brunchkill

Location: 18 Bedford Ave @ Lorimer St, Greenpoint

Menu: http://www.fiveleavesny.com/main/#/breakfast

Brunch Hours: 7 days, starting at 8am, cash only

My Rating: 

Long Story Short: Technically not a dedicated brunch, wait was much shorter than expected.  Not a whole lot of egg options, but ok sandwiches, decent bloody.  Kinda loud inside and service was slow – though, in their defense, they were quite busy, but i still had to wait waaaaay to long for a cocktail while my friends happily sipped their lattes.  For me, it was over-hyped and not really worth the price…

Long Story Long:

There’s this really awesome French/Moroccan place in Soho, Cafe Gitane, which holds a very special place in my heart.  My friends and I have been going there for many, many years, and being someone who hates change, I used to always order the same thing – roasted chicken sandwich on a baguette with roasted tomato, chipotle mayo & giant slabs of parmesan. UH-mazing.  I have not had this delicious sandwich in quite some time – it’s been a while since we’ve gone there, plus, there was my brief dalliance with vegetarianism….  In any case, what does this have to do with Five Leaves? Well… Read the rest of this entry »