Uptown is known far and wide as the land of hit and miss. Within its invisible, intangible borders are some of the best, most unique restaurant gems ... and some of the worst, most stomach-churning pits of recluse.

Fortunately, for your sake and ours, the Tiztal Café is most assuredly the former.

With a small (but comfortable) and alluring space, Tiztal's atmosphere is friendly and its staff accommodating. The interior is a relaxing beige hue with classy hanging chandeliers, cool but funky metal chairs (plus the standard, straight up wood ones for you who fears change), a fairly beautiful tile floor and all of it brand-spanking-new.

Food, which is perhaps most important part of an eatery, falls mostly in the breakfast and brunch category. For example, eggs and omelets include the famous zephyr omelet (spinach, mushrooms and cheese inside a three-egg omelet topped with Swiss cheese) for $8, the Tiztal meat lovers omelet (ham, bacon and pork sausage or choirzo cooked in a round omelet) for $8, the cheese please omelet (your choice of two cheeses melted inside a fluffy, three-egg omelet) for $7 and the Tiztal chorizo scrable (four eggs scrambled with chorizo, topped with tomato, onion, cilantro, shredded cheddar and a side of sour cream) for $9. They also offer waffles ($5-$7.60), steak and eggs ($10) and eggs Benedict ($8).

They have a variety of juices (orange, beet, orange and carrot and apple and orange) for around $3-$4, fruit cocktail (small is $5.25 and large is $6.25) and strawberries with cream (price depends on the market).

Then, when you're so full you think you're going to burst, try one of their amazing $3 shakes. We recommend Oreo cookie or oatmeal (to start, of course). Frankly, amazing doesn't cut it as an adjective for how good they are.

Centerstage Reviewer: Benjamin Andrew Moore