4/20- La Loma at Midtown Global Market

Well, since we're blogging about breakfast this morning I might as well join in.

I live in Midtown Exchange and often stop by the Global Market on my way out of the house. Sometimes I just need a diet Coke or a coffee, but I often get sucked into buying something I don't need because I'm too lazy to cook something in my apartment or something just looks (or smells) too delicious to pass up. Today was one of those days.

La Loma arguably has the best tamales in town, but their breakfasts are also incredible. And cheap. I usually go with the chilaquiles. If you get it without meat it's about 5 bucks and it's gianormous. In the eyes of the average gringo, chilaquiles has no business on a breakfast menu. It's tortilla chips cooked up with chicken broth until soggy and then smothered in salsa, chopped onion, sour cream, and cheese. In Mexico, that equals breakfast. And it is delicious.

As for the coffee, I like the mexicano. It's got cinnamon in it. It is, however, a little weak.

Overall, La Loma gets 7 eggs out of ten. By the time I realized I should be blogging about it, it was already gone, so I took a picture of the remnants. I always save the rice and beans for last so don't confuse my neurotic eating habits for distaste.

4/20 - Dinkytowner Cafe

This morning I went to the Dinkytowner Cafe. It's been a regular breakfast spot of mine, so I figured that I would start this blog thing with something familiar.
The Dinkytowner is located in a basement, so it's difficult to tell what time it is, or how many college kids are walking by in their pajamas (is it so hard to put regular pants on? i mean, i know they're in college, but seriously, I put pants on before I leave the house, and so far I haven't had any problems).
The coffee was hot, but it's positive attributes ended there. I'm not sure the roaster of the beans, but think it's Johnny's Coffee Roasting and Tire Disposal. There was a definite hint of something.
I ordered the Tex-Mex, not only because of it's size (enormous), also because of it was on special. For a mere $6 US, i got enough food for the weekend. I found the Tex-Mex very tasty. The salsa was refreshing, with a hint of jalapeno at the end. The eggs (scrambled) were light and fluffy, the sausage was mildly spicy, the cheese was adequately melty. The only downfall was that the hash browns could have been cooked a little more.
Overall, I found my experience at the Dinkytowner pleasant. The service was excellent, the food satisfying, and although the coffee left much to be desired, it was plentiful. If there was a rating system for breakfasts, I would give the Dinkytowner 7 eggs out of 10.