El Camino's

El Camino's is another restaurant that was featured on You Gotta Eat Here.

We went there this past weekend around 12:30pm and found parking right in front of the restaurant. One of the servers took my name and informed me it would be 5-10 minutes for a table. It took a little less than 10 minutes before we were led to our table, at which point I asked for a highchair for H. A few minutes later the server forgot about the highchair as she went back to cleaning tables, so I reminded her. She came back with a booster seat that couldn't be strapped down to a chair, which wasn't very safe for H, so I returned it to her and brought my own from the car.

J and I ordered a Mexican Cola and a Ginger Beer, both of which were served promptly and came by the bottle. We put in our orders and waited for the food to arrive, which took over 20 minutes. The tables around us had similar wait times, and we noticed that a large table nearby of about 6 people waited closer to 30 minutes.

I ordered the Huevos Divorciados, J ordered the Pulled Pork Bennie, and we ordered some Canadian bacon, a scrambled egg, and a fruit cup on the side for H. My dish seemed a little small when it arrived, but because it had beans and came with potato wedge hash browns, it was still quite filling. The tortillas were indeed crispy and the over-easy eggs mixed with the two kinds of salsas quite well. It was an interesting Latin American twist on a toasted open-faced fried egg sandwich.

J's Bennie was really good and felt very heavy because they used a type of cornbread instead of the traditional English muffin. The poached egg went well with the pulled pork and the cornbread was great for soaking up the excess yolk. H ate most of her brekkie too, which was a good sign as well.

Overall service wasn't bad, but it was clear that they can get flustered and overwhelmed at times, forgetting little things.

Summary
Food: Good. Well-made and unique. I may return someday for the dinner menu.

Service: Average. Servers are average to good, but the wait time for food is lengthy.

Setting: Good. Parking isn't bad and the interior of the restaurant is clean. Focus seems to be on the bar.

Value: Average. Good food and average prices, but the quantities are a little small.