Breakfast on the Edge
(No really, that’s the name of the place!)
St. Patty’s day, or as a lot of
people refer to it, an excuse to get drunk before Cinco de Mayo. See also Cinco de drinko. At any rate, this is an introduction to me,
Wesley Benjamin, a student living below his desired means and my attraction to
breakfast food and alcohol. This will also be a look behind the red stage
curtain of my life and friends. My philosophy
in life is that three things are good for you: Food, Friends, and Education.
Food being my favorite as it won’t betray you like friends and education can.
Another observation of mine would
be that friends are like Ice Cream. Each person is their own unique flavor. My
friend Rasha for example, would be pistachio ice cream. She is over all a
healthy choice, is green in nature, and is a classic favorite by all. Then
there is my friend Ashley, Rocky road in a chocolate dipped waffle cone, with
crushed potato chips on top. If this says anything, she is difficult, eclectic,
unique, and over all, kind of a bitch to eat! Melissa, would be salted Oreo.
Truly an odd, inimitable flavor of its own, much like her.
For me, I would have to say that I
would be moose tracks, see also bunny tracks. Bland and run of the mill by
nature, sometimes you cut your tongue on the sharp sheeted chocolate, and you sometimes get those little morsels of mini
peanut butter cups. Those things are just awesome but you really don’t know
why. Odd that as a society we think things that are miniature sized are better
but we really don’t question it.
Moving Forward, it is Ashley’s birthday week. When I disclosed
with her that I was starting a Brunch blog about eating, drinking and enjoying
food, she quickly became the coordinator of what places we would be eating at. I’m
not adverse to this as I find power in a women quite sexy. Today, she decided
we were to go to “Breakfast on the Edge.”
Breakfast on the Edge: Breakfast –
Lunch – Bloody Marys. Located on Sheridan Boulevard in Edgewater, CO, this AM
eatery is open every day from 6:30 AM to 2:30 PM. Breakfast on the Edge is like
other “pop-up” restaurants following the trend of serving a limited menu, keeping
shortened hours, serving alcohol. Their menu which is trending features brunch,
breakfast, and minimal amounts of lunch items which could pass as brunch items.
These items include Wraps, Rubens, Burgers, and grilled cheeses. Breakfast on
the Edge is also a place I would consider small venue. I would say it only
seats about 40 people.
On this particular outing, Ashley,
Rasha and myself decided to have a few at the bar while waiting for our table
which is nothing out of the ordinary. We waited on their open patio, overlooking
the lake, drinking bottomless mimosas, and observing the Denver skyline. After
about 30 minutes, or as we measured time, 3 mimosas later, we are seated in a
back booth, immediately served coffee and more mimosas and prompted to try
their doughnut holes. Rocky Road just ordered some without the consent of the
table. Let me tell you about doughnut holes. I fondly remember them at our
locally owned grocery store in the free
sample bowl, dried out, cut in half, and covered in flies. I’ve never really
been a fan of doughnuts, especially “filled” ones. These things though, they
came out looking like deep fried beauties in a pool of cream and blueberry
sauce.
One bite, I’m 7 years old again in
Hillsdale, Michigan at our county fair having an elephant ear for the first
time ever right before the tractor pulls. These things were like doughy pillows
that a fond memory have rested on for a long time. Needless to say they did not
remind me at all of those stale fly traps from the grocery store.
We ordered our separate meals,
Ashley having Bacon, eggs, potato pancakes and biscuits & sausage gravy. Rasha got carnitas benedicts with a side of
grits and a bloody mary. I went for their breakfast burrito with chorizo. In
the mean time, we laughed, took pictures and joked about how the restaurant was
home to the legendary Mimosa Fairy. You look away for a split second and you
miss your glass being filled back up. This gets conspicuously confusing when
you’re on your 9th or 11th mimosa I must say. My burrito
in all honesty was nothing too special other than it being really really yummy
as I described it in my notes. First bite tasted like diesel smoke from a
truck. I think it needed more cilantro to be honest. Ashley’s gravy and
potatoes were awesomely cooked and seasoned even though she thought it was way
to peppery. Now Rashas Benny’s were the best thing I had there, other than the
doughnut holes. The pork was the right amount of seasoned and burned to give it
that “soft crunch” as I like to say. The hollandaise was just the right
consistency while the eggs were cooked just right. While they are not exactly
mid-western like the food I grew up with, Benny’s are an underutilized form of
serving eggs in my opinion.
After about 14 approximate mimosas,
I didn't have too many notes other than the fun atmosphere. I was at that point where you feel like you have the biggest smile ever. But in reality you are sitting there with a stern look being very quite. It was loud, had
great new age music, and the servers were kind, welcoming, and in all honesty
did their job! They didn't have a theme and found the funniest thing was how
they showed off local artists’ art for sale and the only decorations they had
for St. Patricks day was a green garland strand with masks hanging on the
lights above the bar, which was obviously left over from Marti Gras.
Overall, I can only say that
Breakfast on the Edge gets my full approval of places to go eat and try for
breakfast, or brunch, or just drinks. The food was awesome at reasonable prices
but the service just put it over the edge! (pun intended) Took someone less
than 45 seconds to turn over a table for the next guest and if you’re there
just to bleed them dry of mimosas, they really don’t seem to mind. One of the
top places in the greater Denver area to get your drink and Brunch on.
Doughnut Holes: 4.50 Biscuits
& Gravy: 7.50
Side of Bacon: 3.00 Smothered
Burrito: 8.99
Carnitas Benedict: 9.50 Grits:
4.00
Bloody Marry: 7.00 Mimosa: 7.00 (Bottomless)
Bloody Marry: 7.00 Mimosa: 7.00 (Bottomless)
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