Sofia's

Brunch On Mothers day :) 

Brunch here is a two courses and drinks are a la carte... 

The Shrimp and Grits 

My Hubby thought this was delicious... I loved the charred flavor on the shrimp portion I got to taste, and the grits (polenta) was really nice! I would love the bigger portion next time!

My First Course

Muscles in Champange Sauce

Holy cow was this amazing! So amazing I had to get another order of this dish... I didn't even want my second course any more... This has to be the best muscle dish I ever had in my life!... Hence the lucky free mini order then full paid order that followed!!

Hubby and I got this Bellini, The were only $5 a piece and very delicious... We were getting drunk quick.. The mix was some type of pear and peach combo with the champagne... So good!!

My order of pancakes.. they were cool, but my eyes and heart were fixated on the muscles.. so I requested having these packed to go.. which I eventually ended up forgetting and oh well...

French Toast

He said it was amazing, I tried it and it was... no complaints on my end... only that I didn't want the pancakes and wondered why I ordered them instead of the crepes...

How cute is the syrup and whip cream on the side though!

Try this Place out! I know I will again... Oh and they have a cigar lounge downstairs... I am going to try that ish one day!

http://sofiaenglewood.com/

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Brunch at Sugar Freak

Hot Roast Beef-N-Gravy Black Eye Peas

My friend enjoyed her dish as well as her husband... I tried the rice only and that was really well prepared.

Banging French Toast

This was nice and light, unfortunately we shared... so it disappeared right after the picture was taken LOL 

Louisiana Macaroni and Cheese

Crawfish mac n cheese was a mazing!!!!!

I wish I new how they made it taste so good... 

I would def recommend this place for brunch!!!

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Barrique Kitchen and Wine Bar

Nice Sunday Brunch !

Happy Hour Sangrias

These were nice and refreshing to drink and pared well with anything as per the waiter we had suggested

Shrimp Oreganato

The pizza I think we both fought one another for the last two slices

It was flavorful, delicious and so welcoming

I will most lightly try and recreate this at home one day 

Lobster Sliders

These were cool but It had more filler than Lobster and could have been better 

I would highly recommend this place to any one who is in the area!

http://www.barriquekitchenandwinebar.com/

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Blue Fin

What a great Brunch Date with my Fiance. Couldn't have asked for a better day!

• BELGIAN WAFFLE$14.00meyer lemon ricotta, candied orange

Nice and Light and fluffy Pancakes! OMG this was delicious... The candied oranges weren't too sweet and left a nice tangy taste to the maple syrup. I loved this dish a lot 

I am making waffles this weekend I need to make this on my own and enjoy!!

Complimentary Belini!

The Belini was delicious, it was a peach one, but the juices tasted like grapefruit... I was not complaining, it was free and it kept coming! 

• CALIFORNICATION$13.00crab, shrimp, cucumber, avocado, mango sauce

Normally I would not write about a California roll, but these had REAL crab chunks in there. I mean Holy molly Really Crab in a California roll! I was in heaven... and we should have gotten another order! 

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• MAINE LOBSTER & SHRIMP ROLL$26.00herb mayonnaise, crispy bacon, celery, waffle fries

Without the Bacon

This was a great Lobster roll. Extremely Big and I was really happy with the seasoning. Enough to share or big enough if your really hungry! 

This picture doesn't justify the size of the roll!

I would Highly suggest going here and enjoying the heart of Times Square!

http://www.bluefinnyc.com/menus-and-food/635206/brunch

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Pies n thighs

A hidden Gem indeed!



Cucumber Fresca

My drink... It was cool as a cucumber... consisted of white wine and fresca... simple as that!!!!

Wine Cooler

Not my favorite drink... red wine and coke... it did not taste good..but my friend liked it 

Flower Power Beer

This beer was amazing... nice, light and fruity. Look this beer up I promise you a good deal!

Watermelon Fresca

Watermelon Fresca plus white wine... As simple as that!

WAFFLES

 Two buckwheat waffles topped with cinnamon butter 

This was a good waffle. i'm not used to this flavor profile but I loved it. not your typical butter milk taste... it had a nice rustic flavor to it!! And the strawberry compote rounded the dish out perfectly!!! 

Cornmeal-fried catfish

Oh this CATFISH was amazing!!!!! Nicely breaded... and that sauce next to it was out of this world... I only wish I had another piece of fish because it was that damn good guys...

Unmasking hidden gems in BK is awesome.. I'd say go check this place out and have a great time!!!

http://piesnthighs.com/

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BK SWEENEY

I love brunch. I love not going to far for brunch as well!!

After a relaxing day on Saturday I wanted to do brunch on the island but not too far! We hit the jackpot!!!

Steak and eggs with home fries for my bf. I wish I ordered this. But hey he shared half of his steak with me. So I was a happy camper!!  The steak was well seasoned and juicy!  omg I wish I had some right now. You could use a butter knife (like I did) to cut into it and enjoy!! The home fries had Rosemary and peppers and really made you feel like a well thought out dish for Sunday brunch. Not to mention the foot ball games going on. 

My fish was the omelet, cooked just how I asked. The home fries made the dish whole. Damn I wish it were Sunday again!!!

Along with your meal cones blueberry corn bread and some bagels and butter. A lot of food!!!! 

Can't have brunch with out the booze!!! The bartenders did their job well!! I think me and My bf guzzled down 3 and a half bottles in 2 hours!!!  Best brunch ever!!!

They have other amazing items on their menu. As I've mentioned, it was foot ball Sunday, so a bunch of guys had wings. I just wanted one and guess what!!!  A guy sitting next to us at the bar was eating a stack of wings I asked how were they and he plopped a few on my plate!!!  Oh yea baby food makes me happy!!!! I Will definitely come back here again for sure! 

Until next time!!!  

www.bksweeneys.com/

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Brunch at Caracara

Oh how I love good Mexican food!!!

 We were celebrating my brothers graduation from High school. I was in charge of finding a place that he would enjoy! 

We ordered a pitcher of Peach Sangria and it was really good. The fruit had all the liquor of course. My brother enjoyed it but he was taking a bit too long to finish a cup while I was on my third....

 

Now for the food!

My sister ordered the chicken Quesadilla because she's not a big fan on Latin food and thought it  was safe. She wasn't really feeling it. So of course I can't let food go to waste!!! so i took some and devoured it while I waited on my order to arrive!

 

Table side guacamole was the bomb.com

To be able to convince non-avocado eaters to try this was hard...what wasn't hard was for them to actually enjoy the dang thing!!!! It was seasoned nicely and a bit spicy. I enjoyed it and kept scraping the bowl for the rest to come out!

  

My niece had the chicken finger. I don't know a 4 year old that would call those big pieces of chicken fingers.... But they were exceptionaly flavored and really good

  

My Brother ordered the chicken mole. Which sounded really good. I wasn't really too interested with it and neither was he. I guess it's more of an acquired taste than anything. He ate it all though ..

  

My dad had the steak salad because there was nothing on the brunch menu that tickled his fancy! When it arrived he was more than disappointed. The steak was a bit chewy and chard a bit too much. I had to agree with him. He didn't want to return it so he just ate the salad. 

 

My Mom got the chicken version of the salad and she was okay with it. not happy just okay to have something to eat after a long graduation ceremony. 

  

Now for my dish that I actually really enjoyed. you can't go wrong with ordering a regular chicken enchilada

with green sauce. I shared very small sections of my dish with my BF and brother only because they weren't feeling their dishes so much.

 

Let them eat cake! they said . yes let us eat cake!!! The trese leche was dabomb.com. It was so decadent that I at first didn't want to share the awesomeness of the desert, but it's a pretty big desert so i said what the heck...you can have a small morsel! Everyone thought it was really good, but unfortunately we ordered one!

 

last but not least! My brother got the best desert that's not on the menu! That's right! In addition to the desert menu there was the mango cheese cake. Why didn't I just order that?????? Luckily my brother wasn't like me and shared most of it as soon as he got it. I will be coming back for this cake again!

 What I liked about this place was the great customer service and honestly good food in my opinion. If you asked my parents and siblings they'd give a completely different review. Would I go again yes...with out them of course. They also offer reward cards...who doesn't like eating with a discount? Certainly not me!! 

So if your in the Farmingdale area in long island and you have a feel for Mexican done right ... I'd def recommend this place!

http://www.caracaramex.com/ordereze/default.aspx

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Piquant Brunch

PIQUANT BRUNCH OH LALA

i can't get away from this place even if I tried. the staff is great and the food is even better! So my cousin and i decided to see what their brunch was like!

 Here we have an awesome pink sangria. OMG was it good. I tried two but I think this one was my favorite!

 

The omlete was on point. You get to choose from a list of ingredients what you want, the home fries were great and that side salad had a nice light vinaigrette to it. Great way to start any day!

 

My cousin had the chicken sandwich.She too was satisfied with her meal. The chicken was seasoned well, and the fries had the perfect texture to them (I kept stealing a few after I finished my plate)

 

As if we weren't full from the above few things, we ordered a cheese cake. It was pretty good, no complaints, I mean could you really mess up a cheese cake though? 

 

Here is the other sangria I was talking about. It was good, and I love red wine, but the rosay wine kind of had me speech less.You try both and decide which one you like most!

 

Like I've said before, this place is great! go down there if you happen to be in the area and try their awesome food!

http://www.piquantnyc.com/ 

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Brunch

Hello friends. My appetite for always resorts into me wanting more food. Well ladies and gentlemen.. in the case of man verses food.. Food won!!! 

 I was In shock that for $24.99 all you can eat Breakfast/Lunch and unlimited drinks until 3:30. I died and went to heaven that day. No joke.
Everything tasted so good. Nothing was short on flavor./

I can't describe what I had due to the fact that I was in a food coma for the whole day. But I believe the pictures are self explanatory   

 I swear I had this plate at least twice that day. That stuffed ravioli was DA BOMB!!!!!

 My dessert was light. I forgot to take a picture of the Canollis. They were bite size heaven in your mouth!!

I stuck to Bellini because it's the real thing. I had about 7 of these in 2 hours. Yes my liver was crying due to the fact that I had been inebriated the night before. 

I highly recommend going here with the family or with friends. With prices like that you can't find else where!!!!

http://www.giovanninyc.com/

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Cubana Cafe

I love Eating here for Brunch on Sunday's or even a regular week day. I came here for dinner with my cousin and we wanted to see what their night life was like. We had our socks knocked off!

Below was my appetizer that I thought was pretty good. I like the twist on your normal Quesadilla. The chickpea salad on the side was refreshing and fresh. You can add it into the quesadilla like I did. All in all It was good! 

My Cousin Had the Snapper with a sweet potato plantain mash, corn with a spicy kick and a mango salsa. She felt like she was at a 5 star restaurant. Her exact words were " I feel like i'm eating something so refreshing with out the guilt." The Snapper was baked not fried which made her even more happy. 

My Ropa Vieja was DELICIOUS!!!!! It was succulent and filling. I was really impressed especially when it was my first time trying it after hearing good reviews about this dish. 

www.cubanacafenyc.com

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