Breakfast in KC (Stop 4/13)

WHEW!!! It's the last day of April, but I'm making it with my April "Breakfast in KC" post! Better late than never?? I promise there's a real reason though. Here's what happened:

 

On Sunday, April 19th, Ben and I decided we were going to go to one of the brunch spots and try it out. I've said it a million times, but Sundays are just our very favorite day of the week because we are both off and we can get things done, try new places, enjoy some coffee, etc. Anyway, we checked out the list and decided to try Room 39 down in Westport. Silly us didn't think to check if Room 39 was open because, hey, it's Sunday... why wouldn't a brunch spot be open on Sunday?? Well... whoops. They weren't open. So instead, we went to D'Bronx for some [delicious] pizza and spent a little while walking around Prosperos Bookstore. They have some great nooks and crannies, a BRAND NEW level for readings/concerts, and tons of used books to check out. I managed to take a few snapshots of the store to give you guys a peak. How awesome, right?? A reader's dream!

  

With all of this in mind, obviously we didn't get to try our new brunch spot. Luckily, there was still another weekend left in April, so we made plans to go then. The following Saturday, the 25th, Ben had the morning off from the bank (this only happens once in a blue moon!!), so we took advantage and went back to Room 39 to try it out since they were OPEN!

Let me preface this review with the fact that I love midtown, so I was really excited about trying this place. In addition, Ben and I had pegged Corner Restaurant as our favorite (and find ourselves wanting to go back), so I think our expectations were high.

When we got there, there was a short wait. This was to be expected as it was brunch time and I still can't wrap my mind around making a reservation for breakfast... maybe I'll get there some day. Anyway, we of course ordered the bottomless coffee, and then perused the menu for things that sounded yummy. Ben went with the "Croque Madame," which was shaved ham and gruyere on grilled bread with fried eggs and potatoes. He ordered his eggs over easy though. I ended up ordering the "Smoked Salmon Scramble," which was house cured and smoked salmon with cream cheese, scallions, and soft scrambled eggs with breakfast potatoes and toast. Here are the pictures of the food that I grabbed - sorry that my food picture is vertical... for some reason, no matter what direction I turn it, it shows up this way.

  

  

Overall, we had heard good things about this place, but it wasn't our favorite. The food was good, but overall, not the best we've had at the places we've been. I did really enjoy the cream cheese in my scrambled eggs - this is not something I'd ever had before - and I really enjoyed my coffee.

Based on the food and service (waiting for things, etc.) we'd give Room 39 a  6.5/10.