Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor

While the Monmouth area offers restaurants serving a number of different dishes and kinds of foods, one thing it lacked was a simple, classic diner that doesn’t feel like fast-food. Recently, that has changed. Sitting on 286 Main St. in Independence, is a new petite eatery: Breakfast & Burgers.

With old electric guitars hung on the walls, vintage portraits of rock ‘n’ roll greats posted around the restaurant and cozy booths to lounge in and chat with friends, the only thing that kept this from being the perfect ‘50s style diner was the lack of any music to hum along to.

I started my meal with an appetizer of hot wings. Not too long after ordering, a plate of hot, crispy wings were delivered. They were cooked perfectly and it was hard to resist getting entirely filled up on those before my actual meal came.

As for the entrees, I ordered the avocado burger with hand-cut fries and a blackberry milkshake. My boyfriend, trying to decide between getting breakfast or lunch, decided to order the bacon and egg burger with regular fries.

Fairly quickly, two heaping plates were brought over to our table. As for the burgers, the patty itself wasn’t anything too special; we weren’t asked how we’d like our burgers done and they seemed like they were just plain burgers. However, they didn’t hold back on the toppings which definitely added a lot. All of the produce on the avocado burger seemed fresh which made every bite enjoyable. On the bacon and egg burger, the bacon was cooked just right and the egg made for a messy, yet delicious, meal.

Personally, I enjoyed the hand-cut fries more than the regular. They were thick, seasoned well and tasted different than the fries I was used to. My only complaint is that they probably could’ve been cooked a little bit longer to make them slightly more crispy.

The milkshake was the perfect addition to this meal. Sipping on that while enjoying every bite of my food helped complete that flawless diner meal — full of classic favorites, yet distinct from any basic diner I had been to before.

My experience at Breakfast & Burgers was a satisfying one; the service was friendly and fast, the food was enjoyable and the location was full of throwback fun. For anyone in the Monmouth area missing the feel of a simple diner, head to Independence for a dining experience that won’t disappoint.

Contact the author at chealy16@wou.edu

Photo by: Caity Healy