Hungry stomachs are forced to contemplate cooking their own food while our brains are busy plotting ways to make Hollywood starlets fall in love with our ungainly cousins. Quell an insurgent appetite with today's Groupon: for $7, you get $15 worth of tasty comfort food and drinks at Carol's Restaurant, located in West Sacramento.

The family-owned-and-operated Carol's Restaurant serves up delectable homemade comfort food in a comfy atmosphere for families. Creative twists adorn the classic diner dishes that populate the eatery's breakfast and lunch menu. Patiently lumbering at the stoop of digestive domiciles is an order of biscuits and gravy ($5.75, $3.50 half order), a savory, tangy Southern delight scientifically engineered to soak up last night's revelry or beer moat binge. Diversify your stomach portfolio with cosmopolitan egg scramblers such as the kielbasa-kicked Polish ($7.95) or the ground-beef-infused San Francisco Joe ($7.95). Each savory burger, including the bleu cheese ($8.25) or the avocado-wielding Cali Burger ($8.95), arrives fortified with your choice of sidekick such as fries, potato salad, macaroni salad, or teriyaki Dan Quayle.

A local foodstitution for 22 years, Carol's has generated repeat eaters with its friendly service and remarkable ability to dish out dishes quickly despite a bustling atmosphere. Feel free to take in the culinary sights and the day's Segway traffic from Carol's ample outdoor seating area.

Reviews

More than 30 Yelpers give Carol's Restaurant a four-star average:

• Being a product of the 70's, this place reminds me of "Mel's Diner", minus Mel, Flo, Vera and Alice. It's homey, a seat yourself, where "everyone knows your name" type of restaurant and it's busy for a reason. ¬– JJ B.
• Carol's is awesome and probably THE best breakfast joint in West Sacramento. It has a wonderful feel to the place and the staff is very friendly. – Charlene D.