I drove up to Southern Pines Saturday morning to eat breakfast at Famous Toastery.  I’ve eaten there several times, the first time with Deborah, because she had coupons.

After a few visits, it finally occurred to me to order hot tea instead of their “extremely strong” coffee.  And, I bring my own tea bag and switch with whatever I ask them to bring to me.

I order a couple of eggs, over medium, with Country Ham, potatoes and an English Muffin.  The waitress asked if I wanted cornbread, to which I said, “Of course;-)” 

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NOTE [07/11/22}: “I order ‘a couple’ of eggs,…”  One quirky thing with my young waitresses was that when I said I would like “a couple of eggs” they would invariably ask me, “and how many will that be.”  It was as if they equated the meaning of “a couple” with asking for “a few”.  If I had said “a few” then their response would have been proper because “a few” could mean two or more, but probably not a thousand.  After several incidents of this response, I made a mental note to ask for “two eggs”. *The first time this happened was when I was on a trip to Florida.  I stopped in a Hardees to use their bathroom and afterward, ordered “a couple” of burgers (to pay for my bathroom use).  A young, country “hick” man looked at me and asked, “and how many will that be” two or three.  I looked at him oddly and I think he thought through the meaning of couple and said, “two” sir.

As part of my explanation regarding what “a couple” means, I might ask, “are you dating someone, if so are you a couple”.  And, if you are a couple, how many are in this relationship, “two or three, or more”. 

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The cornbread is slightly sweet and they also bring apple butter to put on it.

The size of the country ham is so large that they bring the order on two dinner plates, one slightly smaller than the other.  I like catchup and hot sauce on my potatoes.  I used the last of the Texas Pete, as the bottle was almost empty.

Everything was delicious, and I had some blackberry preserves, and some butter with my English muffin.  I had Raspberry Royal tea.

The meal is not cheap.  It is $11.82 without the tip and I usually feel good at the end of the meal so at least a $2 if not $3 tip.

The odd thing is that your original waitress does not stay with you throughout the meal.  She takes your order and brings back your drink, but then another waitress (maybe even the cook) brings out your food.  Then, as many waitresses walk by your table, one may or may not ask if you need a refill.  *What I’ve noted is that with all the waitresses walking by, few ever ask, and if all asked, that would be irritating also.

ADDENDUM [02/02/2022]: As I was turning to go to Maguro’s this afternoon, I looked back to my right at the location where the Famous Toastery used to be. It is now YellowBird. *There have been some Scandanavian TV shows, that I have watched, who have been produced by the YellowBird company. They have an animated cartoon yellow bird that picks up a gun and shoots it.