The plan was to meet friend Sarah for Saturday brunch at White Dog in UCity. True to form, every time we go to brunch there, we are too early. On this occasion, an entire day too early — White Dog only does brunch on Sundays.

So, we punted, and went to the Bucks County Coffee just down Sansom Street.

Their menu was limited to pre-made items — no breakfast sandwiches or soups — but then, we were the only patrons at 10 a.m., and there was no later influx of Drexel and Penn undergrads that I could see. (As a former Drexel undergrad, I know they'd just be eating Cap'n Crunch out of the box.)

Pre-made items are from LeBus, and included muffins, croissants, wraps and sandwiches. I played it safe with a croissant that was buttery and probably delivered that morning. Sarah had a toasted bagel with two packages of cream cheese. Jake had a chocolate pretzel, because he'd had yogurt and a banana before leaving the house. Jorj also had a bagel.

My cafe au lait was warm and milky. Jorj had a chai latte. Jake had an Odwalla smoothie. Much more of a coffee connoisseur, Sarah had no complaints about her regular coffee.

Service was prompt and friendly enough.

Would I go back? It's not particularly convenient or breakfast oriented, and we can get a better breakfast elsewhere. But if I wanted a cup of coffee in UCity, I wouldn't avoid it.