A pleasant mistake " 5 Spot Cafe" Queen Anne

So, I have this friend of mine at work, for the sake of privacy lets just call her Theresa.     Any way , she knows of  the "Famished Four"  (FF) exploits and our pention for all things breakfasty (ooh good word)  often times she asks "Where did you go this last Sunday?" followed by you guys really need to try the 5 Spot, my daughter gos there and she just loves it....... Yeh Yeh, its on our radar, we 'll go there at some point, frankly we have quite a few favs lately, such as Paddy Coynes (Tacoma) , Chelan Cafe (West Seattle) and close to home is Maggies on Meeker (Kent) so we havent really ventured into new locales lately. Last Sunday was our day for newness, we the FF decided we'd try  sumpin new, so off to Queen Anne we scooted, thru the Mercer mess and on up to the top of the counterbalance sits our quest.         Holy Crap do people really drive thru this part of Seattle during the week?, my GPS was constantly telling me to take the next legal U turn , which all could've been avoided , by taking 99 to  the Q A neighborhood or just following the Detour signs might have helped, ( as suggested by M Sue) but eventually we did get there, parking is on the street by the the big KIRO tower so I dropped off my driver assistants at the door and parked in peace, bout a block away, I havent been up in that area for a long time... its nice, Cool Houses, narrow streets, quintessentially Seattle!.        By the time I ambled in to the 5 Spot,  MSue and Ol Hot T and Smoj were at a charming corner table by the window, beverages in tow, my Coffee on the way..... Holy Mackeral!..... they  tout  that Stumptown is their Caffeine Du Jour, this is gonna be Epic!  I have one word for Stumptown Coffee.... MM!  ( yes its a word, I use it when somethings awsome).      The 5 Spot's Menu changes every quarter, or as it suits them, and we happened into a celebration of the Carolinas, southern cookin?... MM!,( theres that word again) needless to say, I for one was excited.       The Service was cute and prompt, bevs were on point and full, The food choices for the Famished Four went thusly ,Smoj along with her namesake oj ordered the Biscuits and gravy, as did MSue (they copy all the time) with the exception of beverages, hers of course was Ice Tea W/lemon , Ol Hot T ordered Eggs Val Verde,.... a Scramble sort of thing with avocado  and cilantro and a Chorizo Chub standin guard over his grub...and Hot T of course, mine was as usual, the best of the bunch.  I had me the "Low Country Benedict"  Split homemade biscuit, thick cut ham, fried green tomato, a pair of perfect poachers, all smothered in a pimento cheese,as opposed to the usual hollendaise, crispy froasted red spuddlies, I say froasted, cuz they appeared to fried and roasted ... whats that word again? oh yeh MM!.     Now I know what your thinking... another great grubfest for the Famished Four... Not so fast my Bloggerphyles, twas not all twinkles and goodness, Smojs Skits and gravy were cold, bless her heart, when the waitress asked how things were tasting? Smojs reply was the Gravy supposed to be cold? of course not! came the reply ,soooo it was whisked away and promptly replaced with a steaming pile of breakfast much more to Vals (Smoj) liking, MSues same breakfast, was not as hot as she would like, but she did not send hers back, although she did state that it was not the best sausage gravy she had eaten, which in itself is a tough sell, for MSue's sausage gravy is beyond reproach!! she did however like her side of Bacon.            The biscuits were good.... the gravy? not so much Ol Hot T enjoyed his meal, and mine was outstanding!  will we go back?  , I might , but its along way to go by myself, and after all this is a group thing.    I can tell you are a bit perplexed by the title of this "A pleasant mistake"     well let me splain it , I was looking forward to telling my friend (Theresa) that yes ,we finally went to her suggested Cafe, and that while not perfect, i did enjoy my meal... I might go back for Fried Green Tomatoes....MM!, so that following Monday I marched into the office and boldly stated, I bow'd to your constant requests and we ate at the 5 Spot yesterday!..... She said back, 5 Spot? wheres that? noooooo, I suggested you go to the "Hi Spot" in Madrona...... Crap! Oh well My bad...... apparently the "Hi Spot" has to die for baked goods , I guess another Blog another time  :)            JR.