Over the Counter Cafe

Over the Counter Cafe

2343 3300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84109

TL;DR
- Price: $9 - 13 per person
- Flavor: Breakfast
- Filling?: Yes
- Parking: Difficult

Okay, so parking is hard to come by when it's  closer to closing time 12 - 2 pm. If breakfast is earlier for you, then you should be fine.

Seat yourself! Sitting at the counter is really cool because you get a close look at where the magic happens.

The employees are really on top of things. Their interactions with customers are a delight to eavesdrop upon. Everyone is really personable and willing to converse. They came by really quickly for my drink order and my coffee cup was never empty.

There are a lot of omelet choices. I'll have to make note of this for next time.

Ordered the DK: scrambled eggs with cheese on home fries with 3 strip of bacon and toast (white, wheat, sourdough, multigrain, or rye).

Very generous helpings all around. The cheese had the nice, melty, pull apart quality. Home fries are potatoes, plain and simple. Sometimes simple is the best way to go. The bacon strips were huge but not as crispy as I like. They were crisp, don't get me wrong, just not to the level I prefer.

A mild glisten on the toast suggested that it was prebuttered. If you like buttering your own toast (or prefer your toast unbuttered  [blasphemy!]) I'd let them know. Overall the multigrain was pretty good.

This is a cool breakfast joint. They have excellent service and the food is a great way to start off a productive day.

Cafe Wave

Cafe Wave

10392 S. Jordan Gateway (400 West) South Jordan, UT

TL;DR
- Price: $10 - 15 per person
- Flavor: Burgers and Sandwiches
- Filling?: Yes
- Parking: Great

Cafe Wave is a fairly relaxed restaurant. I ordered the Heat Wave and fries. The dining area is pretty big.

The Heat Wave is a little spicy but does not live up to its name. I only noticed a little jalapeño, so it wasn't totally spicy. It tasted great,  though. The onions were on point. The beef and the generous vegetables were excellent. The bread is fantastic: it's not greasy like other gourmet buns and it was wonderfully soft.

The fries were perfectly crisp and the fry sauce was good.

The night I went to Cafe Wave was a night to remember: Free Improv Night with Faux Pas.
Faux Pas is a very strong troupe. If you've never seen comedy improv before, you should rectify that with Faux Pas. 

Imagine going on stage with nothing in mind and making people laugh... with material that you create on-the-spot based on stuff the audience shouts at you. Faux Pas pulls this off effortlessly. Unlike other comedy improv troupes in the Salt Lake Valley, Faux Pas uses two distinct styles: Long Form and Short Form. They use these two styles as a master martial artist would use Crane and Mantis style.

If you want a delicious burger and a night of laughter (without risking a date with me *ba dum tss*), follow Faux Pas on Facebook and come to Cafe Wave!

Pig & A Jelly Jar

Pig & A Jelly Jar

TL;DR
- Price: $10 - 15 per person
- Flavor: Breakfast/American
- Filling?: Yes
- Parking: Rough

Pig & A Jelly Jar is a quite cozy and colorful place.

The service is good. The servers are always very helpful and willing to make small talk.

The server recommended the Chicken and Waffles, Benedict, and breakfast items as a whole.

I just chose straight chicken and waffles this time. I've been here before, of course, but I was clearly too distracted to give the food an objective review then. Beautiful company can make anything magical.

I've was given the tip to mix the hot sauce with the syrup. My goodness... I did it wrong the first time. The hot sauce combination is fantastic. I've found that the chicken in chicken and waffles should be crisp but not too crisp, or you'll accidentally cut off all the skin as you eat. This chicken was fried very well: the skin was crispy but the meat was moist. It had a fair amount of flavor to it, too, which was a nice realization in between syrup and hot sauced bites. The waffle was nice and fluffy: the perfect bed for my chicken. The syrup seemed fairly standard.

Surprisingly enough, this place is open until 9 pm Thursdays - Sundays. If you want breakfast at night, but not at Mistake Hour, come to Pig & A Jelly Jar.