Head
down to the historic 2500 block of West Main Street in Richmond, and you'll
find two of the best brunch spots in town. Anchoring one end of the
block is 3 Monkeys (more on that in another post). Holding down the
fort, and quite nicely, is Mint. Meant, I think, to be the
"working man's" version of Julep's Southern Cuising near the
Farmer's Market, it does so quite well.
This
all started when Miss Leslie Owens and I started thinking about Bananas
Foster (and how much Yours Truly would really REALLY like to have some).
We
were at a live music performance of Dave McKenney, so didn’t really have
access to a laptop, but did have smart phones and so began a rousing game of
dueling smart phones in a quest to find a Sunday brunch spot that serves said
Bananas Foster. Well. We didn’t find one. But we DID find “Mint” which serves Bananas
Foster French toast. Well. I’ve already had that somewhere else. BUT.
They did have something called “Duck Confit with Sweet Potato Hash.” Well.
Anything that has duck AND sweet potato is something I MUST HAVE.
Well. Of course we ordered mimosas. They were AWESOME. As the waiter lowered them to the table, I
SMELLED the orange in it first.
YUM! One sip and I was IN LOVE
with that mimosa! FRESH orange juice
and plenty of champagne. As I drank it
through my straw, I immediately decided that NO MATTER what this thing cost,
it was going to be worth it! And then
it only cost $7, so life was freakin’ good!
The
duck confit thing was indeed good….I could have made due with a few less
roasted red peppers and a little more sweet potato.
Good
food, good service (and quite attractive I might add!), and even easy
parking.
All
in all, y’all, Mint is highly recommended by the Belles of Brunch (a
subsidiary of the Mimosa Madames).
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