I've seen this place on IG before, and have wanted to try it out. We were doing a day trip out to the East Bay, so this was the perfect reason to stop by for lunch.
The restaurant is located in a plaza full of other restaurants and businesses. It's very lively during the weekend, but not overly crowded like I thought it would be given it was Labor Day weekend. It was easy to find and right in front facing the parking lot.
It's a very simple setting with the ordering kiosk next to the register and the food pick up area all on one side. The rest of the restaurant is the seating area. The prices are very reasonable. We ordered the spicy pork and egg sandwich, chicken and egg sandwich, and a cold brew for a little over 26 bucks including taxes. There's a little robot that brings the food out to the pick up area at the register as it calls out your order number. You just walk up to the area and grab your food. The drinks are called out for pick up by staff, only food comes out on the robot. There are other options like croissants and burritos if you’re not in the mood for toast.
The sandwich is pretty hefty. The moment you take it out of the little paper container it comes in, that's it, everything will fall apart. It was a pretty messy meal, not the best place for a first date (lol). They do provide paper plates and napkins when requested, and that caught all the egg and protein that fell off. The bread is soft and nicely toasted with a good amount of butter, because you can definitely taste the butter and it's gooooood. I really like the spicy pork flavors, it's very similar to actual Korean restaurants. The egg is VERY fluffy and creamy. The cheese can be tasted, but there isn't any visible mini cheese pulls when bites are taken or when the egg falls off the sandwich.
I know egg is the focus, hence the name, but it was a bit too much egg for me. The egg consistency is fluffy and creamy. The texture over all is one note, the bread is soft, the egg is fluffy and mushy, the meat is soft. The meat is the only item that had more of a bite. The bread soaked up all the juices from the meat and eggs, so the texture was on the soggy side. The hubs had the same thought process regarding one noted texture and egg heavy sandwiches. If they had an option for fried chicken or fried egg, I think the different textures would be nice.
Bottom line: 3.5 - wallet friendly, the texture was one note, and it was overly eggy tasting...
Read moreI love eggs. I actually saw these type of sandwiches on a YouTube video of trending foods in Manila, so I was happy to see a version of these toasts in the Bay Area.
My family and I ordered the chicken and egg croissant, bacon and egg toast, and avocado and egg toast. We added a hash brown to the croissant and bacon/egg toast. We also ordered a side of tater tots because why not.
My mom and grandma shared the croissant and really enjoyed it. They were happy it wasn't fried chicken. It was minced and my mom likened the flavor to a bulgogi. My dad and I enjoyed our toasts. The eggs were super fluffy and so was the brioche. They're massive so definitely get some paper plates and utensils. I'm glad I added a hash brown to mine as it added a crunchy texture to an overall soft sandwich. The bacon was more of a Canadian bacon, so I didn't get that crunch I was hoping for. It makes me curious what the ham and egg toast is like.
I found the overall flavor to be under seasoned, but they have Tapatío packets so that added a nice heat to it. They also have ketchup packets. There's also salt and pepper packets. The cold drinks are in the fridge for you to pick up after you pay for them on the kiosk. And I advise to bring your own water as there's none available, at least from what I saw.
You order at the kiosk and when you do, pay attention to your order number. They have huge signs for it, even an arrow on the kiosk, and yet I still missed it. Luckily we emailed the receipt so we were able to get it. And you'll need it because a cute robot brings out your food. Once your number is called, you'll need to get up from your table and go to where the robot waits, which is near the cashier.
The space is small but luckily the turnaround time is quick. I would definitely come back here if I was craving a...
Read moreCame in on a Saturday around lunch. No parking in the lot. Walking in is a little tricky. There's a sign that says order at kiosk...taped the the register... I thought this meant the kiosk was something else ?? Maybe the robot floating around ? Maybe a touch screen ? My bad.
The service was nice. And I guess the food would come out on the little robot. We kept looking at the robot and the number on the robot for our food and then I hear some woman call my name from the back of the restaurant and she actually has my food. Okay. Chalk it up to my first time being here I guess.
Also the coffee maker was broken so with our breakfast that was not an option so I ordered a water which they forgot.
The food was beautiful and filling but it was greasy. The amount of eggs in the croissant was too much for my dad which I personally think is awesome. He said the bacon was chewy like they microwaved it.
I would say on a one to 10 Scale the food was about a four. It kind of reminded me of the food at boba restaurants.
The tater tots are...
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