The place is small but cute, and obviously professionally designed. Lovely art lines the bright walls, and the glassware and china and nice and unexpected.

The breakfast menu is short: one page, made up of Huevos a la Mexicana, Huevos Rancheros, Omelet Poblano, Omelet de Carnes, Desayuno (typical american breakfast), and Burrito de Desayuno, ranging from $5.75-$6.50.

We ordered the ranchero and the Omelet Poblano. Everything on the menu (except the burrito) comes with potatoes and toast, but when we saw the owner having his breakfast with rice and beans, we asked for that on the side of one of the plates. Meanwhile, we drank good coffee out of smallish cups, and had okay orange juice.

As usual, we drained the coffee and water quickly. I didn't wait long before they were replenished the first time. The next time came as we were paying the bill.

The ranchero was fine. Not the best we've had but at least more typical than most in town. A round two sunny-side up eggs topped a tortilla and then was covered with a tasty pureed sauce. The eggs and sauce were good, but the tortilla was this knife resistant thing on the bottom of the plate, which didn't want to be eaten with the eggs.

However, the potatoes. Not seasoned, not browned, tasting of nothing.

The omelet was also fine. It was topped with the aforementioned diced poblano, and the interior of the omelet was the mild chili-onion-tomato stew that the menu says gives Mexican food its characteristic taste with some mushrooms and cheese. Of course, we were expecting more poblano, so that was a disappointment. The rice and beans, also fine, though not exciting. I learned after the fact that the beans are vegetarian, which explains why they weren't unctuous, but doesn't explain why they were underseasoned.

We finally flagged someone down to ask when they open, and we didn't really get an answer. 10am, maybe? Sorry!

The menu also has a reasonably priced lunch, with many vegetarian options, and a much-more expensive dinner ($10-$16 for entrees), with no vegetarian entrees. The menu that I have shows the usual beers, though I'm told that they don't have beer yet.

In the end, I'm not sure I'd go back. Autentica is yummy, and while they also have service problems at times, they're yummy. With 21st, there's the parking issues, and the food just wasn't that exciting.