Showing posts with label all day breakfast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label all day breakfast. Show all posts

Friday, April 9, 2010

Anita's

Anita's is a local chain of authentic Mexican food. "Anita" was the owner's wife. Every single time I've been at Anita's, I've had a great meal and efficient service. They get it done.

Their breakfast menu is full of yummy choices. There are Mexican style favorites, some fun new Mexican options, and some American classics. I was happy with quality of something as simple as a two egg classic and equally as happy with the Santa Barbara Omelet, stuffed with guacamole. Their salsa is fresh and spicy. Listen to other options:

Machaca Burrito

Shredded beef or fresh pulled chicken and scrambled eggs wrapped in a flour tortilla. Served with refried beans, homefries and "New Mexico Style" red or green chile.

Mr. T Special

Sizzling strips of pork marinated in "New Mexico Style" red chile, grilled and served with two eggs any style, refried beans smothered with red chile, homefries and hot flour tortillas.

There is something about sour cream, salsa, guacamole, and refried beans that compliments breakfast food quite nicely. Piping hot and fast, Anita's breakfasts are just scrumptious. Their coffee is nothing to write home about but it isn't bad. They offer free chips and salsa with your meal which I declined. It was just a little too early to eat chips and salsa.

Anita's home fries are shredded potato, loose, and fried to a golden crisp. Sometimes this style of home fry lends itself to a disappointing uncooked potato under the crisp outer layer but Anita's has never failed to give a satisfyingly crisp serving through and through each time.

The Fairfax location opens at a painfully early 5 AM! Each location has different hours, so check before heading out.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

The Cereal Bowl

EXTRA!! EXTRA!! Read all about it!

Ok, I am breaking some of the rules of this blog today to bring you some exciting news. "The Cereal Bowl", an all cereal cafe chain in Delaware and New Jersey, has just arrived on our door step... well, almost our doorstep. Yes, unfortunately a visit to the clever cafe requires a drive into DC, traffic and all. But it's an ALL CEREAL cafe!!

They offer crazy cold cereal mixtures (a la Cold Stone Creamery) and hot cereal mixers as well as yogurt parfaits, "Oaties", and fro-yo cereal topped treats. They also offer lactaid milk and soy milk for dietary restrictions. Their website is very funny, as you crunch your way through each tab, but I've never been to the cafe myself. If you go, PLEASE review it and let me know! I'll publish you!

3420 Connecticut Ave NW (Cleveland Park)
202.244.4492

-- S. Coffin