Hill hideaway [restaurant review]
Cove Cafe owners Jessie and Alison Franco with their popular avocado toast. Photo (CivicCouch.com) While most people are being complimentary when they refer to a business as a “best kept secret,” the designation must make the owners sweat a little. They’d probably rather be known as “that place with the long line to get in.” As nice as it is to have a cult following, in restaurants as much else most owners hope for a blockbuster. Some places are destined otherwise. The Cove Cafe in the Malaga Cove Plaza starts out with a low profile due to its location in a courtyard with trees blocking the view from the parking lot. A few tables are visible in the shade, but the patio cafe at the nearby market is more visible. Pass those tables beneath the green canopy and you see the entrance. The interior space is functional rather than welcoming, but on multiple visits the staff has greeted people at the door and generally been hospitable. There are separate menus for breakfast and lunch, and don’t bother taking both because they only serve the former from 8 to 10:30 a.m. and the latter from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. closing. That’s understandable in a small operation like this where the cook can be…
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