Irving St Kitchen

Lauren and I headed out for brunch yesterday to a place in the Pearl called Irving St. Kitchen. I've been by it a thousand times, and its so beautiful inside. Wood paneled walls, a fireplace, huge chandeliers made out of milk glass bottles, a red chalk wall with fun quotes, booth areas with curtains that you can make into your own tiny food haven. We both ordered 2 eggs any way (mine over hard, her's poached) with potatoes, toast & I got bacon, she got spinach. It was delicious!! Then we ordered cinnamon sugar donuts for dessert. Yes, its necessary to have dessert at every meal. They were crispy on the outside, doughy on the inside, and a perfect end to our meal. yum.

Muu Muu's

I first went here with Susie for a drink and snack after work. It's 2 blocks away from my store, and right in front of my bus stop, so it's really convenient. Although, I'd come here even if it wasn't. The happy hour is great, and the small plates menu is available anytime, and has enough awesome choices, that I tend to just eat off that! They are known for their Muu Muu Burger: sirloin burger, american cheese, and french fries all smashed into a french roll. Makes me want to eat meat. Honestly- 95% of the time I get the hummus plate. It reminds me SO much of the Abbaye, and as you all know- that's my favorite bar in Philly. They have a pretty decent rotating tap, and I've had some good beers here. The servers are all incredibly nice as well. Anyway, (ahem) Last Sunday 10 of us met up for brunch, and enjoyed a lovely meal. Mimosa's here: awesome and not $$$. I got an omelet, same ole same ole, and everything else on the table looked as good as mine tasted. Delicious! Our waitress even split our check 7 ways without even asking. perfect. one minor note..the coffee is not delicious.

Cup & Saucer

I went here with Ben when I first got to Portland, and didn't realize until a few weekends ago that they have a couple locations and one is right by my house! We were seated right away, and with 9 people, it was kind of impressive for a Sunday morning. Fresh apple-raspberry juice, yummmm. I got the breakfast sandwich (can you tell what I like to eat?) which came with potatoes, and was delicious. That was Derek's Huevos Rancheros. It's good, close, and pretty reasonably priced. There is also a huge Paul Bunyan across the street.

Gravy

This last Sunday my good friend Curtis was in town. He was staying with some other friends, so the 3 of them, Kielly and I and my new friend Adam all went to Gravy for some brunch. First of all, the wait was kind of ridiculous. Luckily it's in Mississippi, so there are a TON of cute shops to walk around and see. (wood polar bear rocking "horse"!!) At least they are kind enough to have coffee out for those waiting. We got everything from Blueberry Pancakes, to Tofu Scramble. I got a spinach, feta, and tomato omelet with house potatoes. (I think i should have gotten the hash browns. They were LEGIT) The first thing you notice about the food here is HOW HUGE IT IS. The biggest portions ever. I ate 1/2 my omelet, and like 4 potatoes. I'm silly and forgot to take a picture of it. The omelet was a little runny, I dislike egg juice, so that put me off. It was a teeny pit pricey, but for the portion I suppose it's right. I had a $5 mimosa..? What it boils down to is it's not worth the wait. It wasn't TOTALLY AWESOME food, it was just regular, and it was too much food, and more than I wanted to pay. They did have awesome decor though. Good luck Gravy.

Sunday Brunch

So every Sunday Kielly and I are going to get brunch. It will be open to whoever wants to join. The last Sunday of every month we are going to stay in and make a feast and invite some people over to share in the meal with us. I absolutely 100% love breakfast/brunch. It's my favorite meal. Everything about it. love love love.