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    The Toasted Owl Cafe

    3.1 (53 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Owl Knick knacks
    Sarah S.

    I was excited to check out this new breakfast spot. It was a Sunday morning so it was busy. Luckily they have a reservation texting system. The waiter told us it would be about 30 minutes but it was more like 45 minutes until we were finally seated. It wasn't a big deal because we went to Target and the Dollar Store while waiting. Finally we got the text that our table is ready. After we are seated we had to wait about 10 minutes before the waitress finally came over. She was very apologetic and acknowledged that they were slammed because two servers had called out so it was even more busy for them. We understood and proceed to order. The decor is very cute with an owl theme -- my only ick moment was wondering how do they clean and dust all of that knick-knackery, I guess it is new enough at this moment but I can't imagine having to dust all of those owls, LOL. The menu only shows that they have a full bar in very small section of the menu so I immediately inquired if they had a bloody mary and yes indeed they did! We ordered these poste haste as well as the remainder of our breakfast, the "Big Fat French Toast", "Sweet Owl Cakes (basically pancakes), side of potatoes and a side of vegan bacon, plus (thank god) 100% maple syrup. My mom and I were splitting this breakfast. The bloodies arrived and they were average -- even though we ordered spicy they were not so we added pepper, Tapiato and some salt which improved the taste slightly. Thankfully the food didn't take too long to come out, it seemed quicker than when we waited for the server in the beginning so that was good. Unfortunately that was the extent of the good review. The pancakes were tasteless -- it really only tasted like the syrup -- I still ate them because I was hungry. They were a 4/10 on the pancake scale. The bread on the french toast was incredibly hard, stale and wasn't fully cooked all the way through -- pieces of it were practically inedible. I looked back at the menu and it was supposed to be brioche bread but it was very dark -- I have never seen brioche that dark before. It was not good. The french toast also came with bacon that was burnt and very very greasy -- I don't eat bacon but my mom tried it and gave me the review. The side potatoes were average and the vegan bacon was basically tempeh that was barely cooked. There were no spices on it or anything -- when I make vegan bacon I sauté it in soy sauce and other spices -- this was basically nearly raw tempeh -- yuk. Unfortunately due to all of the factors I don't think I would try this spot again.

    Lisa L.

    Decided to go to this place and participate in the $6.02 mimosas for 6/02/2026. Ordered the delicious veggie scramble. I really love their potatoes! Service was excellent and friendly!

    Veg tamales
    Jessica W.

    Growing pains are normal. Yesterday was day 1! Excited to have the chance to check out a new location since the OG Flag location is amazing. Timing was slow, again... day 1. The servers were amazingly kind and apologetic. I had the veg tamales. Temperature was good, flavors were spot on. There were 4 of us and the food came out at various times but nothing crazy. Our table also had a bloody and michelada, both were good. (The bloody was strong! Aka good.) I love the grandma's house weird decor and owls. Super fun, just like the original. I'm excited to give them a few months and come back. It's a great area and I'm sure they will work out the kinks!

    Vegetarian tamales
    Kate W.

    I was super stoked for this place to open since I love breakfast places and they're a small business. I waited a few weeks after they opened to make sure they were settled before visiting. Unfortunately, I was disappointed by a few things. Firstly, my friend and I's service wasn't too great. We went around 8 in the morning and there was barely any people, I'd say about 7-8 tables tops and half already had their food or had ordered. I think there were 3 servers working, 2 girls and a guy. I don't know our servers name because she didn't introduce herself. Anyway, when we sat down we were greeted but it was more of a "can I get you anything to drink" and not a formal greeting. I'm speaking from someone who works at a breakfast places, first impressions matter! Unfortunately, we weren't checked up on as much as the other tables she served, our orders got thrown away (and we had waited 20 minutes before finding this out), and my pancake had been forgotten in the second order until I brought it up halfway through breakfast. I don't want to come down on this server, I don't know her personal life, but knowing it wasn't busy and seeing others get serviced was disheartening. As for the environment, I think the decor was amazing and I'm a huge fan of being able to buy everything I see. It was immersive to their theme. One thing I also wasn't a fan of was their selection of sauces, or more, lack of. I do typically attend higher end diners, so I'm not gonna rag on their selections too long. It would be nice to see some thought put into their sauces instead of their only spicy one being cholula ranch, cholula or tobasco. I can have that at home. What I mean is, I come to these small businesses to be wowed by their creativity and effort, and I'm not wowed by their sauces. As for the food, the best part of this place. I ordered their vegetarian tamales and they are to DIE for. Packed with veggies, the maza outside was amazing and my poached eggs were lovely. Only note, the beans were too hard and not seasoned enough. That can be adjusted, I'm sure. The pancake I got (huge, as you can see) was delicious! I love when pancakes are so good they don't need syrup. Though, that brings me to another issue. I am an avid hater of corn-syrup syrup, and it was apparent from my friend's meal and reaction that's what we were served. He said it was bland and generic, better unused than used. That's saddening, since pancakes are my favorite thing to try at diners. Hopefully this gets upgraded in the future. Their limitless black coffee was pretty generic too and watery. I'm sure this quality can be upgraded. Overall, it was not the best first impression of the place, but the food was good enough I'd give them a second chance for it. It would be a few months from now once more of their issues have been identified and resolved.

    Cinnamon roll
    Ali B.

    I have been to the other Phoenix toasted owl location a couple times but hadn't been in a while and wanted to check out the PV location! First off, great spot. Right near target so perfect if you have to do post brunch shopping haha. The entrance confused us a little bit but we figured it out, there was plenty of parking too. Ambiance is absolutely adorable here, you can buy the vintage decor and stuff they have! And service is speedy! They have a good variety on their menu and a dedicated vegan portion. My husband and I started off with coffee and a cinnamon roll. I got my coffee iced, I do wish they had simple syrup or something but the flavored creamer was fine! The cinnamon roll was ok, the outer edges were kinda hard and not particularly warm and gooey. It was fine, just nothing special. Other visits I've had the avocado toast so this time I got the chilaquiles with avocado instead of meat and eggs. They do a vegan version too but I don't really like vegan meat/eggs typically. They were yummy but could've used a bit more cheese or a side of beans or something! My husband got bacon, eggs, potatoes, and toast. He doesn't really like that style of potatoes but I do so he shared with me! Our son tried a little bit or everything and seemed to like it! He was very excited about the owl decor as well haha. Not outrageously expensive compared to other nearby spots, worth checking out!

    Chilaquiles
    Brian S.

    First timers we had a party of five seated quickly maybe six people in the restaurant. I ordered the chilaquiles with 2 eggs over easy on top. Sorry to say my order wasn't that good. The chilaquiles were very cold as well the eggs. On the other hand, everyone else's food was good! So 4 out of 5 stars

    Vegan BLT
    L N.

    This location is new here- really nostalgic and fun interior! Great service but two of the three dishes we ordered was wrong. Glad they had vegan options!! We will try this one again in the future when they have the kinks worked out.

    3 small pieces of bacon and slimy onion rings gross

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