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| - I cannot stop thinking about my brunch experience at E2 to the point that I tried to recreate it at home, failed miserably, and will be going again soon. Easy to see why Men's Journal named this one of the best brunches in America.
I got there around noon on a Saturday with some of my friends. The wait was about 45 minutes, but luckily they have a downstairs area you can sit and if you are like my boozy friends, you can pop open your champagne then. Of course we did, got through one mimosa and our table was ready. If you didn't catch it yet, E2 is BYOB.
Atmosphere: Super quaint and not overly complicated, feels like it's someone's house.
Service: Again, not complicated. Easy, efficient, nice. Loved it.
Food: Started with the bacon zeppolli which is basically a bacon stuffed doughnut - aka magic. My picture doesn't do them justice and I want more of them on a regular basis.
I got the Patatas Bravas as my entree and this is where I sort of lost it in a good way. How could both dishes be so perfectly cooked and balanced? Potatoes were perfect, spicy mayo was tasty, chorizo texture was awesome, fried egg on top was cooked perfectly, salad on the side was a delicious edition. Only thing I would change would be to get an extra egg because it was so good! This dish is a bit spicy, so if you are sensitive to that, beware.
Friends got the "mush" and "press plate", both were solid. Patatas Bravas really shined though and as I said, I cannot stop thinking about this.
Overall, this is a fantastic place to spend your brunch time. Unassuming, not complicated, love it, can't wait to go back for e2 x2.
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