Southern Kitchen
Los Gatos, CA 95030-6939
Phone: (408) 354-7515
- Price:
- $
- Best of Citysearch:
- Breakfast 2007, Breakfast 2006
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 6am-3pm, Sat 6am-3pm, Sun 7am-3pm
Editorial Review for Southern Kitchen – by Laura Reiley
The Scene
Patrons wait in long lines to inhabit a spot at the long breakfast counter, one of the few comfy booths or the no-frills diner tables at the front of the small storefront. Early mornings it's cops and hard-hat crews, later it fills up with folks in suits with cellies. Co-owner Rosemarie Thompson seems to know everybody, or at least she fakes it real well.
The Food
They've won serious accolades for their apple and cinnamon French toast, but the egg dishes have lots of devotees. Omelets are four-egg monsters, stuffed with sausage, avocado and all manner of fillings. Then there's the "breakfast of champions" (what German Claudia Losch ate before winning the gold in shotputting): two pancakes, three strips of bacon, three sausages, three eggs and hash browns, all for $8.25. Enough to excite the most unflappable cardiologist.
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User Reviews for Southern Kitchen
08/03/2008 Posted by jjsurf22
Really disappointing experience. We have taken relatives and friends to Southern Kitchen for years and the past 3 experiences have been a real disappointment. Despite the long waits, the food quality has definitely changed for the worse, strange grits, tough eggs, holandaise sauce that two at the table suggested might be right out of a can. When our guest from out of state approached the manager, possible owner, to comment that the bisquits served to our table were stale, his response "but we baked them yesterday". When we then mentioned that the water glass he had been using was delivered to the table with a huge red lipstick stain, the manager/owner responded "Yeah, There Otta Be a Law" . With other fine restaurants available in Los Gatos, we will pass on the Souther Kitchen the next time we entertain guests in LG.
07/06/2008 Posted by natalej
My Husband and I are from Nashville visiting the northern California area. We always try to find good local restaurants to eat at. I found this place by reading the reviews from Citysearch. This place was great, when we arrived on a Sunday it was about 10:30 and we had less than a 5 minute wait. The food goes from super heavy to light and healthy. I had the mushroom and cheese omlette with artichokes and jack cheese. It was served with crisoy hashbrowns, superb! My Husband had the eggs benedict with bacon and creamy grits, they were awsome! Highly recommend this place, cool people, good service and solid food selections.
Pros: Parking, food quality, food quanity, service
Cons: small space
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