[1/2/2007] Toast Bakery Cafe

Toast Bakery Cafe
8221 W. 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 655-5018
http://www.toastbakerycafe.net/

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Before Mr. Park's flight back to Michigan, we grabbed breakfast. He discovered this restaurant with his friend. Since breakfast is his favorite meal of the day, he was really excited about finding this joint.

Toast Bakery Cafe is near Beverly Center. When I saw those outdoor seats at the door, I like this cute restaurant already. And I know the food will not be disappointing when I saw the Zagat sticker on the door.

On this cold winter morning, the sun was still warm. I even felt... hot. Us lucky Californians! Of course we took advantage of the warm sun and decided to take an outdoor table.


Drip Coffee ($1.95)

We both ordered a cup of coffee first. The coffee wasn't too strong. I love the smell of coffee in the morning.


The Oscar ($9.95)

Mr. Park ordered The Oscar. Why is it called The Oscar? I have no idea. Thin strips of chicken, guacamole, fresh salsa, eggs over medium and melted cheese, all sitting on grilled corn tortillas. Simply delicious. While I was tasting his food, I thought maybe I can try to make the same thing at home someday. It doesn't look too hard to make. The potato that came with the dish was very crispy. I think maybe they were fried and then baked.




The Favorite Scramblettes ($8.95)

I ordered The Favorite Omelette. The items under "Scramblettes" section can be made into either scramble or omelette. Inside The Favorite Omelette were spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, avocado, mushrooms, basil and my personal favorite, goat cheese. I like all the ingredients individually already. But putting everything together was just divine. It was so delicious. Mr. Park kept on eating off my plate. For side, I had the same crispy potato. This dish also came with choice of bread. I picked sour dough toast, which was pretty crispy.

I like Toast. The food was good and service was great. What a great way to start a day with breakfast under the sun! If you come to Toast on weekends, expect to wait for a table. The only thing I don't like is that there's no parking lot. There are some metered spaces. But valet parking seems to be the best choice.

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