WEST EGG CAFE

She says:
One thing that Atlanta does really well is brunch. This weekend we had the pleasure of adding West Egg Café to our growing list of favorite breakfast spots. The café makes the most of a dynamic, warehouse-like space near Georgia Tech in the west end of the city. In the back half of West Egg, you have the option of sitting on a comfy, old couch to sip your coffee and browse the internet using their wireless connection. Or you can enjoy brunch with your friends in the main café/bakery or the converted garage, with sun streaming in and a warm breeze blowing through the raised door.

He says:
It really is a pleasant space, with a bright blue ceiling, amateur animal paintings covering the walls, and an ethnically diverse crowd of 20 and 30-somethings. The food matches the atmosphere well. I started off with the Eggs Benedict on Salmon Cakes, a variation of Norwegian Eggs Benedict. The eggs were perfectly poached and the salmon cakes – salmon chunks mixed with red onion, rosemary, and other herbs – were quite intense. Perhaps even a bit too intense, since the salmon overwhelmed the hollandaise sauce. Still, the dish gets points for originality. The grits were wondrously creamy, as good as the grits at Flying Biscuit. And the biscuits & gravy I ordered as a side were delicious. The biscuits themselves are nothing out of the ordinary, but that white sausage gravy … damn!

She says:
I tried one of the brunch specials… banana bread French toast, which really is made from banana bread. Topped with a yummy caramel sauce and fresh banana slices, it tasted great, but was far too dense and sweet to finish. I ate two-thirds of my French toast and still wasn’t very hungry until 8pm that night.

He says:
I actually loved her French toast; the density and texture of the banana bread made it better than most French toasts I’ve had. It was rather sweet though …

She says:
The drip coffee was only so-so. The cupcakes, on the other hand… whatever you do, don’t leave West Egg Café without a cupcake!

He says:
Very true. The cupcakes are moist and the frosting is velvety. They come in several flavors too; my favorite is carrot cake.

We say:
Everyone should have a West Egg Café in their neighborhood.

WEST EGG CAFE
1168-A Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30318
http://www.westeggcafe.com/