We’ve wanted to check out Company Café for months, especially since I (Sara) had to give up gluten. We decided to swing over for brunch on Sunday because A: brunch is by far the best meal, and B: I have been craving pancakes for the longest time. We went to the Greenville location because we had heard a few comments about the Katy Trail location and wanted to go the tried and true route for the full experience. Our brunch consisted of some hits and some misses – I’ll go in descending order of cravability.
We started off with a French press for the table which was fun and then ordered the loaded sweet potato fries to share. We got a half order so we would still have room for our own meals and it was the perfect portion for 2. The sweet potato fries came with cheddar, bacon, green onion, FRESH jalapeños and a side of ketchup. If you love jalapeños and spicy food, you’re in luck! These peppers were super spicy – I literally ate one slice and that was enough for me. The loaded fries were really delicious and are definitely worth coming back for.
Haley ordered the Urban Hippie Scramble for her meal which consisted of three cage-free eggs scrambled with sautéed grass-fed beef, onion, squash and tomato topped with goat cheese served with organic salsa, and gluten-free toast. Haley decided to go for the gluten-free toast so that we could do a full-on GF review. The scramble was ok – nothing really to write home about. To be honest, she was really in it for the goat cheese…but then again who doesn’t love goat cheese? The gluten-free toast was really good, however. It was a thick slice and had a great taste and texture. We couldn’t really even tell it was GF, which is a huge compliment!
I ordered the gluten-free pancakes which comes with butter and maple syrup. Like I mentioned, I was super pumped for pancakes since I literally haven't had them for almost a year. They looked yummy but had a really strange texture and taste. Actually, “gross” was a word that was thrown out to describe them. Trying to be optimistic and really wanting to indulge in pancakes no matter what, I kept taking bites hoping they would grow on me. They didn’t. I got through half of one pancake and had to give up. Luckily, the loaded fries filled me up enough.
Both the service and the brunch experience were ok. All that said, though, numerous waiters kept walking by with plates of food that looked so much more delicious than what we had ordered. We are convinced that there must be better items on the menu and we have to give it another go! Maybe we will even branch out and go to Katy Trail…
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