3 July 2008
Quinn’s - Where Breakfast is In
Posted by hottie under: American; Kids .
Quinn’s Restaurant 2 1/2 to 3 peaks out of 5
991 N. Ft. Valley Rd.
(Ft. Valley./180 at Humphreys St.)
779-2146
Open M - Sat. 7 am - 8 pm
Sun. 8 am - 4:30 pm
Quinn’s is a cute, casual little neighborhood spot where breakfast is best. I’ll get to that part in a minute, but want to let you know that Quinn’s has a little patio out front with charming flower boxes that is one of the best spots in the city to gaze at the Peaks. That being said, even though the food isn’t the best in town, you will enjoy the scenery. They also are one of the very few places that is not a chain restaurant or a coffee shop that operates a drive thru. Something of a novelty here.
So, breakfast. It’s a tasty spot for breakfast for a lazy weekend morning or for those of you that work downtown or at the hospital. We tried the omelets (the southwest comes with some great salsa), blueberry pancakes, bacon and hashbrowns. The hashbrowns are quite crispy, maybe a tad over done to me, but still fine. The bacon is a strong offering. It is wonderfully crisp and tasty. The pancakes are huge and of good quality. Quinn’s is making an effort of late to feature more organic products in their cooking.
Lunch and dinner is not quite as good in our experience. The burgers and sandwiches, cheese steak, are all acceptable, but are nothing special and are kind of bland. There are many other choices in town for these types of items that shine elsewhere. However, the french fries are divine. They are cooked perfectly and are the old fashioned diner variety. So are the shakes. They are real shakes and have that malt shop taste.
Quinn’s is quite clean, the portions are large, and the prices are quite reasonable. Service is not up to par, though. They are with you one minute and have completely disappeared after that for awhile. This may be because the help is generally young or perhaps family members, as the restaurant is family owned.
My suggestion is go for a leisurely breakfast while enjoying the mountain views or hit the drive thru with the kids and grabs some shakes and fries for a treat.