Sunshine Cafe

This is the old Shorty's Cafe, and I didn't ask if it was new owners or just a new name....

They recently advertised that they had brick oven pizza, so I had to try it.  I have to say, it is GOOD!  It has the best crust I have had in a very long time (a choice of hand-tossed, sicilian, or thin).  I chose the thin crust, and while it is not paper-thin, it is well within the "thin" parameter, and the crunch/chewy ratio is perfect for my palate!  The toppings are pretty standard, but they are from fresh ingredients even in the dead of winter.

This is definitely a little gem in a very out-of-the-way place....they also advertised that they deliver! But I don't know what their territory would be.  I wonder if they would deliver to my house "up on the mountain" (which means, on Lookout Mountain in Mentone, AL).

It is clearly a hometown cafe, where everyone knows everyone, but they are very accommodating to the first-timer, as well (which isn't a given, even if a restaurant is struggling).  The service was prompt and friendly, and it was much appreciated.  

It was packed at lunchtime, which may not seem like a good indication, but us small-town people know that it takes less time for a restaurant to die in a small town than anywhere else if the food/service is not up to par. Or if they piss off the townfolk.  Or if they are not open when the townfolk think they should be. Or if they don't serve a good "Meat + 3".  Or if the waitress (don't call them servers here) doesn't call Cousin Jesse "Honey".

They also cater, are a bakery, and have a regular menu of standard "southern" breakfast, lunch and dinner fare, and it is likely that I will update this review with my observations of that.  I reserved a star based on the fact that I haven't tried anything but the pizza yet.