Motto
Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, get your breakfast first.
--Josh Billings (1818-1885)
--Josh Billings (1818-1885)
Scoring Guide
The best score a breakfast can receive is, of course, The Perfect $4.00. A base score is determined by the cost of the entree. That score could rise if the other factors that contribute to breakfast (service, atmosphere, and food quality, for example) warrant a penalty, scored in penalty pennies. The worst score a breakfast can receive is $10.00.
Theoretically, a breakfast could score better than a $4.00 if we walked in, were given the best seat in the place, got called by our names, were served pancakes, two eggs, bacon or sausage, and hash browns for $3.95 with great coffee or ice cold juice. But, if that happens, we won't tell a soul about it because we don't want a horde of other cheapskates messing up the place.
Let's say that Shelby ordered a plain Belgian waffle, a side order of bacon, and orange juice. Since the waffle cost $5.25 and the bacon and orange juice were sides, the breakfast's base score begins at $5.25, and Shelby could opt to begin the score at $5.00 if the conditions warranted it. If the service were bad, then Shelby might add a quarter penalty. If the seats were uncomfortable, he might add a dime, and if his syrup had that icky film on the top, he might add a nickel, resulting in a final score of $5.65. I have to say that $5.65 is a very respectable score.
Let us know how well the scoring guide works for you.
Theoretically, a breakfast could score better than a $4.00 if we walked in, were given the best seat in the place, got called by our names, were served pancakes, two eggs, bacon or sausage, and hash browns for $3.95 with great coffee or ice cold juice. But, if that happens, we won't tell a soul about it because we don't want a horde of other cheapskates messing up the place.
Let's say that Shelby ordered a plain Belgian waffle, a side order of bacon, and orange juice. Since the waffle cost $5.25 and the bacon and orange juice were sides, the breakfast's base score begins at $5.25, and Shelby could opt to begin the score at $5.00 if the conditions warranted it. If the service were bad, then Shelby might add a quarter penalty. If the seats were uncomfortable, he might add a dime, and if his syrup had that icky film on the top, he might add a nickel, resulting in a final score of $5.65. I have to say that $5.65 is a very respectable score.
Let us know how well the scoring guide works for you.
Breakfast Spots for Your Consideration
- Andy's Family Restaurant
- Ann Sather
- Bread Basket
- Brunch Cafe, 935 Route 22, Fox River Grove, Illinois
- Canteen
- Cubby Hole, 10713 Main Street, Richmond, Illinois 60071
- Egg Harbor Cafe
- Eggshells Cafe
- Greunke's Restaurant in Bayfield, WI
- Lou Mitchell's Restaurant and Bakery, 565 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60661
- Lynn's Paradise Cafe, 984 Barret Avenue, Louisville, KY
- Paul Bunyan's Restaurant
- Reese's Restaurant
- Richard Walkers Pancake House
- The Measuring Cup, 217 Barrington Avenue, East Dundee, Illinois 60118
- Walker Bros. Original Pancake House
- White Alps
- Windhill Pancake Parlor, 3307 W. Elm St., McHenry, Illinois
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