Squat & Gobble Café — Restaurant in San Francisco

I went to eat breakfast here with my mom. They now offer indoor dining. They give menus that you have to order in the front at the counter. There's only two people working the front so it might be a while before they get your order. They offer you water right away at every table and coffee is pretty handy with refills. After you order your assigned a number and you leave it at your table that you sit at wherever you decide to sit there are also tables outside. Parking is a little tricky in this area so do not expect to get parking right away.

The restaurant itself is more spacious than before it was burned down. After the renovations they added a second floor (this is what I suggested to the owner like 10 years ago, I'm glad they took my suggestion). However, post fire, their prices rose 30%. An average meal is about $20 plus tax, with coffee it's about $25 plus tax. Additional sides additional money. They do have bathrooms in the back.

Me and my mom both ordered an omelette, mine with potato hash on the side, hers with fruit. The omelet was pretty good, but they use less spices than they did before. They also change the recipe for the potatoes, and it looks like they just flash fry cubes of potatoes rather than frying them in a pan and flipping. I miss their home style potatoes but I like the crispiness of their new style. The toast is done right, just the right amount of butter and crispiness added with a side of jam on the side. The fruit came out fresh, and has just the right amount of sweetness. The coffee was pretty good and they give you a coffee caddy with the condiments in it. I usually put two creams and one sugar, my mom puts one cream and four sugars. Total cost for two coffees and two omelets was about 60 bucks plus my mom gave them like a $5 tip so $65 for breakfast for two people.

I was lucky enough to find parking in a free zone, but most of the parking is metered so make sure you get...

I've been to this Squat & Gobble location many times when I was living in SF and NEVER had any problems. I'm guessing 4 years made a big difference.

I was visiting the city for a couple days and wanted to hit up my favorite spots. Squat & Gobble managed to make it into the mix and I almost regret it. We went there on a Sunday morning around 9am. Parking was easy and free since it was Sunday. My sister brought her dog (medium sized...no more than 35 lbs...VERY well behaved).

Upon entering, we were greeted at the register. We took about 5-7 minutes to decide what we wanted and made our way up to the register. After ordering and paying, we were told that we were not allowed to sit inside unless the dog was a service dog. I asked if we could sit at the table right next to the door in the corner and was quickly reminded that we needed to sit outside...well the problem with that was that it was drizzling.

I understand not allowing dogs, but in a very dog friendly city, I feel like there should be a sign on the door. Or at the very least, we should have been informed BEFORE we ordered. Unfortunately, that wasn't the end of the poor service.

After being seated, the busser brought out our water and utensils. 10-15 minutes later, our food came out. The food was pretty good as it always was, but the service is dragging down this entire review. Not to mention, it got cold very quickly since we were outside. After our food was brought out to us, we didn't see them ever again. Not once did they come to see how the food was, see if we needed water refills, condiments, or anything.

It was a very disappointing visit to Squat and Gobble and I just cant see myself returning after what happened (or...

Back in the day S&G's rosemary potatoes were incredible, more tender and with onions. They also used to focus on crepes and you could breeze in there and get an amazing cheese and onion crepe with a side of potatoes and fulfill your carb quota for the week for under $5.

Now they have suspicious items like Pad Thai on the menu and have vastly reduced their crepe selection. Very few things are less than $10, and the potatoes are overpowered by rosemary. I had the Sante Fe scrambler, whose components were quite good from the tomatillo salsa to the corn to the massive portion of avocado and crispy tortilla strips. But the combination of these flavors with too-strong rosemary potatoes was completely off in terms of a unified flavor profile. Also, $11 for this thing was way too much for a place where you order at the counter. Coffee is also ridiculously expensive (pushing $3) and taste too strong/burnt.

Overall this location is very convenient to the WP Muni, resurrected after being burnt to the ground, and offers WP yet another middling option. However, prices are much too high for the quality and ambiance. The menu is completely schizophrenic and my gut says stick with just -OK crepes. I've heard that WP has ridic rents so they draw over-priced, mediocre local chains. This place provides pretty damning evidence that this is true (next up my review of La Boulange once...