gato bizco cafe

the way things should be.... people forget that restaurants are run by people. although we all have an expectation when we go out for food, rarely do we consider that the place we choose is someones livelyhood, our expectations are totally self serving. gato bizco brings us back to reality. not only is it tasty but its real people, with real contributions to our daily "bread" so to speak. no fuss, no muss just someone's idea of pleasant

5 stars. the food-amazing. cross-eyed scramble is decadent. home fries and sweet potato pancakes!!! you can also leave with a pound of gato bizco coffee. love it!

translated into the "squinting cat" is fitting because one minute this place will be open and after shutting your eyes for a second it will be closed. the hours seem to be a bit random and last time i went in on a wednesday they were only offering ramen noodles which i want no part of. another thing because the close quarters of the place it gets quite hot. besides these problems the breakfast and the burger are great. get the burgers here and you will deal with the other inconveniences for sure!

i feel immediately more hip when i've had breakfast at the gato bizco cafe. maybe it's the sweet potato pancakes or just the gourmet coffee served hot and fresh. but you don't need sleeve tattooes or a scruffy beard. just bring your appetite.

great breakfast spot! place is small and a little grungy, unique decor and has tons of personality. sweet potato pancakes are to die for!

last weekend steve and i took a trip to see my favorite band the dismemberment plan play a show in atlanta. we had a great time at the show and the next morning went looking for a good brunch place. the first place we tried had a 45 minute wait, and with our time frame to get home, just didn't work. a quick internet search led us to the gato bizco  cafe, which was obviously fate for this cat-loving gal. this place is tiny! there's only a handful of booths and some bar seating. when we arrived i put my name on the list and i was told 15 minutes, which was doable for us. we weren't waiting outside in the sunshine more than five minutes before they seated us at a booth. under-promise and over-deliver is a surefire way to get people to love you. the theme of this place is cats. (gato bizco means the cross-eyed cat in spanish, in case you're wondering). there are cat trinkets and photos of cats everywhere- but not so much that it looks like a hoarder house. as a proud cat mama i wanted to t

long wait, rude staff. our party of four signed up for brunch yesterday, 30 minutes into our wait were told (mistakenly) by staff that we had failed to specify we had a party of 4 when we signed in, and then after over an hour when we were called in, we were told we couldn't have a booth. we left and went to flying biscuit across the street.

breakfast for lunch. did lunch here and totally enjoyed it. went with the huevos rancheros and appreciated the 2-salsa approach and particularly enjoyed the green tomatillo salsa. also worth saying that their coffee was better than average.
overall this is a tiny little place and i was a little worried about the comments of a musty smell but certainly didn't notice any such thing. in the end, i liked the quirky interior and the very friendly service.

delicious biscuits. i love the way the biscuits are so buttery and fluffy. i would go back just for those.

it's one of the most underrated breakfast places in town. did you know? they make the best sweet potato pancakes. they're soft, chewy, sweet potatoey. they are so good. but wait, there's more. they have these humongous biscuits that are also so good. beli

delicious food and even better service. best brunch in town, hands down.

fantastic!. adore the biscuits and the no-nonsense dining. the whimsical drawings on the menu are awesome. the place is super tiny though, so there almost always a wait... but it's worth it.

excellent breakfast... the sweet potato pancakes are delicious, and the omelettes are outstanding. staff is very friendly. i'll be back!

nice alternative to the flying biscuit, but.... ... there are a few things to think about.

first, the good parts.
this place is almost never as busy as tfb across the street. while you may want to go ahead and get on tbf's list first, you will probably be able to get into the bizco within five to ten minutes.
the biscuits here are far superior to tfb's, if you like your biscuits made southern-style (flaky, tender, huge, and sans-sucre).
the sweet potato pancakes are to die for.
the staff here is far quirkier and far friendlier than across the street.
you'll more than likely end up spending a good bit less here for a meal that is at least as good (if not more) as what you'll get across the street.

now, the down side.
the place has a funky musty odour, especially near the back, which probably has more to do with the age of the place than anything else.
the biscuits, when purchased individually, are $2 a pop. while they're big and taste great, i don't know if they're really worth that much.
parking is just as bad as it is for tfb, for obvious reasons.
and when you leave, you'll probably want to take a shower and change clothes before going anyplace nice, as you'll smell like a grease pit.

all in all, i love this place. i don't go out for sunday brunch much anymore, but when i do, i usually head here first.

the atmosphere is “comfortable emo-punk." the employees are tattooed and pierced, but, they have a very “come as you are” appeal. don’t be alarmed as everyone here is accepted with kindness. when you walk into a place like the majestic, you aren’t sure wh