Stopped by Union Pizza Works a while back for brunch, because it was clearly the easiest place to get a table in the area. Everywhere else was packed. I’m not sure why this place was pretty empty. Nice spacious spot. Good looking menu. My breakfast pizza tasted good. ello, Jefftown?
Union Pizza Works – 423 Troutman St (b/t Wyckoff Ave & St Nicholas Ave in Bushwick) Brooklyn, NY 11237
It’s always packed at Cafe Ghia in Bushwick during brunch. I’ve come here several times and saw the wait, so I just left. But one time I came really super late for brunch. Got to sit at the bar. Ordered the Mofongo (Mashed fried green plantains with bacon, over easy egg and avocado $12). Pretty good.
There’s always walking tours of Bushwick art in the area. Pretty interesting. Bushwick used to be pretty dumpy. Now it’s a hipster street art scene and you see white tourists taking walking tours of the neighborhood. Kinda weird, but I guess it makes sense. There was an SNL skit about the gentrification of Bushwick this past Saturday. I don’t think it’s really like this, but I guess it’s kind of funny. …Okay, I just watched it again. It’s funny.
Cafe Ghia – 24 Irving Ave (@ Jefferson St) Brooklyn, NY 11237
Checked out the newish restaurant that took over the old Cheers Thai space in Williamsburg –Northern Bell. Brunch came with a complimentary Mimosa and a scone.
I ordered the Weekly Hash (pulled pork over fries, topped with eggs $13). Pretty tasty.
Northern Bell – 612 Metropolitan Ave (btw Lorimer & Leonard St) Brooklyn, NY 11211
I had to pickup a package at the post office. So I stopped by Rye for brunch. Lots of girls there.
I ordered the Rye Benedict (grilled pork belly benedict over buttermilk biscuit $12). Delicious! I like it a lot.
They have $5 burgers during happy hour that look good. I gotta try that sometime if I ever get out of work early.
Rye – 247 S 1st St (btw Roebling & Havemeyer St in Williamsburg) Brooklyn, NY 11211
And this is what I picked up from the post office –a Triple LED Guitar Strap! I saw a few review videos on YouTube, but they were all so long. Some over 36 minutes. I don’t have the time to watch reviews that long. So I just went ahead and bought the strap …and then made a video myself. Mine is only 17 minutes long.
In Seattle, we went to The 5 Spot as a family, including my baby nieces. They do an alternating city themed menu and restaurant decor. We happen to be there for New Mexico. So they had UFOs hanging up.
I got the Adobada and Eggs (Chile braised pork served over spiced red potatoes, with flour tortillas, avocado and eggs $9.75). Pretty good. I also liked my sister’s hash browns and her husband’s griddle cakes.
I’m surprised that the babies slept through it all.
The 5 Spot – 1502 Queen Anne Ave N. Seattle, WA 98109
I really like Eastwick’s Slow Braised Short Ribs Hush (roasted potatoes, sunny side eggs and salsa verdé) for brunch. I’ve had it twice. It always seems to look different though, including the ones I’ve seen other people get. But good nonetheless.
It might look gross with all the juice hanging out at the bottom of the plate …or at the corner if the table is slanted. But dang, that juice is supposed to be sopped up with the bread and it taste so buttery good.
Brunch is $14 and comes with a Bloody Mary or Mimosa and Coffee or Tea. The Bloody Mary is nice and spicy with a salted rim. I like my Bloody Mary salted!
Eastwick – 112 Graham Ave (@ Mckibbin St) Brooklyn, NY 11206
I went to the Javitz Center to check out the Engadget Expand show (gadget and tech). I really want to check out Avegant’s new virtual retinal head-mount display prototype.
First, I needed to get some food in my belly. There’s not much over there on the very west side of Manhattan. I came across McGarry’s Irish Pub that had a brunch deal. $11.95 for brunch and a complimentary drink.
I got the Irish Breakfast (Irish bacon, sausage, black and white pudding, 2 eggs, homefries and toast) and a Bloody Mary. The Bloody Mary wasn’t that good, but the Irish Breakfast was great. I remember trying an Irish Breakfast someplace a long time ago and thought it sucked. This was good. The white and black (blood) pudding sausage was good too.
McGarry’s – 417 Ninth Ave (btw 33rd & 34th St) New York, NY 10001
And here’s my review of Avegant’s virtual retinal display…
Sam and I met up on Bedford Ave last week to try to catch Mike running the NYC Marathon. We never saw him though. I think I was too late. He was too fast.
So we went to get brunch and ended up at Extra Fancy.
They have 2 for 1 Bloody Mary’s ($10). The waitress forgot my straw at first and then brought over a straw inside of an empty glass. I was so confused what that was for. I thought maybe either she thought we were going to share it or it was my 2nd Bloody Mary? Sam explained that maybe it was so she didn’t have to touch the straw and it was more sanitary. That’s smart.
I remember a long time ago I dated a girl who offered me to try her drink and she freaked out when I touched her straw. She was like that’s gross. I thought it was weird because I was going to put my mouth on it. And plus I’ve stuck my fingers in her mouth before.
I got the Lobster Florentine ($17). It’s like Eggs Benedict but with lobster and spinach. Really good.
Extra Fancy – 302 Metropolitan Ave (@ Roebling) Brooklyn 11211
