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Eggs Benedict Crawl

Started by Guest_rockdoggydog_* , Aug 19 2005 11:17 PM

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#16 malarkey

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Posted 23 August 2005 - 09:11 PM

This morning, Rocky and I ventured to The Dish on Leary Way in order to sample their version of Eggs Benedict. We met at 8:30am <yawning emoticon> and started in on coffee and checked out the menu. They offer 4 types of Benedict, canadian bacon, sausage, bacon, or veggie (which includes tomatoes, mushrooms and spinach). I chose the veggie because I believe someone (maybe bon-vivant?) thought the veggie bene rocked, and Rocky chose the sausage.
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Unfortunately, the waitress also told us that Chicken Fried Steak was their special of the day. Hmm. We ordered a side of it.
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Needless to say our eyes were bigger than our stomach.

Verdict: The Eggs Bene at The Dish is worthy, and Rocky thinks it should be the benchmark. The hollendaise isn't as light and lemony as the one at 35th St Bistro, but it was nicely done and there was plenty of it. My veggie bene, I thought, had too many veggies, and the flavor of the 3 together just wasn't that special. I'll let Rocky comment on the sausage bene, but I think I remember him saying something about Jimmy Dean... :lol:

Also, the eggs could have been a bit runnier. I had one that ran a bit, but the other was fairly hard cooked. The potatoes here are pretty dang good. I liked them better than the ones at 35th St Bistro, but I prefer crunchy taters.

the CFS was.. OK. Not bad. Good gravy, but I've had better CFS, even in Seattle.

It's been awhile since I've been to the Dish. I forgot what a nice vibe this place has.

I'm looking forward to regretting this.

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#17 Guest_rockdoggydog_*

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Posted 24 August 2005 - 06:46 AM

Malarkey and I are being intrepid and casting aside any pretense at healthy diets all in the name of eggs benedict. More eggs bene today at The Dish in Frellard. I did indeed have the sausage bene, and yes the sausage tasted like Jimmy Dean, which I have no problems with, I like Jimmy Dean, as long as he sticks to breakfast products. The hollandaise was not bad, not as tangy nor light as 35th St Bistro but still good. The sausage on the other hand was a mistake on my part, it overpowered the rest of the bene so that it was like more like, SAUSAGE, and this bene thing. The potatoes were definitely excellent and above par, and the waitstaff cheerful, nice, and eager to please, even devising the side order of CFS for us. Huzzah to our waitress for doing so! :lol:

The eggs were definitely cooked a little toohard, they weren't overcooked just overcooked for the purposes of having runny yolks.

I do think that this should be our benchmark though, it was a decent solid bene that rates a seven on my scale thus far, good but not great, but definitley more than merely edible. For those wondering how I'm scaling this, a ten is perfection, seven above average, five merely edible and not actually offensive in any way, anything below five has something actively wrong with it. Next stop tomorrow morning at Glo's at !0 AM. A possible stop this weekend on Sunday at Pomegranate.

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#18 Leslie

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Posted 24 August 2005 - 02:34 PM

For anyone else besides me who was also having problems viewing Malarkey's photos of eggs bene and chicken fried steak from The Dish here they are (again)....

Thanks for taking them. Sure looks good!

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#19 scarlett

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Posted 24 August 2005 - 03:42 PM

I love the Dish! I often go there on Sundays for breakfast, then head over to the Freemont Flea Market or the Ballard Market.

For my favorite benedict, I guild the lilly and order the veggie and add bacon (they have wonderful bacon--nice and thick, not too salty). You can also substitue the potatoes with fruit. I can't remember if they charge for that...maybe $1 but it's worth it. Also worth noting is their huge selection of hot sauces in the front, near the counter.

The Dish is famous for a wide variety of omlettes or egg scrambles. My favorite is the Seattle to Portland-- spinach, tomato, & bacon.

On the weekends when there's typically a wait (sign up sheet--outside--to the right of the door). They have coffee in air pots set up outside. Just grab your cup and enjoy coffee while you wait.

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#20 Guest_rockdoggydog_*

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Posted 24 August 2005 - 10:11 PM

Another day another stop on the eggs bene trail, I swear we're going to slow down, my arteries demand it. This morning we went to Glo's on Capitol Hill. For everyone who has ever wanted to try Glo's and is turned off by the huge wait on weekends try a weekday. I ordered the regualr eggs bene and Malarkey had the eggs blackstone, every benedict at Glo's comes with grilled tomatoes in the stack. For me this added a dimension of sweetness that makes the lemon in the hollandaise really jump out. The eggs here had some runny yolk left in them, not a lot but some to come out and play with the sauce. The ham was overpowered by the sauce sometimes and the muffin could have been toasted more, nothing objectionable, just looking for what could have been. Good hash browns and good coffee, but possibly the ugliest garnish I have ever seen in a restuarant. The garnish consisted of some purple cabbage with a wedge of grapefruit with the skin peeled off but the pith still on, it made for an eye-jarring contrast. I'm just nit-picking with this one, but it really did catch the eye. Overall a good eggs bene with good service, I'm giving it a 7.25 on my scale.

Rocky

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#21 malarkey

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Posted 25 August 2005 - 01:33 AM

I really liked the Eggs Bene at Glo's - and I also rank it a notch higher than the one at The Dish. The tomato though is a bit strange to me, it changes the flavor profile just enough that I'm tempted to say the hollendaise is no longer the major component. Or, perhaps I should say it 'competes' with the hollendaise... who knows. Go try it yourself to find out!! Both Glo's and The Dish are open at 7am folks, so you CAN go on a weekday!! yippee!

Now, for you edification, Exhibits A and B:

Eggs Blackstone:
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Eggs Benedict:
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I'm looking forward to regretting this.

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#22 SeaGal

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Posted 25 August 2005 - 03:15 AM

OMG, those look like perfect hashbrowns--something found very rarely these days. I'm gonna have to get myself over to Glo's one of these days.

(That is a really odd garnish :lol:

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#23 Eden

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Posted 25 August 2005 - 05:30 PM

my arteries are hardening just READING about this!!!

I'm completely jealous.
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#24 Guest_rockdoggydog_*

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Posted 12 September 2005 - 01:31 AM

As promised a return trip was made to 35th St Bistro and here's the picture to prove it.

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#25 Leslie

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Posted 12 September 2005 - 02:23 AM

absolutely gorgeous eggs benedict! Thanks for the photo!

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#26 tanabutler

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Posted 12 September 2005 - 03:07 AM

Nice-looking potatoes, too. They look housemade, and not pre-packaged. Yum.

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#27 Leslie

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Posted 16 September 2005 - 04:36 PM

I noticed Etta's has Eggs Benedict on their weekend brunch menu.

Poached eggs on english muffin, dungeness crab, spinach, chipotle hollandaise, home fries $14.

That sounds good!

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#28 malarkey

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Posted 16 September 2005 - 08:34 PM

that's it! That's our next destination. hey Rocky!!

Others on our list:
Crave: Benedict Florentine: Poached eggs, spinach, champagne-shallot-orange hollandaise

and a variation-on-a-theme-maybe-stretching-the-definition-bene:
Serafina: Two crisp black forest ham “baskets” filled with soft polenta and sautéed mushrooms; topped with poached eggs

I'm looking forward to regretting this.

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#29 Leslie

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Posted 16 September 2005 - 08:45 PM

Last time scrat and I went to Maximilien for brunch, she had the oeuffs rothchilds which is basically eggs bene with a side of steak. Very tasty.

Maximilien's Sunday brunch menu also has Eggs Benedict with 2 poached eggs with black forest ham or smoked salmon served on a grilled english muffin and topped w/ hollandaise sauce $12.50.