Seb's

Welcome back to yet another breakfast adventure with the Eat My Brains team. Today, Cam and I were joined by Bobby, Alicia and Vienna, all of whom you've been previously introduced to. The target for the day was Seb's Market and Cafe, located on the corner of East Broadway and Carolina Street (592 East Broadway).

I had heard a fair amount of raving about this place, so it seemed like a good choice. We made the mistake of holding off breakfast until 11am, so when we arrived, there was a long wait-time for a table. We were told 20 minutes, but that changed into about 45 minutes. As we stood outside, tonnes of people went in, but almost no one came out. At least we knew that there were enough people that loved Seb's that we probably weren't going to be disappointed with our breakfasts. We were finally seated after the previously-mentioned 45 minutes and the place was packed. Four of us ordered coffees ($2.65 each with refills), while Vienna went with a big glass of their freshly-squeezed orange juice. With those on the way, we all began looking at the menu, which was full of delicious sounding (and exotic) breakfast options, including Elk Medallion Eggs Benny and Roast Duck & Dried Cranberry omelettes. The server returned at lightning speed and took our orders. As always, Cam went with Eggs Benny (with the Havarti cream sauce, as opposed to the curry pineapple or chipotle-wild berry ones), as did Bobby and Vienna. I went with a turkey sausage/cheddar omelette and Alicia went with a scrambled egg plate. With that, we took to (what we thought would be) another long wait.

A mere five minutes later, all of our food came out! This was one of those rare experiences where the wait-time to sit down was exceptionally longer than the wait time for the food to be served. As the plates were placed in front of us, we became aware of just how great this breakfast was going to taste. It reminded me somewhat of The Well, in terms of the fresh fruit and pan fries, along with freshly-baked toast. The first bite of my omelette melted in my mouth like an explosion of deliciousness. The pan fries were cooked to perfection, the fruit was juicy and the toast was amazing. All of us sucked back our food like brand new Hoovers in a bad 70's commercial. It was agreed that, yes, this was one of the tastiest breakfasts that any of us had had in the last while.

With my total bill coming to $16.21, after tip, this wasn't the most expensive breakfast for me. At the same time, it was utterly amazing, so in terms of cost-to-quality, Seb's scores big on my scale.

Stay sharp, kids
Jesse