wooden goose cafe

alex. stay away!

easily one of the worst restaurants i have ever visited. we went there for breakfast - waited about 35 minutes, told the waitress that we needed to be out of there within an hour from sitting and received our food right at that one hour point. in comparison, other groups of patrons sat after us and received their food well before us (we figured they lost our order even though when confronted, they kept telling us you are next).

none of our food was good after receiving it. my wife ordered an omelete with cheese. the omelete was not done and there was nocheeseon it. we talked to our waitress, who was not apologetic and seemed to not care. we paid the bill hastily. then, we saw on the bill that we were charged for that cheese.

meanwhile, there was this gentleman who was sitting at the counter the entire time looking at an ipad - i presumed him to be the owner. he took out a dollar from his pocket and gave it to us as a refund.

i will never return to this restaurant.

big menu with plenty of breakfast and lunch options. fast and friendly service even at peak times. clearly family owned and managed.the owner is on-site each time we visit and is always soliciting feedback from diners. we've become semi-regulars even though it's a bit out of our way. some of the menu items sound crazy, like the goosed slinger which includes two eggs over hash browns with a burger patty and topped with chili, addcheesefor a little extra. i love that they offer chorizo as an option on the breakfast dishes (hopple popple con chorizo? genius!) everything on the menu is jumbo-sized so you won't go home hungry, but the food is also top-notch casual fare with quality ingredients, including fresh vegetables in the omelets. the dining room decor is late 20th century granny but it seems apropos to the down-home cooking you'll get here.