The Gorge

You’ve had some fun, maybe told a few jokes over a cocktail and scone, but now it’s time to get serious. What will you order for the main event?

October 1, 2015

10:25 AM

Pancakes, granola, and huevos rancheros at The Kenwood | Photo by Caitlin Abrams

You’ve had some fun, maybe told a few jokes over a cocktail and scone, but now it’s time to get serious. What will you order for the main event? What level of satiation do you seek? Is it OK to eat a roast beef sandwich before noon? These are among the most pressing questions for the seasoned bruncher.

What to get for how you gorge:

Kobe short rib Benedict at Manny's | Photo by Caitlin Abrams

MEAT LOVERS

Manny’s:
Kobe short rib Benedict

Meritage:
Boeuf & Oeuf (steak and eggs) with potatoes and toast

Strip Club:
Chef’s Loaded Burger with a fried egg

St. Paul Grill:
Bacon Benedict with smoked bacon and Canadian bacon

Cook St. Paul:
Commercial Sandwich—salt-crusted roast beef on a bun with mashed potatoes

Bulldog NE:
Surly-braised corned beef hash with two eggs

The Mill NE:
Miracle on Rice— hangar steak with two eggs and basmati rice with chimmichurri

Pittsburgh Blue:
Prime rib hash with potatoes, peppers, poachers, and pico di gallo

French Meadow:
Open-faced steak sandwich with onions, brie, and horseradish creme

Soft eggs and lobster with chives on ciabatta at the St. Paul Grill | Photo by Caitlin Abrams

EGG LOVERS

Manny’s:
Manny’s omelet with prime rib

Meritage:
Eggs en cocotte with melted leeks, mushroom, and parm

Birchwood:
Quiche Lorraine

Victory 44:
Poached eggs and grits with parm

St. Paul Grill:
Soft eggs and lobster with chives on ciabatta

The Kenwood:
Huevos rancheros with braised pork

Nighthawks:
Any seasonal omelet, like the corn and chanterelle one in late summer

The Mill NE:
Ecuadorian baked eggs with mole-spiced black beans, cheese, avocado cream, salsa, and llapingacho cakes

French Meadow:
“Signature” deep- dish quiche with goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, leeks, and spinach

Lynn's Healthy Breakfast - brown rice, apples, raisins, sunflower seeds, and steamed rice milk at French Meadow Bakery | Photo by Caitlin Abrams

VEG HEADS

Meritage:
Lemon buttermilk pancakes with fruit compote

Birchwood:
Veggie scramble with mustard greens, banana peppers, marigold, and feta

Victory 44:
Oat waffle with seasonal berries

Strip Club:
Sourdough French toast with strawberry rhubarb and lemon basil

St. Paul Grill:
Wild mushroom and goat cheese omelet

Cook St. Paul:
Gingerbread pancakes with apple schmoo

Bulldog NE:
Black bean Benedict, with spinach, peppers, and choron sauce

Nighthawks:
Raw veggie salad with peanuts and spicy vinaigrette

The Mill NE:
Cinnamon wild rice pancakes

Pittsburgh Blue:
Eggs Florentine with sliced tomato, garlic spinach, and poached eggs in a smoked gouda mornay sauce

French Meadow:
Lynn’s Healthy Breakfast—brown rice, apples, raisins, sunflower seeds, and steamed rice milk

Avocado toast with radishes and lime at Birchwood Cafe | Photo by Caitlin Abrams

GORGING LIGHT

Manny’s:
Chopped salad

Meritage:
Moules frites with smoked pancetta, tomato, and white wine

Birchwood:
Avocado toast with radishes and lime

Victory 44:
Chicken liver toast

St. Paul Grill:
Smoked salmon with rye, cream cheese, red onion, and capers

Cook St. Paul:
Bi Bim Bap— Korean seasonal veggies on rice with a poached egg

Bulldog NE:
Cupcakes

Nighthawks:
Cold smoked salmon on an English muffin with egg mousse

Pittsburgh Blue:
The Brunch Salad with butter lettuce, crab, asparagus, avocado, and poached egg with a citrus vinaigrette

French Meadow:
Classic Vegan Breakfast of tofu scrambler, vegan sausage, hashbrowns, and sprouted toast

Le Meritage Plateaux with 12 oysters, six shrimp, clams, and more at Meritage | Photo by Caitlin Abrams

GO BIG or GO HOME

Meritage:
Le Meritage Plateaux with 12 oysters, six shrimp, clams, and more

Strip Club:
Grand Dame— pancakes, hashbrowns, sausage, bacon, and eggs covered in bourbon caramel

St. Paul Grill:
Country breakfast of buttermilk biscuits and sausage gravy served with eggs, bacon, and creamy hashbrowns

Cook St. Paul:
Frenchcake stack, wherein a pancake stuffed with hashbrowns is topped with bacon, eggs, and French toast

The Kenwood:
Cheddar grits with pork, kale, and poached egg

Bulldog NE:
Deep-fried caramel roll

Nighthawks:
The double cheeseburger

The Mill NE:
Poachers and pumpernickel— eggs, steelhead trout, arugula on grilled pumpernickel with tomato hollandaise

French Meadow:
Blueberry corn pancake, double

Donut sandwich with andouille sausage, cheddar, egg, and apricot jam at the Bulldog NE | Photo by Caitlin Abrams

TREND EATERS

Meritage:
Banana bread French toast with Grey Duck Chia caramel

Birchwood:
Savory pumpkin waffle with Gruyere, onion jam, apple cinnamon butter, and lardon

Victory 44:
Fried chicken

Strip Club:
Haus Made donuts, while they last

St. Paul Grill:
Vanilla bourbon French toast, dipped in Maker’s Mark batter

Cook St. Paul:
Breakfast nachos

Bulldog NE:
Donut sandwich with andouille sausage, cheddar, egg, and apricot jam

Nighthawks:
NH brunch poutine with pulled pork, fried egg, cheese curds, and poblano gravy

Pittsburgh Blue:
Shrimp and grits with garlic sausage, smoked bacon, stone-ground grits and poached egg

Monte Cristo with roasted turkey, smoked ham, and fontina battered and fried at Cook St. Paul | Photo by Caitlin Abrams

CLASSICISTS

Manny’s:
Shrimp cocktail

Meritage:
French-style soft scrambled eggs with smoked salmon Birchwood: Steel-cut oatmeal with Wood’s maple syrup

Victory 44:
MN classic with eggs, bacon, taters, and toast

Strip Club:
Strip steak and eggs with hashbrowns and bearnaise

Cook St. Paul:
Monte Cristo with roasted turkey, smoked ham, and fontina battered and fried.

The Kenwood:
Pancakes with black walnut butter Bulldog NE: Breakfast tacos with scrambled egg, chorizo, pepperjack, and pico

Nighthawks:
Here is the best blueberry lemon short stack of pancakes around

The Mill NE:
Who’s Your Buddy? Chaz. Egg, bacon, and American cheese sandwich on English muffins

Pittsburgh Blue:
Strawberry waffle with whipped cream

French Meadow:
Two organic eggs and sourdough toast

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