A High Spot and more

Well since last we noshed with the Brunners aka Ol Hot T and Smoj, MSue and I have been around a bit.                 We last chewed with Hot T and Smoj when we ate at the 5 Spot in QueenAnn , twas my latest blog! and like I stated previously, MSue and I have been around, the weekend following that last episode, MSue and I went to the Cafe we were supposed to have gone to when we we mistakenly  dined at the 5.     We met some friends of hers from work and went to the HI Spot Cafe in Madrona, its between Cherry and Whatever on 34th.       Long story short .... Damn Good!, bit of a wait it was, but worth it!   MSues coworker and his wife along with their little boy, (3 or 4 yrs old)" Milo". .. Its a cute little place, and old house,but arnt all the cute little cafes , old house conversions?, The Cafe specializes in baked goods, muffins , scones etc.which  looked scrumdidlyishes, but lo I did not partake, for I was just gettin over a bout of case of the Yuk and Pukes,and still a bit queezy.      MSues friend Scott did however and ordered a Savory Scone ( they have sweet as well ), a chicken and cheese affair, that passed his inspection with flying colors,for his breakfast, he ordered the biscuits and gravy, the gravy was Chorizo sausage and quite spicy,but pretty good, his breakfast also came with eggs, he ordered over easy,they arrived over wiggly, a little to runny in the whites for my likin, but all mixed up with the gravy, it didnt seem to bother Scott much.  His Wife Andrea had a Smoked Salmon , dill and caper omlette, which she seemed to enjoy,their little boy Milo, had lemons and milk, and water and fruit and eggs and cheese and crackers and anything else that was put in front of him.... cute little guy , good appetite and very well behaved.    MSue had a customized scramble of sorts, Tomatoes ,spinach, feta cheese , probably a shroom or two.. oh yeh, sideosalsa! as for me? well my tender constitution had the Brioche French toast with almond butter and REAL syrup, it was pretty darn good, and the coffee was tasty as well "Fonte" I believe was the brand, and brewed to perfection I had about a gallon. We will have to go  back with Smoj and Hot T... I gotta get me a scone!     The following Weekend again without our cohorts, was a visit to Voulas Offshore Cafe, this time Msues Sister and her husband were drug along for our Sunday ritual, MSue had her usual... Greek Hobo, eggs ,taters,veggies,feta cheese, all mixed up like a dogs lunch, although no side o salsa,as Voulas makes their own hot sauce... mmmtastylicious! Her Sister Theresa, we call her Weeweese, (dont ask, we just do) had the Pinata benedict, which is assembled on a muffin with Voulas own pulled pork,(they smoke it on premises) poachy de eggys and covered with a chipoltle hollandaise .... Holy Caloric overload!! and some of the best cripsy browns around! , Weeweese's husband Herb, we call him Herbie(cuz we do ) had the Greek Hobo, just like MSue, he liked it,but I think he would have rather had the Pinata Benny.like I and his wife had... cuz its awsome! Yep Yep Voulas is goood!             So the next Sunday Cuisine I believe MSue and  I flew solo, ya see, were goin to have breakfast on Sunday, even if we have to go by ourselves, MSues rules!! I think we went to Maggies on Meeker (Kent), nothing really special there quite frankly, but my Girl likes their Bacon Waffles , yep bacon in the waffles, along with?.... Yep a side o Bacon ( her favorite fruit), I had the Bacon (see the theme here) and Eggs along with browns  , pretty good.        Our next trip out was to the Browns Point Diner, one of my very favs, although we had not been there in a while due to a particularly awful plate of eggs benny,(normally outstanding there), yes we gave it another chance..... also solo..... Total Redemption!!! although we both went  old school basic Bacon and eggs, it was pretty amazing, mine anyways, for my Lovely Wife orders her eggsscrambledwelldonesideofsalsa!, thats a tough thing to cook!...mine were over perfect and full of yolky goodness soppin it up with sourdough toast...... MM!............... And almost finally we were in Portland, (weird little city)   Dog sitting for our daughter  Cassidy and her boyfriend Brian, (she calls him Bri Bri)... I however do not! it was Brians birthday and Cassidy surprised him with a trip to the Ocean,which they could not bring their cuddly little boxer Stella to this particular hotel, soooo Msue and I (Gramma and Grampa to Stella)...... so breakfast? ooooh Portland may be weird , but you can sure eat good there, and it seems no matter where we have gone down there the food has been exceptional and the coffee is caffeinogasmic!!, This time we went with our friends Eric and Patty Baker (Lake Oswego) to a tiny little cafe called SteppingStones...... HolyMolyScmoly! another gem in the weirdness I call Portland, MSue had an Omlette served as a Scramble and..... a side of bacon ( she likes bacon), Patty had uh..... I cant recall quite frankly, something basic,but along with her something basic.... she ordered a Mancake, its like a pancake, only the size of a manhole cover,... butter and syrup oh my but it was gihugent! Eric and I ordered Identically... Country Bennedict.... Homemade Biscuit, sausage patty, eggsdelapoachy, all covered and smothered in their homemade Sausage gravy...oh yeh and a pile o homefries.....Caaarb up! yep and some really good coffee as well .       I try not to like Portland, but I think its working its weirdness on me , lotsa good food, and of course Cassidy and Brian live there, as well as my Nephew Brian and his Wife Michelle and there little dude ," G Man" Gabrial! My one regret that weekend is we didnt get to see them, bad planning on my part, next time fo sho!...... This Sunday the whole gang was back together! Yep Ol Hot T and Smoj Graced us with their presence  and joined us for our sunday nosh.    We went to Charlies in Puyallup its been a FF(Famished Four) staple for quite some time now, I wont  get to into it , but its just a good place to eat, they have some signature dishes called Squares... which are really scrambles on square plates, and a  a dish that I call MM!.. its their "Chicken in a Biscuit" it consists of ..said biscuit,along with a piece of crispy fried chicken breast,fried egg annnnd covered in country gravy, forget that waist line Jimbo cuz weez goin to Charlies!.     Msue this time had CFS along with some pretty good Browns, Val had the Chicken in a biscuit , Ol Hot T Had the Pancake breakfast.... cakes ,all you can eat !,meat de jour and eggs,    Guess what I had ? nope Eggs Benny! Ive never had it there and while it was no Chicken in a biscuit it was pretty good.  Yeppers Charlies in Puyallup Great grub Great service!...... All you can eat pancakes!!! how frikkin many pancakes can you eat? at my age the answer is Two! yep Two its all I can eat!   I want to know where was this kinda place when I was in my twenties ? I'd a been there all day!!!