Every time we have breakfast at Fog Island, on South Water Street, we wonder why we’d go anywhere else.  The food and service are terrific, as evidenced by the crowds it attracts. We went a little later after a morning hike and had the place almost to ourselves. The breakfast menu features pancakes, French toast, breakfast sandwiches, omelets, fruits, cereal, basic egg dishes, and several styles of Eggs Benedict.

We ordered their wildly popular Sausage Biscuit ($11.95) : scrambled eggs and sausage and cheddar cheese on a homemade buttermilk biscuit. It is so good it can bring tears to your  eyes!

And, we ordered their classic French toast: thick cut cinnamon bread, dipped in cinnamon batter ($10.95). It was beautiful to behold as well as to eat.

Fog Island Café serves breakfast and lunch and is open from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm (1:00 pm on Sundays). You are sure to be delighted.

Incidentally, their website doesn’t display the menus correctly using Chrome, but it works fine using Firefox, but this does not take away from the excellent food.

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