Marvin’s Garden Cafe (101 E. McDowell, Phoenix) is diner food of the first order. Some of pluses include:

• obvious re-purposing of a different restaurant
• great bacon
• choice of biscuits and gravy as your bread option
• pre-buttered toast
• an epynmonous breakfast special — the Marvin Scramble (shown above)
• located right across the street from my hotel

The few minuses:

• Non-dairy creamer!?
• mushy hashbrowns
• experience may vary depending on whether Marvin is there

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