We generally devote this space to a review of some kind of meal you can have for lunch or dinner. This isn’t because we’re anti-breakfast, we’re just rarely awake and energetic enough in the morning to try to go out and do some hard-core scrutinizing of a local dish.
Last week was different, for whatever reason. On Tuesday morning, this Food Snob was wide awake and ready to take on the world bright and early, and decided it would be a good idea to try a breakfast place for this piece.
The Newell Post was calling, and so we answered.
This little eatery on Fisherville Road serves breakfast and lunch daily until 2 p.m. (they open at 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 7 on Sundays), but we were in there right at 9 looking for breakfast.
The menu is pretty expansive for a breakfast-and-lunch place, but we were looking for a classic, no-nonsense breakfast. Though it’s always interesting to try a restaurant’s signature or specialty dish, it’s also good to try something basic to see how well they handle the ordinary.
We opted for the hash and eggs, which comes with a choice of toast (we went with an English muffin on the grill). And just to ensure nobody was going to the office hungry, we added a side of home fries to the order.
The hash was really something else. This stuff didn’t look like muck, as most canned varieties do. This looked like it was hand-selected from a homemade Irish corned beef and cabbage dinner, and tasted like it, too. We ordered it well-done, and the cooks delivered.
The eggs were nice and crispy – we ordered them over-hard, and the staff nailed that request. The English muffin was even noteworthy, as cooking it on the grill gave it a nice, crispy top side with a softer underside.
The side order of home fries was well-seasoned, to say the least. We could have done with a tad less seasoning, but it’s not like we didn’t finish the whole plate.
All in all, it was a great meal from top to bottom, and anyone who likes breakfast should give it a try.
