The Toasted Yolk Cafe — Restaurant in Birmingham

This past Saturday, I had the pleasure of going to The Toasted Yolk Cafe. This place really impressed me from the time I walked in the door to the time I left.

Walking in, the place was booming and busy, but we were seated within minutes. The atmosphere was warm and inviting. I loved the painted walls they had a mural-like feel to them.

The staff was great. I sat and observed everyone for a while, including the owner and two managers, and man, what a great team. This is a fantastic Black-owned business that deserves to be packed every day I mean, a line out the door!

Now, let’s get into the food. Since this is a brunch place, I naturally had to order from both menus!

The first dish I ordered was the bacon cheeseburger. Let me start off by saying you get what you pay for here. The prices are reasonable and affordable, and the portion sizes are huge! Now, back to the burger this thing was massive and juicy, even with it being cooked well-done (my fault, I didn’t specify medium-well). It was still good nonetheless. Not much more to say about it, but that’s not a bad thing. The burger gets the job done. Solid 8/10.

The cheese grits, y’all, were so good a perfect blend of cheese and creaminess. Each bite had that slight black pepper kick. I cleared that bowl in seconds. My only complaint was that it needed just a pinch more salt, which I added myself. Whoever the “big mama” in the back is with the flabby arm stirring the pot I appreciate you so much! 9.5/10.

The breakfast burrito was freaking massive, man. When it hit the table, I was in utter disbelief. It was stuffed with everything the eggs were cooked perfectly, it was filled with cheese on the inside, and smothered with queso and salsa on top. What more could you ask for? All the flavors were there, but the downside was that it needed more seasoning. The eggs especially needed a bit of salt and pepper. That’s the only reason I’d give it an 8/10 as well.

As you can see, none of the food was bad at all. The only thing that held it back was the slight and I mean slight under-seasoning. Please go support this place ASAP.

P.S. My grandmother ordered the biscuits and gravy, and it was absolutely loaded. She loved it and said she could tell the biscuits...

Keep in mind the restaurant opened on 07-14-25 & today is 07-20-25. They have not been open a week and this is there first Sunday being open. Give them some grace.

With that being said:

Joined waiting list as a party of 4 at 10:20 a.m. at # 20 on the list.

Arrived at the restaurant at approximately 10:44 a.m. and checked in.

Seated at approximately 11:20 a.m.

11:35 a.m. our server Alexis finally arrives at our table and then says she needs another minute or so.

She came back around 11:37 a.m. She took our drink order.

When she came back with the drink order we placed our order for everything.

Appetizer: DONUTS “CHURRO STYLE” Very good! We all enjoyed it. The caramel sauce is the star of the dish.

ENTREES:

DOUBLE DECKER OMELETTE: This is what I ordered. It was pedestrian in appearance and taste. I enjoyed my side of cheese grits. My biscuit did not appear to fresh.

SOUTHERN FRIED ARNOLD: My youngest daughter thought it tasted good but wished the chicken would have been crispier. She enjoyed her side of cheese grits. She enjoyed her iced caramel macchiato.

BRISKET SCRAMBLE: My wife ordered this. She was disappointed in the presentation. She said it looked sloppy. She enjoyed the dish. She did not like her side cheese grits. Too much peppercorn for her. Also, she did not receive her biscuit that should have come with the meal.

BUTTERMILK PANCAKES & SIDE OF PATTY SAUSAGE: My oldest daughter thought the pancakes were fluffy and good. They are huge. (Be prepared to share or go ahead and get your to go box ready.) She thought the sausage was microwaved and thrown...

Today was the worst experience ever at this piece of crap of place. The waitress was HORRIBLE, EXTREMELY RUDE and the nerve to be training somebody. On this visit, I said I will order a sandwich ain’t no way they can mess this up. I ordered a a turkey club sandwich minus the bacon. I specifically told this waitress I am allergic to pork. This girl brought me a sandwich out with ham on it because she entered with incorrect sandwich. I bit into the sandwich and got immediately sick. My sister looked at the sandwich and said there is ham on there. The manager was called to the table, he gave every excuse is to why I received the wrong sandwich. The unprofessional owner came to the table and said so what do you want me to do. There was no empathy no apology. He then had the nerve to say well there is nothing we can do for you. This place is ridiculous and the food is awful. The first time we visited the service was wonderful and the mother of the owner was so sweet and had soo much hospitality and so did our waiter, but the food was NOT good. She asked us to give them grace on the review because they were just starting out and to come back which we did and decided to order cold sandwiches because we had horrible food the last time. I am appalled at this place. Please check y’all food, please because I am sick as hell. Not too mention the rude waitress left everything off the sandwich except for the...