Main Street Grill, Main Street, Half Moon Bay
We have had breakfast at Main Street Grill several times before but not for a while. Something
seemed a little strange. It was not quite where I remembered it and it looked slightly different. I’m positive the awning was not there and surely the sign was higher? We found out that indeed they have moved one block because the lease ran out on their original place. The current location used to be a restaurant. It is now opposite Half to Have.
Our order was quickly taken and I took stock of our surroundings. It is a bright and cheerful place. The main attraction here is the singing cook who occasionally breaks out with short bursts of opera.
The layout is pretty standard, booths around the outside with a few tables and chairs and 10 low chairs up at the counter. There are curtains at the windows. Just inside the door is a large, modern jukebox but it was not operating. On the walls were photos of Half Moon Bay pumpkins, a large painting of flowers and a print of a bulldog. Old theater posters abound featuring performers like Louis Armstrong, Earl Hines and Billie Holiday.
Our food arrived within five minutes. Can’t complain about long waits here. I ordered a fruit bowl for $6 and Tom had the Basin Street Scramble for $10.50. My fruit bowl was a bit disappointing. For $6 I expected a bigger portion. It consisted of 10 chunks of water melon, a sliced banana - some pieces were a bit brown - and 8 sweet green grapes. As you know, I usually order oatmeal but they only serve that on weekdays. Tom’s verdict on the scramble - good and spicy.
Checked out the restroom as is my custom. Separate rooms but only one stall in each. In the womens the stall itself was cold and grubby. It was very austere without any decoration whatsoever. The toilet roll was empty but there were two new rolls on the tank. There were no toilet seat covers in the dispenser.
The small section outside the stall where the sink was does have a few pictures on the wall - one of a song sheet for ‘In a Little Spanish Town’, one of a house in Half Moon Bay with a hand written note attached which said ‘January Hooker 1995′ and a small picture of a cat looking in a mirror with a lion reflected in the glass with a caption which reads “what matters is how you see yourself”.
The washing facilities are very basic with just kitchen roll to dry your hands on. The room is also used as a storage area with half a dozen boxes under the sink. On closer inspection, I discovered that two of the boxes contained toilet seat dispensers (but not covers) and at least one box contained records for the jukebox.
Summing up I would say the place is bright and friendly, the singing is good but the food is overpriced.
October 19 2007 05:13 pm | Breakfast Log
