Hungry stomachs often employ desperate methods to forget their yearnings, such as reenacting earthquakes, imitating lions, and knitting scarves for everyone in the office. Quell awkward artistic rumblings with today’s Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of café fare and drinks at The Limelight, located on Alhambra Boulevard.

The Limelight serves up delicious café fare to augment the well-established bar and card-room festivities. The daily breakfast menu showcases a variety of egg scrambles ($8.50–$8.95) and omelets (from $7.95) that inspire hens to chug protein shakes while butter languorously melts down stacks of pancakes and waffles (from $4).

The lunch and dinner menu launches feast rockets with fried zucchini planks and dollops of ranch or blue-cheese dressing ($7.95). Sandwiches establish palate protectorates ruled over by charismatic leaders such as the half-pound speedy burger with chipotle dressing (from $8.95) or pulled pork sliders with crispy onions ($9.95). House-made lasagna features four distinct cheeses layers, sautéed spinach, mushrooms, and either bolognese meat sauce or marinara towering between tiers of al dente pasta, with a green salad on the side ($9.95). Die-hard carnivores and inveterate Yankees can sink canines into the grilled half-pound Angus New York steak flanked by grilled onions, mashed potatoes, and fresh vegetables ($13.95).

Reviews

Sixty-three Yelpers give The Limelight an average of three stars, and Google Mappers give it an average of 3.25 stars:

• The bartenders were really friendly here, the drinks were pretty cheap and the food was very surprising. We loved it. – Tori E., Yelp, 7/28/09
• Great place. They have a great brunch on Sundays with bottomless Mimosas until 2pm. Eggs Benedict was great!!!! – Erik, Google Maps

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