Before our big race on Saturday, Kim and I finally made it to the often packed breakfast eatery called Snooze.  This wasn’t the first time we tried to eat here, but each time we’ve driven past, the large crowd gathered outside has forced us to look elsewhere.  We even tried their newer location on Colorado Boulevard, but it too was packed on a random weekend morning.  This past Saturday morning would be different though.  We were up and moving before 8am.  I’m pretty sure we were at the restaurant before nine, and were seated at a table within ten minutes.  While we were leaving, I overheard that the wait was already up to 30 or 45 minutes for two people.

Kim and I both had a chai tea latte to drink while we looked over the menu.  I had heard all about their pancakes, and decided to order the pancake flight, which is three pancakes of differing flavors.  I went with the Pineapple Upside Down (fresh chunks of caramelized pineapple with housemade vanilla crème anglaise and cinnamon butter), Sweet Potato (signature sweet potato buttermilk pancakes topped with homemade caramel, pecans and ginger butter), and Cinnfull (glorious buttermilk pancake with white chocolate chips, drizzled with our homemade Bacon Caramel, vanilla cream sauce and topped with cinnamon butter).  I must admit that the latter was by far my favorite, though it was very sweet.  I also enjoyed the Pineapple Upside Down pancake, but thought the Sweet Potato was a little plain.  Or perhaps it just wasn’t as strong as the other two on my plate.  Kim ordered an omelet, which she also really enjoyed.

I’m not sure I would wait 30 or more minutes to try this restaurant.  It definitely has good food and great service, I just don’t understand the large mob that often hangs on the street-corner waiting for an open table.  Give me Lucile’s over Snooze any day of the week, though it too often has a really long wait for a table.  I guess you have to wait for good food at times.