Carman's Country
Kitchen
1301 South 11th
Street
Philadelphia, PA
19147
I have been on a brunch binge lately. I seem to always have
it on my mind, and I love looking at the places on this awesome list of
restaurants I found recently. One of the places on that list was Carman's
Country Kitchen. I had heard some sad news that it would be closing in
December, so I decided to go there with my girlfriend one Saturday morning in
October. It was an extremely small place, 8 seats at the counter, and 3 tables
of 4 seats apiece. We put in our name and waited a while to be seated, but once
we were seated, I knew we were going to enjoy our meal.
Each day there are only 4 items on the menu. They are
written on the white board. Each item is also given a suggested meat to
accompany it. There was one waiter, and one Carman in the kitchen cooking all
the food. The décor was very interesting. There were more penises decorating
that room then you could possibly imagine… haha; it was an eclectic decor at
its finest. The waiter came over and described the dishes, and my girlfriend
and I decided on our meals; for her pancakes with apples, peaches, and walnuts
and a side of apple wood smoked bacon, and for me French toast topped with
barbequed baked beans and a side of house made andouille sausage. It sounds
like a weird combination, but man did it make so much sense when I tasted it
for the first time.
The coffee comes out piping hot, and the waiter topped us
off whenever we asked. I love places that do that, instead of nickel and diming
you every time you want some more coffee. The food took a little while to come
out, but that’s to be expected when there is only one person cooking in the
kitchen and everything is scratch made. When the food arrived I was eager to
get to eating it.
I dug in immediately because I was so intrigued by this
combination. The French toast was crispy on the exterior and very warm and
moist on the interior. The barbequed beans were smoky and packed full of flavor
like a rich barbeque sauce. They had a nice little kick to them too, and the
salty and smoky deliciousness that they provided were the perfect contrast to
the slightly sweet and buttery French toast. The real mind blower came when I
drizzled the maple syrup on top of it all. All I have to say about that is wow.
Salty and sweet is my favorite combination, and when you through smoky into the
mix, it puts me in a state of euphoria. That being said, I think the best thing
on the plate was the house made andouille sausage. The casing had an incredible
amount of snap to it, and the sausage was spicy as can be. The depth of flavor
was simply remarkable.
Three and a half pints for Carman's Country Kitchen. I loved the meal and the ambiance at Carman's Country
Kitchen. The only thing that I really did not feel fit the atmosphere was the
price. I wound up paying 40 plus dollars for pancakes and French toast. Highway
robbery at best, but I am not sure if it was always that way, or if the owner
was simply trying to make as much money as possible before closing her doors.
Either way, Carman's was a great place to grab some brunch and it is sad that
it forever closed its doors. Cheers!
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