The economy has seen better days. As a matter of fact it’s been a while since we’ve seen a decent economy that isn’t threatening to send the country on the brink of pure destruction. That last sentence may have been pure exaggeration to get your attention, but you get the point. So this is why our blog comes with a financial toll. We chug plenty of gas driving plenty of miles for food that might be valued plenty of $$$ (and not always justified….). Yet every so often we find a spot so unbelievably cheap, it winds up being cheaper than going to a restaurant a few blocks away.
Paul’s Kitchen is a very tiny restaurant in the middle of a very tiny town with a strong following. Three years in the business, it’s actually the only restaurant in the area to accumulate strong reviews online in the world of Google. It has a very popular breakfast and a popular lunch. I decided to make the drive there to figure out why. Wauchula is a small town with a population tweaking past 4,000 and lacking any tall buildings whatsoever. Finding the place took a while, but was quite easy to find. From the outside it looks like a nice cozy house.
Inside, elderly citizens and obvious frequent visitors scattered the place. The menu is what made us realize we were in for a treat. There were some breakfast items that were just $2-$4 and none of the portions in the restaurant looked small. Upon further reading, we noticed that nearly every single item, from sandwiches to steaks, was priced at underneath the $10 bar. The breakfast was also far cheaper than the lunch. Paul’s Kitchen opens from 6:00 in the morning and runs all the way to 9:00 P.M. So to start things off, the hours and the prices were very convenient.
Michael orders the country fried steak and eggs. All our dishes came with a biscuit and home fries. Kyle orders the meat lover’s omelet: which was eggs mixed with bacon, sausage, and ham. I originally was going to get the country fried steak and eggs, but since my brother ordered it, I decided to go with the sirloin steak and eggs. Believe it or not, the juice almost cost more than some of the breakfast meals. After a little bit of waiting, all our food arrived; served to us by a very happy waitress.
The winner of this breakfast was Kyle’s meat lover’s omelet; which looked phenomenal. Kyle actually mildly complained over the abundance of egg in his omelet, he got that much food. It looked very scrumptious. He definitely got his money’s worth ($5.50). Michael’s country fried steak was spectacular, juicy and full of flavor. The meat was totally engulfed by the gravy, which is like a burger drowned in good ketchup and veggies---good, but the condiments/additions being a bit much. A little less gravy would have definitely helped. Mike’s country fried steak: $6.50. The home fries and biscuits were also good and plentiful. My sirloin steak was good, but unfortunately the weakest of the three main plates.
Perhaps it’s the fact that I am eating a huge hunk of steak for breakfast—something I am not used to. Perhaps it’s the fact that Le Tub’s burger was sirloin, therefore making all other sirloin look bad. Perhaps it’s my immediate regretting of not ordering country fried. Nonetheless, the steak was good, but ultimately unsatisfying when compared to the delicious delicious country fried steak that belonged to Michael. Not to mention it was also quite a battle to get through, as it was a tough steak to cut. But, it was quality meat, and quite juicy, as I wound up making a puddle of steak juice underneath the chunk of protein.
Bottom Line: Three huge plates, and when you add it up, totaled less than $20 before tips. This is the consensus of the breakfast in Paul’s Kitchen: cheap, good, plentiful. Some of the best value we’ve experienced since beginning this blog, Paul’s Kitchen has a superb breakfast menu full of items that will fill you up without holding your wallet hostage. While I got the weakest of the three plates, I knew I was still getting my money’s worth, and I know that this restaurant is no pushover. While we didn’t have anything for lunch, I give this place high marks in terms of the breakfast that serves until the 11:00 hour. As for afterwards, enter at your own risk.
Totally kidding. They have a Country Fried Club Sandwich. That just sounds awesome.
Verdict: Recommend
Paul's Kitchen
116 N 4th Ave.
Wauchula, Fl 33873
(863) 773-0292
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