Restaurant names are really important. When my family lived in Georgia, we used to go to this restaurant called ‘Po Folks. I never understood the name. Why you would want to eat at poor people’s house? Wouldn’t it be wrong to eat all their food? Would they make stone soup? But ‘Po Folks served huge plates of fried chicken and endless Mason jars of sweet tea. It was confusing.
At Egg (135 N.5th St)in Williamsburg, not all the dishes are served with a side of eggs and at noon, the restaurant space turns into Sparky’s All American Food and serves no eggs but hotdogs and hamburgers.
Ted and I went to Egg because they start serving brunch at 8 am. While the food is tasty, I wish the servings were bigger. For Pete's sake, it’s supposed to be a Southern style brunch and we all know that brunch in the south is served up big. Granted, I am a pig. And this is New York, but you’re paying New York prices because the ingredients are local or artisan and the rent’s probably high. But forgetting all of that, Egg’s pig is really good. I forgot the name of the ham, but it's a well known artisan ham from Kentucky. I had the ham biscuit because I love me some pig. The biscuit was nice, crumbly, warm, comforting. The cheddar cheese was a fancy white Vermont type. The fig jam cut the saltiness of the ham and cheese but added sweetness which was a nice touch, but dammit, I wanted some egg on that morning sammy! Grits were served on the side. They were hearty and added moisture, but like I said, eggs would have been better. Ted had their "eggs rothko" which is either cute or annoying (I can’t decide), it was a toad in the hole with tomato jam and a sausage link. The truth is, I liked Egg and it’s good. But if I’m going to W’burg for breakfast, I’d rather go at 10am and eat with the po folks at Enid's. It’s cheaper, serves bigger portions and there’s free coffee refills.
3 comments:
i agree with you, liza. i've eaten at egg and left hungry and somewhat disappointed.
they also serve a "personal" pot of coffee in a small french press, but they don't tell you how long it's been brewin' so you have to take a guess when to plunge it. the end result was a super bitter brew.
egg can go suck one.
lol.. maybe you fat folks should just stick to KFC or other bland and generic sources of "food". clearly you get a little confused when quality hits you.
anonymous - have you been reading this bog at all? if so, you can clearly see that not only does the (actually thin and gorgeous) writer know quality when she tastes it, but is also capable of articulating exactly why or why not without reverting to elementary school level name calling. if you have a valid point to make and wish to give a solid reason as to why you believe egg to be an establishment of a high quality, by all means please do; unfortunately all you did here was come across as slightly ignorant and quite defensive, which makes me ultimately suspicious.
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