The Point of it all!

Hello Blogsters! This is gonna be short and sweet,as I have ,or we have ,I should say, have been to this little cafe in Browns Point Wa, a number of times,I have blogged about it twice I believe. We went there on Easter morning . We arrived about 9:00 and walked right in, not busy at all, and We all got our drink on, Ice T w/lemon for MSue,Hot T for Ol HT Ken,Oj for Val... atta girl Smoj I new you'd be back. Speaking of Val... she ordered "Jims Croissant", which is of course , said Croissant split and toasted, and piled high with scrambled eggs , cheese,ham and assorted veggies ,covered with some pretty fine Hollandaise , all partnered with some of the best browns in town(considering Browns Point isn't very big, they just might be the best!) Ol Hot T had the "Archies Omlette" ( this cafe used to be called Archies) a mostly sausage affair with all the fixins, along with those Browns , a pretty nice plate o grub!. Biscuits and Gravy was the plan for MSue, and dog gone it , It also was pretty darn tasty! I know this cuz I ate a good portion of it ! Thanks Honey! Browners on the side as well. As for Jimbo? Well I got all up in some "Eggs Benny" along with Brownsters too, it was only a half a poacher away from perfect,(1 Egg slightly over cooked) aint no thang! plus plenty of Jo , to make it all real. You know I really like this little cafe,family owned and ran, They just recently got their Liquor License, tried to talk me into a Bloody Mary, (usally not hard to do) they make their own mix! I declined . The Browns Point Diner is opened for Lunch and Dinner as well, although not late, They close at 8:00 , every other Weds they also have German Night , gotta go for that! mmmmm Wienerschnitzel... Yep once again Browns Point does not dissapoint!

Brown Bag Cafe

Hello Blogomaniacs!,remember last weeks blog?... you know... the Avalon, and I went on a bit about larger than life portions as opposed to more reasonable sized fare, well this sunday we went to the dark side, The Brown Bag Cafe, where portions are hugeormous, the waitstaff , young, but capable, and the wait to get in was about 20 minutes, not bad considering the line was out the door on our arrival at about 9:30 ish. So Ol Hot T Ken and his ball an chain gal Val (smoj) drove the FF(famished four) this morning, easy to find joint , right off 116th ne in Kirkland, yes I said Kirkland... it was my buddy Rons suggestion, drivin for grub doesn't disuade the FF's quest no sirree. Ken and I dropped the chicklets off at the door and proceeded to try and locate a spot in which to park the Hot T mobile, and after circumnavigating said P lot at least three times we did indeed find one, I gotta say tho, I felt a little sorry for the Sharis restaraunt which shares the same lot, it did not look like they were too busy. So in we go, us four, this not so little cafe is in extreme need of a interior make over, but considering the business it was doing the management probably doesn't agree. It's kinda country,farmhousy on the inside, you know old utensils hanging on the walls a Saddle in the waiting area, but I digress ,enough interior talk (totally different blog, I may start some time). Smoj (Val) ordered the Spinach ,Bacon, and Mushroom Skillet, with the above ingredients ridin high atop a slab o hashbrowns, covered with cheese ,plus toast . Oh yeh the toast,probably the funniest part of this place, its all you can eat! what all you can eat toast? who does that? Well these guys do, and and as funny as I thought AYCE toast sounds , it makes sense here, cuz all they're bread is homemade from the rye to the english muffins and its ginormous, english muffins the size of a medium saucer, bread slices the size of lunchplates and both at least an inch thick, needless to say judging by the size of the portions, no ones gonna want more toast, but it was delicous. So any way Vals breakfast was accompanied by a small cranberry juice(very funny Val) she gives me a look everytime she doesn't order oj. I'm not sure she likes her nickname... but too frikkin bad I've come to far to start changin things around now, and might I add, her skillet was giant! Ok enough Smoj coverage, on to good ol predictable Hot T Ken, he ordered the Potatoe Sausage Skillet,same kinda affair as Vals, but with sausage, you know the drill... all floating on the browns.. covered and smothered wit fromage o choice, along with Hot T ,Kenny boy was a happy dude! he had the english frisbees.. er I mean muffins with his,.. mmmm satisfactory. You've heard me talk of Joe, and why he deserves a special breakfast? dont know dont care , but he has a place on the menu here as well, yep he must be somethin that joe, anyways MSue ordered it , it consisting of burger, onions, and garlic ,eggs scrambled well done , side o salsa. along with Ice T w/ lemon to make everthing in the world right again, yep along with her wheat toast gigantico, quite the meal for my lovely bride, plus.. two days lunch, yep a bunch of food also. Me? well glad you asked! I went off the page a bit this sunday mornin, I ordered up a skillet as well, but not just any skillet, no sir it was a hot link sausage slap o grub... yep yep on top of ol taters... all covered with cheese... I got food all on me when I started to sneeze...Ok not really... but it just sort of went with the whole "On Top of Ol" theme that I had goin on, yep I had a loaf size slice of wheat toast and all the basic brown to wash it all down! I dont usually get this type of meal, you know stuff all mixed up and playin around with each other, but I like Hot lincs,so i did it! and I gotta say I received a few looks from the remainder of the FF group... Care not I did... tho my memory not bein what it used to be, last time I went off road on the Jim side of menu I was a tad disappointed, but today... eh! I'd get somethin else, if I could turn back the clock. I did not mention earlier that you can doctor up your browns with onion and cheese, if the moment should strike you , which it did not. I have to believe that the Biscuits and gravy must come in a wheelbarrow, cuz if the bread and muffins are that big the Skits must be be like hub caps. Yes folks the Brown Bag Cafe in Kirkland... will we go back? maybe. It is in Kirkland after all... and my friends thats a long way to go for all you can eat toast! buuut it is damn good toast! I think they should have a Jims Special... let me think on that one.

Avalon

You know folks? in this day of over indulgence,where eating establishments over fill and over do,where quantity trumps quality,fill em full and let em eat for 3 days after , there lyes a little Cafe in ...Yes once again ,West Seattle, by the name of Avalon. The usual suspects of the FF (Famished Four) were in attendance this AM, Ol Hot T and Smoj ,back from Vacation, met MSue and I at Avalon, roundabout 930, they dont open till 10:00, no worries, had my Coffee and listening to the Beatles on KZOK, and for some reason, the weather on the west end lately seems to be better than in the southend burbs. Avalon is located ( strangely enough) on Avalon Way just off the West Seattle freeway,bout a block up from the Luna Park Cafe, also a stop by the FF. When I was stating about the overfilling of our plates earlier, I was referring to the portions at our cafe de choice this morning. Smoj, still sipping her Latte,passed on the juice, and ordered Crab and Cod cakes Benedict, Two tiny little poachies sitting atop said Seafood cakes and a smattering of Hollandaise , ( homemade and delicious) and a scoop of Homefries, also quite good, not really a huge amount, but plenty for Smoj, although the eggs were a bit over poached I thought , she said she prefers em that way. Ol Hot T , along with hot Tea, ordered the Shortrib Hash and two egg breakfast , a bit more on his plate than Vals, but still not huge. The big chunk style hash had quite a bit of said shortribs which Ol Hot T stated were super tender and Mui delicioso, Topped with 2 eggsters over perfecto, good lookin meal for Ken , shall we say another thumbs up from that side of the table. As for MSue , she decided on the Biscuits and Chorizo Gravy with 2 eggs scrambled well done, all washed down with her usual Ice T w/ lemon(fresh brewed), they also have a mushroom gravy affair, but MSue stayed with the Pork version, and I gotta tell ya ,it was pretty spicy, maybe a bit too spicy for MSue ,but delicious just the same, and probably my choice for a return visit, as I ate a good part of hers,(no leftovers this time honey) I saw one thing on the menu and it locked me in! Duck Ham Benedict, What ? you just dont see duck on many breakfast menus, and I love me some Duck! soo there was really no other choice for Jimbo. This Benny was served on crusty toasted artisan type bread, as opposed to the usual english muffin, the bread also had a olive oil pesto vinagrette, which gave the bread alone a great flavor. The Duck was smoky and mild , quite yummers, along with the same over done poacharinas as appeared atop Vals BFast, although I prefer em runny and goopy, the The top sauce although delicious, was sparse, I coulda used a bit more, the very same scoop of Homers playin wingman on my plate completed my meal for the day. A few minor adjustments and my meal would have been perfect, as the coffee served at the Avalon is "Cafe Vietto"( I believe) and brewed perfectly. Yep Yep West Seattle seems to have it goin on as far as breakfast gos, we keep findin gems amid the bumpy streets on the West side!

Sunbreak Cafe

I wouldn't exactly say we've been ignoring this restaurant, we have ate there before ,a few years back. We have thought about going there recently,but there was always someplace else we wanted to try. MSue would say "I dont know what people see in that place" I think it might have had something to do with the long wait to get in,thats what I think any ways,and quite frankly that was about all I remember about it, after all it's been a couple o years since we've been there. At a Thomas Jefferson auction we recently attented , we purchased two gift certificates to dine at said establishment, and this sunday we decided " what the heck" lets go. Smoj (small oj) Val and ol Hot T ditched us this am, I guess they had something more important to do, I cant imagine , something like a vacation to the ocean, whatever! we were gonna eat anyways with or without those guys, although honestly this blog loses something with out that Ol Hot T Sarcasm,and oh no! Smoj ordered cranberry juice, what will I write about? So here go's The FF (famished four) reduced by half , so lets call us the Hungry half, for this sunday anyway,plus one, as my daughter Jessica graced us with her presence today. We arrived at the Sunbreak Cafe about 8:45, and WOW! got right in, thats different! where did the line that went around the joint go?Eh! who cares! we were in and seated by 8:50, not to shabby I'd say! Well same ol same ol, MSue ordered Ice T w/lemon, Apple juice for Jessica,and of course, Coffee for ol Jimmy, big surprise! Msue for breakfast ordered a Scramble with Bacon,spinach ,cheese and assorted veggies, and enough hashbrowns to make to make the plate lean to one side, she ate a little and brought home enough grub for two more meals, she kept commenting, why didn't we like this place? wow! look at all that bacon in my breakfast,mmm good! anyway she really liked it. Jessica ordered the CFS, now with The Sunbreak's Cfs,you can order a full order or a half an order,thinking ahead she orders the full slab! Well ,when her meal arrived she received 2 cfs's ridin topside over as many Browns as MSue had or more plus two eggs scrambled(well done) mm whos daughter? I gotta tell ya a hungry person could easily split this meal, and the full order was 14.50, not cheap, but really good, listen up Timmy! pretty good CFS's that is if you can get past the Monte Cristo Sandwich, they have one there that is pretty good ,if I remember correctly, it's what I ordered when last I ate there. Buuut not this time! Nopers, I ordered the Eggs Benedict, also available in a half order. Not to be fooled by gimicks. I went whole hog, so to speak. My breakfast came to the table with just as many Browns as my dates did, Now they have 2 other options for Eggs Benny, a smoked turkey affair, or Florentine, with spinach. Nah! I got me the origional, you know ,with bacon de canuck,two poached perfect egglys, and all covered with what might be the best Hollandaise I 've ever had! (watch out Chelan Cafe) all slooshed down with more hot Jo than I can remember drinking at breakfast, mind you not the best coffee,but still pretty good, I kept gettin the 3 sip fill up, the service, needless to say was exceptional, the owners and the waitstaff, johnny on the spot, I think even the cook came out to check on us, So why havent we been there in a while? dont know, cant imagine. I was wondering what happened to the huge line that we use to encounter, well it was there when we were on the way out! we apparently arrived at a good time,It did not reach out the building , but the Cafe has little partitions alla Disneyland, to handle the Gilongest of lines. Oh for Criminy sakes I forgot to mention the bread options. You have your choice of Orange Cranberry Muffins,toast of choice,or Banana bread, I went for the Nanna bread while my two companions had the Muffins, equally as good as the rest of the meal, they also sell the Banana bread for 8 bucks a loaf, pretty spendy , but also pretty darn good! So in Closing neither Myself or MSue could remember why we havent been to the Sunbreak for so long, but we do know that it was damn good, and all the fuss you' ve all read about? all true! Too bad Ol Hot and Smoj were not there to enjoy with us, maybe, if they're lucky, we will take them with us on what will undoubtably be a return visit! Yeppers the Sunbreak Cafe On Main St in Auburn, not the cheapest joint in town, but maybe one of the best!