Ever since I said I don't like eating breakfast out, I've been made to regret it. I posited that I can make most standard diner breakfasts at home for less money and less hassle, and I wouldn't have to put on pants. Of course, it seemed every person in my life set out to prove me wrong, and I happily admit that they succeeded. I was wrong, and the rest of the general population was right: breakfast is best.
When I visited my girlfriend Callie in Denver last month (I wrote about our snowboarding trip), it worked out that I would stay one night in her city before heading up into the mountains the next afternoon. Her response, "We can go to Snooze!"
One of the six locations of Snooze, a local "A.M. eatery," is within walking distance from Callie's beautiful apartment. We went on a Friday morning, which accounted for some of her excitement - the place has a several hours long wait on the weekend. Even on a week day morning, we waited 15 minutes for a table. We started with loose leaf Earl Gray Tea in mugs so cute I wanted to steal them (I didn't, scouts honor!).
I asked Callie what's good. She thought for a second, and pointed out the pancakes that come in a multitude of flavors, the entire, lengthy eggs benedict section, the omelet, the breakfast burrito, and finally looked up and said, "Everything,"
She went with her longstanding favorite, the breakfast pot pie. A very flaky puff pastry is topped with homemade rosemary sausage gravy and an egg (she chose sunny side up), with a side of hashbrowns. I don't care for chicken pot pie, but I'd eat Snooze's rich, savory breakfast version any day of the week.
True to form, I couldn't make a decision. I teetered between the the barbacoa benny and pancakes. Callie let me in on a Snooze secret: they'll let you do half and half of different dishes and meals. That is pretty freaking cool. Just like she said, when I told the server I was torn between the two, he offered the half-and-half option.
The barbacoa benny was a unique, delicious take on traditional eggs benedict. I loved the tender, flavorful Mexican-style meat with a gentle pico de gallo salsa, with the flavor of poached egg and smothered in creamy Hollandaise. Our server suggested the pineapple upside down pancake. It's decadent and spoiled me silly. Callie and I together couldn't quite finish it, but we got close.
I didn't have much time to do anything else in Denver, but breakfast at Snooze made me feel like a part of the city.
If you go...
Snooze locations
the menu
prices are in the $8-12 range per entree
