Shanty Cafe
350 Elliott Ave W
Seattle, WA
(206) 282-1400
Cuisine:
Diner, American
October 22, 2008
Shanty: Not Just a Name
I am always on the lookout for new breakfast places to try in my nieghborhood, as my options are either too crowded (Pesos) or too inconsistent (Ozzie’s). And I am a man who loves his hash browns, especially when hungover. I had heard good things about the Shanty (or maybe imagined these things…) and so I went there to try it out.
Walking in, it was what I had expected: a small hole in the wall divey diner, a rarity in Seattle. Although it was relatively busy, it was easy to get a table, and the service wasn’t slow. However, flies were buzzing around the place, and let me tell you, thats a quick way to lose your appetite.
The food was a little disappointing. I ordered the Eggs Benedict, which came with hash browns. The eggs were decent, but the hash browns were disappointing. It’s saving grace was that it wasn’t very expensive.
I may have just gotten a rare bad plate of food, but I doubt I will come here again. There are much better places in Lower Queen Anne/Uptown for breakfast or brunch. Really, how hard is it to make good hash browns.
Dishes I tried:
Classic Eggs Benedict
The egg yolks weren’t runny enough in my opinion, and while the nice fat slap of ham on the muffin was nice, it didn’t have a lot of taste. Also, my hashbrowns tasted like they were freezer burned. They appeared to be store bought, and were incredibly dry.


annie
10/25/2008few things are worse than the bad hashbrowns, especially since i agree with you – i expect really good hasbrowns from a breakfast place.