Friday, March 14, 2014

Hashbrowns Cafe again, 19458 Conant Street, Detroit. 9 out of 10.

Today I returned to Hashbrowns Cafe, even though I wasn't intending to. First I went to Beijing on 7 Mile, but the door was locked. Then I visited Aunt Bessie's BBQ Ribs and Soul on 7 Mile, but they don't have tables to eat at. Next, I went to Kam's Chop Suey on 7 Mile, but the sign said they don't open until 1pm.

Since I didn't have time to go anywhere else unfamiliar, I headed to Hashbrowns thinking it would be quick. The first thing I noticed was that water was leaking from the ceiling -- buckets were places strategically to catch the water dripping from the browned drop ceiling tiles. I ordered a turkey sausage omelette, but it took about 30 minutes to arrive. The waitress apologized and said it was because the cook had accidentally made it with regular sausage first.

Instead of the usual Wendy Williams Show, a show called Beyond Scared Straight was on. The premise is that kids who are at risk visit really scary prisons. Mostly scary because the prisoners threaten the kids from behind Plexi-glass walled rooms. Not very relaxing while eating lunch.

One thing I overlooked the last time was that the public restroom is kind of hard to get to -- you would actually have to walk through the kitchen to get to it. Because of this, I will lower Hashbrowns to number 3 the next time I post the rankings (behind Dakota Inn and Pete's Grill).

When the omelette finally arrived, it was delicious. But I had to scarf it down to get back to work for a meeting.