The Grove in Tyler is a favorite meeting spot for brunchers. Its menu boasts such items as breakfast chimichangas and beignets, and they serve delicious brunch cocktails. Weather permitting, outdoor dining is available in their gardens. Photo by Noreen Nartia
LET’S DO BRUNCH
By Judy Peacock
More and more restaurants in the Upper East Side of Texas are offering brunch on Sunday mornings and some on Saturdays as well. Brunch is the playful blend of breakfast and lunch and, to many, it is a favorite weekend activity rather than simply a necessary morning meal. These brunches offer a wide variety of meals not on the everyday menu such as out-of-the-ordinary egg dishes, crepes, fresh fruits, and dessert options, accompanied by delicious mimosas, bloody marys, specialty cocktails, juices, and gourmet coffees. Here are a few to consider.
Brunch is breakfast without an alarm.
THE FORGE BAR & GRILL Historic downtown Ben Wheeler’s award-winning (County Line’s 2018 Best of the Upper East Side of Texas) brunch is served by The Forge Bar & Bistro Saturdays and Sundays. The Forge is located in a renovated blacksmith shop, and they offer Eggs Florentine, Migas, Breakfast Pizza or The Hippy, a three-egg omelet with mozzarella, cheddar, and ricotta cheese, spinach, mushrooms, sauteed onion, red bell and poblano peppers. They also serve great mimosas and coffee, and their biggest seller is by far a spicy Tito’s Bloody Mary. See theforgebenwheeler.com for more information.
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AIN’T JUST PIE Greenville’s Ain’t Just Pie has won County Line’s Best Pie award several years, and now in addition to a great slice of pie, they offer a brunch menu on Saturdays and Sundays. Items added to this new menu are Eggs Benedict, chicken and waffles, and brioche French toast. They serve coffee, tea, and soft drinks, but no alcoholic beverages. For more information, see justpie.net.
McGARITY’S RESTAURANT Jefferson’s McGarity’s Restaurant & Saloon has unique décor including a large moose head above the bar and offers a Saturday and Sunday brunch menu
