
Welcome to Breakfast Unhinged | Lincoln’s First Cereal Bar! We offer 20 Different Types of Cereal, Waffles & Hot Panini Sandwiches with 8 different breads; plus Low Carb and Gluten Free options as well! Everything is cooked to order, & made from scratch.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 1601 Q St Suite A, Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: (402) 261-3498
Website: http://breakfastunhinged.com/
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This place has all the right pieces…good location, great looking menu with innovative items, cute interior design, decent prices. However, the implementation is horrible. I hope they can figure it out.
Our experience: Our group of 4 was seated right away and waters were delivered. It then took over 15 minutes for our order to be taken. During the order we were informed that they were out of yogurt and maybe out of GF bagels, and they would check on that. During the next 45 minutes, 5-7 other groups came in and were seated. 2 of these groups got up and left after not being spoken to after 10-15 minutes. Our food eventually showed up in multiple shifts. 2 waffles and two green bananas and informed that they were out of whipped cream that was supposed to be on top of waffles. Then silverware and napkins were delivered next. Then breakfast sandwich, and informed they were out of GF bagels. GF toast was the alternative. That comes later…literally two dry pieces of toast with some halves of bacon set in front of me and waiter leaves. I got up to find butter and jelly (there was NOTHING on the table), and asked a server who had shown up and also informed them they had 4+tables that hadn’t had their orders taken. Butter and jelly arrives, and I watch my oatmeal being mixed and put in the microwave. It shows up later with the consistency of rubber (picture is exactly hope it came). New person apologizes and takes oatmeal off ticket while we pay. Other food was decent, but nothing outstanding.
This will be broken down into 3 sections. Food, hospitality, and atmosphere.
Food:
There was a wide variety of choices. I can understand why they are called unhinged. I loved the creativity of their food. An Inlet waffle? It looked so good! I asked the server what I should get and he recommended a few things.
Oh my goodness…I was blown away by their cinnamon waffle. Soft yet firm. Not too sweet, but a perfect combination of batter and topping. The bacon was crispy and delicious. The eggs came out in a circular round (kind of like McDonald’s), but the consistency of the eggs were a good balance between over easy and over medium. I wasn’t expecting them to come in circles, but they were good either way. The eggs and bacon weren’t too greasy or messy.
During the meal, I had the opportunity to talk to my waiter and the owners of the restaurant. This is where I move to Hospitality
Hospitality:
Right when I entered, there was only two other guest finishing their breakfast. I showed up around 9:35am. I was surprised there wasn’t that many people in the restaurant. I was greeted by the owner (Chris). He personally led me to a table and we had a lovely conversation. My server was his son Treyvan. He was very attentive and helpful in my order. He was cordial and professional. I found out that it was a family owned restaurant. At the end of the meal I got to meet Chris’s spouse, Melinda. Both of them were so kind and we had some great conversation. I found out that they are open 24hrs on the weekend. The last part is Atmosphere.
Atmosphere:
I am quite impressed at the care and dedication they have for their community. The tables are handcrafted and wide enough to sit comfortably behind at any size of person. I’m a little bigger than most and I felt quite comfortable. You can feel the “mom and pop” feel, while seeing the passion of their heart and soul in the restaurant.
Honestly, I was shocked how welcome I felt compared to a church that I visited less than a mile away. I felt more seen and welcomed at unhinged. Wild.. the inside made me feel like I was at a restaurant in the tropics and waiting to go out surfing. There wasn’t any music playing and I LOVED IT. As a person who likes to eat and hear his own thoughts, this was fantastic. I felt at peace and not in a rush.
Also, their prices for food, AMAZING! why isn’t this place more hopping?!
Overall, I’ve only found a very few breakfast places I love. This makes my top 5 list for: quality of food, hospitality, and price. My other top four are across the nation. Great place for Nebraskans. Definitely my favorite breakfast place in Lincoln! Don’t drag your feet on this place! Get in there and experience it yourself!
Oh and very reasonably priced also!!
Bad news; the menu’s font and watermark make it very difficult to read. An elderly person would have a very hard time. No hashbrowns (at least that I could find). Everything is a sandwich (which i didn’t get from the restaurants name). The coffee was good but came out in to-go cups. When the server brought out our drinks, she had the lips of water glasses pressed against her shirt instead of on a tray. The sandwiches were smaller than expected. They were also just like an egg sandwich you would make at home. The toasted bread we not very toasted, despite the menu showing press lines. The food also came out in three waves, my wife’s, mine, and then we waited and waited for our shared waffle. The service was kind of slow in general. The waffle was cold and not crispy when it finally arrived. And then it came with no butter or syrup, and we had to ask. The server did apologize for the long waits but tried to blame another employee, which seemed tacky.
I am always rooting for small businesses, and being an owner myself, I know it can be difficult to get an objective perspective. The place looked reasonably busy on Sunday, and I hope they make the few improvements needed to push this over the edge. But for now, we will not be returning.
Partner took this apple cinnamon waffle and the waffle itself was raw… overall just a really bad and uncomfortable experience…