking around, but nothing, and nobody else bothered to ask if "I needed something." Finally took my food (the leftovers I wanted to take home) up to the front counter and when I told them my server was AWOL, they said "oh sorry" but nothing else. I said "aren't you curious?" and he turned and said "where IS she" to another person and that person said, "Oh, she left a while ago!" But wait! There's more! They then proceeded to charge me full price for my $6 breakfast! It's not about the money (I've spent $15 at Hell's Kitchen---yum---and felt great) but their non-attitude. YUK> who needs this??? I hate it when restaurants quit caring.
Pros: decent food for the price
Cons: lousy service AND front hosts who don't give a rip
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