Hotspot Cafe — Restaurant in Fairbanks

First time eating there and i took my daughter for breakfast. The waitress was rather rude by avoiding my daughter's question on what they had to drink. I let her know they had pepsi products and she went with the lemonade. She ordered the french toast combo and ordered her eggs over easy. I went with the loco moco with a coffee and was told i could only get toast. They say on the menu that you have options but the waitress said it was "worded funny" and only gave me the option of toast. I ordered my eggs over easy as well and the waitress took our menus and left. The food took about 15-20 minutes to come out and by that time both my coffee, water, and my daughter's lemonade were empty. The waitress brought our food over but before placing it down she slammed the bill in front of me. Not lightly placing or anything but slamming.. enough that it startled my daughter. We started eating, still with nothing to drink, and my daughter's food was fine, unfortunately the loco moco was hot garbage. Starting with my over easy eggs, they were way over cooked, not even remotely runny and the whites were burnt. The hamburger patty was super dry and was pretty much the equivalent to a giant piece of beef jerky that the premixed gravy couldn't even help. This loco moco might i add was $20 dollars which is about $8 more than the actual Hawaiian place in town that does it right on top of giving you soup and macaroni salad. I don't really complain as I don't want my food messed with and this bunch looked like the type that would definitely give you something extra for complaining. Instead we finished our meal, still with no drinks, and i tossed $60 on the table, it was a $45 bill and walked out. We liked the way the restaurant was decorated.. cool things from the surrounding companies and all.. but the service was terrible and the food was super expensive compared to what you...

This morning I went to the Hotspot Cafe on Van Horn Road. As a born and raised Alaskan, coming across a southern restaurant always sounded enjoyable. I seem to have finally found a true southern experience, after careful, consideration, I felt the need to post a review. I can say I would NOT recommend this establishment to anyone with ethnic diversity. I found the food confusing, I ordered a chili omelet to try something different and if raw onions, no seasoning and watery pinto beans is chili then it was the first real chili I’ve ever had. The atmosphere was also a new experience for me, with loud, pure white sentiments to how the youth can't manage money and would have no retirement to fall back on, and how we need to keep America’s bloodline pure and certain people are ruining it by coming to this country. Also, it was stated that they wouldn’t trust a Mexican to cook anything. The conversation was not what I would call comfortable for the poor Asian couple and the Mexican guy that was there with his girlfriend. The retirement planning discussion was also interesting to hear as both the waitress and owner are well into traditional retirement age. I hope the staff and patrons are able to be more welcoming the next time someone who doesn’t fit their purist ideals comes through.

p.s. The sourdough toast that I ordered was fittingly the whitest white Wonderbread...

I recently just tried HotSpot Cafe for the first time. It lived up to the reviews I read, and I will be happy to go back! I ordered the Waffle Combo which came with eggs, and your choice of sausage or bacon. I ordered mine with scrambled eggs and sausage links. This is legit sausage and not the stingy little ones you buy at the grocery store. The waffles were delicious, and there was a generous amount of strawberries and whip cream. The waitress was super attentive, and I loved how she gave the check with the meal- it was efficient. I hate waiting on the check and loved how she checked how we were doing regularly. The iced tea was delicious, and the fountain soda had a perfect ratio of syrup and carbonation. All...