For those of you that may be in or near the San Francisco/Oakland (that's right, the bay) area, you really should make a trip to Point Richmond and check out Little Louie's Cafe. They have a ton of not-on-my-diet items, but I won't hold that against them. Bread is baked fresh daily, sandwiches are crafted, and various coffee drinks are brewed within their walls. I hear they make a mean burger too, but I've never partaken.
Now, what I show up there for is the ham-and-cheese omelet. And the (slightly not-on-the-diet) coffee! The omelet is made with monterey jack and black forest ham, and I have to say; the consistency of the egg in their omelettes is possibly the best I've experienced. They use just the right amount of oil, and have the grill set to what I would guess to be the "perfect" setting. To state it plainly, it's the best omelet I've ever not made myself.
The only thing that makes my omelets better is that I don't have to pay almost 9 bucks for 'em. But, Louie's has a nice atmosphere and the service is honest. Honest, yes. What I mean by that, is they don't seem to have the curse of "professional" servers. I mean this in a good way! I'm spared the memorized food propaganda that I would normally get at larger, and perhaps more expensive, restaurants.
"Can I interest you in BLAHAHAH BLAH BLAH today?'
No thanks. Not today. I didn't yesterday and probably won't tomorrow either.
What I got instead was:
"Hi."
and then,
"Here's a menu, lemme know when you're ready."
Then the gentleman went back behind the deli counter to ring someone up for a latte. A few minutes later I beckoned him over. Five minutes after that he brought me my HUGELY stuffed omelet. It was packed with a ton of ham. Well, a few ounces at least. Come to find out, he felt a little bad that I didn't want his potatoes or toast so he had the lady on the grill stuff some extra ham in there. Black forest ham can be expensive; they lost money on me I'm betting.
Maybe someone who reads this and eats bread can tell me how the sandwiches are...
Until next time.
