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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Busick Court 2009

Posted by KandN
Boy, it's been a long time since we visited Busick Court Restaurant!  Friend Shirley and I used to meet here on a regular basis--putting our name on the waiting list and braving the elements anywhere from 30-60 minutes.  I don't miss the waiting outside part, but I have missed the cozy, historical ambiance.  Another benefit to eating breakfast at this location?  The proximately of Riverfront Park, in case you're in the mood for a stroll. 

On this morning, our wait was a little short of half an hour.  Not bad for the first weekend of the month.  N and I were seated at one of the small tables near the entrance.  (There was a slight chill whenever the front door opened, but it warmed back up quickly.)  Our friendly waitress chatted a bit about the time change and took our drink orders.  N ordered "The Busick" omelet with sausage and I ordered "Broadway Joe's" scramble with chicken.  Both of us chose the potatoes and toast option instead of a biscuit with gravy.
 

As the two of us visited during our wait for food, our water and coffee were kept full. Thirty minutes later our breakfast plates were brought out. Ah, how I love good toast! The chunks of potato (a few with tasty, brown crisp on one side) nestled up against my scramble. I did notice that the tender chunks of chicken appeared to have been poached instead of sauteed or ?. Which was fine, since all of the flavors in this scramble are on the subtle end: mushrooms, spinach, onion, cheese. The sausage in N's omelet had a nice medley of sage and other spices. The addition of hollandaise sauce made this a rich and filling meal. In fact, N couldn't finish--to my benefit.
We continued our conversation during our meal, amongst the buzz from all the other tables, well tended to and never feeling rushed. When we were ready to go, I set my charge card on the table. Which our waitress noticed immediately. She took my card, with one hand full of just bussed dishes, and brought out our receipt to be signed. She wished us good morning with one more comment continued from our earlier time change conversation.
Salem is so fortunate to have so many gems.



250 Court Street
Salem, OR
(503)370-8107
Monday-Friday 6:30 am - 2:00 pm
Saturday 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
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8 comments:

  1. I don't know about the potatoes and toast option, but getting a side of biscuits and gravy is akin to ordering an entire meal at another restaurant.

    I almost always end up taking it home for the next day's breakfast.

    Yummy!
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  2. For basic breakfasts, I think there are better places in town: Word of Mouth and The Sassy Onion for starters.
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  3. Busick is well above average, but I don't recall, in the 40 plus times I have been there over the years, thinking the food was excellent. It is good. It would be nice if they fixed the ventilation in there. I always leave with the smell of food in permeated in my clothes.
    **Food = B
    Service = B


    Word of Mouth is a better environment. Food is very good.
    **Food = B+
    Service A-

    Off Center Cafe looks run down, but the food often will really impress us.
    **Food = A
    Service = B to D (depending on the server)

    Pete's Place is the place if you want diner food and a great bloody mary (sunday morning coming down).
    **Food = C+
    Service = A-
    Bloody Mary's = A

    White's is a good place to drink watered down coffee and read the NY Times cover to cover. Food is standard diner fare you would find at a truck stop in the middle of nowhere USA. Service is excellent.
    **Food = C+
    Service = A+++
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  4. The last time I was at Busick everything was a bit better than OKAY. The thing that made me not want to ever go back was that our group was seated by the front door and window with their neon sign. By the amount of dust, cobwebs, etc. encased on their sign, it appears it hadn't been cleaned in eons. It was disgusting and made me not want to go back..and we haven't.

    The BEST breakfast in town is McGrath's. Never had to wait, the prices are decent and the food is plentiful and really good.
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  5. I quit going to Busick's after we discovered Word of Mouth & Sassy Onion, but we decided to go back last weekend and I'm sad to say we didn't enjoy it. First off the quiche that was advertised on the board was sold out. So, why leave the board displayed outside the restaurant?! Or at least, remove the special. I ordered the Eggs Benedict instead and forgot how awful the hollandaise sauce was. I made this mistake twice now. I also prefer hash browns (not offered) over the potatoes they do. The biscuits and gravy are good and so was the coffee.
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  6. Finally gave Busick Court another chance this morning. Apart from unnecessarily having to stand in the cold for a few minutes waiting to be seated and having to suffer a tattooed, facial pierced, grunge beanied and black skull t-shirted host who looked like he was out on parole, it was a great breakfast. No green fur on my Rye Toast this time. They're making progress!
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  7. Chuck! I'm surprised you didn't dine at Half Penny! Ever since you wrote about it, I have it on my radar for a breakfast and bloddy mary place to try!
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  8. Deal Chicken has a 50% off deal for Busic Court. Also, this place hasn't been reviewed in a while!
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