When in Georgetown...Hudsons!

I have been asked Ad Nauseam  when are you guys going to try Hudsons? Have you been to Hudsons?... and my reply has always been no .. Ol Hot T has thumbed down it ... didnt care for it , He said... ,...You see Ken, before he retired to the life of leisure , worked for the Army Corps of Engineers , as a Wildlife Biologist .. well the A.C.E happens to be located across E. Marginal wy from Hudsons and always said he wasn't impressed with  the fare, or the restaurant in general, and how it goes on Sunday, if someone isn't" Hip to the Jive" on "said local " we just don't go.                                              So Ol Hot T and his better half Smoj  (Ken and Val) were out of town, Oregon , I believe, and subbing in this time , were our good friends Ron and Julie... A friend of mine at work (thanks Theresa), had asked if we've ever breakfasted at the Hudson? .. her family had , numerous times and said it was Fabulous!.. Well I gotta try something that gets such rave reviews, and she is not the only one that shares that opinion, My friend Eric has also reported on the virtues of the venue and has mentioned its a place  worthy of a blog                                                                                                     So a couple of sundays ago , off we went to see what the fuss was all about.                                           We arrived about 9:00 or 9:30, I cant quite remember, and the host reported about a 20 minute wait, fine, thats not an issue, for the place was packed and people were sitting outside in anticipation of their morning nosh.                                                                                                                                   We had a parking spot right in front of the place, so we waited in relative comfort, for our turn.            The 20 minute wait turned into  45, but as stated, it was in all fairness quite busy.                                 But get in we did, and it all started with Beverages of choice, Coffee of course for Julie and I, Ron opted for the H2O, and my lovely Wife had Ice T w/ lemon as per her usual                                           The Bloody Marys looked interesting , big tall drinks they were, lotsa stuff in em and they came with a  Beer back  , sadly we all declined the boozy offer, and stuck with our more reserved choices.            Julie's choice for breakfast was the Hudson's special potataoes (Lincoln ave Potatoes), consisting of Yukon Gold spuds , apples, onions and cheddar cheese and garlic  with sides of meat and eggs an option... No sides for Julie, and she gave a big thumbs up to her meal,... Ron's choice of the day was the "Breakfast Tacos" ... Eggs , Sausage , cheese and salsa all snoodled up in flour tortillas , served with sour cream , scallions and hash browns, he liked em, but stated he would have preferred Corn tortillas instead of the flour variety..... My Smokin Hot Wife , Msue decided on the CFS, a huge slab of a meal with Country White Gravy and choice  of  eggsters and toast... no Browns offered... and frankly none needed, She did indeed like it, but took most of it home , for at least two lunches worth. A Veggie Patty is offered in substitution for our Vegans out there                                                           My meal was of course the Star of the table , once again, On my Friend Theresa's "reco", nicely done by the way, I had decided On the Shrimp and Cheesy Grits cooked perfectly with choice of Eggs, ( Over Med ) and toast..., plenty of good coffee, and very good service, may require a return visit. A lot of the food as it passed by looked amazing, although I'm gonna have a hared time not repeating with shrimp and grits, Msue mentioned she might opt for the same..... Although  , I did have the biscuit just to sop up juice of my choice this am, I hear the Biscuits and Gravy, deserve a try...... Now we just need to Talk Ol Hot T and Smoj   into joining us...                    

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                                                                                               

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