Tryptich

The website says it perfectly: Tryptich is the best kept secret South of Market Street. Following my depressing post about Lime I feel it only necessary to post about my favorite brunch location (recently attended). I've been to Tryptich now 5 times--that's a lot of times to go to one place! And every time I'm pleased. 


The breakdown: 


Pourability: 9/10 
Not only do they have several flavors to choose from (OJ, Mango and Raspberry), but for a very reasonable price and entree you can drink as much as you'd like. They'll start you out on glasses, but they know the real deal--people love champagne and mingling. Even if you're not looking to drink a lot, their coffee drinks and quality of juice makes just one or two drinks fabulous. 


Ambiance: 9/10
I. Love. This. Space. They've done amazing things with the ceilings and local art work to make the entire space feel fabulous. Not only do you feel cozy the instant you walk in, but its non-dominating presence allows you to mold your morning (afternoon sometimes...) into whatever experience you'd like. Beyond that, their staff IS AMAZING. Not ever have I experienced an inattentive or uninteresting server--they're always willing to mingle, chat and discuss what's going on. You'll feel like a star here. 


Food: 9/10 
By far one of the best food locations in SF for brunch. The fact that their eggs are cage free is only a side-benefit too. Every time I go I get something new and I'm always impressed. Beignets are a must to split with your group ahead of time and I highly recommend the fromage omelet. 


Overall score: 27/30


Bottom line: If you haven't gone here go, if you have gone go again. 


one of my first times in december 2010, with a fabulous friend from nyc: 

and almost exactly a year later, with lots of friends and fun: 

Lime

And so it begins. Instead of waiting to publish all of these bad boys at once, here we go. I've been waiting for longer than a year to go to Lime. All the hub-bub and talk around Lime made me anxious to try the ever-so-hard-to-get-into spot. After two years of aggressively brunching, I was ready for the ultimate: dance club meets mimosa. You're probably wondering, was it good, was it good!? I'm building it up for a reason--for a year I wanted to go here! And finally I got to go... and... it was not that impressive. 


The breakdown: 
Pourability: 6/10
For $7 dollars you can get bottomless mimosas--and they do keep them coming. The problem is a. they're so orange juice based it would take you a million mimosas to feel a buzz, b. despite the bottomless portion you're never going to see a carafe on your table (even if you ask) and c. TIME LIMIT. After an hour and a half they boot you from your table. You're welcome to stay, but after that your mimosas are smaller and are going to cost you 3 bucks a pop. 


Ambiance: 6/10 
It's hip that's for sure. Early on in the day (we had 10:30 reservations) it's still very, very bright and white though. The wait staff is all fairly attractive, but all very aware they work at Lime--too busy to hold down a personal conversation with anyone at our table. After we were kicked from our table we stood in the "dance" portion of the bar for a little while, but it was so packed we kept spilling mimosa. 


Food: 6/10 
Nothing impressive. Lots of bacon options for my bacon loving friends. The eggs were slightly over cooked and flavors pretty bland. 


TOTAL SCORE: 18/30


whoomp, whooomp, whooomp! I'm so depressed by this! It made me realize that a reputation for crazy times doesn't ensure those times will be had. The people and the place make the experience and unless you know the waitstaff you're going to feel very forced into a fake sort of fun. If you're brunching in SF there are a million other places I'd go first. 


This all being said--it was still a brunch and good quality time with friends in town. So glad that three of my best friends were here to experience the first of these posts!  

what's so great about brunch anyways?

Good afternoon on this fine Monday! 

What better day of the week to begin writing about daytime drinking than the start of the work week? For a few months now the "brunch blog" has been a major discussion item amongst close friends and newly made friends at my favorite brunch locations. I'm often asked: "What's so great about brunch?" Actually, I cannot think of a better subject for my first post to this blog. Maybe you're an avid bruncher, maybe you're not into it yet--I can assure you whoever you are, some of these points will ring true. Below please find the five reasons I love brunch so much. 

Reason 1: Daytime drinking. Post-college and introductions of "grown up" scheduling into our everyday lives makes daytime drinking something you've got to plan into your weekend. Brunch is a grown up approach to the college non-stop drinking mindset. 

Reason 2: Breakfast. Breakfast is the greatest meal of the day. (While I myself, am not a meat eater, this is where my good friend Sam would simply say bacon is reason enough to brunch. So for you meat eaters, bacon. There is bacon at brunch.) 

Reason 3: Hangover cure. The combination of bubbles and breakfast is enough to cure even your worst hangover. 

Reason 4: Time. When you're out for drinks and raging during an evening event the opportunity to spend a great deal of time at one location is limited and often discouraged (as evidence by the activity known as "bar hopping"). Attending brunch is a time commitment. You'll get quality time with whoever you're going with. 

Reason 5: Brunch is what you make it. Want to rage? Go to a brunch bar where you can dance. Want to have an intimate conversation with friends you haven't seen in awhile? Go to a location where the lights are bright and setting is intimate. 

If these reasons aren't enough try it for yourself. From here on out expect to find more pictures and updated data on the best spots to attend. The data is totally subjective and up for interpretation, but hopefully gives enough information to get you to the right spot. If you think I've missed out on your favorite brunch location please let me know. 

anxiously awaiting my next brunch.