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Tasting Morning Plates at Green Eggs

Posted by Foobooz on March 18th, 2010

Green Egg Cafe

Trey Popp visits Green Eggs Cafe and comes away overwhelmed by the size of some of the dishes and pleased with the taste of most of the others. It’s a South Philadelphia brunch spot that doesn’t have hour waits… yet.

The best dish was the biggest surprise. Quinoa porridge sounds like an attempt to out-vegan the staunchest eco-Samaritan who ever walked in hemp sandals. But Green Eggs turned it into a $4.50 bowl of luxuriant bliss. Scented with cardamom and cinnamon, simmered with a dash of heavy cream, sweetened lightly with agave nectar and topped with that outstanding berry compote, it sent everyone who tasted it into a reverie — followed by a resolution to copy it at home. The mint sprig crowning the bowl was as spot-on a garnish as I’ve had in ages.

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Green Eggs Cafe [Official Site]

Green Eggs Cafe
1306 Dickinson St, Philadelphia, PA

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    • http://tanglethis.wordpress.com Tanglethis

      I wouldn’t be so optimistic about the wait… I tried to take some visitors there Sunday afternoon, and the wait was 45 minutes. My guests had a train to catch, so we had to decline. I look forward to getting up earlier and trying this place eventually!

    • Rebecca

      Yeah we had a wait as well – maybe 20 people total. The good news is one day they will give up those couches and just get more tables, thus doubling the size.

      They carry Steaz and great food. Very into it!

    • rory

      i am surprised. I went once with a friend and it was average (the omelette really disappointing, my grits good but not special). He went back again and was disappointed again. maybe we’re ordering horribly wrong because we seem to be alone in being underwhelmed!

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