If you read my blogs - and let's admit it, how could you not?! Heh heh -- you know I'm a big fan of breakfast. Sure, not as much as my father-in-law, who -- if it's true that you are what you eat -- is now 90% bacon and eggs on the inside, but I like it a lot.

The closing of Heinemann's robbed us of one of our go-to weekend breakfast joints, so I'm always on the lookout for new ones. Last Friday, a friend suggested we try his favorite, Penelope's, 13425 Watertown Plank Rd., in Elm Grove, owned by Penelope and Louie Demakopoulos.

So, this weekend, we discovered Elm Grove's worst-kept secret. I say worst-kept because during our hour or so there, we ran into two groups of people we know. Obviously, we were the only ones not in on the Penelope's secret.

Plus, OnMilwaukee.com's Drew Olson wrote about the place last year, so I have no real excuse.

Penelope's serves Starbucks coffee -- which was free this weekend because the restaurant is celebrating its ninth birthday -- which beats food service coffee hands down.

Otherwise, the décor, the service and the menu are much like those at similar Greek-run family restaurants around town. That is, it has friendly -- and fast -- service, good food and reasonable prices. We paid $22 for more food than two adults and a toddler could finish.