Amy opened this Fox Point spot in 2000 with a loan from her grandmother, taking over the old Virgin Café space on Wickenden Street. The idea was simple: a neighborhood restaurant where locals and students could grab coffee, breakfast, or lunch in an unpretentious space. She's run it since with her sister Ari and a longtime staff.
The kitchen has upgraded from electric skillets to a full restaurant setup over the years, but the format hasn't changed — a daily-rotating menu of breakfast and lunch plates. House specialties include The Hangover, a bolo sandwich stacked with egg, cheddar, bacon, spinach, onion, guacamole, and hot sauce; breakfast tacos with scrambled egg, black beans, and jalapeno crema; a classic Amy's Burger; and the Hella Bomb Smoothie, blending banana, pineapple, raspberry, coconut milk, and guava juice.
Weekend crowds are a known part of the experience here, with lines that build early, but regulars keep coming back for the value and the consistency of the food itself.
The kitchen has upgraded from electric skillets to a full restaurant setup over the years, but the format hasn't changed — a daily-rotating menu of breakfast and lunch plates. House specialties include The Hangover, a bolo sandwich stacked with egg, cheddar, bacon, spinach, onion, guacamole, and hot sauce; breakfast tacos with scrambled egg, black beans, and jalapeno crema; a classic Amy's Burger; and the Hella Bomb Smoothie, blending banana, pineapple, raspberry, coconut milk, and guava juice.
Weekend crowds are a known part of the experience here, with lines that build early, but regulars keep coming back for the value and the consistency of the food itself.