Pete's Repeat!

If there's a few things I've found out over the last few years, is that there are quite a few good places to eat in the Seattle area, and yes there are even some great places... and then there's the few that just flat out bring it each and every time the Famished Four have had the pleasure to dine there. Pete's Egg Nest in Greenwood is one of those joints. We didn't really know where we were going when we started out this morning,until we got to Ol Hot T's and Smoj's house round about 9:00, Smoj said she was thinkin bout Pete's, we all concurred and off we went. Now it's no mystery , we've ate there before ,quite a few times really, and part of the discussion was if it was too late to go, you know to avoid the crowd that always seems to be outside waiting to get in to this tiny cafe, all looking in and watching us eat, and I'm sure muttering to themselves,Cmon eat and get out! it's our turn, all while I'm having my fith or sixth cup of Jo. Like always , we get there, find a place to park in front of the Cafe and walk right in... Sup? talk about good timing (we always seem to have it when we dine at Pete's) and not ten minutes later the hungry Greenwoodians start to gather, Ha Ha ! I say, we come from Federal Way and beat you all, Yep we are pretty lucky alright, , but not to worry Greenwoodamites! Ol Pete's out side takin care o biz, offering up hot coffee or OJ to those unlucky ones waiting their turn. So about the food , it doesn't really matter, its all frikkin great and always perfect, and most of the hungry folks who dine at Pete's must either be family, or at least they're treated that way , I must have seen Mrs Pete ( I'm assuming it's Mrs Pete) hug and kiss a dozen or so either on they're way in or on the way out. So yeh the Food, MSue had a Pesto, bacon and feta cheese scramble (it is a greek joint after all) along with bev o choice... do I really have to put that in? ok Ice T w/lemon, she ate about half maybe, along with probably the best browns in town (probably...) dry wheat toast side o salsa! Smoj ordered the California scramble, same kinda a thing you know, Ham, bacon, asst veggies topped with sour cream and avocados, small OJ of course, same ol browns, plus wheat toast... half gone half to go! Ol Hot T , not to be out done , had a Scramble also ( pete's has about a dozen of em and omlettes) I really dont remember exactly , eggs, cheese, some sort of pork and veggies,along with ........ yep Hot T, rye toast and all the crispy brownsters that a feller could want , again half eaten half go home! I went way off page for my breakfast this morning( yes.. again) I had the French toast special, Boy you guy's sure are smart! it indeed came with French toast! topped with apples and cinnamon , to little porkies ( meat o choice) and three, yes three eggasauruses over medium... aahh Huevos Perfecto! I just love fried eggs and when they're like that it just makes Jimmy smile! ( I know, doesn't take much) did half go home? nope ate it all.. it's French toast after all... So in closing who should go to Pete's Egg Nest? Everyone! but please not before 9;30,... I dont want to wait!

Scoreboard Pub

Scoreboard Pub... for breakfast? Damn straight! Darn good! So fellow Bloggominas, MSue and I did something a little out of character for breakfast this AM, we ditched Ol Hot T and Smoj and dined alone , actually they had other plans, sooo couldn't make the trip . The Scoreboard Pub is a favorite of mine, has been for a long time, they have a great bar and the the food is really good, but I usually go in the evening, either with a few couples or just a few buddys for beers and grub. The Pub (as I like to call it) has served breakfast for a while, but they recently revamped the menu for breakfast and it sounded good. I gotta admit it seems a little odd to go in there in the morning, or to walk in and not be greeted with a large Manny's pale ale as is my usual there, but in we walked , not very busy, I guess the breakfast word is not out yet, I expect it wont be long. The Scoreboard is located on 324th in Federal Way, across from Celebration Park, needless to say quite a few sports teams use this as their after game stop, Its a big bar, staffed with friendly people, and for a small kitchen puts out a pretty large menu, plus specials everyday, trivia night , cribbage tournys, golf tournaments etc a very involved establishment . Yeh Yeh ok its obvious I like this joint, lets talk about breakfast shall we!! Like I said a new breakfast menu, along with 2.99 Bloody Marys and Mimosas! did we get em? Heck yeh we did for that price, and the Bloody Mary was huge! ( might become one of my favs) So as far as food goes, my lovely bride ordered a Bacon ,mushroom and cheese scramble, or Jumble as they call it, it was quite a pile o grub, along with a slab of crispy browns and of course the Mimosa she was mighty satisfied she was , and of course took at least half home. Now before I get to my food, I gotta tell ya, I have a very special follower to my blog, that is a retired school teacher from Wisconsin, my Aunt Jean! She says she enjoys reading of the FF"s (famished four) exploits in am dining, but is a little concerned about my health, and some of my choices as far as food goes. Well Auntie I did think of you this morning, but I just couldn't order oatmeal and fresh fruit, sorry I'll eat healthy the rest of the week I promise. So I ordered what they call Bobe's Hangover Special... Kinda of a scoreboard version of tatertot casserole, tatertots stacked with bacon and burger patties covered with country gravy, american cheese, and surfin on top of it all ,..3 fried eggamundos over medium, not exactly the diet plate Huh Aunt Jean? but boy was it good! along with the afore mentioned bloody mary and a cup or two of pretty good coffee, damn skippy!! alas no leftovers for me I 'll have to ride my bike a few more days I guess Huh? Yep Yep The Scoreboard Pub! it's not just for Friday and Saturday nights anymore, sunday breakfast at the Pub has got it goin on! So Ken and Val (Ol Hot T and Smoj) when you grace us once again with your company, we'll have to back again and again and again!!

Peso's Kitchen and Lounge

Well, Well, Well, for those of you followers who are in the know (Breakfast Blogwise that is) you might remember we tried Mexican food for breakfast before,quite a while ago, a place called Senor' Moose, and with the exception of the coffee we , the "Famished Four", didn't care much for it. Enough of the past... We went to Peso's this last sunday and it was Awsome! food and coffee, I could stop here, but thats not how We roll wit dis blog ting,so heres the recap, best as my recollection serves me. Bit of a change up this sunday, our regular foursome was minus one plus three. MSue and myself of course, Ol Hot T minus 1Smoj, (Val was at Oregon State for mothers weekend, Hope you had fun Smoj.... cuz breakfast was pretty good... we missed you tho, I'm gonna have to make something funny up since you were not in attendance) Our Good friends Tim and Kate G. with which we have supped before and a good friend of MSue's , and mine too, Brooke, sort of a work cohort of MSues. We will start with Brooke, she's young , blonde,sharp as a tack and cute as a bug, nice to to have her with us this am. Actually it was Brookes Idea to go to Peso's.... Good Job Brookalino! She ordered the Huevos Tacos, with the habanero sauce, as opposed to the ancho sauce , ( apparently she's been here before) you know the routine , scrambled huevos, andouille sausage, pico de gallo,and lime crema, along with cafe de Fonte (dam good Jo!) she seemed pretty pleased! Ol Hot T started things off with a Bloody Mary , atta boy Ken! no Smoj ,might as well drink! right? for food he had the Habanero Sausage Migas, ( Scrambled eggs with ...duh! above sausage, peppers , green onions, Habanero sauce, and all mixed up with corn chips, side of home fries el magnifico !! he said it was good , but... the portion was a little dinky, (glad I didn't order it ) . Kate G ordered the French Toast, a creme Caramel affair, which she said was delicious, they also have a stuffed French Toast.... but not for Katie this morning , oh yeh! and a side a bacon, (jealous M Sue?)(she does love her bacon) and with her petite little meal she had coffee to rinse all the sugar away. Kate's Ol Ball an Chain Tim, chose the Eggs Benedict, classic style, but with a chipotle hollandaise to make it their own, it came all amigo'd with breakfast tato's and a side of toast!, Tim I think is kinda picky, and he really liked it!. MSue picked the Dungeness Crab, Avocado and roasted corn Benedict, she was very impressed, she orders her Benedicts with scrambled eggs... but she doesn't like eggs so much, she always asks ,instead of two eggs, may I have just one egg and split it between the two muffins, most times our server will be a bit confused, not this time , she said no prob! along with plenty of Ice Tea w/lemon to make it juicy, all was good for MSue!... I of course, had the star of the Table (yes again!) I saw it on the menu, and I knew it was meant to be! Chicken Fried Steak with spicy Jalapeno-Corn Gravy! WHAT UP?, this item states it has a cult following , and I believe it! spicy, spicy , crispy and the perfect amount of greasy goodness it was freakin goooood , not huge, but it didn't matter, yep along with two Huevos over perfecto , and breakfast spudalinos, quite delish, I must say, along with Fonte Coffee,( same as Avalon), durn good brown stuff, damn fine breakfast. I dont know how long Peso's Kitchen and lounge has been there, the building was at one time Vinces, I hope it stays Peso's for a long time, it was a six thumbs up day, and we'll have to go back , just a cuz of no Val (Smoj) So we'll have a good reason to go back. You know? Sunday was really nice, great friends, great food, Beautiful day to boot! Yeppers had the top down all the way home

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!