LA- Part 4: brunch in santa monica

the next morning, we had brunch at Broadway Bar & Grill 1460 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401. it was late morning and i was hungry. our host, mr. dali, who has excellent taste in food, picked out this restaurant for brunch. i'm only starting to observe that an excellent food blog writer usually takes a picture of the menu to give you an excellent idea of prices, so i don't have a picture. i do remember brunch being on the pricier side -- ranging from 8 to 20 bucks depending on what you choose to order. they did have very interesting entrees ranging from omelettes with chive and cheddar and buckwheat pancakes.

but folks, the real reason why i love this restaurant is because of their hash browns!!! the hash browns consisted of julienned potato strips, individual strips which contributes to their crispy, flaky and light texture. the bagels was also a delightful surprise. i haven't had a freshly baked bagel since my days at williams college (man, those were the days when i could have an endless supply of lox bagels with cream cheese and tomatos!!!). these bagels were so much better than the ones i had in college. i lathered my bagels well with cream cheese since i knew i probably wouldn't have another great bagel like that again. i ordered the mushroom omelette. the omelettes were light and fluffy. however, i learned that i'm not really that fond of wild mushrooms. although i love mushrooms, it's really too bland of a vegetarian item to eat by itself, unless you have a craving for a very bland dish with mushrooms. but this is a really minor point, i truly loved brunch at this place. i would come back here just for the bagels and hash browns!!

our host, the great mr. dali ordered the mexican breakfast plate -- i 'm including a picture here in case you're interested in ordering the same. it's a very pretty picture. i didn't ask whether he enjoyed the dish very much but he certainly cleaned his plate faster than we did.

i should also mention that the service here is incredibly fast despite the fact that we were there during the busy sunday brunch hours. there was a bit of a 15 minute wait, but they took our orders quickly and the food arrived faster than i expected! in conclusion, i'm certain there are many great brunch places in LA, but the next time i'm in santa monica, i am definitely heading back here -- at least for the bagels if nothing else!!