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Joanie's Cafe
Café$$$$
Palo Alto
Ranked #4 for cafés in Palo Alto
"The Crepe Bretonne is all kinds of amazing."(3 Tips)
"The Carmel brioche French toast is really good."(4 Tips)
"Great hash browns."(2 Tips)
"The combination omelet was delicious!"(2 Tips)
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Martin HeckoJuly 6, 2018Super fluffy scrambles and the open faced sandwiches. Wide selection of spicy sauces to customize your meal. You can get a muffin with your scramble. It was too sweet for me, but otherwise very fresh.
The best breakfast I've ever had. The homemade blueberry muffin is perfect. Crisp muffin top, and soft melt in your mouth bottom. Fruits were a touch sour, but great for the price.
Brian KingSeptember 26, 2014If you're trying to decide between sweet and savory, go savory. Any punk can drop sugar on French toast. These guys absolutely nail the more challenging side of breakfast and brunch.
Great corner breakfast joint. Everything you'd expect (including the wait) without pretension. Great hash browns- crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, a delightful rarity in these parts!
Bohdan HnatkovskyyJune 12, 2015Really nice place with a lot of baked dishes. Probably, Monsieur croque is not the best in my life, but it was big and tasty.
Marc KatsambisJanuary 24, 2019How this place is rated one of the best breakfast spots in PA boggles the mind. Maybe it was good in 1987, but not so in 2019. Tired, dated and just plain old American breakfast. Meh.
Great service. Very friendly staff. The tuna melt is my favorite! I also appreciate that they accommodate my Dad's no sodium diet.
Ami AApril 14, 2017Food was good, although I cannot remember it so not memorable. I think either the bread or the eggs were nice and fluffy, but I'm not sure so get both! :)- Brian KingSeptember 23, 2014The oatmeal is beyond amazing and arrives in a bowl that's larger than your face.
One of the best brunch spots! Gets super busy though, especially when the famers market is on
jan hubertJuly 20, 2013Food was great, but I was a little suspicious when our food came out almost immediately after we ordered it. Were the scrambled eggs and pancakes sitting under a warmer? I wonder...
Robert HawkinsMay 26, 2015They'll do eggs Florentine as a veggie substitute for eggs Benedict if you ask!
Andrew NormanSeptember 18, 2015A Solid Cobb salad, kudos on the crumble, bacon, and dressing (I had mine without the egg)
Chris GianelloniApril 30, 2014Excellent food. Attentive staff. It gets a bit busy, but worth the wait.
Hashbrowns are flavorful on the inside and crispy on the outside, I don't know the secret, but it works nicely.
Akshay JawharkarNovember 15, 2016Great little brunch place on CalAve. The salmon salad was surprisingly good.
Sierra Simpson-DworschakNovember 2, 2011The salmon crepe is divine! I also enjoy the crepe Bretonne is wonderful with melted brie on top!
Kim VanderwallNovember 11, 2012It's all wonderful! The whole grain french toast with berries is fabulous!
Beth S.September 2, 2013Try the Crêpe Bretonne - Excited to try another great neighborhood spot. Delicious brunch!
- Carolyn KaoFebruary 14, 2011The Crepe Bretonne is all kinds of amazing. Chicken apple sausage, scrambled eggs, onions, mushrooms, brie cheese.
Spinach mushroom onion and cheese scramble FTW. No longer on the menu, but worth asking for.
Anna JamesOctober 18, 2015Florentine Benedict sucked; hollandaise sauce was the worst I have tasted and the English muffin was soaked in bad butter. House fries are very good!
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Open until 2:15 PM (Show more)
- Mon–Sun
- 7:30 AM–2:15 PM
(650) 326-6505
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