The Incredible Cafe — Restaurant in San Diego

The Incredible Cafe is not incredible. The food was barely edible. And the service was completely unacceptable. It didn't start out bad but deteriorated. We were seated and ordered lattes but told the machine was broken. Ok, we ordered coffee. It was terrible with a capital T. I never put sugar in my coffee; the only way to choke down a cup of this was to add sugar. It was bitter and had little coffee flavor. Next we ordered our meals and asked for minor additions/substitutions.

My husband wanted sausage on his breakfast sandwich instead of bacon and I asked for spinach, tomato and avacado in my ham and cheese crepes. Both dishes came with hash browns. The waitress said she'd see what she could do about the requests; that she wasn't sure the cook would do it. We said ok.

Before we'd even drunk half our coffee the waitress was standing over us with a pot held out like there was no answer but " Yes, please we'll have some more."

Next she delivered our meals and though we got the substitutions/additions our hash browns we're essentially a pile of snowy white, warm and gooey, previously frozen shredded potatoes. And my husband got one sausage link sliced into four thin slices.

We proceeded to eat because we were hungry and had six hours of driving ahead to get home. I picked out the ham because it was processed and salty and I didnt care for it. I stopped eating the crepe after a couple bites because it was really just a thin pancake and a lot more bread than I wanted. I scraped out the eggs and veges and ate that. And we both skipped the hash browns completely. Not once did we complain about anything.

The waitress showed up at our table with a plate of hash browns and asked whose it was. We were mystified since we hadn't ordered extra hash brown. She looked at my plate and said the owner must have figured out you didn't like them from the look of them. So we said ok and accepted the plate. This batch of hash browns were much better, because they were actually cooked, and even had seasoning on them.

We continued eating. My husband was having trouble eating because the croissant was dripping in oil; it appeared to have been fried in oil on the flat top. I finished what I could and pushed my plate away.

The waitress came over a few minutes later and looked pointedly at my plate, then at me, then back to the plate and then back at me. All the while doing weird things with her eyes... rolling them, looking at me with some side eye shade. Then she asked me was I done and I said yes. Now she looked like my grandmother; disgusted that I hadn't cleaned my plate.

She also made a snarky comment which I can't remember... like I hope the rest of this episode becomes a dim forgotten memory soon.

We finished, got our bill, paid and left. It was not the breakfast we'd hoped for or the ambience we'd hoped for either. From the great big dog barking in the echoey interior to the lack of customer service and not so silent reprimand about food left on the plate it felt a little like visiting a relative you don't really like.

We should have left when we saw the median age of clientele was about 70 and the interior was super kitchy. Nothing wrong with that but not our kind of place or a place to get good food and service apparently regardless what the reviews say (which must have been written by their loyal clientele).

With signs like this at the door we should never have stayed. They cater to a select group who have no palate and probably rely on that. We won't come again because the piece de resistance was that within a hundred miles or so my husband had gastro intestinal distress from all the grease working it's way through his system.

Why did I write this essay? Because it's a long road trip from San Diego to Phoenix and my husband has gastro intestinal distress? You see where I'm coming from?!

Consider this a warning. Enter those doors at your own peril. Incredible doesn't...

Cute little cafe. Located at the same plaza as Baron’s, Fed Ex, and Navy Federal Credit Union. This cafe sits at a corner and it has two entry way. The main entrance is on the side next to the massage place, not the entrance with the outdoor patio.

There was a waiting list but indoor seating had empty tables. I guess every one wanted outdoor seating. Shortly after, we got seating indoor and then it started to fill up.

Their menu has lots of options. I’m a Benedict girl and there were about 5 options but then I saw one under specials. I believe this place is Korean owned because multiple items were Korean influence. I got the kimchi Benedict.

I’m not a kimchi fan but the marinated beef caught my eye. I asked for kimchi on the side and the server hesitated. He said it’s topped with kimchi. So I said fine, leave it as is and I can always pluck it off.

When I got my dish, the kimchi was not on top. It was pretty much to the side. I think it was suppose to be layered in but it fell over. I moved the kimchi to the said and tried the Benedict. My first thought was, wow this meat is saw-tee! So then I paired it with the kimchi and it balanced the flavors out.

Overall, I finished the entire plate! The English muffin was thin and all the flavors went well. One thing I would do differently is to ask for extra crispy hash browns.

I would come back to try lunch options like Korean...

This place belongs back on restaurant impossible, ASAP! We gave them a shot after the pandemic lockdown rather than go to a big chain restaurant and that was a HUGE mistake. Starting with the drink order, we asked for waters with our coffee and drinks, the waters never came and we were one of the only people in the restaurant on a Saturday morning. Next was the restroom break with my son to wash our hands before eating; bathroom was filthy, toilet paper everywhere, weird dirty chair in the corner of the room, sink had weird calcium build up all over it... Next was the food, all of us got breakfast except for my son, he asked for a burger with JUST cheese, he got some soggy looking burger, untoasted bun, old grease tasting fries, AND with thousand island dressing all over it. Then when we sent it back I could hear the owner around the corner saying we must not have explained how he wanted it, we did VERY clearly... Next is my order, I ordered the Korean fried chicken and waffles because it was under the favorites section of the menu, gross! Soggy, once frozen chicken with disgusting sauce all over it, not crispy fried at all, waffles were burnt. I couldn't even stomach it down, over all $75 down the drain.

Save your money and cook breakfast at home or go elsewhere, this place is terrible. They didn't learn anything from Chef Irving and the food...