Hello, Hi-Lo. You're the glorious, neon-crested time machine that parked itself in the old Taco Hell lot on East Lake Street. RIP? Your mash-up of retro and modern is quite magical. All the charm of a classic diner with some modern upgrades, like booze and your crazy ass Hi-Tops, which we'll get to in a second... The future looks bright.
I'm joined this morning by some esteemed brunchers...a little beat down from F-off Friday*, but here none-the-less. Luckily one of us was clean enough to go to yoga, so we could try her Bloody. It was decent, but not great. Fortunately, I greet baby beers with the same affection most normal people greet babies. Extra effin' cuteness points all around:
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| Heather from @presencehealingarts doin' some healing. |
Hi-Lo is also known for their adult-child cocktails. I dunno about you, but I'm over this whole complicated drink movement. Give me three ingredients, max. Orrrrr four different kinds of booze + ice cream...cuz it's morning! Screw Fruit Loops, I'm going straight to Hi-Lo for my Saturday sugar jolt. *insert gif of Beavis shaking his fists*
Let's get to the menu, shall we? We've got some classic stuff and some creative stuff. To whomever designed this menu: Stellar work, my friend.
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| Not enough booze on this table... |
So here's some classics. Like the burrito, sans carnes. Apparently this lacked some flavor. Reasonable deduction says it was probably in the meat...
This is Zie Local Yokel... It's an omelette. Big deal. These time-travelers do good hashbrowns, tho.
Hash Stuffed Hash. There's some corned beef in there. Onions and peppers and shit. #hollandazed
Standard cakes with house-made bourbon sizurp. Dang.
Guess they were okay...
Now we get to the goods. These are the illustrious Hi-Tops. The sweet & savory combo that will have you crying salty-sweet tears of joy. This is the Notorious P.I.G. - Pulled pork, citrus glaze, sunny egg, black bean salsa. FML.
It gets weird. This is the Quack of Dawn. See what they did there? This baby is decorated with duck confit and cherries. Yup.
If you're like me and want all the brunch flavors in your mouth, go here. It's busy and best for parties of six and under, although they do have a back patio if you're one of those insane morning people. You might get there in time to enjoy it before the pack of irresponsible adults wearing PJs and sweating vodka rolls in...
*F-off Friday: When you decide not to go to work and do fun stuff instead.
