Steak and Shake with Audrey

Audrey and I have become in the habit of going out to breakfast on Friday mornings.  She is a chaplain at Grant Hospital and works nights Mondays through Thursday.  Friday morning, then, is the end of her workweek and so we celebrate with breakfast together.

This week we went to Steak and Shake because it was close to Home Depot where we were going to purchase more mulch and flowers for our yards.  (Audrey has been living with me since her house caught on fire six months ago.  Soon she will be moving and - like me - wants to get her yard spruced up this spring.)

We had not been to Steak and Shake for breakfast but I knew that the ROMEOS (Retired Old Men Eating Out) from Karl Road Christian Church ate here monthly.  When Chuck ate with them, he frequently came with a coupon and ordered two milkshakes (buy one, get one free.)

Audrey and I chose to forgo the milk shakes in the morning and instead opted for traditional scrambled eggs.  I ordered ala carte off the menu - one egg and hashbrowns.  She got bacon, two eggs and a biscuit.

Our review of the food was that it was "decent" and the service was adequate.   I am a coffee lover and thought that the coffee was all right and appreciated the waitress keeping my cup full.  Audrey drinks orange juice and pronounced it "Okay."
The eggs were not fluffy but they were good.  Audrey's had cheese on them.  She said that her bacon was "3 out of 10." The biscuit came without butter, but she liked it with strawberry jam.  She said:
"Good biscuit, worth the gluten." I liked my hash browns.

The restaurant itself has black and white tile floors, black booths and for us, good music in the background. It seemed a little dirty - especially the divider between the tables.  We would definitely rate this an "OKAY" breakfast and the best part of it is that it is relatively inexpensive.  Our total bill was $12.15 for the two of us.


























Audrey is a wonderful breakfast companion.  I am fascinated by whatever she shares of her experience working in the hospital.  We are planning a trip to New York City this week.  Much of our conversation was about connections with her cousins who live there and what our days are going to look like.  We have already planned three tours in four days plus we are planning to go to the Statue of Liberty and Ground Zero.  We don't want to be overbooked and want to include enough free time to make choices in the moment.  I am VERY excited about all of it.  It made for a wonderful time at breakfast.