Blog O Spect

Greetings one and all ! Happy New Year! I think at this juncture its time to look at this 'Hobby" and try to figure out where its going, what have I learned?, who's got what? Dont get me wrong ,I do enjoy this, goodness knows I do love to eat, I have however, decided that I need to stop eating so much , no Im not gonna start bloggin bout who has the best oatmeal, but I am gonna start cutting my portions in half, such as what I did this morning at what I have determined is my Favorite place to eat, not what Smoj or Ol Hot T like, or even Msue, My Blog My preferances! I do value their imput and going forward their opinions will be carefully noted, but today? It's all about ME! Drumroll please.........And the Winner is ? Browns Point Diner! after gnoshing at many Cafes, Diners, Bistros and Restaurants I have come to the opinion that I really dont have to eat anywhere else for breakfast, ( although I will) BPD 's food is that good each and every time , even their java de mediocre, seems to be better these days I asked today if they changed their Coffee, they replied No, but I was not the only one of their customers to ask this question, Hmmmm? Maybe they are using more Coffee in the prep , maybe they cleaned out the urn? I dont know, but I swear its better! The Eggs Benny is terrific, great CFS, Hashbrowns Perfect! Eggs are done to order by some one who gives a damn bout eggs, Great Service and Friendly Staff round out a really good place to eat. We went there last Sunday as well, the reason we went today was my daughter Jessica was in attendence, along with her friend Carter, and as per her Birthday request BPD was the choice! Along with great food and service, there was another thing that put them over the top in my opinion... Last week the FF (famished four) graced the diner with our presense. We arrived at our usual 930 ish , and there were a few couples in front of us, no problem there, the young hostess seated these two people.The young man in front of us claimed he was there before the previous group, and as his girlfriend was in the restroom , he was ignored by the Hostess, she apologized and offered to seat them straight away, I'm sorry sir, she exclaimed I did not see you, you may have this booth. Not good enough for Mister Impatient, as he tore into her verbally something fierce, questioning her intelligence (putting it mildly) asking what her job description was and how could she expect to keep a job anywhere if she was so incompetant in one so simple. It went on even after the young lady started to cry! I had to hold MSue back, she was so infuriated by this spectacle of ultimate rudeness! . I probably would have let her tear into him , if for not the Manager of the Diner stepping in and cross reamin this guy a new rearend for treating her hostess in such a manner,but she did it so professionally, not raising her voice, but kicked his ass out and told him never to come back! Well Done Jessica! (her name) part of a succesfull Diner is not just the food, but treating your employees with the respect they deserve. I always knew this place was one of my favs , that day it just put it over the top! There still are some places other then BPD that do deserve some accolades as well, some just for the unusual items that set them apart from the others, The Bay Cafe for example, Great Browns! Great Service and they have seafood for breakfast ( Oysters an Eggs mmmMM! ) again not very good coffee.... whatev! Oysters an Eggs!!!! nuff said! . Charlies in Puyallup, again crummy jo but their Breakfast Chicken in a Biscuit Sammy, is over the top good! Fried Chicken breast, eggs , stuffed in a biscuit and covered with sausage gravy! along with a side of an angioplasty, should last you the rest of the day! Lucky for me Starbucks is just around the corner. The Chelan Cafe, Great Bennys , good CFS, Biscuits and Gravy, Good ol fashioned service, and probably the best Pancakes in town! Although we havent been in a while, Petes Eggnest in Greenwood deserves a mention as well, for a tiny little place they sure put out the food! Big Scrambles, a big selection of Bennys as well as some Greek Items, Family owned and when your there, your family as well! Voulas OffShore Cafe ( MSues Fav) she loves the Greek Hobo! plus the Chinese Pancake( a pancake stuffed with ham and a fried egg in the middle of it, I dont know how it got the name but it is scrumptious) . Daves Diner in Sea Tac! Good food and probably the biggest CFS around ( The Motherlode) Dixies Diner in Sumner , giant portions, big menu, also family run, they have the best non hashbrown potatoes as far as I'm concerned (Dads Potatoes) sliced and deepfried! yeh baby!. Yes there are many great places to eat in and around the great city of Seattle but so few of these, with the exception of some of the upper priced, joints pour you a cup of quality Jo, I find that surprising considering Starbucks is local! The Hangar Cafe in Georgetown has Stumptown Coffee brewing there, but the menu is limited (mostly crepes) In contrast most of the places Ive eaten in Portland go the extra mile and pour this heavenly brew, as its local and it seems P Town has more alliegance to the homeys. Ther are a few places we the Famished Four didn't care for, I for one thought the Portage Bay Cafe ( Ballard location) was a bit overrated, Moms Cafe in Kent used to be good, last time there however , not so much. Might have to try the Black Bear Diner again, been a while, or even The Village Inn probably deserves a look by the FF. Yeppers theres a bunch of good eatin out there I'll keep lookin for perfection, the trifecta! Food ,Service, Coffee, I'l let you know if I find it here. BPD comes close!