Breakfast Series: Charlie's Grind and Grill

Review by Mr. Mike

Taste ★★★★☆

Service ★★★★☆

Ambiance ★★★☆☆

Value for Money ★★★★☆

It’s often been said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and I personally love breakfast food, which is why I’ll be doing a series of breakfast reviews, starting with Charlie’s Grind and Grill at Ronac Art Center on Ortigas Ave. Charlie’s is known for their hamburgers, hotdogs, buffalo wings, etc. and recently they started offering breakfast. They only have the “Breakfast Platter” on their breakfast menu. For 295 bucks you get unlimited buttermilk pancakes; 2 eggs cooked to your preference; hashbrowns or skillet potatoes; ham, bacon, sage sausage or sausage patties; coffee and iced tea too! I went for the ham with skillet potatoes and sunny-side up eggs, with some brewed coffee.

The serving size is pretty substantial. My “platter” had two large pancakes, which were pretty good, although I wish they’d whip the butter or do whatever it is that pancake house or flap-jack’s does with their butter because it makes all the difference. The skillet potatoes are basically diced potatoes sautéed with some
onions, it could’ve been really good if not for how salty it was. It’s the same story with the ham, I got 2 thick slices of what tasted like Christmas ham, which was salty, not to mention, over-cooked, which made it tough and crusty. The coffee is nice and strong, just a cup was enough to get me in the groove and then some.

Perhaps today was an off-day, or the cook isn’t quite used to their new early hours, it’s a shame because it could’ve been a “breakfast of champions”, it just wasn’t executed nicely today. Instead I’ll be thinking of healthy or low-sodium food I can have for the rest of the day because ive taken more than my day’s allowance of salt this morning.