Warning: this is going to be a bit of a love letter. I seriously love this place. I love the dinner, love the lunch, and now have a whole new reason to love it - Sunday brunch!! Those who know me know that I'm obsessed with brunch and really wish I could have it every day. Darn you work!
They just started doing Sunday brunch a few weeks ago and it's AWESOME. I just ended up in the Burgh for a visit and I had a delicious dinner there (Kevin the waiter is SO knowledgeable about food - he is great!) and found out about brunch and had to have it before I left the city. They don't take reservations right now for brunch and I had a sizable crew with me for the size of the restaurant so I called at 9:30am and Seth was SO nice to help me figure out a plan to have the best chance to set everyone seated around 11:30. We had no trouble getting seated but I fear that will change quickly as the word gets out about this amazing brunch.
Ok onto the most important part - the FOOD. OMG. We started with some beignets that are a healthy portion - 5 puffy fried pieces of deliciousness with a spoon of cinnamon sugar and an apple compote and a fresh berry compote kind of on the side. whoa - I licked my fingers. On recommendation I got the eggs benedict which comes with thinly sliced asparagus and hearts of palm and is topped with a slice of mapley bacon that is insane. The bacon is so good that you want eat a plate of just bacon - and then another one - and maybe another one. whoa. the hollandaise was heartstoppingly butterliciously good but JUST the right amount. I hate it when there is a giant glop of it - I want to be chasing it around my plate to get every bit of goodness, not wiping it off on the side. This also came with potatoes on the side which were like homefries but with some sweet potato mixed in and some red pepper? They were delicious! Boyfriend had the huevos rancheros which were hearty and delicious but could have had a little more spice for my taste. Basically everyone loved their food but I was too absorbed in my own food to try bites and when I looked up - everyone was licking their plates so I can only infer from that and their subsequent food comas that they were happy.
After I rolled back to PK&A's (darling wonderful host friends) apartment for my own food coma, I realized we forgot to pop out and get champagne for mimosas or bellinis. Yes, I forgot about brunch beverages. Me! One of the main reasons to love brunch!! This has NEVER happened to me before - and that says a lot about the food, the company, and the experience in general...and perhaps explains my love for brunch. But seriously they do have the fixins for brunch beverages without the alcohol since it's BYOB - by the glass or carafe.
I am seriously sad that I no longer live down the block from Ave B - but I will be back for sure on my next visit to the Burgh!