The Good Egg – Ancala

This place could be my go to for Sunday breakfast. How can you mess up eggs? One way. Serve cooked eggs cold. For two Sunday’s now that’s what happened. On the plus side the staff is friendly and professional. But they need to organize coordination between front of the house and kitchen. A runner or expediter would help immensely. Till then I will go elsewhere. Unless I’m in the mood for cold cooked eggs. Oh — the pancakes are served cold, too.

First impressions are everything and The Bad Egg is horrible. Let me start by saying we walked out as no one would wait on us. Picture this Sunday morning 8am… they had 3 tables of people and we made 4. They sat us and that was it. We waited and waited. No one came to wait on us. From what I see they can’t afford to keep losing customers. This was our 2^nd and last visit. Get your act together or close your doors.

At the risk of making it popular and thus more busy, this is my favorite breakfast spot in the NE Valley for their combo of great food, solid value and nice ambiance (thanks to a recent remodel with the joining of First Watch). My favorite dish in the entire Valley is here – the Power Breakfast Quinoa Bowl, with eggs, Italian sausage, sun dried tomatoes and kale. Seriously, try it. Service is great, too, and there’s never the wait you get at other places. Big fan.

Love the interior décor and the host was super friendly… But that is the ONLY good thing to say about this place… I never leave any sort of reviews, but this was by far one of the worst dining experiences we’ve ever had. Our server must have been having a bad day or something. We were greeted by her with a «what do you want to drink»… No «hello», No «how are you», No «I’m so and so»…Poor service all around. The food took 45 minutes to come out and was completely cold. The potatoes were undercooked, and there was a hair on the bacon. We were so fed up with the place, that we stopped eating and didn’t even ask for them to make us a new dish; we just wanted to get out of there. We tried to pay and had to sit there for another 20 minutes waiting for our server to take our payment…
Its absolutely unacceptable for a breakfast experience to take an hour and a half and cost $ 31 for 2 people with poor quality food and service. We will never come back to this place; rather go to Chompies down the road, which has much better food and service.

This place is very close for my girlfriend and I so we visit here pretty frequently. This place has a great menu and kind of a Midwest feel based on the décor (way to update the décor in which it looks great). The service on the other hand can be kind of slow at times which this place wasn’t busy the last time we went. Our server was very friendly and pleasant when waiting on us. He looked a little nervous in which this could possibly be his first serving job? Overall experience was good and the food is always worth the wait.

One hour from the time we walked in and by the time we left. For a party of two. And they weren’t to busy. I mean don’t you think that’s a bit ridiculous. I had the French toast. That was good. But hopefully you can’t go wrong w/​that dish.

Should be renamed The Bad Egg.
It takes a lot of dissatisfaction for me to warrant a 1 star for a restaurant. To start, we were quoted a 15 to 20 min wait, which ended up being a little over 30 minutes. There were a lot of people waiting, all the while there were plenty of open tables. Didn’t make any sense.
I ordered the half BLTA sandwich and half kale salad. BF ordered the oatmeal, and we ordered a chocolate chip pancake for the little one. It took 45 minutes to get our food. Probably the longest I have ever waited at any restaurant for food, and this was a small simple order! The server was nice, even though there was no apology or explanation for was super slow service. My kale salad had no kale, just mixed greens that were pretty wilted. The sandwich was good, but not worth the wait. Boyfriend’s oatmeal was cold. Server offered a Dr. Pepper in a to go cup after dropping offer the bill, which we said we wanted. Waited awhile but she never came back.
Not sure how this place stays open, maybe they were just having a really bad day. Regardless, there are plenty of better places to go for breakfast.

Great spot for breakfast or lunch.
Now owned by first watch– totally redone, nice & fresh. Cute atmosphere!
Food is great as well as wonderful service .
Inside or patio seating outside.

Eat here twice in the past 2 weeks for breakfast and each time the eggs and bacon came out super cold, you would think a breakfast place with be able to serve your eggs and bacon at least warm… so if you like cold eggs… this is your place

We had a party of seven and stopped for a late lunch. The service was nice, but terribly slow. It took 45 minutes to get our food with no explanation or apology. The food was good and the prices were more than reasonable. The outdoor patio was great, though the a number of birds enjoyed it as well.

I am actually very surprised at all the poor reviews for this place. I have been a half dozen times if not more and it’s always been great. Their eggs are great (important for an establishment with their title) and I do have a thing for their toast as well. It is always busy when I arrive (late breakfast time), but the waits aren’t usually too long and the staff is always very friendly. It has a nice atmosphere as well, and seems very family oriented. I know I will keep coming back for their scrambled eggs!

Had breakfast here with the family. Three of the four plates were served cold. The fourth was forgotten entirely.
The wait staff was very nice and did try to make amends though.
The fresh apple juice was excellent.

Food is always freshly prepared and egg-​cellent! Service is always on point and they offer new menu items often. My only complaint is that we went with a group of 8 people on our most recent visit and we all ordered an entrée. We had a punch card, which allows you a free entrée for every 7 you purchase and they wouldn’t let us redeem it until our next visit. Kinda crappy but it’s not a huge deal I guess.

The only place I can trust for a quick breakfast since I live down the street. Friendly environment, great workers and great food.

Always a place for great breakfasts. Service is great and servers have a friendly smile even at seven in the AM!

The atmosphere is nice and comfortable, but the food is not good. The eggs are not cooked properly and lack salt. The bacon is very chewy and greasy. Will be going to the many other breakfast choices around here.

The French Toast and the various omelettes here are good; I’ve never had any issues with soggy bread or undercooked eggs.
The atmosphere is pretty nice, but seems like somewhere your grandma would frequent; their main demographic is the elderly snowbird-​type that come to Scottsdale to flee the cold.
The waiters and waitresses are actually a little snippy; I’ve gone 3 times, and every time my waiter has spilled my drink because they slam down the cups. They also wait quite awhile after getting drink orders before a) bringing you your drinks, and b) getting your food order.
Overall, the food is pretty good for a light brunch, but I’d probably rather go to Denny’s or IHOP.

They call this fine establishment The Good Egg. Not A Good Egg. Nay! It’s The Good Egg!
Let me give my fans the backstory of this review. Ahem…
I use to Live with a 63 year old man I refer to as Smoky Joe. Now this guy is old… like older than 15 presidents… that’s old.
He’d teach me bout the whereabouts of aliens, how they visit us on Earth and why we need to find peace within the world in order for these intelligent lifeforms to finally reveal themselves.
He was also the best d#%m cook that I’d ever had the luxury of trying. From fish with cheese perfectly flexed in the center to ribs that were so tangy and juicy that the meat would literally slip off the bone. He knew his stuff.
Now we’d always go to this spot on Saturdays to catch up on my craziness as he’d cut out coupons for Albertsons and Fry’s coldcuts (Albertsons coldcuts are a joke).
During this weekly event I’d always order the, Say Cheese, and play around with the options available to be put into my omelets (bacon, sausage, chicken, broccoli, etc). He’d go for a single blueberry pancake and would smoke his cigs in between the wait time.
Wed enjoy some coffee and the fine service of the woman (no babes here, just strong independent woman. Lets go!)
Overall the service was consistent. The staff would get us some solid deals with their stamp deals per entrees and they’d treat us to hot hot coffee.
Other times they’d make a few mistakes, but all is forgiven if they’d hire more babes.
Here’s to use good egg… you r The Good Egg
#Saycheese #Realwomen #Stampsonstamps

This place is so cute, it almost makes me ill. Reminds me of some Grandmother’s house in bucolic Iowa or something… Lace, ducks, yellow walls, baskets and flowers. Yet, despite the kitschy décor, the food is fresh, service is great, and the place has a cozy atmosphere. Prices are fair; not cheap, but not over the top expensive either.

Had some down time today, so granted a bit of it as «me time» and took myself to lunch (probably the best lunch date I’ve had in a while). Picked the Good Egg simply because we always thought it was cute and it was close to where I was.
Had an egg salad sandwhich on their white bread (which was a buttermilk bread). VERY good egg salad (egg salad grosses my husband out, so I’m not allowed to have it at home — always excited to see it on a menu). And the buttermilk bread was super duper good!
The waitress was a little very sweet and did a great job. She saw I was reading and was respectful of that.
Will definitely go back again!