Cafe Hodgepodge

My wife and I have eaten here twice now and each time we had a wonderful experience. The food, we had biscuits and gravy the first time and it was excellent. Great portions and the flavor was wonderful and the prices are very fair. The second time we had eggs, bacon and sausage and I must say, the sausage was wonderful. Very good flavor. We will continue to go back for more.The service was so friendly and personal. We met the manager as well as the staff there and they are great people.The ambiance is so warm and comfortable. The decorations are interesting, funny and you just want to look around the restaurant and take it all in.Please go and enjoy!!!

First time at Cafe Hodgeodge in East Mesa. One of the few breakfast options available at 6:00 a.m. Located in a strip mall open for breakfast and lunch.Food was good, prices reasonable and it is not a chain! I ordered the waffles served with two eggs and bacon. I was the only customer, what a treat. Quaint ambiance and good service. Surprised to see two large waffles, the syrup was hot. I will be back.

Wanted some breakfast and try a new place.. This spot used to be fried fish place but guess not anymore. I had high hope for this place with good reviews. First walk in and greated with friendly welcome.. On Sunday so seems like family is working which is cool. Looked at the menu and selections looked pretty good but I already had my mind set on chicken fried steak, since that's my all time favorite breakfast dish and always in search for the best. First I was little turned off by the price. Seemed pretty high for the dish but hey you never know.. Could be huge portion.. Also ordered coffee and half order of biscuit and gravy. Plate came and it was pretty good portion but not huge one. Side of potato was pretty good, with nice seasoning.. The chicken fried steak was nice and crispy but lacked in flavor. The gravy was not too bad but also lacked in flavor. If I'm thinking I need to add salt to my dish then definitely it needs more seasoning.. Eggs were cooked perfect. Biscuit was pretty good, pretty darn big size biscuit. Over all the service was great, nice cozy restaurant, I just wish the food tasted little better. Oh well.. I hate to give it 3 stars but it wasn't 4 for me.

I was hoping for a breakfast sandwich but I chose avocado toast with an egg on top. Service was friendly and quick. Cute place, plenty of seating.

We will definitely go back!Most of the family ordered biscuits and gravy- they all loved it.I had the chicken fried chicken and that's exactly what I'll order next time. Really good!Clean woman's bathroom. They actually had products if needed which was a nice touch.We were a big party- only thing that as service wasn't great. They were busy maybe that was the problem. But we seemed unable to get her attention.

Amazing first time visit for breakfast Will return often. Food fresh and very well cooked. Service very attentive. Nice guests too. Met a restaurant owner and boy did we share ideas. I'm retired but ran a 300 seat establishment in Fla for 20 years It's great to understand the joy of food and cooking. We live so close. Happy we went for breakfast. Their lunches look great too. Thank you Donna Mike and Ali

Great coffee! Food was delicious, plentiful, and the service was great. Can't wait to try other things on the menu on our next visit.

Loved the vibe. Very cute and cozy space with friendly chatter from staff and diners alike.Loved that they offer a half portion of the eggs Benedicts as I sometimes have trouble finishing meals. Very tasty!

Cute restaurant with attentive servers. Chicken fried steak was made from scratch with sausage gravy. Best I've had not at home. Biscuit was large but light and fluffy and the best flavor! Will for sure be back!!

We LOVE suppprting local small business. What a hidden gem we found this morning! We stopped in for breakfast this morning. Homemade gravy y'all! I will say it again for those in the back.... HOMEMADE GRAVY! The chicken fried steak was delicious, the only thing I would change is that it didn't come with eggs, so I ordered a side of eggs and a biscuit with gravy. It was literally a perfect breakfast! My hubby had the green chili bake, and it was very good. We were very curious about the grilled pb and j w/ bacon/ jalapeno. We each took a bite and it is really good, then brought the rest home for later!They are open for breakfast and lunch...make sure to put it on your list of places to try!