Another Biscuit?....The Biscuit Cafe ... Federal Way

I assure you , There really is no "Biscuit Theme" here... that being said my lovely wife and I were at the Federal Way Costco on saturday when she looked to the left and said "hey!"  Biscuits open for breakfast, As it turns out, its the very same Biscuits franchise that we have visited  in Oregon, to rave revues I might add, So after a very short discussion ,Msue and I thought Hmm? Lets try it.                   Now I  really dont recall what we all had way back when, but I do remember it was in Lake Oswego with our friends Eric and Patty Baker, and our friends (now In laws) Mike and Sheri Brown, we were delivering a chair to our kids Cassidy and Brian(now Mr and Mrs Brown) , I was gimping along , broken leg and all..... and I remember The Stumptown coffee they served  MM!    So we were expecting big things from the morning nosh, my Bride and I                                                                   We were flyin solo this sunday as our fellow noshers were not in attendance... they're in the beautiful state of Hawaii enjoying some sunshine  with their own bfast, no doubt with some Hot T and a small OJ.........   So we arrived at "Biscuits Cafe" around 8:30 or 8:45 and sat right down, good timing on our part as it got increasingly busier and the line to get in steadily longer.    So as we sat and perused the  ample menu, Msue started reading the reviews on Yelp , and most were slightly unfavorable.         Not to be deterred, we started off our meal with an Ice T w/lemon and of course a cup of Jo for myself..... Sadly it was not the expected Stumptown I so enjoyed at the Lake Oswegian version ,but a rather poor substitute reminiscent of hot water with a brown crayon dipped in it.... mmm yummy        So a rather poor start for me... but it wasnt a total loss yet, poor coffee or not, they kept it full for me ...good job Jimella! our waitress for the morning.    MSue decided on Biscuits and gravy, With a scrambledeggsideofsalsa, ( one word) and of course the meat o choice BACON ( her favorite food ever!    and my Meal du jour was the "Country Benedict"  you find it more and more on different menus , it consists of a  Biscuit carryin a sausage patty topped with a couple eggys de poach, smothered and covered with Sausage gravy, both our meals came with hashbrowns... the star of both plates... crispy and delightful!... We both concurred that the Sausage gravy, while not the best we ever had was rather bland, but not so bad that we wouldnt come back to try this cafe again.... I think I would try something else, MSue was in complete agreement....                                                              The menu was pretty large.... some intriguing items were Huevos Rancheros....mmm mexi eggs!, might try those, also Chicken and Waffles  yumarroo!..... But all in all it wasnt too bad, it just wasnt great, the food that is, my eggs were poached nicely... and apparently Msues were scrambled to her satisfaction....I guess it all came down to the gravy.... soso as it was . So we'll go back, haul Ol Hot T and Smoj out of their Island Paradise and let them try it out with us.        This was the first time we've been to a local joint that wasn't Maggies , frankly an unfair comparison ,    but what was a highlight of our morning meal... was the service, our waitress Jimella was on point completely, Poor tasting coffee attentively full , two refills on MSues Ice Tea, and the hash browns were crispy and good and she did like her bacon.           Sooo dissapointed?  yeh a little.... discouraged?    nope! you gotta take some mediocrity with the Yumtastic   and we will give Biscuits Cafe another chance.... Lucky for me Starbucks was just around the corner                                       

Seriously? Serious Biscuit

Ok I know I'm a week late on this,but considering my track record as of late, a week is not to bad. This Sunday (Today) we went to an old favorite, "Voulas Lakeshore Cafe" hadn't been there in a while , always good , always a wait , sometimes long sometimes not, but always worth it, and to add to the fun today My Buddy Tim and his group" The 84 Breakfast club" were in attendance and by all accounts concur with my long standing opinion , that Voulas is pretty darn good.                                  But enough about Voulas for now , "Been There Blogged That"    and will again I'm sure.                   Last Sunday we went to "Serious Pie /Serious Biscuit" on the recommendation of MSues Niece Angela, Angie and her boyfriend... scuse me, Fiance (as of that  sunday) J T( James Taylor) said it was good, and they have joined  the Famished Four from time to time, at Voulas and other places in the Seattle area, its nice to have a younger opinion on restaurants, they're  a lot of  fun and quite frankly the only younger people we know willing to get up early and nosh with the oldies.                   We actually could invite them along any time, they probably would show up, we'd have to change the name to  The Starving six Hmmm? .... So you might have guessed "Serious Biscuit" is a joint all encompassing said breakfast item, yep everything biscuit , It's a Tom Douglas Restaurant , to those of you who have been asleep for the last 20 years or one of my many out of town readers....this guy owns a lot of eatin joints in and around the city... if you are in Downtown Seattle and  Throw a rock any direction, the chance of breaking  one of Toms Windows is pretty darn good, I'd name em but I would probably forget one  or two......... So yeh, Serious Biscuit, thats what it is for Breakfast, the serious pie comes into play for lunch ....Toms version of Pizza , also pretty good, different time different blog .    We started out tryin to park downtown... its free, but not plentiful for street parking, but we dropped  Msue off at the door and went to find some, Serious Pie is on Westlake and Harrison in the South Lake union neighborhood of Seattle, two blocks south of Mercer, pretty easy to find... but not so easy to park, but park we did and after a couple of blocks of walking made it back to hook up with My lovely bride along with Angie and JT,      As you might expect we were not the only ones with this idea, so there was gonna be a wait, well then wait we must,    And since nothing makes waiting better then waiting in a bar........ They happen to have one .... Bloody Marys for all... well Ol Hot T and I any way, Msue had a Mimosa as did Smoj(Practically OJ right?) JT followed suit as well with one while Angie's choice was way more hip , some kind of spritzer I think....... The Bloody Marys were Bloody good,(as said aloud in a british accent) and we waited about 40 min to be seated.  If you have seen my Facebook Page of the same name I did post a pic of the menu.                               So sat we eventually did, and more beverages were brought  .. The usual , Ice Tea, Hot Tea, Coffee (darn good ,I might add), I think Smoj might of had a Virgin Mimosa...... and at some point during breakfast I had a Schaerhoeffer (a Hefeweizen with grapefruit Conncoction in a 16 oz can) mighty tasty....  Funny thing about that, I just happened to mention to Ol Hot T , that they had it on the drink list,5 bucks for a pounder, .......and next thing you know there it was, in front of me ..Waitressing on point? I think so!. I of course slurped it down with the gusto it deserved , Ive had it before but not for breakfast...dont judge                                                                                                                                                                                             Oh Yeah we did eat, and it was all pretty darn good , MSue had the fried chicken, which had  of course fried chicken (although dark meat) and my princess prefers her chicken white, but she did like it,  Her meal consisted of a biscuit carryin a piece of chiken with tabasco pepper gravy , and a biscuit on top, more gravy, Smoj had the biscuit special.... Same skit.piggybackin a crabcake and a hollendaise over all of it.... no leftovers, Ol Hot T had the Fennel Sausage Biscuit, it came with an  egg , pepper relish and fontina cheese... no bag of shame for the Hot  Man today.. food all gone!.         I of course had the Best Meal of the bunch, ( I usually do) Mine was called the Zach, which was basically the Fried chicken but with a fried egg and bacon... and might I add the egg was perfect, I had Yolky goodness along with gravy and bacon......Yumtastic!..... I'd like to tell some of my more concerned relatives, that I only ate a little of it.... Not True.......It dissappeared Like a beer on a Friday!.....So Yep ,Tom Douglas is serious about his biscuits, and they are what biscuits in my opinon should be  , light, yet dense enough to hold the Gravy!  buttery and delicious.                                       We will go back, theres some stuff I wanna try , can you say Catfish? , sure you can, its even better for breakfast... and Hushpuppies..... Yep next time               Im thinkin about oysters, although I didnt see em on Toms Menu, they might be some day...... I can always go to the Bay Cafe for those      

Puyallup Is a Breakfast town!

Maybe its because I'm gettin older...Maybe cuz I'm gettin cheaper.. I don't know. , what I do know is I get a coupon for a breakfast at Charlies in Puyallup, cuz its my birthday! Yeh Yeh I'm a member of the birthday club, so every year they send me a two fer, yep pretty nice to be in such an elite club.        So as you've probably guessed , we went to Charlies this morning, Same old song and dance , same old Hot T and Smoj, Msue and Myself, on SEahawk Sunday no less, not to worry they have a bar in which to watch the game....we did not sit in the bar.... Why?      Well Im a bit Superstitious about watching a game in a bar. last two or three times Ive seen the Hawks play on a bar tv.... the've lost           Your Welcome Fans.... The Hawks won today.                                                                                      So breakfast?....We arrived later than usual for our am nosh, around 10:45,.... Hot T , Orange juice, Ice Tea and Coffee for starters....guess who got what?, yes My readers are a  smart bunch                     Msue had the"  Meat Square " which is a scramble menage of all breakfast meats , potatoes,eggs , peppers and onions...served on a Square plate, covered in gravy.... pretty big pile of food  it was ..Msue had quite a bit to take home..... Smoj had the undecided Breakfast, so named because of the contents of said Bfast... 1 pancake, 1french toast, 1 egg, bacon and  sausage . actually it was a pretty big plate of food, and it went down for the count with Smojs usual gusto . Ol Hot T went a little off the charts today, you see the Hot Man doesnt usually go to sweet side of Breakfast  he's almost always on the  Savory side, well sir He went all the way sweet today ... "The French Toast Tower"  which entails four slices of french toast, stuffed with creamcheese, strawberries, stacked up high, dusted with powdered sugar, and of course butter and syrup.. two kinds of syrup , maple and boysenberry, yep The Hot Man went through it like Msue through an outlet mall.                                 As far as My choice Today? I had Charlies famous "Chicken in a Biscuit"     all made up of a piece of fried chicken (boneless breast) on a home made biscuit , fried egg, bacon, cheese, the top of the biscuit,more cheese, and of course all covered in Sausage gravy....isn't everything tasty covered or dipped in gravy?     Yep the diet plate....... it came with little home fried taters, crispy puffs of taterliciousness.... couldnt eat em all, but my fellow noshettes helped me power through.                      We've been to Charlies  quire a few times, never had a bad meal yet, we have only had the morning meal there, but the lunch and dinner looks to be equally as tempting.        Lots a good joints down in Puyallup,  Crocketts is right around the corner, more of an upscale eatery,but good (featured on Diners, Drive ins, and Dives).. Auntie Bees is a couple blocks   away, been there, and the Rose Cafe is good as well.                                                                                                                                            We got back to the Seattle area last weds eve after 5 days in the beautiful wine country of northern Cali.........Sadly we ate breakfast each day at the hotel.... you know the drill , make yer own waffles, steam table eggs and meats, beverages of choice..not the best but adequate , we need strength to wine taste, we covered all the valleys , your Napa , Your Sonoma, Alexander, Bennett, yep we covered em all , about 40, yikes!  quite a few really but considering that Napa has 450 on its own, a mere drop in the bucket .         Yeh no special breakfast from California, but we did eat at some pretty cool joints for dinner.    First night s dinner was at the Russian River Pub in Forestville,( not far from Santa Rosa)... it was featured  on DDD (Diners Drive ins and Dives)   a little tavern in the boonies, with awesome grub, we all had Sandwiches, but Holy Crap what sandwiches! Msue had the tri tip , Ol Hot T had the Prime Rib sand, , Smoj had pulled pork......and I had what was probably the best Patty Melt Ive ever had, plus homemade sides, and o rings and fries .      We took a day and went into San Francisco......First stop....The Buena Vista.....IRISH COFFEES!! I had three,  whoops had to walk off those for a couple of hours.......... Dinner in San Fran? ...... Tommys Joynt!, again a sandwich night, they have other menu items but the sandwiches are cheap and huge, Also a DDD destination... guess the theme here?    And one night in Santa Rosa we went to a DDD destination for Mexican food La Texanita, good grub as well............and of course MSue and I cant go to Cali without a burger stop.........Good ol In N Out, on the way to the Airport........ So we did a lot of wineing  while there , very little beering , we did stop at the Rusian River Brewery before In N out and i got to have a Pliny the Elder Ipa...regretably only one, if I ever went to Santa Rosa for beer drinking I may not get out of that bar.......so many beers.. so little driving.... good combo.        Ok for now my Many followers                                                                               Heres to good food, and good friends!  Merry Mastication evryone!

Maggies aaannnd Maggies

Two weeks in a row?   Yeh , I know a tad out of character for me but it seemed like the right thing to do, considering the circumstances...      You all know how myself and the FF ( famished four)roll on these matters, we try to to go to new places but sometimes we just cant help our selves and we revert to some of our old haunts.......... Take "Maggies on Meeker" for instance,  its not the classiest of cafes, its not an intimate little bistro tucked away in some quaint part of Kent...(Hah ! Quaint and Kent?) thats like saying a quaint part of Lynnwood.      What Maggies is is good!  , good food, good service!......... What else they are is a neighborly place where friends meet for lunch or breakfast, its loud when crowded, mismatched tables and coffee mugs...... and if you happen to be at the Pied Piper Tavern next door?... you can get breakfast or lunch delivered from Maggies, What else Maggies has is the best ( yes I said best) homemade Cornbeef hash I've ever had, not to be confused with the standard fare canned  Hash available on the week days, this concoction of chunks o meat plus taters and veggies is available only on the weekends,  along with eggs perfecto and choice of toast.  I dont recall any of the food there disappointing  me or any of us ever.      We've had lunch at Maggies as well, equally as good,  Blts, burgers , clubhouse, yep standard lunch food but its always on point............My Spousal unit Msue, more times than not for breakfast, gets the Homemade Quiche , and they usually have 6 or 7 different varieties, She says . Its the best ever, its about 3 inches thick and delicious, I actually had it   today, it was the" Milwaukee" Quiche, bratwurst , cheese, onions and peppers.... Quite Tasty!.........The reason the names on the title twice is we went there today( Sunday) with Ol Hot T and Smoj, and Msue and I went there yesterday, I worked Saturday till (9:45) and met Msue after that............ she of course had the Quiche.. she wanted the Porker (full of meat) but alas the popular variety was sold out, she settled for the "Tuscan" in its stead,  ( Prosciutto, artichoke hearts, Parmesan)... I tasted it , and decided that maybe I'd order quiche someday, it was pretty darned good, and it didnt have to be covered in gravy for me to like it, although if it was? I'd so order it..... ok so she had the Quiche and I had a Waffle along with an egg and choice of meat(bacon) , also very good,But one egg?please!  You all know how I LOves me some eggs.... so I get two!...       The standard Breakfast menu reads as you'd suspect ,but on the weekends they have specials... usually always the same ones, along with the variety of Quiches and CB Hash I'm so crazy about, they have Meatloaf and eggs, the piece of meat loaf is as big as a brick, and a Chorizo Omelette, both MM! ....The griddle items are basic, but well executed, They have a fruit waffle that has a couple inches thick of assorted fruit, plus piled with whip cream, haven' t had that yet....they also have a Bacon Waffle.. Bacon right inside the darn thing.              So today it was Val and Kens (OLHot T and Smoj) choice, they had plans early afternoon so they opted for local and Maggies it was, and bein the easy goin types as Msue and I are? it was all ok with us.           we walked in this am rounda bout 10 , sat ourselves, which is protocol, OL Hot T and Smoj  joined us quickly after.           After a little deliberation  Val ordered Quiche Lorraine..(cheese and spinach) MSue opted for the Porker (Quiche) , Ham ,bacon... very oinky, I had the above mentioned Milwaukee Quiche, it came with a fruit bowl (they all do) and a side of dijon aioli, never have been a quiche guy, I can almost always find something  more breakfasty, and most obviously more macho , and of course all of this was washed down with our usual drink of choice.           Yep we went to Maggies two days in a row ,just cuz we like it! ...For some reason if you dont get enough to eat there they also have a wide variety of homemade desserts....cookies with entire peanut butter cups on them, soft squishy cinnamony snickerdoodles, cinnamon rolls.. or my personal favorite, Bran Muffins that taste like mini carrot cakes, Msue and her work crew sometimes lunch at Maggies and she always brings me one home.                               So my many followers if you do find your way to the "Quaint" side of Kent Washington , look up Maggies on Meeker   and dont be afraid of the Quiche     (Although once I think I overheard someone pronounce it kwi shay)..... Kent go figure.

I'm Baaack......

I know some of you are saying Blog? What Blog? tis true, its been since the beginning of the year since last I've taking fingers to keys to share my opinion (for whatever thats worth) on the Sunday ritual I have lovingly named "SundayBreakfast".          So much has happened this year, Cassidy (our youngest) was married on July 25th, after a year of planning by Msue and Cass, a few disagreements along the way, it all came together without a hitch (from my perspective) all I had to do was to put on a tuxedo and take a walk down the aisle with my little princess, I got through it pretty well all be it with a lump in my throat, but non the wiser, She was a beautiful Bride with a smile so big, it never came off her face the whole night!.... I did enjoy the evening, I muddled through my  " Father of the Bride" speech and actually kept my composure through most of it.     All in all, a very nice affair.  So to the Blog....     The Sunday after the Wedding ( on a Friday) We had a very special guest with us for our Sunday Breakfast, Chloe Engley  and her boyfriend Jake all the way from Australia attended the Wedding, Chloe was our Aussie Exchange student when Cass was in Highschool, it was so awesome to see her again, and to meet her boyfriend Jake...... Sooooo they went to bfast with Msue and myself. we took the ferry over to Bainbridge Island to "Nolas" a little bistro we've been to a few times with ol Hot T and Smoj, a beautiful morning in July a great ferry ride and a yumtastic  breakfast.    Chloe and Jake had the Eggs Benedict, Msue had the Chickenfried steak, and I cant go to Nolas and not have French toast, it's so yumbelievably good, thick Challa bread, with a bourbon orange butter and real maple syrup, thick sliced bacon...MM! , Msue and I had blood marys , Chloe, I think a Mimosa, plus we had coffee and ice tea and all the fixins of a Sunday feast, it was amazing !       The Ferry ride back had a little unexpected treat as well, My Friend and ex coworker Rob R. works for them, he's a
captain in waiting ( which I guess means he has to wait till enough retire to become one) I called him , and what luck, it was his boat we got on for the ride back , so we got  a tour of the pilot house, and a ride back to Seattle in style.... Thanks Rob!     Nolas is someplace everyone should try........some other noteworthy places we've dined?..... Well how about" The Tides"Tavern, on the water in Gig Harbor, Msue and I went there with her sister and brotherinlaw after a morning of crabbing in Commencement Bay, I think Herbie (Msues B i law) had the cornbeef hash, I again had French toast, I dont really recall what Msue and her sister Theresa had,but it was ok nothing really special about the food as I recall, but it was a beautiful day, and the Tides is an awesome venue, great place to people and boat watch, most of my Tides experience consists of Pizza and beer (both excellent),and which I highly recommend.           We have been to a few joints down  Ptown way, seeing that Cassidy and Brian live in Hillsboro now, one of these places is named "Seasons and Regions" we went there because Brian said they have oysters for breakfast.... frankly I dont know why more places dont offer Oysters and eggs, what a great combo! Yep sir we went there all right and instead of the oysters, I opted for the Razor Clams! Whaaat? holy smoke were they good!, tender and sweet, cooked perfect and along with eggs and browns mmmmm! Brian I believe had the oysters, Cass is so plain Jane at Bfast.... bacon and eggs, Msue had some sort of Scramble.. anyway it was all pretty tasty.... good coffee too, seems all the Cafes down in P town serve Stumptown coffee, take a lesson Seattle area joints land of Starbucks, start serving it in your cafes!.        Next on our Portlandian tour was the Reedville Cafe.... in? Yep! Reedville, not to far from Hillsboro, again I had Razor clams! are ya taking notes Seattle?    thats right seafood for breakfast ! what a concept also good coffee, (big surprise), Brian had the CB Hash, Cass had ......let me think.... oh yeh a Bloody Mary with Eggs and bacon, Msue followed it up with a Seafood Scramble with hollandaise  , Ice T aplenty, now I dont know if the food and beer options in Portland are enough to get me to move to the land  of Ducks but they do build a strong argument for it, along with the bookstores ,glass shops and transients its a lot like the Fremont area in Seattle only bigger... Yep Portlanders know how how to eat and drink, there's a Deli there we like named Kenny and Zukes, its in down town P...... one word....Eggsalad! recommended to me by a tatooed pierced waitress there as Amazing! it was and it keeps me coming back, along with mile high Pastrami sandwiches and of course Msues Favo...The After Thanksgiving Sandwich, which consists of as you might guess, Turkey , stuffing , cranberries and Gravy..... The Eidleweiss sausage house.... Im drooling just thinking about that place, every german style meat and sausage you can think of plus they make sandwiches and soup, the place is so busy, if your not ready when they call your number......NEXT!                   I brought home some fresh bologna and some Braunsweiger  ( liverwurst)  OMG ,much to Msues dismay.... oh so Tasty!        And all that is without our partners in crime Ken and Val, so that being said we have been to a few of the usuals lately , Charlies in Puyallup is always good.... talkin old school eatery here, kinda dark, big salad bar! really a salad bar? yep they got one, but not for breakfast, what they do have is good food, a great prime rib hash , a scramble they call a "square"  I guess because it comes on a square plate, great pancakes, and a Yumdiddly Monte Cristo Sandwich which our waitress recommended Hot boysenberry syrup as a dippin sauce... she got a nice tip that sunday it was so good I dont even remember what Hot T and Smoj had or Msue for that matter.. that was last sunday..... today we went to "Draft Choice", I guess  its in Auburn.... east Auburn headin towards Black Diamond any way we went there a few years back with Hot T and Smoj and today with Cass and Brian,     my new Son in Law wanted  something Chicken fried, so thats where we went.     Brian, Msue and myself  had the CFS    so amazingly tastelicious with eggs yer choice and browns today, we ordered the special potatoes, but alas they were out.... Cass had the breakfast Burrito , pretty good as well, along with two bloody marys , Msue had two bloody caesers(with clamato juice) with her bfast,Brian as well.... so with food and breakfast in a tavern,.. there goes....pull tabs!    no winners to speak of, a dollar here and there, bfast was close to 150 bucks.... but delicious and fun!  good thing I had only Coffee.......... So my many followers, we will meet again next Blog..... yes I will continue......dont hold your breath........ we will keep eating and I' ll keep giving my opinions Ad Nauseum. We are headin  down to Napa in a couple of weeks with Ol HotT and Smoj we'll see how Sunday Breakfast Napa Style works.... until then.....May all your breakfasts achieve Yumtasteliciousness!                      

Happy New Year... A new place and more1

Another Year over,another just begun,(thanks John Lennon).       Yep its true The Famished Four, is still on its journey, its quest ? Good Food, Good Company, and quite frankly we have found it in numerous places over these past two or so years.     We continue to converge on Sundays, the four of us and head out to some familiar places and some brand new as well. Some of the names change in our journeys.... but its basically the same Four ....Smoj (small o juice) or Val.... Ol Hot T (Ken)..... MSue, and myself.        I know at the beginning of all this , for those that might remember... the purpose, my quest , If I may, was to find a good breakfast and a great cup of coffee, we have found many great breakfasts, a few great cups of Jo, and quite frankly a ritual that none of us want to discontinue , so onward we'll go, Yes we will find some new joints...but I'm here to say some of the "Ol Stand bys" must be celebrated as well..     I was reading in the Seattle Magazine about some breakfast places that they quote as "The Best"  and some of them we have been to. The best is a tough label to put on anything, they claim Geraldines, in the Rainier Valley has the best French Toast.... ok it was good... the best? I guess thats why we keep going, I would think once I found the Best, my search would be over.... Yeh I know, the best that they tried out of how many? I get it, dont get me wrong Geraldines is a great little Cafe, and pretty good coffee to.... You should try it and form your own opinion.      Glos on Capital Hill was also listed.....The thing I remember about  Glo's is their Coffee was really good  and that Msue had ordered the Biscuits and Gravy... and didn't like it... no sausage in said gravy, mushrooms... it was a veggie version. And as is our Mode of Operation, if someone is not satisfied, its hard to go back.       The Places we continue to enjoy, because they continue to perform up to our standards.... although our standards are not that high....friendly service, good hot food and prompt beverage attentiveness  thats all we need!        At the top of our list are a few that keep up the standards                        At the top of my list? Well it's gotta be The Bay Cafe, for one and only reason...OYSTERS! pan fried, and delectable! along with 3 over perfect eggs and Hashbrowns Delishimundo ! its my Fav,  along with meeting the standards consistantly it is my choice for number one.          Now this opinion is not unanimous , my Darling Wife doesn't get all the excitement, to her its good, but there are places she prefers, Hot T and Smoj like it as well but they too have their own unique perspectives .          At the tippity top of Msue's is Voula's  Offshore Cafe, and I gotta say, Its darn good, Iv'e tried various menu items at Voulas and they have all been great, Msue on the other hand, has had but one.... She cant get past the 'Greek Hobo", which as some of you might know is a scramble of eggs, taters and assorted veggies, Feta cheese on top with some of their homemade hot sauce on the side.             Hot T's choice?  well I consider myself a good judge of character, and my buddy Ken is that! quite a character, and I think his choice would be , if I had to pick one.... I might have to go with "Pete's Egg Nest", a tiny cafe in Greenwood, holds about 50 people, its loud and tough to get into at times, but its family run, Mom, Dad,Brothers and Sisters who love what they do and it shows, foods hot and delicious and plentiful.         I'm going out on limb on this next one, Hot Ts lovely Wife Smoj's fav has got to be Charlies in Puyallup, for the same reason I like The Bay, Charlies has one menu item that Val just cant get past.... Chicken in a Biscuit.... consisting of said biscuit, topped with a piece of  a fried chicken breast, piggybackin a couple o eggs your way , the rest of said biscuit and...... wait for it..........Covered in Country Gravy!   Holy Smacalicious ! it is good! .       The Above Joints Du Jour, also pass, in flying colors, the Standards we live by, so we frequent these often, although its been a while for Petes or the Bay Hmmm.   Other places on our radar have been Maggies on Meeker ( Kent) they have Msues Bacon Waffle and on the weekend, probably the best Homemade Corned beef hash I've ever had, yeh I know I said  Best.... strictly my opinion,    The Chelan Cafe.... always good, Pancakes MM! and what I call a hangover cure, Country Benedict! Biscuits topped with Sausage patties, poached eggs, and smothered and covered with the choice of country or their Sausage gravy... I always opt for the latter, a respectable breakfast sirloin with the Steak and eggs as well .           Dixies in Sumner also fits the chart for the FF's Sunday Mastication ritual, also family run , huge portions .... and DADS POTATOES ! almost like french fries, but sliced Yumtastic!      I know there are many I have not mentioned, but these are our usual haunts, creatures of habit that we are!,  I know Iv'e gone on ad nosseum   about Standards, and quite frankly there is one place where the food was probably as good as food can get, but service by design was the worst Iv'e ever experienced , it's Darbys Cafe in Olympia, visited by Guy Fietti in Diner's Drive ins and Dives and rated quite well, I had an amazing dish called " Oysters Creole" absolutely wonderful, but it took 3 hours to get it..... forget it ..... not going back.               There is however a new place we just visited , What?  Yep a new joint in Lakewood of all places, actually it's new to us, it's not a new restaurant..... Its" Carrs" Msues Friend and Co worker Yvonne stumbled on to it and figured we'd like it.... and like it we did!       Its easy to find, right on Bridgeport Way, not far from the Airforce base.     Carr's decor is appropriately in the automobile and travel motif, much like Daves Diner in Sea Tac (also a FF Fav) you know,  license plates , street signs , etc., and the menu follows suit, its in a Car Motif, I had the "Garage Breakfast" consisting  of biscuits and gravy Yumadoo!two eggs over perfect and enough of the most crispy and delicious hashbrowns that I have ever had the pleasure to dip in ketchup! by enough I mean enough for the the whole table , on one plate!, Msue had the Philly Steak Omelette, (as a Scramble) and the ungodly same amount of Browns, along with her Ice Tea w/lemon it was mighty good, Ol Hot T was not in attendance this AM....too bad for Kenny, but his lovely spousal unit Smoj, was there flyin solo. Her choice along with a small cranberry juice, was the "Mediterranean  Metro omlette, as a Scramble of course, spinach, artichoke hearts,sundried tomatoes and kalamata olives with her choice of roasted potatoes instead the Brontobrowns, very satisfied was Val, she kept sayin  "boy Ken would like this place" , so I guess we gotta go back>>> darn!,    We had a couple of guest stars with us today Our Dear friends Tim and Kate (cute as a bug ) Guerrero, Kate (caab) had, I believe the "Volvo" Veggy omlette with the roasted spudllies, also up to her discerning taste!     Carrs is all about the upgrades, just like an Auto dealer I asked for a Blood Mary, was asked if would like to upgrade to pepper vodka? I declined,   the Amazing Hashbrowns also offered upgrades, such as onions or peppers or cheese, or gravy, I Opted for the onions.... Delish! even the coffee had choices.... light or dark roast, all us Jo sippers went with the Dark!                And last but not least Tims choice was the French Toast plate along with eggs and bacon, and he ate Kates Potatoes...... So Terrific , we found a new joint that we all loved, sans OlHot T,I'm sure we will be back and I'm sure he will adore it                                                                                                                                                                      Heres to Good Friends and Good Food!                                                                                                                  HAPPY NEW YEAR!