February 22, 2014
Green Eggs Cafe (Philadelphia, PA)
First and foremost... let us begin by apologizing for taking so long to update the blog. Damn, life just gets in the way sometimes and it has been a busy last few weeks. Anyways, I sound like one of my students, in which case I'd just tell them to stop whining, we are all busy. (The older ones, I would never talk to my Kindergarteners like that, haha!) Quick update on us: I am 100% vegetarian now... well kida. Let's say 99.9%... I couldn't resist a (small) piece of chorizo in my eggs the other morning. But it is so much easier than I thought it would be, I don't even crave meat like I thought I would. I feel so much better, so much healthier, I have more energy and my digestive system is working like a machine (sorry TMI). I did recently find out I am allergic to cinnamon... NOOOOOO!!! Worst news of my life, ugh! I was having some symptoms and the doctor said it was either fluoride or cinnamon and since I make my own toothpaste (fluoride free) I knew it wasn't that. I've cut it out of my diet completely which has been sad but I guess I will live on. Damian... let's see he is still a meat eating machine, that will never change. He had Popeyes for lunch the other day as a matter of fact... >_< but what am I to do, right? (Insert evil laugh here)... he did feel sick for the next couple of days though (stop evil laugh because I suffered the consequences as well... yes feel bad for me, it was very unpleasant, so unpleasant I am thinking of purchasing gas masks for the house). Anywwhoooo.... here it goes, #2...
1. Decor: 5 (%)
- It was in the middle of a block in Northern Liberties, North Philadelphia, PA. The neighborhood is geared towards younger professionals and families, not your typical upcoming town though... it was very "hip" I guess you could say. I thought I had seen it all having attended the University of Delaware, surrounded by "high end" hipsters, but nope. Northern Liberties takes the prize in that aspect. You needed sunglasses from all of the bleach blonde bobs and pixie hair cuts walking around. If you didn't know any better, you'd think that Northern Liberties was still flooded with hobos. Haha, just kidding just kidding, it was out of our comfort zone but still a very very very cute part of town. Okay, besides the town itself, the cafe was adorable I guess. There was nothing special about it, very modern and very small. The fact that there was a twenty minute wait is a good sign? As hangry as we were, we waited. We had to share a table with another family, not that we mind but it was just a small space to begin with. This is one of three locations, so I'm not sure if they're all like this or if it's just this one in particular.
2. Service: 6 (%)
- The service was okay, not bad, not great. Like noted above, we waited about 40 minutes to get a (half) table after being told there was a 20 minute wait. That wasn't a problem, the characters surrounding us outside were enough to keep us entertained. They also did offer coffee outside, which was nice. As soon as we were seated, were welcomed, received our menus, and the waiter walked away, Damian commented "he's high." Hahahaaa.... yeah, he was sooooooo high!! On what? Who knows, but it was entertaining. I guess for the type of cafe it was and the location it was in, we weren't surprised. Regardless, he was friendly and helpful.
3. Food: 10 (65%)
- Are we being too easy with the 10's here? Regardless, the food was amazing. It came out in no time, it was presentable, and the portions were amazeballs.
- I ordered the Huevos Rancheros (non-vegetarian option). The dish is described as "Ancho roasted pork and Chihuahua cheese taquitos, with black bean sauce, sunny side up eggs, and ranchero salsa." This isn't how my mom (or anyone in Mexico that I know of) makes huevos rancheros but they were still good! I love that the taquitos were "fried" so it added the crunchy to it. The salsa was good, the black beans were perfect and the pork was so tender and deliciously seasoned. It all went great together. It came with a side of pepper and herb potatoes which didn't go to well with the meal but they were sooooo good. I love potatoes but never have them so it was a nice and enjoyable treat. The meal inspired me to make my own vegetarian version at home one weekend. Mine were good (patting my own back on this one), but they were no where near as good as the ones from here.
- Damian ordered the Reuben Burger. The dish is described as "House blend of corned beef, sirloin, and spices, Russian aioli, house made slaw, gruyere cheese served on LeBus marble rye." I tried a bite, it took a lot of power to not take the sandwich off his plate and just eat it myself, it was that good. His description of it is...
- We didn't order dessert this time :( our honey mango green tea was enough for the day but looking around, the french toasts all looked so tempting and were definitely mouth watering.
TOTAL POINTS:
/10
