Sorry tabloids, but brunch had you beat. Long before you started combining celebrity names into creepy monikers like Bennifer, Brangelina and Gyllenspoon, brunch was amalgamating breakfast’s eggs and questionable meats with lunch’s sandwiches and condiments. And brunch added alcohol. So there.
You’ve gotta give props to an eatery that’s so excited about
their pre-dinner food that they call it Yay! Brunch. Honestly we think the $5
bottomless mimosa is much more deserving of a shout-out than the short, so-so
menu. The Dish is a drinker’s drinker kind of brunch place – they don’t open
until 10 a.m. Perfect for weekends when you just got home a few hours earlier.
If the mimosas run through you faster than Paris Hilton to a photo-op, don’t be
surprised to encounter both guys and gals in the unisex restrooms. At least it
makes it easier for the trannies.
Trendy people love their hollandaise. You couldn’t be more
hip brunching at Black Pearl if you were canvassing for Obama in a Mini Coop.
Add their bottomless mimosa for $5 and you’re like liquid Beck. But it’s not
just the cool kids who are feasting on ice cream sundae waffles and roast duck
scrambles. You’ll find all kinds looking to soak up last night’s poison via
syrup and eggs. And by all kinds we mean the girl you may or may not have gone
home with and the group of cackling 40-something Sex and the City
wannabes.
Lola
What better place to hit up for a wet brunch than a locale known
for its happy hour. Who said you can only be happy between 4 and 6? Lola serves
up mimosas - as should be expected from a joint named after the nickname of a 12-year
old temptress – sweet, dewy and they make you feel dirty for wanting them so
badly. Try the $3 snazberry mimosa partnered with the green ham and eggs for a
sweet and savory combo. Go ahead and wear your heart-shaped glasses. Just leave
your niece at home.
The Buff Restaurant
Head West, young drunk, where $1 will buy you more than a
vending machine condom or a McDonald’s double cheeseburger (Note: both are
equally effective at preventing pregnancy.
Just try taking a date to McD’s and see for yourself). For just 99
cents, the Buff offers you your choice of Bloody Mary’s or Mimosas. But they
offer more than just breakfast with a buzz. The food is stellar and
college-town priced. Start off with the pecan caramel quesadilla – don’t worry,
your “dancing” last night covered the calories. The skillets and omelets are yummy
entrée choices, and so long as you don’t drink enough champagne and OJ
concoctions that you will never, ever get scurvy, you can get out of there for
under $12.
