Posted by Bruce Bilmes and Sue Boyle
, March 26, 2009 12:33
From red-eye gravy and cheese grits at The Waysider in Tuscaloosa, AL to corned-beef hash, fried potatoes, and buckwheat flapjacks at Bavarian Inn in Shepherdstown, WV, Esquire offers up 59 breakfast spots to keep you busy every weekend for the next year or so. Among the 59 are 11 places written up right here at Roadfood.com:
Ann Sather in Illinois (Roadfood.com review) for “spectacular cinnamon buns”
Manny’s Coffee Shop in Illinois (Roadfood.com review) for “great steaming piles of scrambled eggs and potato pancakes”
Walker Brothers Pancake House in Illinois (Roadfood.com review): “it's the original pancake house, and it's better than any pancake house since”
Al’s Breakfast in Minnesota (Roadfood.com review) where “the blueberry and buttermilk pancakes are the real draw”
Hell’s Kitchen in Minnesota (Roadfood.com review) for “bison-sausage bread made with toasted walnuts, black currants, and coffee” (and Mahnomin Porridge, pictured above from the Roadfood review)
The Friendly Toast in New Hampshire (Roadfood.com review, and we hope they asked for permission to use your photo, Stephen!) for “six kinds of bread, baked fresh each morning”
Tick Tock Diner in New Jersey (Roadfood.com review): “all hot, all tasty as hell, and plenty of it”
Katz’s Deli in New York (Roadfood.com review): “order an omelet with Jewish sausage or hand-cut pastrami sliced thick”
Hominy Grill in South Carolina (Roadfood.com review) for “the best grits you'll ever taste”
H & H Car Wash and Coffee Shop in Texas (Roadfood.com review): “get a plate of red-chile enchiladas or carne picada”
Top Pot Doughnuts in Washington (Roadfood.com review): “sweet breakfast rings with flavors and textures that take you back to the first doughnut you ever ate”