Toast Birmingham has been awarded 2014 Best Brunch (top 100 brunch restaurants by Open Table) and 2014 Michigan’s 15 Top Restaurants outside Detroit by Thrillist Detroit. It is clearly the Toast of the Town!
We arrived there on a Sunday morning for breakfast/brunch and my husband declared, “Look at that line; are we really going to wait there to eat?” At which I responded, “I picked the best place; look how popular it is!” Well you guessed it; yes, we waited for a table. Fortunately, they gave us a time estimate which allowed us to take a nice stroll along the beautiful streets of Birmingham, MI to window shop and work up our appetite. After about 30 minutes, we were seated at a small table in the middle of the bustling restaurant. Although it was a bit noisy, the energy was positive and we were excited to see what they had to offer. Our waitress was delightful and attentive making the experience that much more pleasant. (She even agreed to pose in a photo with my husband; above)
We began our meal with brimming hot Cappuccino’s that were quite delicious. The menu was fun and offered way more interesting items than your average breakfast menu. Their omelets come with a variety of different combinations of ingredients and had amazing selections such as their Thom’s Bomb – chorizo, queso fresco, corn salsa & chimichurri or Parisian – spinach, caramelized onions, sun dried tomatoes & chèvre. My husband opted for the Gourmet Mediterranean Omelet that he ordered with egg whites which had spinach, tomato, kalamata olives, pine nuts & feta. It was very yummy even though I usually prefer whole eggs. They made it moist and fluffy with a perfect amount of ingredients served along side artisan whole wheat toast and juicy red tomatoes.
My food choice was their Pork Belly Hash prepared with house-smoked pork belly, red skin potatoes, poached eggs, kimchi & Siracha hollandaise. A beautiful presentation and absolutely scrumptious! The bite-sized pieces of pork belly were nestled among the nicely crisped potatoes. The lightly spiced hollandaise and the pickled kimchi went particularly well with the poached eggs and hash.
It was a delightful meal and we enjoyed their lively atmosphere. I can see why they have earned high marks and would certainly visit them again.