All Good Cafe is located in a hip part of town called Deep Ellum, which is located just east of downtown. I never get tired of getting out of my car and walking down the street and seeing that beautiful Dallas skyline just blocks away. It's an awesome back drop to a cool part of town.
This is my second time visiting All Good Cafe and the food lives up to it's namesake. In fact, it was voted one of the twenty best places to eat breakfast in Dallas by D Magazine. Does that mean something? Probably not, but who cares?
As I mentioned before, you can always judge a place by how well they handle simple familiar dishes, so I didn't break any new ground when ordering my meal. I kept it simple and ordered two eggs over medium, bacon, pancakes and a side of oven roasted potatoes.
Now no offense to IHOP but as far as pancakes go, this place trumps anything they have to offer. I love pancakes! And not just strictly as a morning food. I love places that serve breakfast 24/7 so if I can have it for dinner, I would.
Now I don't know what kind of batter they use, but I am sure it came from a magical land of unicorns, elves, and wizards. They were moist, fluffy, and didn't soak up my syrup like parched dessert earth. My eggs were cooked to order, the potatoes were full of flavor, and the bacon was crunchy, which is just the way I like it. Nothing worse than biting into bacon and feeling like I am chewing on rubber bands.
Music is the overarching theme of the restaurant. Since All Good has a stage and bands can play there at night, signed posters from bands and musicians dot the walls. They have a stereo playing which is surrounded by stacks of CD's. The most unique feature is the many folded paper butterflies and birds that hang from the ceiling. This origamic explosion was actually left over from a wedding and I guess they thought it was cool and decided to keep them. Good idea, in my opinion.
Once again, I have come across another gem in the Dallas food scene. But it doesn't shine because the food is entirely unique, cutting edge, or avant garde. They just take what you know and make it right. That's good enough for me to keep coming back. Of course, I think that would be good enough for anyone.
