Mesa Cafe

***3.5 stars***

This is a cute restaurant, inside and out.  The only thing that could be improved on is the outside dining area.  While very nice, it looks straight onto a parking lot.  I know nothing can be done about that, and it's definitely not uncommon in SoCal, but it's not ideal.

I have to admit, we came here for the free WiFi.  Don't get me wrong.  The Yelp reviews also drew us here, but the morning we came here, my son was playing in an important baseball game in Seattle that was broadcast online, so free WiFi was a must.

We started off with a  Bloody Mary,  Strong and tasty, 4 stars.  

Chicken fried steak, 5 stars; hash browns, 5 stars  Fantastic.

Breakfast sandwich, 3 stars.  Just ok.

Service was really good.  My husband said he felt like they were trying to rush us out of there, but we made sure no one was waiting for our table, and I kept ordering Bloody Marys, so I don't think they were losing money on the table.

One other note, the bathrooms are unisex, so when I went in, a man had been in there before, so I had to put the seat down.  Yuck.  I don't want to touch a toilet seat anywhere, not even at home.

:-(
All I can say

Food was good but not exceptional.  Staff was very helpful and friendly (coffee cup never remained half empty).  We sat at the patio since we brought our dog.  If you have a dog on a Sunday, I'd suggest you bring him after 10:30am.  There seemed to be a dog lover crowd that comes at that time.  When we came at ~9am, the customers seemed uncomfortable that he was there.