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Ally's Comfort Cafe

Ally's Comfort Cafe

13674 W State Road 84
Davie FL, 33325
9544764343
Overall Rating
2.8
Food
Service
Ambiance
Value
Last Review
05/09/2015

Details

Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–2pm Sat–Sun 8am–2pm
Parking: Private Lot
CC: Yes
Alcohol: None
Outside Dining: No
Reservations: No
Delivery: yes

Pros

Fast, Friendly Service
Extensive Menu for a Tiny Place

Cons

Food is Cranked Out
Grill is Too Hot, Eggs Burned

Insider Tips

Don't Rely on BMW Navigation to find it

Critic's Review

I got the idea of trying Ally's for a Saturday afternoon breakfast without checking to see that they close at 2pm. 2pm is a weird closing time; is lunch over at 2pm in South Florida? Needless to say that I made a fairly long trip for nothing; the door was locked and chairs were on the tables.

I tried again today, and got here at 1:25. There were 4 booths empty; the hostess questioned whether she could give me one. "It's Late", I said, as I sat down. With 4 booths they'd better give me one.

The place is small, there are a lot of people working for a 50 seat restaurant.

Ally's Comfort Cafe Interior

They write the specials out on a yellow pad; the way it was done in the 80s before we had the LaserJet. Pretty aggressive for such a small place.

Ally's Specials

I knew I was having coffee, so I ordered that. Decent coffee, and it comes in a big cup, so they don't have to keep topping it off every 4 minutes. I didn't even need a refill for this big boy.

Ally's Comfort Cafe Coffee

I ordered 2 over easy with home fries, sausage links and rye toast, because that's what I usually order.

My order came out in 2 minutes. I'm not kidding.

Ally's Comfort Cafe Breakfast

Under 4 minutes from ordering Coffee to food on the table. I suppose that's impressive, except when you crank out food that fast, there are consequences to pay.

Ally's Eggs

Obviously, the eggs were flash cooked on a grill that is way too hot to cook eggs. The sausages looked like they must have been really good when freshly cooked, but these had all of the fat pre-cooked out of them and maybe warmed up for a minute. The potatoes were largely unseasoned and too soft for home fries; an interesting counterpoint to the eggs. The toast was the only thing freshly cooked, although its difficult to even make toast in under 2 minutes.

Conclusion

The service was friendly and they really roll here, but there is no love in the food. It's cranked out short order food, which puts it in line with a diner. I was hoping for something closer to home cooking here, but it's really no different than any other breakfast place.

The 2pm closing time tells you a lot. They're more interested in getting home than running a restaurant.

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