Or…my Every Other Monday post (EOM)
Or…how much soccer have you been watching?
Or…have any biscuits/pancakes/fried chicken lately?
Good Morning! It’s Monday!
And…here we go!
I fell in love with soccer full force, when I realized there are no commercials till halftime. I don’t know how many of you watch the World Cup, but I absolutely love it. However, I decided I can not spend hours every day glued to the TV, so I made a decision. When one of my favorite teams is playing or I think it will be an exciting game, I’ll be there. I mean how can one resist Ronaldo!
But yesterday I did walk away for a while cause my foodie son took us to a great brunch place on the Upper West Side, Jacob’s Pickles. By the way, a common request by respondents to my survey was to hear more about NYC restaurants, hence, Jacob’s Pickles. To put this restaurant thing in perspective, I’m not a food critic, but I will tell you about places I’ve been that I think you might like reading about or perhaps even eating there.
Here’s the deal with Jacob’s Pickles (no TVs so no soccer, bummer) Southern-accented comfort food. It’s all about the beer, and the biscuits, and the pickles, and the pancakes, and the fried chicken…plus. My teenage granddaughters love this restaurant. This was the first visit for one of my granddaughters who said after,”I knew it was going to be good, but I didn’t think it would be that good!”
She ordered the fried chicken atop the bacon sprinkled pancakes with home-made syrup. And listen to this, my son had the Croque Madame – fried chicken with black forest ham, gruyere cheese, sunny side up eggs on a bacon egg and cheese biscuit. Yikes! Me? I had wonderful deviled eggs and picked on their food with absolutely no shame. The portions are huge.
There can be a long wait(see more about Jacob’s Pickles in Kay’s Notes) so plan accordingly. It’s a good time to explore this interesting area while waiting.
The Museum of Natural History is a few blocks away and could be considered after brunch to walk off the biscuits, fried chicken, gravy, cheese grits and the fried Oreos.
If you want to have a quiet brunch with soft music in the background and no need to ask “what” a gazillion times, JP is not for you. But if you want really good comfort food, interesting loud music, good drinks, surrounded by a cool crowd, great service, go… and especially if you have teenagers in your group, .they will love it.
Here are some of the sites in the neighborhood as we walked around waiting for our table.
LOVE THIS CITY! LOVE ITS FOOD!
KAY’S NOTES:
Important to know: JP is located on Amsterdam Ave between 84th and 85th. It can be absolutely packed especially on weekends. The first time we went, we had over an hour wait, they’ll call you on your phone to let you know when your table is ready. Check out their website for more details. Reservations for 8 or more. http://jacobs.picklehospitality.com/
A very important thing about JP…Jacob’s Digs
Good to know- One: If you’re in my peer group – be adventurous. I probably would not have chosen this restaurant if not for my son and I was so glad I went. You’ll be surrounded by lots of young, happy people out for brunch. I had a great time!
Good to know -Two: Museum of Natural History is at Central Park West and 77th Street. https://www.amnh.org/. There are other brunch places in the area…easy to spot all have people mingling outside waiting for tables.
Beer drinkers take note: Jason’s Pickles has a nice selection of American beers from New York, Vermont, California, Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Florida, Pennsylvania and Michigan. No beer for us. I had a nice but somewhat boring rose’ and my son had the Kentucky Porch Sipper. I had a sip of that sipper. Delish!
Kid Friendly: Older kids – not toddlers and babies very noisy and crowded.
Prices: Typical NYC, but not crazy
Restrooms: On main level and downstairs
Disclaimer: I try for correct info on my posts, but no guarantees people.
WOW. That granddaughter sounds pretty fantastic. Am I right?!
Yes, you are soooo right!