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Our very short trip to see the wildflowers in Death Valley had us in Bishop for breakfast a weekday morning in March. We stopped at Jack’s Restaurant because it was there, clearly visible from the road as we drove through the city. Alas, I think – I hope – there are better choices to be made.
Jack’s Restaurant is your typical coffeeshop/family restaurant. It has dinette seating and booths, and it’s decorated with huge taxidermy fish and other fishing gear. It did bring up the question of just how you preserve a fish. While it’s ran by Latinos, it features your typical all-American breakfast – or perhaps the cartoon version of one. It was affordable, but just not good.
I, as usual, ordered the French Toast ($9). It was made with white sliced bread and served with corn syrup. It was as average as it gets. It wasn’t bad, and the portion was filling, but it was what you’d expect a hurried mother to whip together in a few minutes.
I did also order a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice ($7), and while it really wasn’t large (more like 6 oz), at least it was fresh and quite good.
Mike had the Texas chili and cheddar omelet ($15), which was served with hash browns and your of toast & jelly, biscuit with gravy or muffin, he chose the latter. He was totally disappointed. The “chili” was anything but, it had no beans and no heat, it was just mildly spiced minced beef. Still, the beef did manage to block the natural flavor of the omelet, so the whole thing was just unpleasant.
The hash browns lacked seasoning, but were otherwise OK. The muffin, on the other hand, was a joke. It had the consistency and sweetness of a heavy cake, rather than of a muffin, and I very much suspect it was made with Jiffy mix – it brought me back to my college years when that’s all I could afford. I ate it for nostalgia’s sake, but everyone else passed on it.
My daughter had the pancakes ($7.25 for two). She said they tasted as if they were made from a dry mix. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were.
There are other breakfast places around, so I wouldn’t go back if we find ourselves in Bishop again.
Jack's Restaurant and Bakery
437 N Main St
Bishop, CA
(760) 872-7971
M-Su 7 am - 2 pm
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