Mayor's Cafe Miami Lakes

Do you want a solid diner breakfast that will likely put you to sleep afterwards because of its goodness and comfort heaviness? You’ll find it here. I had never heard of Mayor’s Cafe before a friend suggested it after our morning run. It was a great place to refuel, and treat oneself to a mimosa. $7 for a very full mimosa was quite satisfying. We were seated right away on a relatively early Saturday morning, despite there being several tables already full and people constantly coming in to pick up orders. Our server was knowledgeable of them about the menu and accommodate all of our requests. Some of us asked for regular ice water, and some of us asked for cold water with ice, and she made sure to refill any waters that came out differently.

The inside is updated, clean, bright, looking with stylized posters and photos on the walls that give you a modern diner feel. I do appreciate they still have a counter where anyone can sit and eat as well. The bathroom is single occupancy, but it was not a problem during my visit.

I went for the country fried chicken, which, thankfully has the option to get Grady on the side. I find that is the best way to go, since the chicken is quite seasoned, and it is nice to experience the crunch of it without the gravy slopped all over it to begin with. It comes with a choice of home fries, or fresh fruit, but if you’re having country fried chicken, you might as well go big and go with the home fries. They were huge, well cooked and seasoned. The dish almost felt like home fries and country fried chicken with a side of eggs. By the way, yes, you got your choice of two eggs in any style you’d like. My over easy eggs were cooked just right, and provided that runny yolk that went so well with the chicken.

I would’ve stopped there, especially since I had to take a third of the dish home, but we checked in on Yelp and found that they offer a free French toast topping with the check-in. So, of course, I had to order French toast ($12.99 for 3 pieces) and use my check-in offer. I went with chocolate chips for the topping, while my friends ordered strawberry, so that we could try both. I was a little disappointed that the strawberry topping was just fresh strawberries that were cut up and tossed onto the French toast. But the chocolate chips were worth it, since they were plentifully spooned onto the French toast, long enough to be softened by the heat of the French toast. The French toast itself was doughy, adequately sweetened and not needing too much maple syrup. I’m not typically a sweets for breakfast person, but this was a nice exception to make.

If you’re in the area and wanting solid comfort food, at any time of the day, you should take a look at this place!