Breakfast for Lunch: Another Mixed Plate at Smitty's

Eggs, potato pancakes, perogies, French toast, and trimmings. #yegfood, a photo by raise my voice on Flickr.

I was dragged (almost literally) back to Smitty's a couple of weeks ago, except this was the location at Kingsway instead of Westmount. I had another build-my-own platter, this time with perogies, a slice of French toast, eggs, and potato pancakes. Our server was very attentive and brought me loads of condiments - I loved the salsa for the eggs (something I don't normally do, but enjoyed). The potato pancakes could have been cooked a little more - I think I am going to stick with hash browns from now on.

Breakfast for Lunch: Murrieta's

Eggs with smoked salmon #yegfood, a photo by raise my voice on Flickr.

A couple of weeks ago on a busy Saturday, I took time out to enjoy brunch at Murrieta's on Whyte Avenue. I have had supper here a few times, but never breakfast.

I had the basic two eggs and toast dish I normally get at all of the chain places where I have breakfast. This was definitely the champagne and limousine version. The potatoes were hand cut and fried to perfection while the organic grain toast was so excellent, it was almost the highlight of the meal. And I was given two slices instead of just one!

The eggs were wonderful. Locally sourced, they were cooked to perfection and the flavour and yolk colour made them quite distinguishable from their factory farmed counterparts.

I had smoked salmon as my additional protein (bacon, sausage, and other choices were also available). The portion of it was reasonable. So was the price - at around $10 it was delicious and affordable.

Coffee Break - Chai at Da Capo

Time for Chai #yegcoffee, a photo by raise my voice on Flickr.

Although I was having one of those days where I was all coffee-ed out, I was meeting a friend "for coffee" at the Whyte Avenue location of Da Capo. We both had chai lattes. Da Capo uses chai from Remedy and it tastes fantastic. Total win here.

Breakfast for Lunch - Steak & Eggs at Ricky's

Steak and eggs #yegfood, a photo by raise my voice on Flickr.

Yesterday, at a visit to the Ricky's All Day Grill at South Edmonton Common, I decided to splurge and instead of my usual two-egg breakfast, I had Steak & Eggs. Here is the report card:

Toast: crispy but not burned and with no butter like I ordered. Plenty of jam on the side.

Eggs: Done over easy as I had requested, and the yolks were still intact.

Potatoes: The spicy potato wedges really weren't spicy and obviously had been frozen, but they were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Steak: Done perfectly to order, and quite juicy. I was also surprised the order came as fast as it did, considering I ordered it well done.

Definitely a B+.