Rubattino's in Renton

Well this morning the Famished Four were back on track, hungry and ready to strap on the ol feedbag. Governed by the entertainment coupon this am, we picked Rubattinos ( "best b fast in town") as quoted on the coupon. We had our great niece Mackenzie in tow this morning, while her older brother Keegan went to his ski lesson, along with Ol Hot T and Smoj, in we walked, bout 945 ish, special reader board out front beckoned us with such bfast delights as steak and eggs 7.95 , biscuits and gravy, 5.95 chicken fried steak Yada yada, you know the drill. yep once inside the quaint little cafe / Bar/ meeting place it was obviously seat yourself, so we did. I know this wasn't the case , but the cooks looked out at us like are you sure you want to eat here?, there was three tables out of 20 or so that were occupied, and the waitress kept telling the cooks I only have two arms! she wasnt that busy, but in her mind ... she was swamped! Ken ordered Hot T of course, lucky for him he didnt ask for something special like english b fast... Lipton it was! Val had her usual oj they did have that , MSue had Ice T... right? Nope, no Ice T for breakfast, they brought her hot T and two glasses of ice, didnt dare ask for lemon! I had what was probably the worst coffee I've ever had , but it came often. Ken ordered the sausage patty breakfast, 3 eggsters over medium,browns de mushy and of course the sausage. Val had the whatever scramble, deja vu... good thing it was on the menu like that,cuz I dont think Goin all Smoj on em and requesting an omlette like a scramble would have flown, .... but she said it was good, although cleverly disguised as whole wheat her toast arrived as rye...Yuck... Val dont do Rye. MSue, along with her homemade ice tea, had the Biscuits and gravy, she asked if it was good? the waitress replied, its our biggest seller, right after the Chicken Fried Steak,what a salesperson! Msue also asked if it came with Hashbrowns.. it did not! and after talking the Waitress into it, also got a side of HB's actually the skits and gravy were pretty good. Hmmmm! Steak and eggs for 7.95 what a bargain, thats for me I stated! You'll be sorry! Msue exclaimed, we ate at the Metropolitan Grill the previous weekend, your gonna be dissappointed! I ordered it anyway, Steak(medium rare) eggs over medium, browns over mushy, good thing I didnt order well done meat, it arrived that way. So funny thing our food arrived at the table in turn, Ol Hot T's came first, one minute later Smoj's arrived, two minutes here came MSues, then Mackenzie 's Pancake (well done) ahh at last my meal bringin up the rear, so the rest of the table got to watch me eat, as they were almost finished with theirs. We had to ask for the bill, she was so busy... I did tip her well, she was working herself into such a tizzy, So out we walked, a couple hours later, and as we did a happy couple was coming in, I almost advised them to keep walkin! but I did not. let them figure it out, All in all I guess the food wasn't too bad ( or too good) but Frankly, I dont see a return trip in the future

Beths Cafe!!

Well finally, after all the breakfasts we've eaten, after all the coffee I've swilled, in the name of a perfect combination of food and beverage, the countless cafes and coffee joints we've visited, We decide on Beths Cafe this last sunday. We had thought about it from time to time but always had a " better idea". What did it for me was Saturday night, Beths was featured on an episode of " The Ten Best Places to Pig Out" on the History Channel, Beths came in number four! Now I had been to Beths before..... Yeh..... about 35 years ago, round 3 in the morning when 5 or 6 of us split the big omelette, I'm pretty sure we finished it... and if I remember the 70's at all ( some of it I do) I'm pretty sure I barfed! , probably because of the alcohol consumption, not the food ( I'm just sayin) I'm kinda sorry we had'nt been there until now, I mean whats more Iconic in the Seattle area then Beths?, ok maybe the Space Needle or Canlis, if they have breakfast its probs on the pricey side, although the coffee might be better...sigh... I digress. Yes The Seattle Institution Beths Cafe, the famished four (FF) visited this little hot spot, and yes it is little. We arrived about a quarter to ten, kinda thought it was closed, we got a parking spot right out front and were seated immediately......Yeh, yeh ,yeh Ive got quite a rep dont I , The Famished Four just show up and in we walked in to what is the busiest and one of the smallest Cafes in Seattle, just like that (lucky) A Wave of 70's deja vu wrapped over me like an old plaid shirt as we walked to our table, ( a really good one in the corner by the window)..... A little about the menu before I start on the epicurian choices of the FF. We all know what Beths is known for right? Yep gigantimondo omelettes, egg o sauraus, they top out with the 12 egg variety, various toppins and fixins all surf daddyen on top of all you can eat hashbrowns, yes I too find that a bit ironic,that you get ayce browns Allong with a 12 EGG OMELETTE!!!!! now mind you, that selection is for the more healthier of appetites, they also have a 6 egg variety for those a bit less adventuresome, and for those on a diet, they have the 3 egg variety as well ( wimps). We however didnt go the omelette route, instead we opted for more of the traditional cravings, yes they have other options at Beths, we decided that would be a better choice for us. Keep in mind we the Famished Four had less face piercings then our hostess, we have none ,she had the rest, yeppers!, good ol Beths, from what I can surmise , has not changed in the last 35 years, dont really know.... the 70's were foggy for most of us. Any ways Ol Hot T had the Corned Beef Hash , ridin on top of the same all you can eat browners, eggs over medium (atta boy Ken) a very nice plate of food for ol Hot T, along with some English b fast T to swish it down, he did not heed the call for more taters, plenty o spuds underneath it all. Kens lovely Lady Smoj had the French toast plate, along with eggs scrambled and a slice of Ham, it too was a lovely plate of gnoshing fineness.... yep the box o shame accompanied Val home for she could not complete the task de chew! (cranberry juice was her bev) My Chicka de grrrrrrr! ( MSue) Ordered the Bacon and Eggs ( she does love her bacon) eggs scrambledwelldonesideosalsa..... Ice T by the gallon, hmmmmmm...mm the bacon was nice and thick, and she said the hashbrowns were a tad greasy,..... please.... they were yellowish from the butter.......mmmmm buttery! just greasy enough I say! Yes my meal was equally as delish as the previous 3. My choice was the "Beths Sampler" consisting of 2 biscuits covered with gravy( of the sausage variety) two egga mundos over perfectarino all ridin shotgun on yes.... all you can eat hashbrowns!! ( they come with almost everything) I gotta tell ya, the gravy was really good, very little actual sausage, but very sausagy flavor, obviously made in a well seasoned cast iron skillet, for the color of the gravy was a bit brown (didnt care! it was good and I ate it all) I did not however have seconds on the hashbrowns, in fact I did not finish the ones I had..... all in all a very nice plate of grub! plenty of Jo de blah to clean out the pipes , if you know what I mean. Yes Sir, a Seattle Icon, a real piece of our Pop Culture! and a respectable breakfast to boot!!! when we were done with our meal , I noticed that there were an awful lot of people standing out side, Must be a Bus Stop!, I exclaimed, ol Hot T pointed out that they were waiting to get in. Wow! musta been 20 or 30, quite an eclectic group it was , mostly of the pierced variety but there were some old folks, just like us, wating to strap on the Ol Feed Bag ( quite literally) Yes indeedy very good food, so so jo as is expected, just a hop skip and a jump from Mikalas in Greenwood for Coffee, and Vals fave Chai... Do we recommend it? Yes. Would I wait 20 or 30 deep to get in? Nope, just too many good places to eat in the Northend of town. I do think that Beths should have an art contest tho, they decorate with peoples renditions of their visit with white paper and crayons, some of it was very clever, although we wer not offered any such artistic ventage, on request only propably reserved for kids and late night swarrays!