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