Unfortunately, the hash browns that accompanied the egg dishes turned out to be cute little pucks of disappointment. The slightly peppery sausage patty made the Sandwich I Am, a soft pretzel roll piled with scrambled eggs and cheddar cheese there was no need for the side of smoked cheddar Hollandaise, which is good, because it tasted like mayo.
The service is unfailingly cheerful, competent, attentive - so much so that I wonder whether there's a cult of Snooze into which these young people have been inducted, one in which they're allowed to have tattoos and the other trappings of hipsterdom, provided they look healthy and smile.Īll of Snooze's meats, including breakfast sausages, ham, and chorizo, come from the San Francisco-based Niman Ranch, and the meat dishes I tried, with the exception of the corned beef hash (which is overwhelmed by potatoes), lived up to expectations. After you've waited your turn - and you probably will wait, even on a weekday - you may find yourself seated at an expansive high-backed booth or on a circular banquette at a round table in the center of the restaurant. A counter for single diners and/or people watchers runs along the large window that opens onto the parking lot and there's a large bar area beyond it. The décor, like the menu, is perky and welcoming, Jetsons retro-futuristic mixed with a superficial nod toward sustainability (the walls are the pale green of avocado, the floors look like repurposed pine planks but likely aren't). The restaurant's ceramic coffee mugs have a pleasant heft, as do the plates it turns out that they are handmade by artisans in Southern California. Their organic coffee is picked, roasted, and flown in directly from Guatemala every week. According to the menu, they "compost, recycle, use recyclable materials, are carbon neutral, and dedicate a % of each sale to our community." They use local ingredients where possible. on a weekday? Never fear: At Snooze, you can still order a nice eggy dish, or some OMG! French Toast (French brioche stuffed with mascarpone and topped with vanilla crème, salted caramel, fresh strawberries, and toasted coconut) at a place that doesn't feel like a generic hotel off the highway or a dim dive with dishwater coffee.īut it's the food that makes or breaks a restaurant, and Snooze, for all the hype, is kind of a snooze itself, serving an ambitious menu that ends up feeling slightly anonymous.įounded in Denver in 2006, Snooze looks to have its heart in the right place. dining experience," the menu says - it's easy to root for a place that advertises "Peace, Love, Pancakes."
While the cute factor is a little cloying - "Snooze was born April 2, 2006, seeking to evolve the A.M.
eatery," Snooze offers breakfast and lunch (but mostly breakfast) until 2:30 in the afternoon every day of the week. Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day, whether it's first thing in the morning or at 3 a.m., because there's something fundamentally optimistic about the act of eating it - even if it's just a humble scrambled egg on toast in your own kitchen.Ĭolorado-based Snooze, which opened in November at the Town & Country Shopping Center in Central Phoenix, makes breakfast its business.
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