Somefood I've Eaten in the Last Few Weeks(Mother's Day Weekend cont.)

I'm going to tell you about a little hidden treasure in Burien.  A few months ago Elliot Bay Brewery in Burien started doing a weekend brunch.  We have been several times since conception.  What beats breakfast and custom brews? Huh?  Well, besides the ever changing beer menu we have found two things we love.  First is the chicken fried steak.  I think since I have moved to the Northwest from the Midwest I've been on a quest to find midwest treats here.  I would say I've found one; but this tops any chicken fried steak I've had anywhere.  This is an actual steak, batter dipped, and fried.  Its topped with poached eggs and chrizo gravy and comes with a side of biscuits.  And its huge!  Mili and I usually split one order.  This is in my top 3 breakfast items ever!!  Try it.

The second thing we've found that we love at Elliot Bay Brunch is the fresh whole wheat chocolate donut.  The thing I love about this is that its made to order.  I have never really been the type to have a craving to go get a dozen donuts and make a breakfast out of it.  But if I had a box of 12 hot donuts I would probably gain 100lbs.  And as you can see by the picture they go great with a nice breakfast beer.

An added plus on Mother's Day was the live jazz they had playing in the back.  Plus, not too many people know of this treasure so its never too crowded.







Also, my quest for bbq in the Northwest is still on.  Last week I was able to make to Pecos Pit in the Sodo area.  Its hard to get there because its only open weekdays and only for a few hours.  But last week I was down in the area for work and realized this could be my only chance.  No cash on me so I waited at the longest crosswalk light ever to get to a cash machine and back.  They were so impressed with my determination they threw in a free bag of chips.  I got one pecos pork and on pecos beef.  Both were good.  Gates in KC, my favorite bbq, uses alot of celery in there sauce, I could taste it here too.  One of my complaints about most bbq places is not getting sides of extra sauce.  I need it!  I didn't get it.  I should have asked.  But my idea is that I shouldn't have to ask.  The meat was cooked probably better than any other bbq I've had.  The fat was all rendered down and it was like they used the best pieces of meat, not the scraps.  Definitely worth the run across the street.

All photos take with camera low-tech camera phone.  Use Caution.