My wife and I neglected to try the new breakfast restaurant that opened in town about a year and a half ago due to the wait that we were commonly met with. Normally, when I see a line of people waiting to be seated outside of a restaurant, I'm convinced that it's a place that I want to eat, but after finally dragging my wife out of bed and being told there is a 40-50 minute wait, I am turned elsewhere. So, once upon a morning dreary, elsewhere was Lucille's, a Cajun/Creole breakfast restaurant on Magnolia Street across from The Lincoln Center. This restaurant has a sentimental quality, not only because my wife is Cajun and the beignets and coffee are great, but because we were married at The Lincoln Center. In any case we arrived at Lucille's after foregoing Snooze only to be told that the wait would, in fact, be 40-50 minutes. We decided to cut our losses and wait. We were seated an hour and 20 minutes later. Now, I will review Lucille's and have plenty good to say about the restaurant operations and the food, but the hostesses just can't seem to get their act together.
I vowed on that day that we were going to try Snooze no matter what our wait was. So, next time we were in need of some breakfast out, we got up earlier on a Saturday than normal, about 8 o'clock, and we arrived at Snooze at around 9. As it turns out, the wait is reduced from 40-50 minutes to 25-35 minutes. The wait periods are a science and are like clock-work. If you get there at 9, expect exactly 25 minutes. If you get there at 10, expect 45 minutes every time.
On to the food. If you are trying Snooze for the first time, I would recommend a pancake flight. The pancakes at this place are special in a way that I did not fathom pancakes to be special. Try the Sweet Potato or Pineapple-Upsidedown cakes. They are absolutely ethereal. If you are a person that truly is able taste and feel food, this is the type of first bite that will make you put your utensils down and just take in every sensation of the wonder that you just put in your mouth. Uncontested wonder fluff is what I would call these pancakes.
The Benedicts are also available in a flight, but the standard is really all you need. I am not a man who likes eggs benedict, but my wife loves it. I tried hers and was hooked. Unbelievably delicate. The eggs are always poached perfectly, not something I am usually comfortable ordering for breakfast due to inconsistent cooking at most restaurants. These are amazing every time.
Two savory items that are of interest are the Breakfast Pot Pie, which is their take on biscuits and gravy made with puff pastry and a white sausage gravy that has carrots and celery in it, and the Cheese Steak and Eggs, an item that was moved to the always-available lunch menu that is simply incredible. They also have a Cubano that changed my mind about eggs and pickles.
The coffee is great, and they have a full bar, just in case you need some 'hair of the dog that bit you'. The decor is retro and the staff is hip and friendly. Prices are very reasonable($8-$12) and you can either sub out the hash browns(which are excellent) for a pancake, or add one for $4.
In conclusion, Snooze has pretty much black-listed most of our other breakfast locations in town. I love it and you'll love it too. You might not be blown away if you order a breakfast burrito or breakfast tacos, but all of the unique items on the menu are out of this world. Go early to avoid waiting too long. You won't be disappointed.
Here is there website. They have a location in downtown Denver, and one in downtown Fort Collins.
http://www.snoozeeatery.com/
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