Wy-Knot Cafe

Loved the 2 egg breakfast with a delicious selection of sautéed veggies and an extra order of the toast is a must!
The selection on the breakfast menu is perfect for any craving.
To update my last tip the service was quick and friendly.
We’ll be back.

I was very excited to try this place, especially since I saw amazing reviews on their French Toast. We went there on a Sunday and the parking area was located right behind the restaurant… I would say go early or even take a bike ride there as it was a bit packed.
When we went inside I noticed the décor had a very welcoming, artistic feel. We were greeted right away and were able to choose from a few different seating areas. They seemed to be busy, but not souch to where they were running around as I’d expected from a few reviews.
We were brought water right away and ordered a sweet potato muffin to share… and because we were there to try the French Toast, we knew it would hold us over until that was prepared. They let you know it takes extra time to prepare which is nice of them. We also decided to order the days special which was called, The Creation. It was a mix of Quinoa, poached eggs and a variety of veggies.
The portion size of the food allowed us to share. The food as taste is concerned was just okay… maybe I’d hyped myself up a bit too much. The French Toast was a bit dry on the outside and gooey on the inside, and it could use a bit more cream cheese. The Creation was also okay, it was only lacking a bit of seasoning. My favorite thing had to be the muffin, although that was a bit dry as well. So again the food is just a bit dry, but not horrible. The price is fair… BUT the service is amazing, no matter what you read in the reviews… Bethany was a great hostess. So give them a try, I’m sure we’ll be back to try something new from their menu… they have a great selection :-)

Ok… looking for a cool place new for breakfast and came across this place.
First people here this morning. Service is the one thing lacking… not horrible but not good either.
Ordered french toast and the Eggs Benedict.
French toast was ok… really like a ½ loaf of bread hollowed out and baked… ok. Nothing special.
Eggs Benedict was not good. Stale biscuits, the eggs werr barely poached. more like a luke warm congealed glob…
Coffee and tea bill came to 32.00. For beeakfast!
Not impressed. So sad. :(

I have been holding off writing this review for awhile because of one silly little snag I just can’t get past. I wanted to wait until the bitterness passed, but that’s just not happening.
And yes, $ 1.00 is what is holding me back from giving this place a better rating.
I went for brunch with my friend Tracee.
We each ordered coffee, when the server asked if we take cream, we both said yes.
Not realizing how large the portions were, we decided to split a muffin as an appetizer. (I don’t remember which one — but it was perfect.)
Tracee went for the stuffed French toast with bacon (HUGE and delicious); I opted for the prosciutto, arugula and goat cheese omelet with home fries (Really good — and a LOT of food).
We were both stuffed — but the owner comes out to tell us about dessert. Lemon pound cake with strawberries and a ricotta mint sauce. It sounded too amazing to pass up, so I asked for it to go, but bring 2 spoons so we could try it on our way out.
It was phenomenal!
It is incredibly rare I do three courses for my first meal. It was a ton of food, and it was all truly good. The service was friendly, the place is clean and quaint.
So — why only three stars with such positive things to say?
The bill.
In addition to the charge I was expecting for the 2 coffees, there was a charge for the CREAM for the coffee! ($ 0.50 X 2 = $ 1.00 upcharge)
WTF?
Even the chain coffeehouses provide as much cream as you want at no additional charge. Many restaurants have the creamer on the table as a matter of course if you order coffee. Never before — from greasy roadside diners to fine dining to world class resorts have I been charged for cream for my coffee.
This upcharge wasn’t on the menu. It wasn’t mentioned when we said we would, indeed, like cream for our coffee. If it was, I would have been incredulous. The concept is completely alien to me.
$ 1.00 does not make a difference in my restaurant choice.
But in this case — I thought it was so tacky and borderline underhanded — no matter how much I enjoyed the meal and the experience before the bill came, when I think of Wy Not, my first thought is the asinine charge for cream.
And it’s left enough of an impression that I am in no rush to go back. There are other good places with great food in town that are more than happy to consider cream for coffee to just be the cost of doing business and not sneak it onto my bill.

Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day for me! Especially during the weekends and even more so when I am on vacation!!!
We spent the morning in Phoenix, AZ before heading out to Sedona for the weekend. Before we started the 2 hour drive we decided to stop in for breakfast.
This little café is small and cute. We were seated in one of the high top bar stool tables. Based on our servers recommendation we ordered the Dill Ricotta muffin. WOW! I have never had a savory muffin before and this one got me itching to go back to my kitchen and try to recreate it. The ricotta really makes this a light fluffy muffin and the dill gives it the perfect herb-​y touch. It comes with cucumber cream cheese and diced cucumbers and tomatoes (looks like pico de gallo).
I ordered the stuffed cinnamon swirl french toast with tofu as my choice of «meat» and the hubby ordered a southwest omelet (no chorizo) with potatoes on the side.
I normally don’t rave about tofu. but the marinade for this was awesome — ginger soy miso tasting it was really yummy!
The french toast was perfect — you don’t need a ton of maple syrup on these either. I loved the cinnamon and banana combination. We practically licked the plate clean.
I loved the seasoning on the roasted potatoes and the omelet with fresh avocado was great.
If I am ever in Phoenix again I will have to come back to try other things on the menu.

Yaaayy for the great mom and pop establishment. The Unilocalers posted some amazing pics and that brought me in-​in addition to the fabulous choice menu items which featured some gourmet specialties like arugula goat cheese and mushroom frittata… mmmm
The little café was busy and we found a small table but menus and coffee were not brought out as quickly as I hoped since only one waitress was buzzing around to try and take care of several tables. A little more ventilation would have been good too but it’s a small place and the kitchen ain’t very far.
Our waitress was very friendly and the food was very very good. We had some yummy thick sliced flavorful french toast and our kiddos shared some yummy baked fluffily blueberry pancakes. The bacon was crispy and yummy and the coffee was hot and fresh.
Since my sister lives in this historic neighborhood-I’m always supportive of these wonderful little eateries that serve up fabulous one-​of a kind dishes and the next time I’m in town I’ll stop by for more dishes to try.
Wy-​Knot eat here? Do it!

Baked pancakes? Came here for brunch. Ordered the goats cheese and arugula with prosciutto omelette. The server asked if I wanted potatoes or vegetables. The vegetables were delicious! It contained kale, zucchini, carrots, onions, and celery, lightly sautéed and it was just very pleasing.
I also ordered a baked blueberry pancake on the side. The edges have this crust that reminds me of the top of a blueberry muffin which is one of my favorite part of the muffin!
It was pretty busy when we went, and the server messed up my drink order, but she fixed it right away. All in all, I’d recommend this place to a friend!

Great for vegetarians and meat lovers. Yummy muffins were a highlight. We were a group of 5 and had to wait a bit but that was okay as we were seated within 10 – 15 minutes of arrival.
Everything was made from scratch. The stuffed french toast is a must.

Wy-​Knot Café has got my heart and admiration almost as much as my mom. The two ladies (the main chef and preparer of the amazing dishes at Wy-​Knot and my mother) are culinary artists at work. One covering the south Arizona territory, one spans the North end.
My mom makes 5-​star dishes out of Bön Appetite, that would even put the recipe writing cooks from their magazine to shame!
Needless to say, this place is what I would consider Phoenix’s best little secrets and only 10 miles from the airport! Breakfast or Lunch (I had a little of both…) there is no way you could go wrong dining a la Café Wy-​not!
Just ask Mr. Basils!

Incredible food. See pictures for their stuffed French toast (they even put the real maple syrup on the side, for those that can’t anything too sweet). Bacon is equally delicious and they make monster omelettes with various ingredients. Girlfriend had a southwestern omelette with lots of fresh avocado that she raved about. I found the coffee to be particularly good as well, one of the few non coffee shops you can actual drink the coffee black.
The atmosphere is nicer too, eclectically decorated with a picture of the restaurant’s name sake dog on the front counter. It is also reasonably quiet for a brunch place. Pending a large party doesn’t sit next to you, you can have great conversations.
More over, what moved me to rate this place so highly was the service of our waitress Bethany. For one, anyone who notices that I and girlfriend are wearing doctor who t shirts automatically gets 50 points on the nerd fighter scale. More over, she is genially interested in her conversation with you, and has nothing but nice things to say. In my new hometown that seems to be notorious for subpar service, Bethany was a breath of fresh air… and the reason why I have made wy-​not my permanent breakfast spot in central Phoenix.

Looking for a different lil spot for breakfast?
This is it. What a find.
Eclectic décor with art covering the walls and a different table & chair design for all to try.
As for the food, let’s just say YUMM!
Perfectly prepared eggs, thick sliced ham and apple wood cured bacon, seared kale featured mixed greens and ciabatta toast.
The proprietor even greeted us and made sure all was perfect! Jackie is a doll.
What a treat!

Wonderful place. The interior is charming and the owner/​waitress/​whoever she is was friendly and inviting.
Seared kale, green beans, beets & sweet potato salad with basil goat cheese is out of this world. For vegans the goat cheese can be switched out for hummus. This salad is extremely large and extremely delicious. My husband ordered the stuffed French toast that came with 2 slices of bacon. The French toast was scrumptious. I asked our waitress about the tempeh and she brought us a decent size piece for us to try.
There is something on the menu for everyone. I look forward to returning.

With all the great reviews I was excited to check this place out. My experience was a bit lack luster though. I was a bit disappointed in the menu selection and settled on a breakfast burrito. While my guest was not able to find anything to eat I got to eat my food the next day. I wasn’t very impressed with the flavors though.
The dining area is small but was nice to see local artist displayed. Not sure that I would be willing to return.

Words can’t describe how good their stuffed french toast were! First bite of the delicious most decadent, creamy and mouthwatering french toast. it was heaven! This is probably one of the last foods I would eat before i die. The service was good, Jackie (the owner) was nice to talked to. I also like their paintings & art work on the walls.

Omg, parking was a pain the butt. I parked so far. Smh.
Love all the art work on the wall. The canvas are beautiful. The atmosphere here is relaxing. Great music of choice :)
They only had one person working. Literally. She did the ordering, the register up front and the cleaning. She ran around like a headless chicken.
Great vegan menu, everything sound amazing .i wanted it all. But I had the tofu burrito. It was tasty. The salsa could of been hotter, then the burrito would of been phenomenal :)

I had a tasty Turkey & Brie sandwich with cheddar & potato soup. Nice place. Good service. Parking was kind of a pain. Had to circle around the block.

Why didn’t I get a shout out Linh N?
Anyway, this place wasn’t packed during prime brunch time on Sunday, which scared me a little bit but I’m a thrill seeker.
On the tab
Famous french toast — 2″ thick for all you, carb lovers
Baked pancake — was like a crispy donut panckae. Overall delicious
Wy-​knot breakfast burrito was filled with high quality ingredients that you can taste and none of that gross depressed feeling after you eat it. Y’no what i’m talking about, fatties.
Sandwich that I didn’t try cause it looked boring (ordered by Linh N… birds of a feather: P)
Group of 4 dinged the CC about $ 50 bucks. but I truly enjoyed it. The service was quick and friendly. One of the guys showed us a picture of his ADORABLE daughter!

Came here to meet M for brunch. Get there early, the café is packed by 9:30am on the weekends. I ordered the:
Two eggs any style — scrambled eggs (super fluffy — heart it), potatoes, ham, and sour dough toast. Everything was so good!
Stuffed pancake original — yummy yummy for my tummy tummy. Super terrific! Fluffy, tasteful, & cooked to perfection!
The green tea was very good too! The service was good. 1 minor con: The chairs are a little uncomfortable.

The stuffed cinnamon French toast from Wy-​Knot was voted the best in Phoenix. I’ve had it twice and it is definitely tasty! It comes with bananas, cinnamon, and warm syrup with your choice of bacon or sausage. The portion is HUGE — I defy you to eat all of it.
On my last visit I tried the omelet special, which was great. I haven’t had anything bad here. The OJ tastes fresh-​squeezed (not 100% sure, but it tastes like it).
The place is a bit small, so you may have to wait depending on what time you go. They have a couple tables out front for outside seating. Parking is really tight in the back.
This is one of my favorite Saturday morning breakfast/​brunch spots!

Great breakfast/​brunch/​lunch spot. They have a pretty extensive menu with a lot of vegan, vegetarian, and healthy options. I had the tofu veggie sandwich with goat cheese, it was a stacked sandwich with a goat cheese spread and balsamic dipping sauce, it was very flavorful and fresh tasting, the homemade mushroom soup that came with it was also very rich in flavor. On another trip I had the tempeh burrito, a healthy vegan option, it was filled with veggies and avocado and was huge!
There are some less healthy options as well, which are equally as good. The pancakes are served at a very generous portion and were very fluffy, served with real maple syrup. The stuffed french toast is very indulgent and a must try!