Danny's Egghead Diner

Talitha and I ventured out in the slushy snow a couple weeks ago to try a new breakfast spot in North Center, Egghead Diner. The savory: Roasted Vegetable Hash. The sweet: Crunchy French Toast. The food was good, but the service was great- very polite and attentive. I don't think my coffee cup ever went below 2/3rds full before someone showed up for a refill!

Bongo Room

The Bongo Room has been on my list of restaurants to try for quite some time but it's a bit of a trek to the South Loop for breakfast. So when I found out there was a location nearby in Andersonville, I wanted to try it right away. The savory: Chorizo, avocado, and potatoe omelete with a side of more potatoes. The sweet: Pear and dried cherry french toast.  Yum!

Glazed and Infused

Breakfast club is back...yay! Last week, we tried the new doughnut shop, Glazed and infused. We ordered the Old Fashioned, Rasberry Glazed, and Maple Bacon Long John. Neither of us cared too much for the Old Fashioned, but the other two were winners!

Breakfast at City Provisions

Talitha and I grabbed some breakfast sandwiches at City Provisions and looked over the plans for our city garden! Can't wait to start gardening!

Kingsbury Street Cafe

Lemon pancakes and a piggy moo cluck sandwich at Kingsbury Street Cafe = excellent start to the day!

Southport Grocery and Cafe

Needless to say, breakfast at Southport Grocery & Cafe was oh so good. It was a lovely place to spend the morning.

p.s. We had The Southern omelet (with the most amazing mashed potatoes) and bread pudding pancakes.

Wishbone

For breakfast this week, we went to Wishbone, a northside diner serving southern cooking. It was unusually busy for a Monday due to President's Day. We ordered an eggs benedict special with cheese grits and cornflake dipped french toast. The presentation wasn't too exciting and the food was good, but not great. We did get a bit excited about the cheese grits, though. 

Treat yo Self Part 1

Bonnie and I had a great time on Sunday treating ourself. What did we treat ourself to? A motivational Body Pump class with Martin, champagne and brunch at Cafe Selmare, sugar cookies and more champagne, and of course lots of laughter. Looking forward to Part 2!

Lucky Platter

This weeks breakfast was at Lucky Platter, a diner in Evanston with a quirky collection of art and bizarre tinfoil covered ceiling. We decided the tinfoil balls must be there to prevent aliens from reading our thoughts. The omelette was nothing special but we both agreed we could live on the Montana Hash, a 3 cheese, roasted vegetable, and potatoe hash. The cinnamon glazed bacon wasn't too shabby either. Have you noticed we kind of like bacon?

Tweet

Talitha and I ventured to Uptown on Monday for breakfast at Tweet. Inside the vintage art deco building, we found cozy booths, art filled walls, and sweet tea sets. We ordered traditional Danish donuts, called Dansk Ableskiver and corn pancakes topped with eggs, avocado, and cilantro with a side of chorizo and black beans. It was the perfect way to start off the week!

Kanela Breakfast Club

For our first breakfast of the new year, Talitha and I visited Kanela Breakfast Club in Lakeview. It's a cute place with exposed brick, chocolate brown hues, and classy chandeliers. We ordered the Stuffed French Toast with maple whipped ricotta, walnut streusel, and apple cinnamon chutney and the Lorraine Scramble with peppered bacon, gruyere cheese, charred scalions, and carmelized onions. Delicious!

Kitsch'n on Roscoe

Before the holiday craziness, Talitha and I had breakfast at Kitsch'n on Roscoe, a cute retro diner in Roscoe Village. They serve classic comfort food with a little twist. We had the kitsch'n chilaquiles and coconut crusted french toast. The chilaquiles were so delicious, by the time I got to the french toast, I was too stuffed to fully enjoy them.

We have a lot of breakfast spots on our list for this year and I'm looking forward to exploring the city and feeding my belly one breakfast at a time.