Breakfast At Ruiz

We stopped over in Columbia and had brunch at this westside location during a trip from Florida. Very small, quaint restaurant in a renovated old building. It was packed. Told our wait was 50 minutes or so, and they would text us. We would have 6 minutes to respond or lose our place and have to "start over" 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️. Well, my 70yo friend did a mad dash from the parking lot behind the building (as really no place at restaurant to wait out our time) and made it. We had chosen the option to eat at the bar, possibly shortening said wait time and it did by a little bit. We were right on the end at entrance to bar service area and bathroom. We asked if we could exchange for a little 2 person table that had opened up. We were told no, if we did that we would go to the back of the list and have to

When I entered, I was greeted by the hostess. I told her I was waiting on one other person, so she said I could not be seated until the other party arrived. This seems to be a mishap on their behalf as a business as there is no waiting area. She could have offered me a seat at the bar during my wait as it was only a party of two, she could have seated me and offered a start on drinks or appetizers, but instead I was left to stand by the entrance waiting. Once my friend arrived, we were immediately seated. My friend ordered the shrimp and grits with a waffle while I partook of the cinnamon French toast. When she ordered the shrimp and grits, she said she did not want the onions/scallions. The server repeated the order, but the grits had to be remade because there were onions in the grits. U

December 18, 2025 I went here for breakfast. It's a cute little spot. When I say small it's small. My brother and I didn't make any reservations. By the way if you do make reservations make sure your whole party is there or you will not be seated and the people behind you will sit. It was very crowded when we got there. There was no server to greet us when we came in. We stood there for approximately 10 to 15 minutes before a server came. They asked us did we want to sit a the bar, wait another 5 to 10 minutes while they clean off table or seat at the cute little island at the front. I decided to sit at the cute little island at the front. We had scencery from outside. I ordered hot chocolate and the French toast with banana foster, pork sausage and over easy egg. I can't forget the bacon.

Came here with family for my son's Birthday. We were told we can be seated together via phone however when we got there it was a different story. We had two tables and could not sit together. The manager was very nice however and apologized for the inconvenience. She took everyone's order and offered a mimosa flight which I gladly accepted. 🙂 Our food came out.....some of our eggs were cold and hard. I had the BLT which was dry. I asked for a side salad with chicken and just received the salad.

This place is beyond amazing, delectable... such an adorable breakfast cafe. The service was on point! The French Toast was the best I've ever had, think cinnamon swirl bread that is actually more like a cinnamon bun bread, grilled to perfection with a slightly crispy charred brown sugar crust. With strawberries. And whip cream. And my husband had the brisket omelette and OMG.