Brunch
Fresh Baked Cinnamon Rolls Homemade daily and baked in a cast iron skillet, topped with sweet creamy icing
Donut French Toast Two cake donuts, sliced, soaked with our homemade French toast batter and grilled until golden brown. Topped with powder sugar and served with maple syrup and fresh strawberries
Short Stack of Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
Brunch Blend from Intelligentsia, bottomless and one to go.
Waking up early as ever on the day of my sister’s wedding it was after another long run and shower that I walked down the street to Brunch, the rather obviously named spot serving a menu of…you guessed it…breakfast and lunch classics, plus several with a twist. Large in size and efficient in service, with several flatscreen televisions decorating the otherwise wood and cement space, it was to a largely empty dining room that I arrived just after 7:00am and quick to fill with folks of all ages shortly after I placed my order the atmosphere remained enjoyable, coffee refills coming at a near record-setting pace until my appetizer appeared. Every fancying sweets over savories, particularly at breakfast, it was largely on the advice of my server that I started with the restaurant’s signature cinnamon roll and having passed on French toast sticks, muffin tops, and chicken n’ waffle bites in its favor I immediately owed the young woman thanks – each bite of the golden spiral dense with butter while spicy Saigon cinnamon melded smoothly with sugary frosting, an unnecessary sidecar for those who simply can’t get enough. Admittedly starting strong it was only after the cast-iron skillet was empty with more coffee consumed that the rest of my order arrived and although neither would reach the high bar set by the cinnamon roll both the griddled donut and tiny short-stack would prove pleasant – the former obviously high on sweetness scale even before adding maple syrup while the later was a bit light on the blueberries, though fluffy and rife with buttermilk in each and every bite.
RECOMMENDED: Definitely order the cinnamon roll, and consider going with a large group to experience more of the ‘starters’ and small plates – the strawberry stuffed French toast bites at the table next to me looked divine while griddled muffin tops looked like a potential upgrade on the pancakes at a table near the door.
AVOID: The Donut French Toast was clever, though not a substantial improvement on a ‘standard’ cake donut considering the $10.99 tab.
TIP: Nowhere near as packed as Wildberry while serving far better food, Brunch is a fine choice for those desiring breakfast downtown, a pre-9am arrival recommended on weekends for those unwilling to abide a long wait, though reservations can be made in advance.
http://www.brunchit.com/
