So we were told that the best breakfast in Tuscaloosa is served at the Waysider. This restaurant is a “throwback” to simpler times and me feel like I was sitting in a place from the 1950’s or 1960’s in Mayberry, USA! This is not to be perceived as a slight to this restaurant in any way, this is to be taken as a compliment for a simpler/slower way of life.
The Waysider’s big claim to fame is that it is recognized to be the place that legendary Alabama football coach Bear Bryant ate in every morning. There is still the table in a corner of the restaurant which is designated as the Bear Bryant table. The restaurant has many press clippings about Alabama football.
This restaurant is extremely tiny with only 10 to 12 tables; however, believe me the wait was worth it both for the food and the nostalgia. Albeit a slight wait, the waitresses do an excellent job turning the tables.
I ordered 2 eggs over medium with bacon and biscuits. The eggs were cooked nicely and the bacon was extremely tasty and done to perfection. The item which sets this restaurant apart from many other Southern places I have tried for breakfast was the biscuits. The biscuits were nicely finished on the outside with a slightly firmer golden brown crust than one might expect from a biscuit; yet, soft and delicious on the inside. This was positively the best biscuit yours truly has ever had!
My companions each had a variety of eggs bacon and biscuits as well with my wife and daughter also having grits with cheese which they both said were very good-- I will take their word on this one because this Fat Foodie is definitely one who doesn’t care for grits.
Breakfast for 4 people before tax and tip was $22. Sometimes when a place is hyped to be the best at something, it fails to live up to its billing, but this place measured up and exceeded my expectations.
Overall 4.5 Brownies
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