Greenfields

I need to start this off by saying we did not intend to go to Greenfields.  In my mind I had lumped it into the same category as Village Inn, Perkins, and IHOP.  Not saying that those places are bad, just that I view them all as being the same.  They are corporate owned and basically have the same menu.  Everything is "OK" but nothing is outstanding.  Our original destination, Stauffer's Cafe, is not open on Sundays and we didn't know that till we drove to the other side of town.  Geenfield's came up so we headed that direction.   The parking lot was packed, but we didn't have to wait more than a couple minutes for a table. For being extremely busy I thought the service was very good.

Abby ordered her staple biscuits and gravy, Z had is usual pancakes and bacon, and I ordered some sort of sampler consisting of eggs, potatoes, pancakes, and bacon.

Abby rates their B&G's as average or slightly below.  The were a slightly different take on the classic.  A sausage patty placed on a biscuit split in half then covered in white gravy. Essentially a sausage sandwich covered in white gravy.  The gravy itself had virtually no flavor, which she found disappointing.  Z rates his meal as "good" and he was happy that they had crayons to occupy his time while waiting. 

I thought the pancakes were pretty good, probably second to Two Twins but the real star was their breakfast potatoes.  They are a cross between home fries and mashed potatoes, I guess I could call them "smashed home fries", and they were amazingly good.  They seemed to be cooked in the left over sausage grease with little pieces of sausage in the potatoes.  Next time I go back I'm just going to order a big plate of them and skip everything else.  I love potatoes, I could eat them every day.  These are the best potatoes I have ever eaten.  Abby agrees.

Even though Abby doesn't rate this restaurant very highly (two separate "Top Lists" coming soon) I disagree. Eating at Greenfield's taught me two things: 1. Leave my preconceived notions about restaurants at home. and 2. Good food can be found anywhere.  Point number 2 drives home point number 1.