As my car was back in the shop this morning (new power steering pump being installed), I really didn't have the time (or mode of transportation) to check out a breakfast restaurant. Instead I walked a few blocks down Geary Boulevard* from the repair shop and went to a brand new, family-owned coffee joint called LOU'S CAFE (with no accent aigu, thank you very much, Captain Renault); they have been open for only a few months now and I have not had the chance to check them out. The place is named after the dad, "Lou".
www.louscafesf.com
They specify that they are "Proudly Serving illy®" coffee (it's not Tchibo or Eduscho ~ R.I.P. ~ but it was not bad; plus the beans already come ground for you so you do not have to spend half a Mid "grinding" them with a hammer… Hi, Dave and Greg!). They also offer free Wi-Fi ~ for all of you cheapo Intro-Net banditos out there (Hi, J.T.!).
www.illyusa.com
Their breakfast selection is small: pastries, bagels, etc., but they do offer a Breakfast Sandwich: "Choice of bacon or ham, with Egg, American cheese, Hash Browns, on Ciabatta bread", which was very good. Let’s put it this way, it would make Rick Blaine forget all about that fickle tramp Ilsa…
The major (Strasser?) pluses were that it was served on fresh, toasted Ciabatta bread; it had the hash browns IN the sandwich (any sandwich with potato products already included in it is jake with me); and their "Lou's Special Spread" is great, too ("What is the 'Secret Sauce' at All-American Burger?"… ) ~ not sure what it consisted of, it was a cream cheese based one with some kinda chili in it, not too spicy but very tasty. My only (very) minor complaint was that this would be much better with any of the other cheeses that they offer on their deli sandwiches ~ Cheddar, Provolone, Swiss, Monterey Jack, or Pepper Jack (but no “f*cking, runny Camembert”… which the cat had already eaten, anyway). Next time...
Lou's, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful breakfast friendship…
Glen Bacon Scale Rating: Breakfast Sandwich ~ 6.6; illy® Coffee ~ 6.0
*(Geary Boulevard ~ running about 2-¾ miles East-West in the Richmond District ~ has always been a pretty International boulevard. Case in point: in the several blocks I walked from the repair shop to breakfast and then on to my apartment, I stopped in at a Korean market ~ baked red bean cakes with chestnut, and banana flavoured corn snacks; an Armenia/Russian bodega ~ several interesting imported sodas, "Квас, anyone?"; an Irish bakery ~ best Irish Cream scones around; and my local Filipino barber shop ~ "I said block it in back and put some MORE on top."; not to mention the dozens of Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Korean, Russian, Mexican, Indian, and Mediterranean restaurants along the way.)
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