OD’s Kitchen, Gilroy
A late start today. We plan to hit some wineries around Gilroy and they don’t open until later in the morning.
OD's Kitchen in downtown Gilroy
OD’s is in central Gilroy. According to another review, this place gets crowded. We were expecting to have difficulty parking and to wait for a table. Neither happened. OD’s has it’s own car park across the road and there were several spots empty. There is also parking available right outside the cafe.
From the outside the place looked full with people waiting inside but we got a table straight away. The place was buzzing with lively chatter and there were lots of servers bustling around. Our table was a two seater right next to an unused front door – at least we hoped it was unused. The letterbox, which I found unusual as I have never seen one in a door over here, was blocked by a dish cloth. Very artistic!
Our very nice server handed us the menus and poured coffee for Tom. There was oatmeal listed on the menu but only available on weekdays. We both ordered the Eggs Benedict – $6.95.
The main theme of the decor was horses from the pictures and sculptures on the walls to the logo on the servers; T-shirts. One painting on wood caught my eye because it did not feature horses. It was of four fishes, ranging in size from the very large to the very small. The three bigger fishes have their mouths open. The caption read – ‘There is no such thing as a free lunch’.
Our food took a little time to come but we weren’t complaining as they were very busy. When we ordered Tom asked for the has browns to be extra crispy and they were. The server even came back to check that they were OK.
Tom had one comment about the silverware – the fork tasted metallic and I had to agree with him.
The restroom was large but not impressive. There was no hot water at all and there was only a big roll of kitchen paper to dry your hands on. The only decoration was a very dusty artificial green plant in a wicker basket on top of a cupboard.
Our conclusion was that the food was OK but were not very impressed with the whole package. Doubt whether we would pay another visit.
OD’s Kitchen
28 Martin St
Gilroy, CA 95020
April 04 2010 09:25 am | Breakfast Log
Mitzi Nichez on 24 Feb 2011 at 12:06 am #
This restaruant is one of the best places I’ve been to in the Bay Area. It may not be high brow, but the food is INCREDIBLE. Everyone in Gilroy loves it.