Sandwiched into crowded downtown Moscow sits a staple in Palouse morning dining.
The Breakfast Club, located between La Casa Lopez and Old Peking Restaurant, offers breakfast to Moscow residents from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays.
Breakfast Club manager Mike Gleixner said he appreciates his restaurant’s wide variety of menu options.
“Right now, it’s the apple bacon grilled cheese, it’s really good,” Gleixner said. “Sounds interesting at first because it’s got mayo, a sharp white cheddar, then bacon and apples, but I like the sharp cheese and the salty bacon and the sweet apples all played together, makes for a really good sandwich.”
Served with the customer’s choice of soup, salad or crispy fries, the apple bacon grilled cheese is just one of the Breakfast Club’s many new items on the menu.
The restaurant also serves espresso drinks, milkshakes, Italian sodas, as well many alcoholic drinks for the adults and classic breakfast drinks like juice and hot chocolate.
Caitlin Barber, a frequent guest, said the most appealing characteristic of the cozy restaurant is the family feel among the staff and guests.
“Everyone talks about the Breakfast Club, so I had to go,” Barber said. “When I went I really liked the home environment, how it was really small and the people were very nice.”
Kyli Gardner, a manager for the Breakfast Club, said she appreciates the high-energy and positive attitudes present among the staff. She said staff members also seem to be good friends with each other, creating a comfortable and hard-working environment that’s easy to see.
“I love not only the community itself, but my group of coworkers. It’s a family atmosphere,” Gardner said. “We all work really hard and we work hard together. It’s just a lot of fun.”
Gardner said she loves the diligence and involvement of upper management.
“Our general manager, Griffin, he’s awesome about really just keeping on top of everything,” Gardner said. “If a guest has feedback, he’s on it.”
Veronica Cooke, a Breakfast Club hostess, said the guest-focused and positive service is easily a result of the organized and solid management.
“The best thing about working here is having managers that are totally on your side and taking care of you, and just there for you if you ask. They’re not looking to get you in trouble, they’re just there for you,” Cooke said. “It’s always been the leadership and the management that made it good or bad in my opinion. So, it’s just so awesome to have people that I work for that I can trust, and know that will take care of me.”
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