Wild Eggs — Restaurant in Indianapolis

Began working here, and worked for one day. Was sent home early even though I was excelling in the jobs performance, then told I couldn’t come in the next day even though that was my agreed schedule, because the kitchen manager would not be there. I also overheard her complaining about their labor. They had me working as a prep cook, I have severe anemia and complained of how cold it is in the area they had me working, so being sent home early was blamed on my “complaining”. Also theirs no employee parking so least expensive around per month is still 215$ I decided to reach out to the other wild egg establishments in the meantime to see if their was a position available so I could stay within the company I already began employment with, while still holding my duties at this downtown location. Keep in mind I never intended to quit and was going to see it through even with a two weeks notice if needed and one of the other wild eggs was willing to transfer me. Woke up to text saying the kitchen managers wife is a manager at one of the other locations I applied for, and that I was being let go. I believe the entire situation was unprofessional considering had the manager not been her wife I would be at work right now! Also instead of firing me I could have been transferred and kept the position needed until they found another candidate for the job. Not to mention she’s well aware I have 3 children to provide for and I came in to work for them after they told me they’d filled the position & randomly called me asking to come in because two of their 5-7 YEAR LONG employees quit on them. So instead of carrying out other interviews already scheduled I went on a limb and began working for them with intentions of helping them in their time of need, while also helping myself! I had interviews for sales jobs with salary plus commission! Well over the pay rate I’d receive here. Anyways just thought I would share my story, take it how you will. According to the kitchen manager “atp it’s my own fault...

The restaurant was bright and clean. We sat at the bar and the other customers there were very friendly. Our waiter was also very friendly and he checked on us consistently throughout our visit.

The drinks seem to be made inconsistently. My blueberry margarita was very light in color and really lacked flavor. My drink was almost clear, but in the picture on the menu, the drink was a deep reddish/purple color. I don’t think they added enough of the blueberry compote to mine. Two people sitting next to me at the bar had also ordered blueberry margaritas, but their drinks had a lot more color and looked exactly like the picture on the menu. I think my margarita could have been really good if it had been made correctly. I would rate my margarita 2.5 stars out of 5. The iced vanilla latte (spirited) was much better, especially when the cream started to melt into the drink and added a little extra sweetness. I would give the latte 4.5 stars.

I ordered the classic French toast. If you like sourdough bread, you’ll probably enjoy it. I really didn’t enjoy the sour/tangy taste, and ended up wishing I had ordered something else. I prefer sweeter French toast. It was cooked perfectly, but I was hoping the French toast batter would be sweet enough to balance the tanginess out. But it still had a very sour after taste with each bite, that I just didn’t enjoy. I just think a different kind of bread would be better suited for French toast. I would give the French toast 2.5 stars. The scrambled eggs and bacon were both really good, 5 stars. My boyfriend got the bourbon chicken sandwich and he enjoyed it.

There was no soap in the men’s or women’s bathrooms and it was only 11 am. Not sure how customers or employees are supposed to wash their hands with no soap.

Overall, I’m glad we tried this place. If we ever come back to Indianapolis, it’s possible we would go back and try other menu items. But there are so many other breakfast options in the area, that it probably wouldn’t be at the top...

Ambiance - quiet restaurant but not in an intimate way. In a "afraid to talk too loud because someone might hear our whole conversation" way. So you have to whisper if you want to be comfortable conversing.

Service - greeted and seated promptly. But then it took a long time for our order to be taken (it was not busy when we were there; around 8am on a Monday) and then it took even longer for our food to be delivered. No apologies or care in the world for the fact that we were served food outside of our dietary restriction. Seemed to generally just not care and could overhear in the next table the server saying "we're out of most things... do you want me to list all of the things we're out of?"

Food - Coffee served cold. I had the Steak Bennie... which was bland and unseasoned. The meat was chewy.. like a grade below USDA Choice (not prime). There was a damp/soiled napkin on my plate next to my steak/eggs under my bowl of grits (so a tiny bowl of grits sitting on top of this damp napkin which was then on my larger plate). My wife ordered chilaquiles with pulled chicken. Server came back after a short while and said they were out of pulled chicken (see above -- they're out of most things) and asked if she just didnt want pork, in which case he said they could make it with turkey sausage. She went with his recommendation and later as she was eating she discovered bits of bacon in the chilaquiles (which doesnt make sense... the chilaquiles typically is either pulled chicken or chorizo... yet there's still bacon in it). Pointed this out and the server didn't apologize for our experience or seem to care. Asked if we'd like a discount or to have it remade. My wife said they should take it off the check. We got the check and it was only discounted 50%.

Generally this is the absolute worst breakfast I have had in many YEARS. I would advise all other unsuspecting patrons (we didn't know better -- in from Chicago for the eclipse) to stay away...