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This Breakfast Blue Me Away! The Olde Bluebird Inn In Easton

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The Olde Bluebird Inn, 363 Black Rock Turnpike, Easton, CT

We’ve been wanting to try out the Olde Bluebird Inn for a while, but have never had the chance.  Dad and I thought it was a little too far to drive, but in fact it’s really only about 20 minutes away —  it just looked far away on the map.  The Olde Bluebird Inn, has been around since 1919 — and it has that old-timey country look.  We sat in the front part of the cafe which had lots of geranium plants, so many that I felt like I was in a greenhouse. The Olde Bluebird is very popular with kids, and today there were lots of them there.

One thing about the Olde Bluebird, is even though the breakfasts are big, you don’t leave with your tummy feeling full – probably because everything is made with fresh ingredients.  Today I had Texas French Toast with Fresh Strawberries and Fresh Whipped Cream.  The French toast was really fluffy and the fresh strawberries juicy and sweet.  My dad has an omelet with Tomatoes, Cheese and Sausage — the cool thing about this was that it came with a huge piece of coffee cake — it was warm and tasted like it was just baked.  I also had some of his home fries – which were also very good.  The Chocolate Milk was freshly made and really cold!

Ewa Pogorzelski owner of the Olde Bluebird Inn

I spoke with Ewa Pogorzelski, the owner of The Olde Bluebird and asked her, “Is the inn part of The Olde Bluebird still open”?

She said, “No, just the restaurant part, the Inn has not been open in over 40 years”.

I also asked, “Does the menu change every weekend”?      

She said, “Yes, we have different breakfast specials every Saturday and Sunday”.

Finally, I asked Ms. Pogorzelski what her favorite thing on the menu was.  She loves the Sweet Potato Pancakes that they serve.  She also told me that she sometimes makes Polish food for lunch.

Maybe someday, I can bring my Grandma (who is also Polish and owns an Inn) to try that!

The Sunday Diner Rating (out of 5)

FOOD  * * * * *  (5)

SERVICE  * * * * *   (5)

LOOKS  * * * * *  (5)

BATHROOM: * * * * *  (5)

There’s Lots To “Chews” From The HUGE Menu At The Sherwood Diner…

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Sherwood Diner, 901 Post Road East,  Westport CT

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The Sherwood Diner is a classic-style diner that serves hungry Westporters and travelers 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week! And so, if you’re going to feed all of these people, you must have a HUGE menu… and… the Sherwood definitely does!

I’ve been going to the Sherwood since I was pretty young and it’s always good for lunch, dinner, and especially breakfast.

With so many choices on the menu, it’s always hard to decide what to have.  But I knew that you can’t go wrong with French Toast — so I had the Challah Bread French Toast.  (I’ve loved Challah bread since I was in preschool — we used to have it every Friday).  But when you make French Toast with it, it comes out crispy on the outside and really fluffy on the inside — YUM!  I also had a side of bacon, which was crispy, but melted in your mouth.  To drink, our server, Liz made me a fresh chocolate milk, which she said was her specialty — and it is — it was super-syrupy!

With our awesome server, Liz!

I spoke with Liz, our server, who told me that the Sherwood has been open for over 35 years.

I also asked her, what her favorite breakfast on the menu was and she said,

“I really love the Eggs Benedict”

With Dimitri one of the Sherwood Diner's Owners

My dad had the Eggs Benedict, I tried it and it was really good — especially the sauce which is called Hollandaise sauce.

I also talked with Mr. Dimitri, one of the Sherwood Diner’s owners.

“The menu here is SO big with so many things to choose from,     What was strangest thing that anyone has ever ordered for breakfast at the Sherwood?”

He said… “Wow, that’s a really hard question, but probably the strangest ever was a Chicken Omelet with Fresh Garlic!”

I’m sure that guy was able to keep the vampires away!

The Sunday Diner Rating (out of 5)

FOOD  * * * * * (5)

SERVICE  * * * * * *  (6)

LOOKS  * * * *  (4)

BATHROOM: * * * * *  (5)

Cheeseburgers For Breakfast? … At The Family Diner In Norwalk, YOU CAN!

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Family Diner, 71 Main St, Norwalk, CT

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The Family Diner in Norwalk is a family-friendly, Retro, Fifties-Style diner.  It’s been serving Norwalkers since 1959, and many years ago, it moved from its original location across the street (which is now a parking lot) to its current location.

Here's where the Family Diner was originally...

... And here's where it is now... across the street!

Breakfast at the Family Diner is great, and the service is fast! I had the Chocolate Chip Pancakes, with 2 Scrambled Eggs and a side of Bacon.  I also had a Chocolate Milk which was super cold and fresh.

Even though, the name of the diner is, The Family Diner, I didn’t see a lot of kids there, maybe it was too early or Sunday is not popular with families (maybe they were all at church).

I asked our server, Georgia, who has worked at The Family Diner for over 21 years.

How did they move the diner across the street?

She said, “They lifted it up with cranes and put it on a big truck to take it across the street to where we are now”

I also asked her what was her favorite item on the menu?

She said, “Everything”!

The Family Diner also does something I have never seen before, if you don’t want bacon, ham or sausage as a side order, you can have a hamburger or cheeseburger with your eggs!  WOW !! Burgers for Breakfast!?! — I’m totally trying that next time!

The Sunday Diner Rating (out of 5)

FOOD  * * * * * (5)

SERVICE  * * * * *  (5)

LOOKS  * * * *  (4)

BATHROOM: * * *   (3)

A Sweet Breakfast At Sugar Bowl In Darien!

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Sugar Bowl, 1033 Post Road, Darien, CT

I knew breakfast at the Sugar Bowl in Darien must be good, because they have been around for over 65 years, and it was!  We’re lucky we got there early, because soon it  was packed with kids and adults who come for the food and the cool decorations!

Sugar Bowl does an awesome job of decorating the restaurant, and right now there are Halloween decorations up. And when it comes to decorating, they really mean business!!!  And I’m not just talking about a paper skeleton and a few pumpkins — they have over a hundred decorations just hanging from the ceiling including pumpkins, bats, witches, skeletons and lots of spider webs.

And the food is just as good as the decorations.  I had a short stack of pancakes, which were very fluffy, so fluffy that you don’t even have to chew them (but you should), bacon, which was really good and crispy and a sausage patty.  The only thing that was  a little disappointing was that the chocolate milk was not freshly made — but — at least, it was the organic kind :)

I asked our server Flor, “Does Sugar Bowl decorate for every holiday?”

She said, “Yes, we decorate for Valentine’s Day, St Patrick’s, Easter, July 4th,  Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas! — All the big holidays.”

I also asked her, “What is the most popular breakfast with kids?”

Flor said “The short stack of pancakes with a smiley face is the most popular”

Next time I’ll make sure to ask for a smiley face on my short stack!

Something else that Sugar Bowl is famous for is Brian’s Homemade Lemon Cake definitely try this when you visit.  Dad and I got some to go and it’s really AWESOME — it’s super sweet but it’s also sour and it’s really dense — YUM!!!!!

The Sunday Diner Rating (out of 5)

FOOD  * * * * * (5)

SERVICE  * * * * *  (5)

LOOKS  * * * * ** (6)

BATHROOM: Did Not Go!

It’s a bowlful of happiness at the Sugar Bowl!

Post Road Diner… The Breakfast Time Machine!

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Post Road Diner, 312 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT

The Post Road Diner is an awesome 1950′s style diner that makes you feel like you just stepped back in time!  Not to the time of the dinosaurs, but to the 1950′s and 60′s.  The diner opened 46 years ago in 1965, when my dad was born!

The diner not only has great food, but is decorated with a fun collection of things from when the diner first opened, like Coca-Cola bottles and merchandise, models of cars and old signs.  They even have an old-school soda fountain!

I asked, our hostess, Irene Daris, whose Uncle Teddy Giapoutzis owns the diner, “What are the most popular breakfasts on the menu?”

She said, “The Almond Crusted French Toast is AMAZING — it’s stuffed with Bavarian Cream!… People also love the California Omelet, which has avocado inside”

YUM!

I had the best French Toast – Cinnamon-Raisin Flambé French Toast – it is made with bananas, whipped cream, and a sauce made from brown sugar and bananas.  I did not have the flambé part of it, because it is made with Rum — and, I’m a kid, not a Pirate :)   Really, a flambé is when you put alcohol on food and you put it on fire! Sounds hot!!! I also had a chocolate milk which was really good!

The Sunday Diner Rating (out of 5)

FOOD  * * * * * * (6) !!!  :)

SERVICE  * * * * * (5)

LOOKS  * * * * * 1/2 (5.5)

BATHROOM: * * * * (4)

If you’re ever in Norwalk, stop by the Post Road Diner for a bite from the past!

¡Muy Delicioso Desayuno! (A Very Delicious Breakfast!) At Valencia Luncheria

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Valencia Luncheria, 172 Main Street, Norwalk, CT www.valencialuncheria.com

Today, we visited Valencia Luncheria which serves the best Venezuelan food, and of course breakfast! Chef Michael John has been serving Venezuelan Beach Food here for over 8 years!  And he’s FAMOUS for it!  The Food Network’s Guy Fieri LOVES Valencia so much he autographed the wall! And tonight they will be on the Cooking Channel at 10 o’clock!

Venezuelan breakfasts are delicious and BIG!  I had an Egg, Bacon and Cheese Arepa. Arepas are corncakes that are stuffed with all sorts of good food.  Valencia has over 30 different kinds of them!  I also had a pancake – which comes with tropical fruit — BUENO!

For my drink, I had a Chocolate Batido which is like a smoothie and very good – I even drank part of my dad’s which was made of Guava!

Here’s where the BIG SURPRISE comes in! – Valencia supports artists by showing their work… right now, they are showing paintings by Jay McKinnney, who works at my School! Mr. Jay Jay’s art is really colorful and fun – one painting even has flying pigs!

Valencia is very popular with kids – over half the people there were kids!

The Sunday Diner Rating (Out of CINCO)

FOOD  * * * * * (CINCO)

SERVICE  * * * * * (CINCO)

LOOKS  ***** (CINCO)

BATHROOM: *** (TRES)

PS: Get there early or you’ll be waiting a VERY long time!

Adiós for now!

ALL ABOARD! For An Amazing Breakfast At Commuter Coffee

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Commuter Coffee Co., Westport Train Station, Westport, CT

Commuter Coffee was the first diner I ever went to.  I’ve been going there since I was 2!  One of the reasons why I like going there is because you get to watch the trains come into Westport Train Station.

Their food is REALLY GREAT!  And they serve it REALLY FAST!  Why? Because If I’m running to catch a train, I want my breakfast  fast so I don’t miss my train!

Commuter Coffee is 35 years old and has been serving commuters and kids since 1976.  It was started and owned by Tommy Papan.  Tommy always gives kids a lollipop if they finish their breakfast.

I had chocolate chip pancakes, bacon and a chocolate milk… and a lollipop :)

The Sunday Diner Rating (out of 5)

FOOD  * * * * * (5)

SERVICE  * * * * * (5)

LOOKS  **** (4)

BATHROOM: Did Not Go!


Batter Up!!!! S&S Dugout, Southport, CT

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Home Run Breakfast in Southport, Connecticut!

Don’t let the outside fool you, S&S Dugout has REALLY GOOD FOOD!!!!  Their specialty is their mashed potato home fries, and their awesome homemade sausages!

S&S has been doing this for over 60 years!  So like in baseball, “Practice Makes Perfect”!

I had bacon, scrambled eggs and French Toast… the reason why I had the French toast was because, this dugout has NO BATTER! (get it?… pancake… batter).  I also had chocolate milk, which was very chocolatey.

The service was very fast and friendly, and it was easy to get to because it’s near I-95.

I would definitely go there again!

The Sunday Diner Rating (out of 5)

FOOD  * * * * * (5)

SERVICE  * * * * * (5)

LOOKS  *** (3)

BATHROOM: Did Not Go!