DAY FIVE, Sunday, April 10
12:00 p.m. Short stack -- Dos Gringos
We're going ho-ome, I can sleep in my be-ed! Before we can get back, we eat a very civilized brunch at a little cafe with outdoor space. I usually don't go for the outdoor eating, but I have spring fever and the sunshine feels good on my skin, and we've got a black gate protecting us from the sidewalk rabble. Marika enjoys her cilantro scrambled eggs with havarti on whole wheat toast.
I suspect that they cook their eggs in the microwave, and I'm very picky about my egg texture, so I opt instead for the crisp Belgian waffle with whipped cream, pineapple, mango and kiwi, along with a teacup full of rather tough, turmeric heavy "scrambled tofu" and roasted tomato. I double fist with an iced coffee and a tall glass of fresh squeezed orange juice -- i love a variety of beverages at brunch. Of course, towards the end of the meal, I get a coarse reminder of why I never eat on the sidewalk -- the owner of old hatchback parked in front of the cafe warms up his engine, sending huge plumes of noxious exhaust into our food and faces until Marika asks them to move on. But it's definitely a pleasant hang otherwise, very California casual in a "There goes the neighborhood" kind of way.
Grade: B+
Total: $12 for a ton of food -- waffle with fresh fruit, whipped cream and nutella, a side of scrambled tofu, a fresh squeezed orange juice and an iced coffee.
Will I return? You definitely get bang for your buck here, but it feels like more of a locals hang than a dining destination. I don't imagine I'll need breakfast in D.C. again for a while. Let's just say that if someone suggested it, I wouldn't say no.
Dos Gringos
3116 Mount Pleasant St., NW
Washington, DC
202-462-1159
7:00 p.m.
I made it home in time for the Contender, people. Life is good.
And that concludes Tour de Farce, April 2005. Special thanks to Jewlia and Marika for many laughs, great music, and a fucking great hang. Confucius say: A good adventure is as ephemeral as the cherry blossoms, so take a picture and get on with your life!
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