Along the North and Southbound Powell and Mason Street trolley tracks on Taylor Street sits the quaint restaurant known as Pat’s Cafe. I often walked by the cafe on my way to Starbucks on Bay Street and never found the cafe opened. It seems that I never walked by at the right time. Breakfast and lunch end at 2:30 PM, they close and then at 5:00pm the cafe opens again for dinner until around 10:00Pm depending on business. I met Pat the owner and Gary, Pat’s righthand person. Good people, talkative and I felt very comfortable asking them questions about their business. The tourist seem to ignore the cafe for whatever reason according to Pat which is strange because the cafe door is just feet away from the trolley passenger loading area. Pat’s been a fixture in the area for some time once she owned and operated a place on Polk Street and more recently on the corner of North Point and Columbus streets. Pat’s Cafe has occupied the current space since 2006. I told her that I was glad she’s survived the times when so many others haven’t. Pat and Gary both brag a little about their customer-service and staff. Pat is an amateur photographer too and shows off her photographs on the walls of the restaurant along with other local artists. Gary artistic talent too and he shows it off on the colorful table tops. Definitely a friendly place to hang out and the BLT sandwich wasn’t too. The wine list looks reasonable and diverse so I will head back there again. No happy hour though and Pat recommended reservations for dinner, the place only seats 25 or 30 people. www.patscafe.com
April 18, 2011
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