T's Cafe North

Arrived Sunday morning before 9:00 am. Greeted, seated with water immediately. Waited 10 minutes for drink order to be taken. No decaf machine drinks, so they brewed a fresh pot for my husband. He loved it! My latte with an extra shot was very weak. It took another 10 minutes. Long wait for food. 9:38 it arrived. Complete breakfast: over medium eggs a bit hard. Gravy tasted bacon bases, sweeter than the average sausage gravy. No jam offered. Bacon tasty, but small cut portion. Side potatoes were good, crispy, and a great vehicle for the organic catsup to get into your mouth! The corned beef Benedict gets a mixed review. The eggs were poached perfectly. But the hollandaise sauce was flavorless and skimpy. The kale green were tender, someone stayed up late massaging the greens! The corned beef hash had very little flavor. When you're salting the corned beef for taste, something is wrong. Cottage cheese side option is nice, served in a small glass jar. Our bill before tax was just shy of $50.
The location is historic for Arcata. My husband's good friend's mother cooked in the "Tower" in the 60's. Take time to appreciate the curve glass windows in the Tower, and the overall architecture of the building. The rooms and tables are comfortable, but those chairs! They make the wait hard to endure. I had to take walks around and outside. The bathroom is spacious and clean.

I usually have great experiences in Humboldt when it comes to food and service but T's was the exception.

I went with my girlfriend and when we got there, the host just briefly looked in our direction and then looked away. We weren't too sure what to do. I do understand that it was a busy Saturday morning but I thought we would at least get a "welcome, we'll be with you in a bit." Then, it took us about 20 minutes to have the waitress take our order for our food. The waitress was nice and again, I understand that it's busy. But i think acknowledging your customer would be good.

When it came to the food, my crab cake Benedict with the home potatoes was not good. The potatoes weren't seasoned at all and were dry from being over cooked. The muffin, crab cake, and sauce on the Benedict were good but the egg was not. If you look at my picture, that egg was not poached. It was basically hard boiled. My girlfriend also ordered her egg on her skillet over easy but got them over hard. She got the chorizo skillet with the soy substitute. The soy chorizo was actually pretty good but the potatoes and egg on it weren't.

Honestly the ambiance there was 10/10. It's a very cute place visually for a safe. Too bad the food was not good at all. There are definitely cafes with better tasting food in Arcata.

Cozy breakfast place. The food was great! Service can be a little slow on the weekends when they’re busy. But it’s totally worth it if you’re looking for a good breakfast spot in Arcata.

Simply ok. Your average cafe style diner.

Service was a tad slow, although establishment was busy during time of visit.

Food took 35 mins to arrive post ordering. Pancakes were undercooked and quite ‘doughy’.

Decent place for a bite but don’t have high expectations.

I had a pleasant experience. I didn't ask for anything fancy but it was all good. Two slices of meaty bacon well cooked, scrambled eggs, coffee hot and flavorful and tasty home fries. Fair price, good size portion and my server had a ready smile.

I had crab cakes Benedict. It was heavenly. No filler. The eggs were poached medium perfectly. Potatoes cooked right. All four of us enjoyed what we ordered. The atmosphere was very loud. I would still go back because the food is outstanding.

Hands down would recommend for anyone! T's North is one of the most homey vibes I got while traveling for a long while. Had their pancakes, soy sausage, and eggs with coffee which was all flavorful and enjoyable. The staff is also amazing, I sat at the bar and the person working the bar area and I had a good conversation about places to visit while in Humboldt and the service was speedy too! Thank you and hope everyone who visits enjoys

**Also, it is great to go to especially while waiting for the Farmer's Market at the Plaza to start up on Saturdays😉

Lumpy floors and tables that rock back and forth. Very little street parking. The place was cold. Our food was cold. We told the waitress that all of our food was cold. She asked if we wanted fresh stuff, but we had to get back on the road so we said no and she just immediately got the check and dumped it on the table without saying a word about any sort of cost adjustment even though my wife and daughter had eaten almost none of their food. I got the Tuna melt and fries, daughter, a grilled cheese and fries and my wife, oatmeal and yogurt. The Tuna melt was lukewarm at best, cold fries, cold grilled cheese and fries and cold oatmeal. It was honestly just a terrible experience. Would never go here again or recommend it at all.

I have been here several times now as friends or family keep wanting to meet here (I like to let people try new places for themselves). Unfortunately, we have yet to find a dish that is consistently good or flavorful. Service is unfortunately quite slow as well and the ambience somewhat uninviting. Seating is always tight and there has been construction outside for as long as I remember. Today, my skillet potatoes were overcooked and underseasoned, the late was very milked down, the pancake was doughy and the music was so loud that we had to shout to be speak to each other (usually not what you want to experience at a family breakfast). Not disgruntled, just sad that this hasn't turned out to be fluke as I love supporting our local businesses.

Arcata is a small community, so it's nice to find places like this peppered in a small town. The food is prepared well and meets expectations for the style of dining provided. Service was also good, and the atmosphere is modern which serves its large academic customer base well. I always have a hard time giving 4s to places like this because compared to cheaper dining options this is definitely a 5, but I never eat at places like that, so my ratings are purely a comparison starting from a root of equity.