Honey’s Sit-n-Eat
t says: A long, long time ago (i.e. June 2011), g and I went to Honey’s for brunch. We went during a weekday, so there was absolutely no wait (g and I have relatively little tolerance for waiting). We were thrilled that we finally had our first chance to see what the almighty Honey’s Sit-n-Eat was warranted those soul-crushing Sunday morning lines.
June 2011, Brunch, Party of 2. g and I were celebrating my Birthday, so we had a day full of activities planned (not really). Regardless, we meant business. We arrived, we sat down, we perused the menu, we ordered. We went to work:
Because it was my Birthday, I felt like I could ask for a special batch of pancakes to be made with all of the ridiculous things I wanted: chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and bananas. Their response: “no problem”. Awesome. Above you see a pic of the resulting masterpiece which was actually very good. A beautiful golden brown, it wasn’t the fluffiest pancake I had ever had, but because it’s approximately 50% of “stuff” that I requested, I guess it’d be foolish of me to dock them points for that. The pancake itself was pretty good, but really, it’s all about the other stuff – how can you go wrong with chocolate, peanut butter, and banana? Of course, I do have to give Honey’s the credit for even distribution of fillings and having just the right ratios to ensure that no one flavor trumped the rest. On the flip side: I’m not sure what the orange did on top – maybe if there was some kind of orange-twinged syrup, that would have been a pretty darn good addition.
g went for huevos. Surprise. By now she has built up quite a huevos repertoire, having had it at all the major brunch spots that offer it. She has a hard time choosing a favorite, but what she does know is that this one just didn’t have the avocado, enough beans, or enough runny yolk to seal the deal. Plus, if I remember correctly, the tomatoes weren’t really cooked down much – it was more like a salsa. Bummer. Well, at least nothing was bad – she did a number on the dish. (Personally, I think her favorite is the one that cm and k make … just sayin’ …)
Conclusion: Honey’s allows me to choose my pancake toppings. That’s awesome. But, after that, I’m not sure why the place is so revered. The place is kind of small (which I don’t mind) and cramped (which I mind a little bit) with a lot of hipster-appeal (which I mind a little bit more) and a super-long wait on the weekend (which I mind a lot). Given the breadth of other brunch options, I’m just not sure that they were able to show me something I’d actually wait for. End result: I’d gladly go there on a weekday without a wait so I can have my pancakes my way (and g could explore other menu options to see if anything else strikes her fancy), but certainly not on a Sunday.
lc says: Pretty sure it’s “huevos,” Señor. BTW, Mom and Dad and I went to Eggs N’at in Moon Twp. last weekend and got pumpkin pancakes with a side of chorizo. Amaaaazing!
lc
15 October 2011 at 7:20pm
t says: spelling corrected … oops.
afterdinnersneeze
15 October 2011 at 7:49pm