We visited two of the best, locally owned breakfast joints in the region
Ah, breakfast. The most important meal of the day. But wherefore does one go to soothe their morning hunger pangs? Toledo has these locally-owned options that do the job nicely.
Marigold Café
The interior of the Marigold Café is cute and quirky, just like a good diner should be. With hip selections of ‘70s R&B piped throughout the interior of the small but cozy restaurant, and sipping coffee to the strains of Al Green or the Temptations makes one feel like they’re in that coffee shop in “Pulp Fiction” that gets robbed by Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer.A pop culture sensibility runs throughout the Marigold. The menu features delicacies such as the Cap’N Caveman three-egg omelet, made with bacon, sausage, Bavarian ham, and cheddar cheese. Or if you feel like beating up Sylvester Stallone, you might opt for the “Rocky III”- inspired Clubber Lang Sandwich, a hearty double-decker culinary monstrosity with ham, turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and cheese.
On the morning of our visit to the Marigold, we found the restaurant short staffed, with only one cook in the kitchen and one poor waitress named Jodi, who despite overseeing a
full dining room of hungry patrons, never lost her smile, or her sense of humor. Jodi quickly moved from table to table, refilling coffee and delivering orders with aplomb.
Beyond the dedicated staff and never-give-up table service, the food itself is outstanding. The breakfast wrap is a delicious new take on an old classic, featuring a bulging, stuffed-to-the-gills tortilla filled with eggs, sausage, and potatoes. Grilled and smothered in a delicious gravy…