Jessica S.
Yelp
Breakfast brunch with my boys, on a cooler-than-expected Sunday morning in October. They had a few people waiting for tables ahead of us when we arrived, but it didn't take long for them to clear a table on the patio for us, which I appreciated.
To start, we each got a cup of their Spanish Latte ($7). My main was the Birria Benedict ($17), with a side of the consome (free) and avocado (+$2.50). My husband got the Chipotle Chilaquiles ($16.50) with Birria (+$5) and avocado (+$2.50). We also ordered a side of the Jalapeno Bacon ($6.50) to share.
The lattes and bacon came out first - really quickly. So quickly that the bacon wasn't even hot, much less warm, when it got to our table. The lattes were good, not the best Spanish Lattes we've ever had (those were experienced in Vancouver, BC) but decent and warm and flavorful.
The bacon was not worth $6.50, in my opinion. But maybe that's because I have a different idea of what "thick-cut bacon" should look like, and feel like, when cooked up and served. It was more sweet than spicy, which I should have expected, given "brown sugar" was listed before "jalapeno" in the description.
It took long enough for our main meals to come out that our waitress had to stop by to apologize for the wait. We hadn't even really noticed, we were enjoying hanging out and chatting, but once she said something, we couldn't help but realize it had been a while since we'd placed our order.
I will say that the plates, when they arrived, were full to bursting with food. So much so that neither of us were able to finish our meals, which very rarely happens these days (at least, not for the hubs.)
My birria benedicts were tasty, pile high with slow-cooked and tender meat. The eggs were perfectly poached - should be a no-brainer but I'm always surprised when restaurants get that wrong - and melted right into the meat and English muffin. The tots were an interesting choice. I love tater tots, but I'm not sure they did anything for the plate overall. The avocado was creamy and rich, and served with a smattering of sea salt on top, which plussed it up in a way I wouldn't have imagined.
My husband loved the chilaquiles plate, which was also so full of meat and toppings that I'm not really surprised he couldn't finish it.
The two downers to the morning were the wait to get our check, once everything was cleared away (trying several times to flag down someone who could either find our waitress or bring the bill to us) and the bathroom, which was nowhere close to being clean, and made my toes curl the entire time I was in there.