The Bad Waitress
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$$ - average
American
Retro diner with greasy spoon food
Vegan-friendly retro diner located on the corner of 26th and Nicollet. They offer some vegan-friendly breakfast/brunch options in a cool, retro atmosphere.
On the corner of Nicollet and 26th Street.
- Brunch
- Large Group-Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
Added by conde.kedar on Apr 5 08 (updated Apr 5 08)
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This place is bad when it comes to vegan options. They have a few, but not too many...and honestly, most of the options are pretty bland.
I do like the atmosphere, and they have a wicked juke box, so it's worth checking out for those things, but they definitely could improve their food choices and cater more to the surrounding community. I'd go here if I'd exhausted my other options and just needed to find a place quickly nearby...or if I wanted to listen to some good music on the juke while having a cup of tea.
This place definitely has room to improve as far as vegan selections are concerned. While I appreciate that they serve vegan items at all (many other greasy-spoon brunch places aren't vegan-friendly), I felt they were underserving the community, especially in a diverse and punker place like Nicollet, near MCAD. They offer tofu scrambles, tempeh scrambles, vegan sausage, and a mushroom burger or a veggie burger (which I'm not sure is vegan). However, they don't have soy cheese, or vegan analogs of egg sandwiches, though other places like Hard Times and Seward Cafe, do. Also, they don't even have a vegan pancake option, though just a few streets down, you can get an awesome one at French Meadow Cafe. I had their tempeh scramble, which was decent, but over-priced considering the taste and portions. It's a super-busy place on Saturday and Sundays, so make reservations or come early if you have a big group. All in all, the Bad Waitress has room to improve in terms of its vegan offerings and in terms of its prices. That said, it's still better than most diners and greasy-spoon joints in the area in terms of vegan options. Their website is sophisticated, fun and cool, too.
The tofu scramble here is abominable. The portion is tiny, it's overpriced, under spiced, and to add any veggies, it gets even more expensive.
I want to like this place. The atmosphere is cute and their beverages are decent, but the vegan options here are extremely unappetizing, especially compared to the other great vegan brunch joints around the city.