Great find, easy breakfast menu with a handful of lunch options. Friendly, eat parking.
Melissa L.
Place rating: 5 Mounds View, MN
First timer but I’ll give it a definite 5 stars. The food was very good! I had the breakfast sandwich with sausage and that alone was very filling. My boyfriend had the 2 meat omelette and I had to wheel him inside he was so full. The service was great. Very timely and friendly! Will definitely be back again.
Kate B.
Place rating: 3 Saint Paul, MN
The standout item is American fries that are fried with onions and green peppers. They are excellent. Otherwise, food is generic Perkins-type dishes, heavy on the American cheese and other processed ingredients. Service is good. Be prepared to wait a long time for a table for Saturday lunch and post-church Sundays; the place is wall-to-wall old people at those times.
Gary H.
Place rating: 4 St Paul, MN
High quality food, prepared and presented with care. An upscale café with a neighborhood feeling. Large windows with lots of bookshelves create a bright, cheerful atmosphere. On the more expensive side, and the portions aren’t large.
Kevin C.
Place rating: 4 St Paul, MN
Good Food, Fast, Friendly and Nice Prices! The basics you get from a neighborhood Café.
Beth F.
Place rating: 3 Twin Cities, MN
One day last week our newborn had a rough night. And when I say rough night, I mean Rough Night. My husband and I both woke up feeling hungover. And since it is universally known that hot, greasy food cures hangovers(including both the type caused by drinking more than is good for you and the type caused by small and needy, non-sleeping children) that is what we left the house in search of. We came here for no other reason than because it wasn’t far from home and we’d driven past it a few times and were curious to try something new. Service was fast and friendly, the food was hot and reasonably priced and the cook actually knew how to make eggs over-medium which is always a bonus. Because we were there during the middle of the week, most of the crowd seemed to be made up of elderly regulars, no doubt drawn in by the cheap price of comfort food and the«up north» décor that was liberally sprinkled throughout the dining room. We stuck out, walking in with a baby in an infant carrier, but luckily the little one had worn himself out the night before and slept all through breakfast so we didn’t disturb any of the natives. Probably not worth a special trip if you don’t live in the area, but if you live nearby and are thinking about hitting up the nearby Denny’s or Perkin’s for breakfast, why not try Shar’els Café instead? They’re only open for breakfast and lunch so don’t wait too long. Oh, and they take credit cards which isn’t always the case at small, local spots.
Freddie S.
Place rating: 2 Oakland, CA
Old fashioned diner. Quaint atmosphere. Food wasn’t great though. I had the chicken sandwich with mushrooms and cheese. At least the server was nice.