Our new favorite breakfast spot!

We had one favorite breakfast place in Renton for years, until we tried Jay Berry's. It's our favorite now! Are there for the first time last week. It's located on the corner of an intersection between Renton and Issaquah.

We drove past a line of cars parked on the side of the road. We took a chance on their decently-sized parking lot and a few spots were availabe. They have a few spots by the front door for pickup orders and it was like a revolving door with cars picking up and leaving. Just this consistent busy rush.

We got there around 11am and it was packed. I didn't see a ton of people waiting outside, even though the parking lot was very full. We took a chance to go inside and get on the wait list.

The hallway to get to the host stand is narrow. Even though the restaurant looks small from the outside, they've taken advantage of every table spot inside. It was pretty full. They seat people in the bar area on the left when you first walk in. It's smart because it keeps wait times low. People don't seem to care where they sit because that just means you eat sooner! Past the host stand is the main dining room area, with an open kitchen on the right. The place was filled with people. The decor is charming. It feels like you're going to grandma's house. I liked all of the funny hanging quotes on the wall.

I have past experience as a host and server years ago, so I like to try to time when we'll be sat when we go out to eat. I saw a few tables finishing their meals and figured turnover wouldn't be too long. There was only 2 or 3 names on the host list ahead of us, but we were quoted 20 minutes. The quoted time was too high. I knew it wouldn't be that long. We were sat below 10 minutes. We were given a buzzer and waited in the car until we were buzzed back in. Don't bother waiting inside. It's too narrow and blocks the flow of people coming in and leaving.

We were sat at a 2-person table toward the back of the restaurant. The service was quick and our server was attentive and sweet.

The only downside is the condiments take up so much room on the smaller tables you feel squished when your drinks and food arrives. A different, more compact setup would be better for the 2-tops.

Our food arrived fast!

My husband ordered country fried steak and I ordered waffles. They have mini sizes if you're not super hungry. It's just half the regular size order. A regular size waffle plate is two small square size waffles. So, a mini is just one waffle (with eggs, hashbrowns & choice of meat). I had a bite of my hubby's food and now all I want is the country fried steak! Soooo good! The country gravy tastes like it has sausage in it. It was so yummy. And I love that the portions are healthy-sized and not super-sized. I felt perfectly full.

We finished our meals and got our bill right away. We paid, I thanked our server for great service, and we left.

Overall, such a nice little breakfast spot and our new favorite breakfast place. We will go back.