Universal Cafe, 2814 19th Street, The Mission (BDYW)

What a fabulous neighborhood find for " More is Less Mula"!  There are so many good little cafes in San Francisco, but when you come upon "Universal Cafe" on a Saturday morning, you're quickly reminded that cream always rises to the top.....and this place is sweet!!!!









The chef & owner, "Leslie Carr Avalos", has taken fresh, farm-like dishes and made them sophisticated and just different enough to be a newer, fresher, organic version of themselves.

Sitting quietly on 17th and Florida, partly hidden behind a wall of beautiful purple flowers and tall green grasses, is this delightful neighborhood cafe.  It is packed and although you have to put your name on the list and wait to be called to your table (patio or inside preference), no one appears to be impatient.  There's an atmosphere of "it's well worth the wait" and most are waiting with a mimosa in hand.

Rosalie  ordered the "Soft Scrambled Eggs" with tapenade, rapini, ricotta with toasted Acme bread and lettuces.  I had the most delish "Poached Eggs & Sage Sausage Gravy" served on Buttermilk Biscuits with orange marmalade-glazed spring onions and herb salad.  OMG!!!!!!!

Our staff photographer especially enjoyed the coffee and I couldn't rave enough about the fresh-squeezed Valencia Orange Mimosas.  (Was it the OJ or the champagne that I was smitten with?)

 

 

I know you'll find this hard to believe, but again, just for you.....our faithful readers, we also ordered the homemade "Cinnamon Cake Doughnuts" with peach leaf creme anglaise!  Ohhhhhhh yeh we did!!!!!!!!!   OUT OF THIS WORLD!

 

 

You have to try this little cafe in the Mission.  There's plenty of parking and we did leave a few doughnuts for you.

 

Well, we're off again, rolling along the streets (literally) of this "city by the bay" investigating our next food blog-find.  It's going to be tough to top this one!!

This place has just plain fabdelish food, friendly service and an atmosphere that reminded us of some little neighborhood place you'd find in Europe.  Maybe that's why it's named "Universal Cafe"!

 

 

délicieux! delizioso! delicioso! köstlich! вкусный!