Shari's Cafe And Pies - Boise

Had a lovely dinner here with my family. My girls had Mac n cheese, chicken sticks and a fruit bowl. My oldest had a farmers breakfast (hash browns, over easy eggs, bacon and wheat toast. My husband had a French dip sandwich and I got a cup of baked potatoe soup with a house salad. All of us enjoyed what we got. We had Michelle wait on us, she was a sweetheart, attentive and took a minute to listen to what my littles had to say. Thanks Girl! There was a smell My oldest and I just couldn't shake (we figured a piping issue my husband said he didn't smell anything so

I literally go there because their coffee is so good. I also enjoy the taste of the food. However, their service is often poor. They just don't have enough staff. This was even a problem before the pandemic. They only had 1 server and a lot of customers last night. I ordered 2 chicken breasts and basically got 1 and a couple of bites of another. The server did order me out another chicken breast after I pointed it out, but why did the chef think that was ok? I will still continue to go. I just prepare myself not to need much.

The food was bland and uninspired, much of what we've come to expect from large chains. The pecan pie (the whole reason for our visit since the girlfriend had a sudden craving) was flat and tasted acidic. The coffee was oily and tasted like it had been wrung from a dishrag. The restaurant was clean and warm, so there was that. The service was excellent. Our waiter was attentive and anticipated needs without being obtrusive. He was quite literally the best part of our visit. All food service jobs seem to have gone down somewhat in the wake of the covid pandemic, but Shari's seems to have fallen a bit more than most.

Eggs benedict was horrible ham burnt eggs well done sauce was horrendous. Biscuits and gravy was cold as the Benedict Biscuits are okay gravy is out of a can not hand made 2 stars only cause staff was very friendly also orange juice is like colored water.

45 mins for a guy not even acknowledge your presence. Say thank you to the guy/waiter that literally ignored us. The 3 tables must have been too much for him. Also thank you to IHOP who served us in less than 5 mins of sitting down.