So, prior to having dinner for lunch at the
Tip Top, we had perused the breakfast menu
and had a chance to give it a try. Nothing had changed about the
place in the past couple of weeks but we did have much more on point
service during the busier rush in the restaurant. We tried a half
order of biscuits and gravy, kielbasa & eggs and a version of a
Benedict.
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I was sort of bummed out by the biscuits and gravy, just because they were average and I was hoping for more. The picture is of the half order…good lord, a whole one must come in a pail. The biscuit had a nice mix of crust and sponge but the gravy just didn’t hold up its end of the bargain. Seriously rich, but missing a lot in the way of sausage and pepper. I added the pepper but couldn’t find a way to make up for the sausagelessness.
Steph tried the kielbasa and eggs, which turned out to be the type
of breakfast I had wanted from Tip Top. The sausage was split and
grilled on the flat top, the eggs were steaming and fluffy, the
toast was toasty (not just warm beige toasty, brown toasty with
butter, the hash browns were extra crispy as requested…and without
cheese and onions. When we both ordered something with hash browns
we were both asked if we cared for cheese and/or onions atop which
is a nice touch, most places you get one or the other to your liking
or grouchiness. Well done, but it got beat by mine. |
Done Exactly As Ordered |
Cheese & Onions Are An Option, Not A Requirement |
It was St. Patrick’s and while I won’t wear green, I got enough of
that Irish goofiness in me I don’t have to wear it, I might order
something fitting. They had a special of corned beef and cabbage but
what caught my eye was the Irish Benedict on the regular breakfast
menu. All the regular bits, muffin, poached egg, hollandaise, but
with corned beef replacing the back bacon. It wasn’t great corned
beef, it was surprisingly dry (similar to the Reuben at
Blue Door)
but the hollandaise helped. The hollandaise was well seasoned with
lemon, a bite of pepper and a healthy dose of salt, running together
with the yolky lava and resulting in a delicious breakfast plate. I
still like the place. There are things I would not order again but
there is enough to make me want to try a bunch of other things on
the menu and find a regular. |
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The Irish Benedict Could Have Better Beef But Is Delicious |
Ooze Away |
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B | B | B | B+ | D | B | ||
Benedict | Sausagelessness Sausage Gravy |