Rise & Shine, a Steak & Egg Place
Pot of Bread – Cinnamon
Chicken and Waffles
Peanut Butter and Jelly French Toast
Illy Coffee with refills
Always on the lookout for a great local breakfast spot and already in Henderson for business reasons I decided to make my way over to “Rise & Shine, a Steak & Egg Place” largely based on the fact that anyone willing to go out on a limb and sport the website www.bestbreakfastvegas.com clearly warrants judgment; my verdict suggesting blatant false advertising. Featuring a kitschy design with floral umbrellas hanging from the ceiling and servers in their pajamas plus a menu of breakfast and lunch classics ranging from classic egg dishes to more novel options such as red velvet pancakes service was spot on despite the early morning rush and with my order placed within moments of seating coffee and water remained filled to the brim at all times. With good service and fun décor it was my hope that the food at Rise & Shine would indeed shine but perhaps because I didn’t order “Steak & Eggs” the selections I tasted were average at best, the sort of place where big portions trump high quality ingredients – the chicken crispy but largely flavorless over a hotel lobby quality waffle and the pot of bread tasting mostly like yeast, something that Log Cabin ‘syrup’ and butter did not remedy. Better in quality but still marred by low quality ingredients the French Toast would fare the best of the morning’s options but given the location and the cost I can name no less than a dozen restaurants more deserving of the ‘best breakfast vegas’ title.
