Why brunch? Hungry and craving a catch-up session with friends? Wishing for a riverfront view or just a spot where the champagne flows freely? Try these five:
Great Place For Ladies Who Lunch Mirabelle’s European Pastry Café sits an understated part of Fair Oaks just behind a gas station and across the street from the Dairy Queen. Popular with locals, the European café has a small patio area and a cozy dining room with blooming red roses adorning each bistro table.
What to get: Mirabelle’s has a daily breakfast and lunch menu. but on Sundays order the $15 brunch that includes a breakfast crepe, side salad, mimosa and a slice of heavenly cake.
Where To Take the Future In-Laws If you’ve got out-of-towners or other people to impress, treat them to brunch at the Pilothouse Restaurant on the third deck of the 285-foot Delta King, overlooking the sparkling Sacramento River. The historic riverboat, which also comprises a theater and hotel, serves an elegant Sunday Brunch spread from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
What to get: The Sunday brunch is $24.95 and includes omelets made to order, champagne and dishes that vary seasonally and include such fare as gravlox, French toast, roasted tri tip and eggs Benedict.
1000 Front St., Old Sacramento; (916) 441-4440; deltaking.com For Hipsters Who Enjoy a Liquid Brunch There are occasions when indulging in a liquid-only meal is not frowned upon, including: the days (or months) following a relationship break-up, the holidays and Sunday brunch. On Sundays, Ink Eats and Drinks in midtown has a Bloody Mary buffet and a mimosa special that’ll keep 'em comin’ until yer slurrin'.
What to get: The Bloody Mary buffet is $7–$10—create your own concoction from tomato house mix, olives, onions, celery salt, lemon, pickled green beans, peppers and whatever garnish you can dream up. Endless mimosas are $9–$12.
2730 N St., Sacramento; (916) 456-2800; inkeats.com
Where To Go When You Want the Taste of Mexico Two Sacramento favorites for hearty Mexican brunch: Zócalo in midtown and Vallejo’s downtown. The upscale Zócalo has a weekend brunch from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; the neighborhood-style Vallejo’s serves brunch from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
What to get: Try the pozole verde and camarones with huevos (shrimp and eggs) at Zócalo; at Vallejo’s, go for the menudo or the carne asada with huevos (steak and eggs served with beans).
Where To Go For a Country Breakfast and Sassy Waitresses At Sutter Street Grill, friendly, spunky waitresses zigzag through this busy breakfast spot in the heart of Historic Folsom. This is a great place to saddle up for weekend brunch with the family or to pop into halfway through a bike ride on the American River Bike Trail.
What to get: Strawberry waffles buried in whipped cream or the pancakes of the day. Wash them down with a mimosas and Bloody Mary.
» DOWN BY THE SEA Crab lovers feasted at the Sacramento Children’s Home’s crab feed and auction, Down by the Sea, at the Folsom Community Center. Originally an orphanage, the home now serves as a safe haven for abused and neglected children.
» DOWN BY THE SEA
| A Godengo Technology | Email Marketing powered by StreamSend
Reader Comments: