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Take Me Down to the Rivers Edge — for Breakfast
Saukville restaurant brings small-town diner feel to your largely portioned plate, and leaves you satisfied.
Sausage.
Hashbrowns.
Eggs.
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Cheese.
Lot's of cheese.
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Do I have your mouth watering yet? If not, you're definitely not hungry enough — or at least a vegetarian. If neither, I honestly don't know what might be wrong with you.
But, oh you better be hungry when heading to restaurant, 283 S. Riveredge Dr., Saukville. The restaurant itself may be petite, but the parking lot sure isn't and the plated portions definitely aren't either.
first suggested I check the place out after ... I believe it was a discussion about doughnuts. (My favorite are triple chocolate — by the way — and either I've never gotten to Sweetheart Cakes, 620 W. Grande Ave., early enough to snag one or our local bakery just doesn't make the flavor).
"Have you ever been to this place in Saukville?" he had asked. "The one with the homemade toast, world class hashbrowns and nothing remotely healthy on the menu?"
Well, no — I don't believe so.
Walking in, I realized I had been at a place like this at nearly each and every little town I've come to call home for whatever amount of time.
I love little diners like Rivers Edge.
I suppose most often I would find myself at a place like this after a night of well-deserved fun, but perhaps that's because the diner I recall spending the most time at was called Chick-A-Dee's Family Restaurant in Eau Claire, where I would spend late mornings catching breakfast with college friends and reminiscing on the night before.
There's also Kaukauna Family Restaurant, a place that has changed names over the years but continues to serve the same purpose: large portions of low-priced deliciousness. I suggest one of their skillet plates (hashbrowns mixed with whatever variety you choose — mexican, meat, vegetable, you name it).
That's the feel I was going for when I chose my meal at Rivers Edge, a delicious mix of potatoes, sausage, green peppers, onions, eggs and all topped with a couple slabs of cheese.
Oh, and you have to order the homemade white toast — Hinterthuer told me. Yes, I would say, you do.
If I can use an acronym to explain my experience — OMG.
The food was good (despite being knowingly unhealthy) and very affordable. The restaurant stayed packed the entire time I was there, people piling in within seconds of people piling out. This is even more impressive as we ate at 9 a.m. on a Friday — it's not like this was Sunday morning breakfast rush.
If you haven't had the chance to stop by, I suggest you do — and I send you there with one piece of advice: bring cash, as they don't take credit cards.
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