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| - The BEST brunch in the 'Burgh, hands down! For starters, FINALLY a Pittsburgh establishment has an honest to God Bloody Mary bar! And, if you sit at the bar during Saturday or Sunday brunch, Bloody Mary's are all you can drink for $15. That, my friend, is a deal.
Now on to the food. Wow. Here I go with superlatives again, but the shortrib hash with poached eggs drizzled with horseradish hollandaise was, without a doubt, absolutely stellar! Rich, melt-in-your-mouth, succulent shredded shortribs melded together with creamy potato cubes. Perched atop were two perfectly poached eggs whose yolks, when pierced by a fork, enveloped the hash in creaminess only surpassed by the final crowning glory of a zippy housemade horseradish hollandise. Superb....I've been fantasizing about them ever since.
The hubby enjoyed a plate of chicken and waffles. You may recall he ordered the same thing at Alchemy & Ale recently...Meat & Potatoes makes chicken and waffles the way they SHOULD be made! Crisp, crunchy, JUICY, ON THE BONE chicken pieces piled atop a crunchy on the outside, tender on the inside cheddar jalapeno waffle kissed with bacon bourbon maple syrup. Ooooooo....maple. Bacon. Bourbon.
We each had a specialty drink - me the Bacon & Egg - a blend of bacon vodka, orange juice, sugar and egg white. The bacon vodka was a house infusion that packed more bacon punch than the Bakon brand I have in my bar. I am going to try my own bacon infusion again! The drink was interesting, but next time I want all that bacon-y goodness in a Bloody Mary!
Fond memories of San Remo and Monte Carlo meals always ending with Fernet Branca enticed the hubster to order a Kingston which included Drambuie and Fernet Branca along with pineapple juice. He enjoyed it, but enjoyed his Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat Ale even more! He IS a pumkin ale fan.
The brunch prices here are amazingly reasonable! The staff is friendly, knowledgeable, professional and efficient. The kitchen is top notch! Meat & Potatoes is a PERFECT way to start a weekend morning!
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