Little Jerrys... My kind of place!

I know it's been a while... Ok more than a while, and I've been requested  to please continue...sort of..... As is my modus operandi the Blog will continue when we get out of our weekly rut of visiting Maggie's on Meeker ( Kent) and move on to something different and unique... Well Little Jerrys fits both these monikers....soooo Blog I must.   I heard about Little Jerrys from a friend of mine, he informed me it was an Homage to the TV show Seinfeld... Still my favorite show..    Little Jerrys  is everything "Seinfeld" from the pictures and memorabilia on the walls to the menu with items named for episodes and characters from the TV series......So last Sunday we decided to head out for the new " Next Nosh".... A little different from previous Sunday's as our fellow Mastication partners were not in attendance , Smoj and Ol Hot T were off galavanting in Utah on vacation, so in attendance this am was my daughter Cassidy and her husband Brian...... We arrived at the venue probably around 9:30... And the fact that we were seated immediately was a miracle in and of itself, cuz you see, Little Jerrys  has the occupancy equivalent of a large closet... I think it seats 16 to 18 , with two tables reserved for parties of 4, the other were 2 toppers ,plus a counter that sits 3 or 4, so yeh , tiniest of tiny.. Oh yeh 1 table out side for those that prefer an El Fresco experience ..... The Tiny Cafe is in a small strip mall off 84 the in south Tacoma on Park ave in the Fern Hill neighborhood.             So about the food... Brian decided on the"Puddy" for his choice... Kind of a taco type mess scramble with eggs and taters, home fries or Browns, mozzarella cheese and pico de gallo... Yeh that's right! 7.95 wow a big pile o grub, two thumbs up from Ol Brian.... The females both had The Maestro, which is a classic Eggs Bennedict, served on top of Browns or Home Fries choice of toast... Both choices were nicely received , and not much of either was finished, the box of shame accompanied both chicks home..... Now as for my food of choice... I decided on the Kramerica , which was a Eggs Florentine affair... You know, spinach and tomatoes , but with Bacon, eggsters poached ala perfecto on top of Browns and covered with some very good Hollandaise  all washed down with tons of average Jo and of course Ice T was beverage choice of my lovely wife... All in all it was pretty darned yumtastic and we certainly will make a return trip with Ol Hot T and Smoj....Little Jerrys is also open for lunch... The burgers also on the Seinfeld theme sound really big and really good ... Oh yeh they have a TV for the Seinfeld viewing fans , with episodes  of the show .... Cereal bar desserts Yada yada yada

Hitting the Mark ,Burien Style

Yes , Its been a while, I am aware of the lack of Posts in Blogville, but up until now, its been "same ol same ol"..... yeh we've ate at Maggies a lot, please don't be "hatein" Maggies is really good all the time , its very consistent,and we were there on Saturday and ran in to an old Chum.. Eric and his wife Laurie,.....I'd like to think it was my commentary  that brought  them in as Maggies regulars..... oh the ego...right?..But I didn't take finger to key to talk about a place I've gone on ad nauseum .                     The old cast was together again this sunday, Yep the FF (Famished Four) was riding again, this time on Smojs  suggestion , we went to "The Mark"in good ol Burien  , or should I say Olde Burien, its west of Ambaum , on 152 nd.    Its a nice little Bar in a nice little part of said town, across from the Burien beauty salon (used to cut my hair there, Hi Norma) the Tin Room is across the street as well, also a nice nosh.. been there for lunch, I like Burien, it still has a small town feel, in places, some times it's hard to tell where White Center ends and Burien begins, but there is noubt that the Mark resides in Good ol Burien   and they have a Vinces there, nuff said!   (Best Pizza ever)                 So, The Mark....We had a late start this Sunday, did not arrive until 11 ish, but they Brunch till 3:00 , so no worries for the FF, we started off as per the usual... Ol Hot T had a Bloody Mary, Smoj had cranberry juice, Msue had of course Ice Tea with lemon and I copy catted Ol Hot T with my own Bloody Mary.... and Coffee.... Smoj was on point this am with her decision  to order the Crab Eggs Bennedict, which was constructed of ...Crab ( Dungeness) spinach and tomatoes , Hollandaise  of course , partnered up with house taters (country fried w/onions)  and just about polished the meal off, a small box of shame was requested, but was left at the table.... sigh! sorry Val.                                      Ol Hot T ordered the "Chevy" omelette  Ham ,Bacon and Sausage Peppers and Tomatoes all held in place with some good ol Tillamook Cheddar, no box of shame for the Hot Man,he walked through the egg dish and left no prisoners, pretty darned good Ken exclaimed!                                                          My very own Lovely Bride Msue , had the Mark Scramble, with Prime Rib and Tomatoes,Onions,Mushrooms and Provel Cheese,  Provel?  apparently its a blend, a melange of four white cheeses according to our Waiter ,It makes for a really good melt,.... Msue did not care for the Provel, she compared it to cheese whiz, she said she would try the Mark Scramble again , only with good ol Cheddar,      but she raved for the Ice Tea (Tahitian)   so not a total loss                                    I went a different direction ...Really?  How odd of me... I had the Baked Eggs Neptune, which consisted of Asparagus,Tomatoes with cheddar and afore mentioned Provel cheese, all smothered and covered with Hollandaise and Dungeness crab... snoodled up with Country Taters and a Biscuit  MM!   I actually liked the Provel cheese....this breakfast dish was quite possibly one of the best eats I've had had in quite some time...and Baked Eggs? delicious and runny, whites cooked perfect, the dish is constructed and the eggs are placed on top... and baked to perfection. covered with the sauce and consumed heartily .... the coffee was good as well, although apparently not bottomless, (refilled only once)    The Jams and Jellies were brought to the table in compotes with spoons, a nicer variation from the typical jelly packs... and they had Marmalade....Yep I love me some Marmlade!       The rest of the Menu was interesting, as in the Bread Pudding French Toast, (sounds Yumtastic)          The Mark also has a Breakfast Happy Hour, where your meal is 3 dollars off... I think Its Monday thru Friday early.....It was nice to go to a place new to  the Famished Four,I wouldn't say we've gotten in a rut. but nothing really Blog worthy, cuz it's really about the company and the food is secondary,    but when its really good , like todays fare was in my opinion, I gots to reach out to my Peeps and let em know That The Mark in Olde Burien Gets 3 MMs as in  MM MM MM!  besides I gotta try that Bread Pudding French Toast                         

Carriage Square Sports Bar and Grill

Ok , Kent is not just for Maggies on Meeker customers, Last Sunday the FF (Famished Four) plus 2, Cassidy and Brian joined us today..... Msue , on a recommendation from her Coworker Tracy,            Decided we would try Carriage Square Sports bar and grill.... Which will now , for the sake of brevity , be known as CSSBG..       Hot T and Smoj were hip to a new joint.. especially since the last one we picked was Dirty Oscars (Yumtastic), so we were on a breakfastacion roll                                 We met Mr and Mrs Hot T about nineish , they were waiting for us inside this pretty good size bar.. all by themselves... no one else was in there, a cook, a Bartender/Waiter, surrounded by Pool Tables, Pinball machines, Dart boards and a Air hockey table (cool) and assorted other Bar stuff.                     It was kinda funny, they looked, awfully insignificant at that giant table, and when we walked in they started to express there doubts about our choice  for BFast this AM .                                                     The Hot Man said . "Boy Jim" I dont know bout this place , they only have 4 or 5 items on the menu.............and I'm drinking coffee Jim.....Do you know why I'm drinking coffee Jim? Hmm?, ... Because they only have  Lipton Tea!  ........I cant Abide Lipton Tea Jim..... so I'm drinking coffee...sigh....Poor Hot T, such a Tea Snob... Its a bar in Kent!, the fact that they at least have some kind of tea, I thought was pretty cool..... that bein said it is a bar , and what else do bars have?  Hmmm? Cocktails!   ... Bloody Marys, Bloody Caesers, Mimosa's... Hell I could've had a Makers on the rocks..... but I didn't, that would be wrong.                                                                                         So on came the drinks, and I of course also had a cup a Jo, cuz its sorta my thang! no im sayin?            Ol Hot T and I did agree on one thing, the menu was small, bacon and eggs a Chefs special, some sort of a meat and potatoe and egg scramble...... and the show stopper..... Loco Moco!!  Yes!  and least their version of it.... in Hawaii, Loco Moco is a couple Fried Eggs, Brown Gravy on top of rice..MM!.... the Kent version is Fried Eggs , country gravy, on top of crispy hashbrowns                     And of course its what Brian and myself ordered, MSue had the special,...with a side of the country gravy....Nice choice Foof.(Msues nickname) Hot T and Smoj also ordered the special, but split an order...sans gravy....... The food was good , Msue really liked her morning choices, mine and Brians was Yumtastic!..... Cassidy had the Bacon and eggs....Yawn, but was all around pleased with her am requests as well...... You know it wasnt very expensive , the food any ways, but when you mix up Cassidy and Her Mom, and toss em in a bar....Well lets just say cocktails and pulltabs add quite a bit to the ol Tab, but it was fun, the food was good, I got to play pool with Cassidy..... If she wouldnt have sunk the 8 ball.... most probably I would have been defeated, much like the last time we played The basketball game "horse"    The little Sh-- beat me , shes got a left hand shot....oh well , you want your kids to succeed, just not do a victory dance after an ol man thumpin...but I digresss....CSSBG was really good, I woundn't mind a return trip at some point, the food was good, the cocktails were yum , coffee?,      Good ol Fashioned bar swill,and I drank it down with gusto!                                                         Thanks Tracy, Nice Bar!                                                                                 '

Dirty Oscars Annex... gotta like that name!

Boy Oh Boy! it sure has been a while since the Famished Four have been together on a Sunday, My Lovely Bride and I have of course been to breakfast, but locally , We've gone to Maggies in Kent.. So Good, and to the Chelan Cafe in West Seattle, also a fav......, But Today,my dear Blogofites ( people that read My blog)            We got the FF Gang together and journeyed to the out reaches of Tacoma to Gnash our Gnosh at Dirty Oscars Annex,   Its a little bar/restaurant in between the Hilltop and the  North  neighborhoods on 6th avenue, a couple blocks off Sprague, one of the many joints featured on Guy Fiettis show Diners Drive ins and Dives.
We went on a recommendation of my Friend (and boss) and her husband... Cristi and Mike Syverson,  Well I left one computer and signed on to another , man, tech savvy is not an attribute to which I aspire...but I digress.... so anyhow Mike and Cristi really liked Dirty Oscars, and , well you know me any time any place for Breakfast.              So as said,' haven't been with Ol Hot T and Smoj for a while and they were game for a new adventure                                                                               We were warned to get there early because there can be quite a line up, we arrived at 9 ish,waited about 10 minutes for a table for 4,not to bad I thought.                                                                            Our Waitress was Brittany today and she cheerfuly took our drink orders, answered a few questions , as there are always a few for the FF.....OlHot T ordered up a DOA Bloody Mary W/Bacon, cuz bacon does make everything better,not overly spicy,but Ol Hotty said it was good, Mrs Ol Hot T,(Smoj) had her self a Mimosa and Msue had a Vodka and Tomato juice, cuz shes just not into spice,they dont have Bloody Caesars at DOA, which is Msues bfast drink of choice,....so buy some Clamato juice! huh?    I decided to avoid the cocktails and go for the usual Caffeine express, basic tavern coffee,       plenty strong, and plenty of it.                                                                                                                   So as far as food go's, Ol HotT had him some Elk Hash!    yep he did it came topped with a couple o eggsters cooked to his likin, and swooshed it all down with the afore mentioned  Bloody Mary, followed it with a spot o Tea, thus the namesake............. Smoj ordered the Biscuits and Gravy, along with eggs scrambled and crispy hashbrowns,again all was to her liking, but alas she could not finish all the Fare presented her this AM, so the box of shame to carry home was appropriated at the time of meal completion.....Msue had the very  same Biscuits and Gravey... well actually ordered her own, only hers were with eggsscrambledwelldonesideofsalsa (one word) ...but Pico de Gallo would have to suffice.                                                                                                                                                      Now Mike Syversons recommendation of the Skits and gravy were accompanied by the quote  Best Ever!......Msue said...they were not sausagy enough for her, I tasted of course....and I thought they were pretty good...nice gravy, very silky smooth, but she did enjoy the meal, but maybe order something else next time......Speaking of something else? thats what I ordered!   I was gonna order the biscuits as well but since Msue had em, I alas could not ... its just not done!   My something else was The Apricot and Jalapeno coulis French Toast with a side of bacon , not a particularly huge portion , but plenty for an oldy like me...and I got to say  MM! it was sweet , it was spicy, it was delicious ....it was gone.     The Bacon served was thick and delicious and of course cuz I love her sooo much, Msue got a piece of my bacon                                                                                                So all in all a very successful breakfast outing it was , and the Menu was intriguing enough to make another trip down Tacoma way.....I saw they had Chicken and Waffles and Im gettin em next!             I would rate this trip four MM's! where a total of 5 is the max.... I dont just go by my judgement alone, I take a census of the table, so DOA associates, if your reading this   more sausagy gravy and buy some Clamato Juice so Msue can have her Caesars........you might just reach that 5th MM!    Oh yeh get there early..... before 9, there was a couple dozen waiting on our departure