Pip's Plate

I went to Good Day Cafe with some friends yesterday for lunch. It’s quite good. We had quite a variety of menu items and we were all pleased with what we ordered.

The interior design is very nice – rustic wood structure with a soft color palette. It’s very modern with a quiet and soft feeling, very inviting.

The staff was quite attentive. Our server in particular was excellent. Although they just opened on Wednesday, he was extremely knowledgeable about the menu and gave us excellent recommendations.

The four of us started with a round of fresh fruit smoothies. They were excellent! Talk about good food that tastes great and is good for you. We sampled the Tropical, Carrot, Pomegranite, and Berry smoothies. I’d have to say the Carrot and Pom smoothies were my favorite of the four. The Carrot smoothie was silky in texture and had apples, banana and yogurt in it. The Pom was nicely tart with a great addition of acai fruit. The Tropical and Berry smoothies were favored by 2 of my friends. The Tropical was a little too coconutty for me, but it was the best tropical smoothie I’ve tasted. And finally the Berry – it was to be expected of a strawberry, raspberry, blueberry smoothie.

For lunch, the menu offers a variety of breakfast, soup, salads, and sandwiches. Between the four of us, we had the Fried Egg Sandwich (definitely my favorite- I’d go back just for that), the Vegetable Sandwich, the Rachel, and we also tried one of the daily specials- Walleye.

The Fried Egg Sandwich was so perfect. It was the perfect level of saltiness and not too rich. The egg was perfectly cooked- just a little runny. Also on the sandwich was very delicious ham, tomato, and cheese.

The Vegetable sandwich was also delicious. It was light but full of flavor- sprouts, cucumber, lettuce, tomato, and some sauce that reminded me of a cross between hummus and tzatziki in flavor. The fries were excellent as well- served with spicy ketchup (yummy!).

The walleye was good. It was breaded but it wasn’t very bready, it was pretty light. The lemon garlic aioli served with my fries went really well with it. I was also told that the GDC potatoes were great and the cole slaw was fresh, crunchy and tasty. I didn’t try the Rachel, but I was told it was good. The bread might have been a bit much, but overall it was good.

In the end, I can’t wait to go back to Good Day Cafe! Oh, and did I mention it’s really affordable? My vegetable sandwich was only $6.75- a steal.

Other things I should mention- the bathrooms are very nice and clean. They also have a changing station in the women’s bathroom and it sounds like there is one in the men’s bathroom as well.