Ludi's

We all knew that this day would come. Yes, the day that Eat My Brains leaves Vancouver for a meal or two and goes international! Cam and I took a short, 2 day-ish trip to Seattle, Washington to visit a couple of friends and attend a show. (RJD2, for those of you who care, and it totally kicked ass!) We arrived in Seattle on Saturday morning, sometime around 11am, and we were both seriously craving some breakfast. As Cam and I were walking up 2nd Avenue, right around Pike Place Market, I noticed a cafe on the corner of 2nd and Pike (200 Pike Street) called Ludi's. The name alone made me think (and say to Cam), "That's the place."

So, we walked in and found ourselves in a sitcom-esque diner. Half of it was a bar, while the other half was a cafe. The cafe had bar and table seating available, and Cam and I opted for a table. The place was filled with a mish-mash of public workers, cracked-out looking people, the homeless and one man in a very nice purple suit/hat. We were truly in America, and we loved it. The server came up to us and asked us if we'd like any drinks. We both went with a coffee ($1.75, free refills) and began browsing through the menu. I was torn between having something from the lunch menu, seeming that it was nearly noon already, and going for breakfast since I hadn't had any that morning and had been up since 5am. After a long inner-battle, I decided upon breakfast (The Pancake Sandwich special, 2 pancakes, 2 eggs and bacon), as did Cam (Breakfast Combo #3, 4 small pancakes, 2 bacons and 1 egg). With our orders taken, we drank our coffees and began figuring out our plan for the day and weekend.

After only a couple of minutes, our food arrived and we were upon it like a pair of vultures in no time. It all looked up-to-par, for what we were expecting from this diner. My pancakes we HUGE, much like the ones that my mother used to make. The taste was to match, that's for sure.... delicious. The bacon and eggs were done perfectly as well and tasted amazing! Cam agreed with my opinions on all fronts. His pancakes were small, just as the menu said, but still delicious. He had admitted, even before he ordered, that he was sure that he'd still be hungry after this meal, and he wasn't wrong. I, on the other hand, was completely stuffed from my food. The bill came out to 20 bucks and some cents, so we couldn't complain.

Overall, we had hit gold on our first out-of-Vancouver breakfast. This place gets 5 Bacons for service, 4 Bacons for food/affordability and 4 Bacons for atmosphere. Yes, some people consider the vibe of the place to be sketchy, but frankly, that's right up Cam and my alley.

Stay sharp, kids
Jesse