Pricing:
Pretty cheap for a non-chain breakfast/lunch restaurant. The main courses are $7-12. And then you'll have to get pie which is about $3 a slice. Two people can go here and each get coffee, breakfast and a slice of pie and the total bill will be about $35.
Distance:
A San Marcos restaurant. It's technically on restaurant row though a little out of the way of the mainstream places there. The street you turn on is called Park. Just past the movie theater and Fry's. Takes about 15 minutes to drive there.
Thoughts:
This place markets itself as being good ol' home-style cookin'. I've never totally understood that phrase. If you want home-style cooking, why are you going out to eat? Whatever. Basically, their entire menu specializes in comfort foods.
For the most part, all the food they use grease to cook is fantastic. Their potatoes and eggs are oozing with flavor. Where Mama Kat's falls short is in the fresh produce category. As an example, one of their featured dishes is the Eggs Benedict. The English muffin, egg and hollandaise sauce are all delicious. Order these eggs with a slice of tomato or avocado... even the good flavor of the other ingredients doesn't cancel out the fact that the tomato and avocado are clearly not ripe. Like, hard as a rock not ripe.
I feel that since they are a San Diego restaurant, serving really bad avocados is a pretty serious offense. But not bad enough to totally turn me off from this place. The staff is really friendly and the overall experience is a good one. Just read through their menu with a wary eye.
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