toast on market

a nice lunch spot for a group. this used to be my once a week work lunch spot when i worked downtown on east jefferson. it was close by, had decent parking, wasn't too expensive, and had both breakfast and lunch items to suit your mood. sometimes theres a small wait but you are usually seated quickly and the service is prompt. my favorite were the blueberry pancakes, the california club panini, and the caprese grilled cheese with tomato soup. my friend always got the omelets (and the spicy bloody mary) and they looked really good as well. the specialty drinks are a little pricey like others had mentioned so i normally stuck tocoffee(which is outstanding) or coca-cola. out of 30+ visits i don't really have any bad experiences to speak of.

i absolutely adore toast on market and judging by their wait times every weekend so do you. toast has outgrown their tiny walls in downtown nulu and is temporarily closing to set up bigger digs: if you're heading there one last time before the move try my favorite: the bacon and egg sandwich with dijon vinaigrette, gorgonzola, applewood bacon and a perfect over-medium egg served with hashbrown casserole. oh- and one rum raison bread pudding pancake on the side. a la cart style y'all. my mother-in-law swears that theircoffeeis as good as disney coffee. now that's saying something. good luck with reopening toast !

get take out. the toast and eggs are fabulous. however, thecoffeeis disgusting, service is mediocre at best, and the vibe makes me question myself and whether i'm hip enough to eat there. that said, the food is pretty good, and making greatcoffeeat home and grabbing take out avoids all of the problems i have with the place. i'm glad it's a few blocks from my house. and, i think they inspired some other breakfast options/competition, so i thank them for that!


-----15 mar, 2009-----

great breakfast. very chicago-like. wish they had bettercoffeebut the food is quite good. definitely a great addition to the brunch scene.

okay breakfast. had a good western omlette and mediocrecoffeewith no refills. very crowded with hipsters, and a little overpriced. not bad, but nothing special, either.

good chow, good service... south of border omlett was great.coffeewas a bit average.

nice breakfast experience. the agenda as we departed louisville included a mid-morning breakfast at toast, a stop which was a highlight of the day. i was torn between the monte cristo and the south of the border omelette, and ended up following the lure of chorizo offered by the latter. a side of hash brown casserole and a cup ofcoffeeadded to my order and i was ready to go.

my companion ordered two eggs over medium, which came with cut fruit as a side. toast's spot-on delivery of over medium eggs as advertised won a couple nods of approval. what it is about that netherworld between over easy and over hard that baffles some kitchen staffs seemed to be child's play for toast.

thecoffeewasn't the greatest ever tasted, but good enough for me to have three cups, delivered from an attentive wait staff.

we enjoyed the experience and recommend it for others.

really disappointing. so today i went to toast on market for the second time. the first time (about 1 month ago), it was okay - nothing stella - but thecoffeewas really subpar. this morning we went because they opened earlier than other area restaurants and we were sorely disappointed.
again thecoffee- really poor. we asked our waitress what they served and she said, "i don't know - some european blend. it's really good." um, no. it's just a shame that in a town with heine bros. and quills that they can't find something a little more palatable to serve.
today i ordered the bread pudding pancakes. when they finally came out, they were undercooked to the point of being raw in the middle - i could literally taste the batter. when i told this to the waitress, she begged to differ, saying, "well, they're different than regular pancakes - they're supposed to be a little raw." really? i said i knew it was a bread pudding spin and i expected a little gumminess, but that i could taste the batter. she kind of looked at me and said, "okay, i'll take them back." now, i expect (and i don't think unrealistically so) that when an order is poorly prepared (or raw) that the make-up order should go to the front of the line. rather, i sat there and watched my boyfriend eat his (also less than remarkable breakfast) for *15 minutes* before they brought out the second order. mind you, during that time we had just decided it wasn't worth it, cancelled our order, and handed over our credit card.
the manager came over and apologized and i explained to him that we were just really disappointed and he said, "oh, well, sorry."
so between the coffee, blah food, a waitress that couldn't have cared less, and a manager who just kind of shrugged his shoulders, we'll definitely not be going back. it's much more worth our efforts to wait a little while until someplace like hillbilly tea opens their doors for breakfast.

food is pricey for what you get. i have never had such awful coffee. sad because the atmosphere is so nice. there are plenty of other local (delicious)coffeeoptions in louisville. i won't go back.

sadly disappointing. i had heard so many great things about toast on market, which is why i am so disappointed by my average experience.

first, i didn't mind waiting for a table ... i fully expected that given the restaurant's popularity. however, the wait for our food was excessive.

my husband got an omelette with chorizo, which was good, but nothing special. i had the caprese grilled cheese, which was underwhelming at best - and it was barely warm by the time it arrived. i also ordered the black bean soup after mentioning to my server that i did not want the chili because it was too meaty. upon receiving the black bean soup, i learned it was swimming with bacon. granted i should have asked, but you would think my server would have picked up on the fact that i don't like meat given our previous conversation.

my last complaint has to do with the coffee: i read in a previous review that they serve complimentarycoffeefor those waiting for a table. upon arrival, i noticed acoffeestation with mugs and a carafe. i asked if this was for those who are waiting and was told it was. i poured myself half a cup. i proceeded to decline refills for the rest of the meal, and upon receiving my check saw i was charged $2.50 for what wasn't goodcoffeeto begin with.

if i do return to toast, i will likely stick to breakfast fare - probably either french toast or pancakes.

great omlettes. very welcoming staff. their omlettes are the real deal. great pancakes too. so good i went three days in a row. thecoffeeis fine.

louisville's best breakfast. • the wait only enhances the food.
• sublime pancakes (bread pudding pancakes anyone?).
• terrible coffee. or maybe the unreal food only makes the mediocrecoffeeseem horrible.