Review: Tip Top Restaurant on Pantops
Kelechi Emeonye, staff writer
On Sunday afternoon, my best friend and I went to the restaurant named Tip Top on Pantops. When entering this middle-sized establishment, I was hit with laughter and the smell of fresh coffee. As I looked around I saw families all over enjoying their meals, laughing and having a great time. On Sundays, the restaurant is packed.
Three hosts were gathered around the cash register, and as soon as they noticed us, one ran quickly to our service.
There were so many people that the server had to look around and ask others if there was any place for us to sit. After a couple of minutes of waiting, we were seated in the front of the restaurant, giving us a perfect view of everyone and everything in it. Once we sat down we were introduced to our amazing server that gave us our menu. She let us know the dishes she liked at the restaurant and left us to make our choice of dinner.
The menu includes a large variety of foods from soup to eggs and bacon. As the classic girl I am, I ordered one of the breakfast specials, three pancakes with two eggs any styles and sausage for $6.60. My friend ordered the Bacon Tomato Lettuce sandwich with fries.
After ordering our food we waited not ten minutes before the food was there. The steam from the pancakes pierced my nose, and instantly my stomach craved them. I knew I needed to get a picture of my meal first, the steam off the food continuously warmed my face as soon as I got the picture I dug in.
I drizzled the syrup all over the pancakes and even the eggs. I used my knife to cut the buttery cakes, and they split with ease. The pancakes melted in my mouth; I tasted everything this amazing food had to offer. Next, I placed my knife on the scrambled eggs, and they also split with ease. The flaky texture of the eggs gave a great contrast to the buttery taste of the pancakes. All together, the food was great. At the end of our dinner, my friend Carrington Gallihugh said, “My food was bomb!”
If you are ever in the mood for cheap, delicious food, I totally recommend you to visit Tip Top. It is located on 1420 Richmond Road Charlottesville, VA 22911.
