A convenient place to have breakfast in San Francisco's Union Square area is at Sears Fine Foods Restaurant, which is located right on Powell Street. It was about a half block uphill from our hotel so we ended up eating here twice. It opens at 6:30 a.m. daily so you can grab a meal and head out for your day.
The first time we ate here, my BFF and I split an Sidney Amber Special. This came with two eggs, two link sausages, two pieces of bacon and two large pancakes. We washed it all down with apple juice and POG (I believe they called it orange passion guava juice or some crazy thing like that). We walked away totally full and satisfied.
The second time we ate breakfast here we split an Al's Special. This came with nine dollar-sized pancakes, two eggs, corned beef and a hash brown. To drink we had an iced tea and diet coke. I didn't really care for the corned beef and the hash brown was only lukewarm like it'd been sitting a while.
On both occasions, the food tasted pretty ok (not heavenly but not the worst either), especially the pancakes for which the restaurant is known. The atmosphere is quite charming and has a small-town diner feel to it. The chairs and tables are wooden and sturdy. There's old memorabilia on the wall.
However, the service can be a iffy. During our first visit, we arrived early and there weren't many people there. Still, the place is cozy enough that we could hear our neighbor's conversation, an interesting conversation for 7:00 in the morning.
Apparently, the two men sitting beside us hadn't seen each other for a while. One obviously had lost some weight because the other kept saying how good he looked. Then the Biggest Loser said, "Yeah, I lost about 65 pounds. Now my d!ck looks bigger!" Yes folks, at 7 a.m. people are just as infatuated with their junk as they are during the wee hours of the night. We definitely didn't need that bit of TMI served up to us by some graying, pudgy middle-aged men. (But, I guess that's a good tip for you guys trying to pump up the volume down there.)
On our second trip, the place was packed! It didn't help that it was a Saturday though. This time the service was pretty lousy. Our options were to either wait for God knows how long for a table or take a seat at the bar. We opted for the bar. The poor older woman who was working the bar seemed frazzled. She had at least 10-15 people seated at the bar who were all hungry waiting for their food. She was a little disorganized and didn't seem to be a good fit for that busy area.
One patron who sat next to us had to wait a long time before she even acknowledged him and gave him a menu and coffee. He sat there for another 15 minutes without her returning to take his order and got up and left. I don't blame him one bit.
I guess the lesson here is to a) come early on the weekdays to beat the crowds and b) ask to be sat away from other patrons. You never know what'll pop out of their mouths!
Total cost for our Sidney Amber Special with a side of d!ck at no extra charge (tax included): $19.54
Total cost for our Al's Special on a slow boat to China (tax included): $20.31
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