Airport diner serving breakfast classics with runway views
Flew in for breakfast on a Sunday. Bessie's was pretty crowded which is a good sign - people seem to love it. No wait for bar seating though. We both ordered the chicken and waffles with hot honey. Fantastic. The decor is fun without being cheesy.
We had a large party and they were amazing 👏 The food was excellent and the service was too! Try the cinnamon roll pancakes or the bananas foster pancakes! You will not be disappointed. Try there coffee flights as well!
Watching the planes is so fun!! It was very busy so we opted to sit at the counter instead of wait for a table. We had a great view of all the planes! I ordered the All-American Combo (over medium eggs, bacon, hash browns, white toast dry), and my dad ordered Blueberry Pancakes with bacon. We also split an order of Flight Bites. We had wrongfully assumed that Flight Bites would be mini donuts. They were actually little deep fried French toast bites, I believe. They should really describe it better on the menu. The caramel and raspberry sauces were delicious with them though. My breakfast was very hot and good, and the hash browns had great flavor. They only had strawberry and grape jelly for the toast though. I tried a bit of the blueberry pancakes, they barely had any blueberries in them and they tasted very basic and bland, but fine. People around us were ordering very pretty mimosas and mimosa flights, so might have to try that next time.
We are “newer” to Janesville and had never been to Bessie’s until today! Jan. 1 is my birthday and we have found it hard to find places that are open. We were thrilled to see that Bessie’s was open on New Years Day! The restaurant was booming, which is always great to see. Our server Susy V. was attentive, friendly, and she went the extra mile to make my birthday feel special. The manager even allowed me to add an item to my omlet that wasn’t even an option. Overall we were thrilled by the hospitality. The food was delicious, the Bloody Mary flight was fun, and we saw a total of 11 planes! 10/10 experience. We will be back!
The building itself is very cool. There are floor to ceiling windows that allow you to watch the runways. Our sever was very nice and cheerful. The food was good flavorwise, but the menu was lacking variety. The burrito we got was extremely greasy and the hashbrowns were absolutely soaked in butter and they were difficult to eat due to the intensity of the butter. The chicken and waffles were perfect.8 It would have been a 5 star if they were more dissaplined in the kitchen. More fat does not make everything better. All around we enjoyed it.
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