Rufi's

It’s a Saturday morning ritual. I stop by Rufi’s on my way to work and get breakfast tacos. The older couple who own it and work there always have a smile for you and make you feel welcome. They are hard working and are open seven days a week. Once in awhile I see their daughter in there helping out.

They have a good variety of breakfast and lunch items. In the 2-3 years I’ve been going there, they have always been consistently good. They must cut, peel, and cook the potatoes themselves because they don’t taste or look like they are prepackaged. Their beans are flavorful, and their chorizo is very good.

Rufi’s is located on North Lamar Blvd. Their hours are 7am til 2pm. Oh, and bring cash because they don’t take plastic.

The Waffle House

Ok, I know it’s kinda ghetto, but every once in awhile we like to venture out to the Waffle House for breakfast in the evening. How many places do you go out to eat where your waitress is also your cook? Most of the people that work there are very hard workers. If you go there around the time that the bars close down, you will see all the obnoxious drunks they have to put up with. I’m pretty sure most people don’t tip very well there. I think they should get hazardous duty pay to make up for it.

I usually get the breakfast with a waffle, hash browns, bacon and eggs. Martie usually gets the same but instead of hash browns, she gets grits. Being from California, I’ve never acquired a taste for grits. Besides, their hash browns are pretty good and you can get them with grilled onions. Sometimes, I get chocolate chips and or pecans added to my waffle. You can usually rely on getting your fried eggs done just the way you want them. Sounds like a simple enough request but way too many places I’ve gone to can’t seem to get the white part cooked and the yolk runny. Anyway, if my eggs are done right the first time, I’m happy.

Oh, and have I mentioned that their prices are cheap?