hi-lo's 15th street cafe

stopped by for breakfast after hearing great things and was disappointed. two things hi-lo's lacks is flavor and the proper amount of seating for patrons. we stood there waiting 40 mins for a table packed in the tiny restaurant like sardines with 4 other parties waiting to be seated only to be elbowed out of the way by the snarky wait staff every 30 seconds. on top of the ridiculous wait we had to reach over people attempting to eat in order to get coffee cups. when we finally did get a table there were people hovering over us the entire time. i'm not sure why they even have waitresses in the first place since ours told us that if we wanted a coffee refill we knew where it was and could get it ourselves. the food was bland at best. my husband ordered moon biscuits andgravybut it was horrible. the one flavor in the entire dish was the odd sweetness in the gravy. i ordered french toast but have had better at ihop and the potatoes were hit and miss with each bite changing between over and undercooked. the whole meal was $20 with a $4 tip which was really generous since she only wrote our order down, plopped the food on the table and disappeared. we won't be visiting again but if you do go make sure you lock your car doors as the area surrounding hi-lo's looks a little seedy.

awesome! very homey! loved the grab-your-own-coffee idea, makes it personal! moon biscuit andgravyis amazing love the concept! everything was just perfect! a little chilly tho. i wouldn't say small, but quaint! server made sound effects when delivering food-so cool! had that crazy extended family feel! food was fresh!

moon biscuits &gravyare a must try, great value great food!