Restaurant Review: Toast Cafe

I mentioned Toast Cafe a couple weeks ago when I shared this picture:

We were definitely curious. Any restaurant that would pay to get a toast costume has to be special, right? Then Maggie (a loyal reader) told me that she'd been to the Toast Cafe and it was her favorite place to eat in the area, so it became a must see (and eat) for us.

Toast Cafe is located in Davidson, NC, home of Davidson College, which looks like a very nice place and when the weather gets a little nicer I think we'll go and explore.

Our first visit to toast was for Saturday brunch. The restaurant has wooden floors and weathered wooden tables and chairs. The windows are full of posters for Davidson College events. It reminded me of being in Northampton or Amherst, MA, so you know that made me happy.

Our server brought us a basket of cornbread with a little container of applesauce which we enjoyed while perusing the menu. Chris had a pancake with raspberries and pecans, sausage and an egg. I had an omelet with avocado, tomato and bacon (lots of bacon) and a heap of real fried potatoes. We were both very happy with our meals, as well as the strong iced tea. I ate too many of the potatoes, though, and had that "why did I do that?" feeling for a couple hours afterward.

Within a few days we were out and about and decided we needed more Toast. This visit was even better than the first. We shared a gigantic serving of mac and cheese w/crab, bacon and Gruyere. We brought some of that home to enjoy later. We shared a tasty turkey burger with avocado and tomato. Chris also had clam chowder which he enjoyed.

All in all, we are big fans of Toast, though they still don't seem to have any particularly fancy toast so the name confuses me.

We are marking our calendars for March 18, when Mr. Toast will walk Toast To Toast to raise money for charity. Click here to find out more. Will there be a giant stick of butter following him?