UYE MBC May 2015 Villa Basque Cafe & Deli

I finally made it to one of Robert’s Breakfast Clubs. It’s about time! It’s typically pretty hard for us to get up and be somewhere by 9 am on a Saturday, but a 12:30 brunch is much more doable. I drive to Carson every day, so although some people might not be used to the drive, it’s the same-​old, same-​old for me.
This month’s pick was a place that I’ve had bookmarked for quite some time, so I’m really happy I got a chance to try it out. When we got there, a ton of people had already been seated and were having their orders taken. But it seemed no problem that we got there when we did and the servers had no problems keeping all of our orders and checks straight.
Obviously, this place is all about their chorizo and several other Unilocalers mentioned that you must get something with chorizo. There were so many choices that sounded awesome, but I ultimately decided on the huevos rancheros, with the added chorizo and avocado. The boyfriend picked the ½ biscuits and ½ potatoes topped with gravy and chorizo. I wish I had known that there was an option for spicier chorizo because I would have gone for that — I found I put more hot sauce than I expected I would on my breakfast. But besides that, this was a solid breakfast — plenty of food, a generous serving of avocado, and it came out quickly. I liked the biscuits/​potatoes with gravy as well; the potatoes had peppers and onions mixed in with them. Again, I would have chosen the spicier chorizo for this, but it was still great.
The only thing I can’t recommend is the carrot juice. It was just way to earthy for me. Maybe mixed with the orange juice it would have been good though. The orange juice, on the other hand, is awesome.
Glad I made it to one of these finally and that I got to experience Villa Basque. I can’t wait to go back for lunch and to grab some of their chorizo to take home. Great job Robert — we hope to make it to some more Monthly Breakfast Clubs!

I have been to roughly 4 – 5 monthly breakfast clubs, and this one was definitely near the top of that list! I LOVE breakfast and probably crave it more so than any other meal, but my husband works night shift, so it’s not often that we go out early in the morning. However, I was able to convince Amanda M. to come with me, so we drove to Carson and, hopefully speaking for both of us, had a lot of fun! Both of us have only eaten in Carson a few times, so it was nice to go a little out of the way and venture into the (somewhat) unknown.
After we were seated, a waiter came around and took our drink orders. Because we were the first full table, our orders were taken so that we wouldn’t back the kitchen up, which I thought was a great idea. Interestingly enough, I just talked up breakfast and how much I love it, yet this MBC was at 12:30…so I ordered lunch! I was also trying to «be good,» so I ordered the Basque Style Beef Stew, which comes with a side salad and garlic toast. Their menu makes it very clear that any substitutions cost extra, and I ordered just plain whole wheat toast as I wanted to slather it with jam and pretend I was have a little bit of breakfast as well. I wasn’t charged in the end (maybe because it was still ultimately bread?) which I did appreciate!
Because my meal came with a side salad, I got that to start with, which I did like because I was fairly hungry. The salad just seems like it’s straight from a bag and really doesn’t come with any toppings; it’s plain. I just had an oil and vinegar dressing and it was an a-​okay salad by me. However, when the meal actually came, I had to wait about an extra 7 – 8 minutes just to get my food. It seemed a little strange to me that the kitchen was able to put out 8 other meals at the same time, but I guess mine didn’t make the cut. I was continually reassured it would «be out in just a minute.»
When my stew did arrive, I was grateful and it smelt wonderful! The broth was flavorful, meat was tender, and the veggies weren’t under-​or-​overcooked. My bread was perfectly toasted as well.
Overall, besides the delayed food, I enjoyed the restaurant and would definitely give it another try if I were in Carson. My entire table ordered breakfast and everyone seemed to love it!

Life has thwarted me on a couple of these UYE MBCs, but I’m glad I made it to this one. It’s been awhile since I’ve been to the Villa Basque, but you can’t not have the chorizo. It was 12:30, so I was torn between breakfast (which they do so well here) and lunch. At the end, I ordered a large freshly squeezed orange juice (what a treat!) and basically a chorizo sandwich with grilled onions and peppers. So, so good and a giant thumbs up — I’d definitely order it again, simple but lots of flavors.
We were seated at what essentially is the lobby and it is often used for overflow guests. It worked out well since we were a large group and pretty noisy with lots of laughing and discussion. The staff worked incredibly hard — there was never a moment that I «needed» anything. The staff just kept the orders flowing, the drinks coming, and they handled the individual checks like a charm. This place is just a well-​oiled machine.

A UYE is an Unofficial Unilocal Event, or an event organized by a Unilocaler within the community for other Unilocalers to attend. We’re lucky enough to have a few longstanding community favorites, thanks to some longstanding community members and I was fortunate enough to get the «I’m In» green light for one this passed weekend thanks to Robert S!
Three cheers to Robert S! Organizing a group of 30 Unilocalers is no easy feat, and doing it monthly for 8 – 9 months isn’t any easier, yet he manages to do it with ease and a calm demeanor that makes everyone feel right at home. Robert has all the details covered, from keeping attendees and the restaurant informed to setting our expectations, and beyond, and I’ve gotta give credit where credit is due, this event is simply fantastic.
Now, it’s time to give kudos to Villa Basque. When 30 hungry people descend upon you all at once, it’s tough to get drinks and orders and keep it moving, but these guys were flawless! We kind of arrived late, and noticed the server making her way through half the room, and once she’s taken those orders she went to the kitchen to get em started. While there, the other server was taking bringing water and drinks to us at the tables. The moment we walked in, we were greeted and seated, and a server was over to take our drink order. Soon after he ther server followed to take our food order, and less than 10 minutes later we were eating. Dang! It simply doesn’t get better than the hospitality you get at a diner or breakfast joint.
I chose the chorizo rancheros, chorizo griddles and topped with ranchero sauce and cheese served with eggs and potatoes. It was good but there were a few things I’d do differently next time. I really like they’re spicy chorizo, but I forgot to request it. The mild is good but I used a lot of hot sauce. I also like my chorizo really crispy from the griddle, so I might request it thme at way next time. Little things friends. Nothing to cry about, but things that could’ve made it just a little better.
All in all my first UYE experience and I’m so grateful to have been able to attend. Robert does an amazing job with these and we’re all fortunate to have him as part of the community. Looking forward to my next opportunity to attend!

This was my first time eating here and I must say «Great Choice Robert». We were a big group and the service was great. Our server was super friendly and the food arrived rather quickly. I started with the fresh squeeze orange juice — WOW it was YUMMY! Really is there anything better for breakfast (okay, even though it was lunch time) then fresh squeezed OJ? I think not! For my meal I had the veggie omelet. I will agree it a delicious meal; however, I will not agree that it was an omelet. It was really sauteed veggies with a big scrambled egg on top. I would’ve liked the veggies actually wrapped in the egg and with some cheesy goodness but since they were not I will say that the sauteed veggies were tasty and the egg was fluffy. It came with a side of seasoned potatoes that were very flavorful as well as with a biscuit. I loved the biscuit. It was fluffy, tender and delicious with a touch of butter and honey.
Great UYE Robert! Loved the big turnout and the food was great.

May 30, 2015 Saturday at 12:30 PM, breakfast
2 Adults & a kid and a bunch of Unilocalers
Atmosphere — 5 stars
Food — 5 stars
Service — 5 stars
Background — Robert is hosting his Monthly Breakfast Club today as part of the double UYE event in Carson City.
Atmosphere — The place is set up as if it was two restaurants. This was probably related to their popularity and having to expand. They had several larger tables set up for the group along with two smaller ones. My family sat at one of the smaller tables as we ended getting there at 12:30. We are an early arriving group, and normally so am I.
Food
Drinks — Just water today.
Food — I was told by many people that I had to have the chorizo. Clearly they pride themselves on their chorizo as you can not miss the big sign at the entrance way. To help remind you they have refrigerator full of it in the part of the restaurant we sat in. Basque Chorizo Con Huevos called my name after reading it on the menu. This is a simple meal and tasty. And the chorizo was worth having. I could imagine eating this meal on a cold snowy morning for the warmth of this meal.
Service — Fast and friendly, considering this was a large group they did a great job.
Future — I would like to try this place out.

First time here and I have to say, it was excellent. Sometimes with a group as large as ours the service is lacking or the rear errors work people’s orders. That was not the case today. The servers took our orders, happily provided separate checks, and delivered our meals quickly. They were hot, fresh, and prepared correctly.
I ordered the Lamb sandwich with salad instead of fries. The bread was soft, the lamb tasted like lamb and the lettuce for the salad was fresh and cold. This ranks up there as one of my favorite UYE MBCs. Great job Robert.

Yeaaaa UYE brunch at the villa basque deli in Carson. I’ve been to this place a few times before I became an active on Unilocal,and we knew this place have a perfect tasty yummy chorizo yes homemade chorizo.
It was always really nice to meet with the Unilocal folks, we had some conversations and enjoyed our meals.
I ordered chorizo ranchero #9. The food was so delicious especially the chorizo.
My husband ordered a carnival chorizo salad. The taste was perfect.
The food were delicious, love the chorizo.
Service was excellent and friendly. We all do separate checks with no problem.
Thank you Robert for this UYE event. We looking forward to many more UYE breakfast in the future.

Robert had us out of the box this month for breakfast.
He chose a Basque restaurant in Carson for the monthly meet up. Great choice. We were a little early and they had our tables — for 25 people already. And the servers were quick to start the drinks to the tables. We even started ordering before the last person came in the door. Then I was even more surprised at how quickly the food came out. For a small mom and pop café they are on the ball. The waiters didn’t even have a problem separating checks, nor did they get any of them wrong at our table– what a pleasure. The plates were piled full of tasty food. Sitting next to Lori and her breakfast burrito– it was the size of a small baby and will eating it all week.
It was nice we could linger after we finished eating so we could chat with other Unilocalers we didn’t sit with.
Enjoy all the breakfasts that Robert sets up and this was worth getting out of town for.