I stumbled into a place across the highway from the brewery named Benton Park Cafe. It looked like a cute spot so I started to get excited that it might just be great. They had some outdoor tables and it seemed like a young but homey kind of spot.
When I first walked in I was greeted with the following sign:
Now being a NY Mets fan this made me laugh a little bit. I had no idea until a few years ago but apparently the city of St Louis calls the NY Mets pond scum. Pond scum was something from the 1986 series when the Mets took the world series. Some local sports dude coined it and it stuck. Of course this made me giggle. We NY Mets fans are a proud bunch but this just makes me smile. :) Oh and St Louis....We might be pond scum but we still one the year you coined the phrase :) xoxo
Anywho I disgress.
The place looked awesome. It was quiet cool and definitely seemed like a spot I want to start my morning with over breakfast and end my night with for a drink. Spots like this are my fav. The wait staff seemed cool so we sat on down and were ready to eat. Based on the look of the place I began to have high expectations for the coffee and food. It really looked like and smelled like this place was the real deal. A place that cared about their ingredients, recuperation and recipes. This is key for me. Any creative force knows your idea is as strong as the thought and care you put into it. This place looked cared for!
The staff was super friendly and all young and fun seeming. Though I might of been dressed in a suit underneath is tons of ink and a sprinkle punk rawk. My true me felt at home in this spot.
I ordered an iced latte and waited now with high expectations. In the meantime I checked out the menu. The menu looked amazing! One thing on it really called out to me. It was called the BP Slinger....Here's the description:
Beer biscuits, cheese, bacon, over easy eggs smothered in their house made gravy.
Um Yum.....So I ordered it. When it came out it looked pretty amazing. I posted a shot of it with the egg broken so all can see :)
I broke the egg and took my first bite. So how was it you ask? Allow me to summarize in a few key words:
*&!@# AMAZING
First off their gravy is just plane godly. The gravy has a kick to it so it made my mouth tingle with joy. It was the perfect flavor balance too. The gravy was porky goodness without making me feel like i ate a bucket o'lard. The consistency of the gravy was the best I have ever eaten. This is quite possibly the best "breakfast" gravy I ever have tasted. Thoughts of bathing in the gravy, living in the gravy and other such delusions entered my head as the gravy goodness bounced around in my mouth.
But wait....They needed to do more...Having quite possibly the best gravy I have ever eaten was simply not good enough for these guys so they chopped up crispy bacon and put it in the gravy. (&!*@# WHY HAVE I NEVER THOUGHT OF DOING THAT?!??!?? Bacon chunks in gravy. OMG YUM.
The put this 7th wonder of the world gravy on top of a perfectly cooked egg and a biscuit that was simply delicious.
After literally destroying my plate of food and having to hold myself back from ordering another plate I got the chance to talk to some of the wait staff. They were social, friendly, and just plain chill.
So...What's the lesson here all?
IF YOU ARE ANYWHERE WITHIN 500 MILES OF ST LOUIS GO TO BENTON PARK CAFE. Order anything with the biscuits and gravy. I am seriously making Benton Park Cafe a regular go to spot when I come to the STL.
Benton Park Cafe = Awesome
Benton Park Cafe Biscuits and Gravy = A 100% MUST EAT...
YUM!
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