Review of As Quoted

Yes, it is safe and dedicated, which we desperately lack in this city. That fact alone is responsible for the stars in my review.

Will I likely eat here again out of desperation? Probably. Will I be happy about it? Not likely.

I'd love to have my mind changed.

But after spending close to $45 dollars for an unsatisfying breakfast for one, I'm not eager to rush back.

I get that quality ingredients cost more and that there is overhead to running a business - but I've been beaten down slowly and gotten used to that based on having to buy $7-12 bread for the past decade and living in a high COL region. I don't easily get sticker shock, and am generally happy to pay the asked price for something.

Bottom line: My meal there just didn't justify the price. Even with extremely limited options for safe dining in the region, this place did not make the "purposefully seek out and return" list.

Maybe it was the day I visited, maybe my expectations were too high after reading several rave reviews.

The person working the register was a bit derisive to me when I asked a question about something, and ended up holding up their hand to "quiet" me and took an order from the lady behind me "because she knows what she wants". i was sort of snottily told to "hang on", and they took the order of the next person in line, then fulfilled a take out order.

Then I was waved forward (picture the iconic Sopranos scene where Carmella beckons her friend forward like a servant) and huffily asked if I was ready yet.

If I wasn't extremely hungry and hadn't just spent 30 minutes on the bus to get there, I might have left at that point. But the tank needed fuel and the amount of rave reviews this place had gave me the push to grin and bear it, and give them a chance to wow me with the substance.

And... The food felt so low-effort as to almost be offensive. Everything I was served was tepid at best and lacked flavor.

I had an "open faced sandwich" which was one slice of bread (which makes it a toast right? Sandwich denotes 2 slices but I digress), 2 slices of bacon, and an egg with a COMICAL amount of greens on it. We are talking massive handfuls of frissee that the actual "open faced breakfast sandwich" was completely hidden under. Like, okay, cool, a "bonus salad" that wasn't mentioned on the menu listing and hid the sad truth of the "sandwich" from immediate view.

The "side of roasted potatoes" was at most two small Yukon golds that had maybe heard a frying pan sizzling nearby, but were essentially just a steamed potato sliced up. No flavor.

A latte, which was passable (+1$ upcharge for alt milks which is... Standard for the area I guess)

I grabbed a rice krispie treat for the road as well, and sadly it was completely stale. Inedible. Which is a bit unforgivable as I was there within an hour of opening.

Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Poor