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| - What can I really say about DeLuca's that hasn't been said before by others (and more eloquently, at that)?
We don't have a place like this in Baltimore, exactly. Yes, there are great breakfast joints here, but ... I can't say that they serve up food quite like what we experienced at DeLuca's. A pancake dish that looks suspiciously like a huge apple pie with mountains of whipped cream can't be bad in anyone's book - certainly not in mine. I can hear my friends in Baltimore going, "But-but-but... what about Blue Moon Cafe? What about their Captain Crunch French toast? But-but-but..."
Nope. Sorry. DeLuca's blows the Captain away, sails and all. This place is better. A thousand times better.
For one thing, DeLuca's has a menu that's about 100 times bigger than what Blue Moon offers. The only things you come there for is the Sweet Baby Jesus and the Captain Crunch toast - and yeah, they're great for what they are. But at DeLuca's? A massive burrito the size of your forearm (aptly named the Mutha of All Burritos, or MOAB), the daily special cheeseburger omelet (which is what I ordered here), a pancake sundae (yes, SUNDAE - buckwheat pancakes with a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream, hot fudge drizzles, cherries, whipped cream in peaks the size of the Appalachians)... how can Blue Moon even begin to compare with this? Answer? It can't. It simply can't.
Massive respect for the staff here. I can't even begin to describe the way they're flying around in this tiny-assed little kitchen, serving dish after dish after dish after dish of this insane goodness. This place only seats 90 people at a time, folks - it's damn near as hard to get in here as it is Blue Moon, that's for sure. There's always a line. Be prepared to wait, and be prepared not to complain. You're going to wait - simple as that - and it's going to be freaking worth every minute. Grab a book, a lawn chair, play some Candy Crush or whatever, pass the time. Dream of the huge Appalachian whipped cream mountains you're about to eat. Really. If you're willing to sit at the counter instead of a table, you're likely to get in here a lot faster.
Everything was on point, from the coffee to the food to the service.
The only downside is that, like most places seem to be in the P'burgh, this joint is cash only. I don't understand it, but hey, hit up the ATM. This place is worth the hassle.
If you're going to stop for breakfast in Pittsburgh in only one place... this is it.
We will be back. That's not a maybe - that's a will. We WILL be back.
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