Cafe Coda

My daughter attends Chico State and my mom and I moved her into her new apartment last weekend (Senior Year!).  I've eaten at quite a few places in Chico but only a few for Breakfast since it's generally free at the hotel.  But we were heading back to San Jose so I wanted to take my baby girl out before we left.  I've had Café Coda Bookmarked for forever but the last time we were in town we went to Mom's and I was really disappointed.

Café Coda is easy to miss but worth the search.  YUM!  Comfy cozy place with friendly service and great food.  Here's what we had:

Mom: Banana Walnut Pancakes with a side of vegan sausage.  Sausage was not that great but the Pancakes were HUGE and fluffy and oh so yummy.

Daughter: Take Five which is your basic breakfast of eggs, potatoes, bacon and toast.  She got the wheat toast and it was amazing.  Truly AMAZING.

Me: Little Donkey which is sort of like a deconstructed Huevos Rancheros. Very fresh and flavorful.  The tortilla were great and filled with cheese so that was a pleasant surprise.  Over all we left full and ready for the 4 hour drive home.

The only thing I didn't care for was their coffee.  It comes in a French press and it's way to strong for my taste.  But I'm sure there are many folks who just love it.

Already looking forward to bring my hubby here on the next visit.

My favorite breakfast place  in Chico!  This restaurant is so full of life with all of the families and friends laughing and having a good time. I would give it an A for atmosphere! I usually expect to find this kind of food in bigger cities like SF or Portland because its not just your typical American breakfast food, which makes it special being in a little town. The prices are great and pretty average for any other place you might go in town. If you go at night the pizza is off the hook and they get great bands to play. I would say it is one of the best music venues in Chico. All around I love this place!

The food wasn't bad, nothing to really set them apart from all the other great breakfast places in town. They seemed a little understaffed when I went. It wasn't the friendliest place either. There are just too many other great places for me to want to return.