Danish Express Pastries

Dine in a cozy cafe style dining room or call ahead for carryout.

Milady and I wandered into this place one Saturday morning. The place was about half full. Mostly women - there was one guy there. We exchanged glances; the testosterone level had just doubled.

We were speedily seated and our server happened by. Her ladyship ordered a Croissant. Since I cannot pronounce "croissant", I went for the two-egg breakfast. I prefer ham to sausage (mystery meat) or bacon (the English and the Canadians know how to make great bacon, Americans, not so much...), so I asked if they had Ham. Sadly not. Bah. I went with the bacon as the lesser of the two evils.

Less than ten minutes later the food arrived... and it was delightful. Eggs were slightly undercooked and a little small, but flavorsome - and the thick slabs of home-made hearty bread made up for it. Even the bacon was not too bad. There was even some strawberry jam - enough to take care of the leftover bread and "fill up the chinks". I tried a bite of Her Ladyship's croissant. Mmmmm... lovely. Stop giggling, you in the back.

They take only cash and checks - I applaud this; the added costs and risks associated with Credit Cards make everything more expensive for the rest of us.

We paid our bill - $12+3 - and went on our way pleasantly replete without being stuffed.

This is a pleasant little old-fashioned eatery; one of those modestly-decorated holes-in-the-wall that is such a delight to find. If they had ham I would have given them perfect marks and would eat there at least once a week henceforth. As things are, they missed greatness by a hair in my book. I'll be back from time to time.

Danish Express is like finding a $5 in your jeans pocket - completely unexpected, serendipitous, and makes your day to learn that it's there.  

I was at the stoplight at Frankfort and Cannons around lunchtime, looked up, and saw the "Danish Express Cafe".  I was in the mood to try something new and this place fit the bill since I had passed it in the past but never been in to try.  

The cafe itself is small and cozy, with wooden tables seating 2-4 people and a small pastry display case in the back.  I was greeted promptly by a friendly server, who was also taking care of several other patrons at the same time.  By their banter, I imagine they were regular customers.  

Lunch menu is your typical cafe fare - soups, sandwiches, salads - and the entire menu appealed to me as I scanned it for what I wanted that day.  I picked the salad and 1/2 sandwich (ham and swiss on white bread).  

Service was fast, and I was even more pleased to see that food is served on Fiestaware dishes.  It's a personal favorite of mine, and I love when restaurants use it as well.  The sweet vidalia salad dressing is a good choice if you get the salad like I did.  Speaking of the salad, it was fresh, crisp, and tasted like it had just been prepared for me, not sitting in a bin for hours waiting for a customer.  The bread on my sandwich was amazing, that thick, hearty crusted kind that tastes like it has been freshly baked, then sliced just before preparing the sandwich.  

FYI: Cash and Personal Check only as payment, so make sure you visit the ATM before you hit this place up.  

If you're in the neighborhood for breakfast or lunch, give this place a try!  I hope you'll like it as much as I did :)