Together with its colourful identify, The Bada Bean is thought for its all-day breakfast, deli sandwiches, homey entrees, further thick bacon and cinnamon buns.
Owned by Wendy and Alan Neubauer, the restaurant has been open since 2007. Wendy’s purpose: To serve meals that’s yummy and authentic.
Bada Bean is an authentic in some ways. The place has a kitschy really feel with drawings of flappers, a poster from the primary “Godfather” and the well-known mug shot of a younger Frank Sinatra after his arrest in 1938 on prices of carrying on with a married lady. As for the gangster theme: “Gangsters are normally very shut with their household and momma cooks good large meals,” jokes Wendy.
There’s inside and exterior seating, with just a few tables in entrance and a small patio with picnic tables. Because the pandemic, Bada has added just a few plastic floor-to-ceiling separators between some tables.
Wendy mentioned three of the black-and-white watercolors had been carried out by local artist “Autumn Delaney Artwork.” “They’re meant to be a remembrances for my youngsters once we aren’t any extra. The photograph are of my three youngsters, Jacob, Shane and Amber. Jacob runs the entrance, Shane works half time whereas he’s ending legislation faculty, and my daughter labored right here by means of highschool.”
The menu: A favorite is their Eggs Arnold Benedict with a superb home made Hollandaise sauce, above, and grilled greens as an alternative of Canadian bacon (although you will get that, too) served with well-seasoned house fries. Different highlights are their Skillets, served in a scorching forged iron skillet (pictured), pancakes, French toast, omelets and different breakfast classics in addition to lunch — all topped off with Fortunate Goat espresso.
“We crack each egg, no liquid eggs, no frozen eggs. We use further thick bacon as a result of my husband loves bacon,” mentioned Wendy. “Our helpings are typically on the bigger aspect as a result of my Dad used to say if it wasn’t sufficient to fill him up it wanted extra on the plate. He was a superb eater. I can truthfully say generally I ponder if a single particular person can actually end our ‘Tin Lizzy’ omelet.”
When you go …
Bada Bean
Deal with: 2500-B Apalachee Pkwy.; 850-562-2326.
Hours: 7 a.m. to three p.m. Wednesday to Monday and is closed on Tuesday.
