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It's funny, here I've been meaning to update the blog with some new breakfast spots, and what do I end up doing? I go back to America (Seattle, to be exact) and end up finding some tasty breakfast there instead! Every time that Cam and I have ended up in the city, we've walked past Glo's. We've never stopped to try it, though, since we're either in a hurry or we're with our friend, Alice who doesn't want to wait. This weekend though, Cam, myself, Sarah and Crystal were set on going to Glo's, and we dragged Alice along with us.
Glo's, found on East Olive Way, just off of East Summit Avenue (1621 East Olive Way) is a centre-piece and hot-spot for the Capitol Hill area of Seattle. Glo first opened it in the mid-to-late eighties and has been going hard ever since. I can draw a lot of parallels between Glo's and Bon's, from the history to the current business itself. The two big differences, for me at least is the size of Glo's compared to Bon's (about 10 tables compared to the 20 or so at Bon's) and prices ($8.95 for a basic breakfast compared to $2.95). I never let such things deter me from trying out a place, though! So, on this fine Sunday morning, myself and The Team arrived at Glo's at about 10:45am and put our names on the list. We were then faced with about a 45 minute wait for a table, but that wasn't a problem since we were waiting for Alice to show up. There was ample seating outside for people to wait, and there was coffee available to be sipped on while you waited. The wait actually seemed shorter than 45 minutes, which was a plus due to my ever-lingering hangover from Cha-Cha the night before. We stepped into the diner and found it to be about the size of bachelor's pad, packed full of hungry guests. We were immediately brought water and menus and offered coffees ($2 each, free refills) as well. Considering the number of negative reviews that I've read about Glo's concerning the service, I was expecting a lot worse. But, once again, the reviews have been proven wrong, in my experience at least. The coffee was delicious, and the menu appeared to offer a lot more tastiness. I was torn between an eggs benny and one of the omelettes. C'mon, 4 egg omelettes?! Yes please! So yes, when the server (who was a pleasant guy, about our age) came to take our orders I decided upon the Spanish omelette, which reminded me of the one that I had in Chicago, in terms of ingredients. Meanwhile, Sarah went with a ham & cheese omelette, Cam chose the Classic Scramble, Alice a California Benny and Crystal a veggie frittata. With our orders in, we began the 20 minute or so wait for our food. We were brought several refills of both water and coffee during that time, and that made the wait all the better. After the wait, we were brought our food (sorry, Alice blocked the picture of her benny!):
Two words: Hell yes. As you can see, the portions were -very- ample, and looks were not deceiving. It was all extremely tasty, even the shredded hash browns. The guacamole and salsa was fresh-made, and was so flavourful! The toast, and the fresh preserves that were available were utterly amazing too. It was all very filling. Only Cam managed to finish his entire breakfast, along with Sarah's and Alice's leftovers. I got mostly through mine, though I had to leave some of the hash browns behind. All in all, I have to give Glo's a solid 3.5 Bacons. For the price, (about $12 for each of us) we got exactly what we expected. They weren't messing around, that's for sure. As for the whole wait/service thing, whatever! It was well worth the wait.
Stay sharp, kids
Jesse
Hey everyone! Welcome to the second installment of Eat My Brains in Seattle! As opposed to Saturday morning, this Sunday morning was decided upon and thought out by Cam and I. On previous trips to Seattle (actually, the first time I came to the city) I've eaten at The Hurricane, as has Cam. We've taken to referring to it as "The more pricey, American cousin of Bon's", both because of it's reputation and because of the place itself. Located on the corner of 7th and Bell (2230 7th Avenue), The Hurricane is well-known, and considered a bit of a mainstay in the Seattle greasy spoon world. Cam and I can both attest to it keeping up with the reputation that has been equated to the place, and thus why we love it so much.
As previously mentioned, The Hurricane is much like Bon's, though maybe a bit more spacious. At the same time, the vibe is to match, rows of beaten-up booths, hip-looking workers, 90's music on in the background and walls plastered with various pictures and such. As Cam and I walked in, a girl (who, for the record looked/acted a lot like a friend of ours who happens to work at Bon's) walked up and took us to a booth, which happened to be the same booth that we had sat in on our last Seattle trip. After a moment, another server came up and got us a couple of coffees and cream for it. As we looked over the menu, it became apparent that the decision would be a tough one on this day. So many options... tasty tasty options. I was expecting Cam to grab a benny, but I was wrong as he ordered a Typhoon scrambler. I opted for my standard pancakes, bacon and egg combo, since I have no personality like that, y'know.
As we sat, waiting for our food to arrive, we were brought coffee a number of times, one of which I told the girl to just pour it in my lap, since that'd wake me up a whole lot faster. This is one of the big reasons that we love The Hurricane, the service and the people providing it. Not only are they good at their jobs, but they're entertaining as hell. It feels like we're regulars, even though we only come to this place once every couple of months, and that's a great feeling.
Anywho, our food finally arrived after a short amount of time and our coffees were refilled, once again. The food all looked pretty damn great, honestly. As Cam dug into his scrambler, he said, and I quote, "Holy shit, this is the best breakfast I've ever had." Yes, Cam had finally found the breakfast that he had been looking for, after all these years of searching. I must admit, his breakfast did look really good. Not to say that my breakfast wasn't any good, but it wasn't the one for me. The pancakes were big and fluffy, the bacon was soft and tasty and the eggs were done just right. Overall, just damn tasty.
With a bill coming out just over $20, it was a bit pricey, but hell, it was worth it. From Cam's statement alone, we can give The Hurricane 3 Bacons for food quality and service, while the affordability gets 4 Bacons! Tasty!
Stay sharp, kids
Jesse
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
