Brunch@Tost

Brunch!  Brunch!  Brunch!  If you don’t love brunch, then you just haven’t been to the right spot yet.  If you have, then you are critical and passionate about a good brunch!  Today was my second time at Tost.  It is located off of Blanco Road, a few blocks from 1604.  

I apologize in advance for no pictures in this post, however I was already inebriated, so distractedness took over when the food came.  The first time it was great service and atmosphere, with okay food.  I had the lobster BLT, which is no longer on the menu, but it seems like it has the potential to be great.  I totally think they should revamp it with some great bread, perhaps a béchamel sauce, and bring it back.  

Second time back, and it made up for the food the first time...and then some.  Again, great service.  My dirty plates were taken quickly from the table every time, glass was never empty and my carafe of mimosa was always filled!  Tost has bottomless mimosa’s for Sunday brunch, priced at $13.  They are a steal!  I saw them being made while passing the bar and all I can say is they are VERY generous with the champagne!  I also like that they leave the carafe at your table for you to fill at your leisure versus having to bring you a single mimosa every time.  That involves waiting, which I am not a fan of.  

I ordered the waffles with fried quail and Tabasco sauce infused syrup.  It was their play on chicken and waffles.  The quail was fried expertly and not gamey tasting at all.  Crisp skin and tasty, well seasoned meat.  I loved that the back drop had a hint of Tabasco sauce because it reminded me of the dinner table when I was young, when my father put Tabasco sauce on everything and the smell would inhabit my nose.  It was not overpowering, but very subtle.  

My company finished their plates and said the potatoes served with the egg’s benedict were very good!  I loved the laid back atmosphere.  Nobody felt hurried in a “turn and burn” sort of way, and they had smooth jazz music playing in the background.  This is a great spot to go for brunch, I only wish I had enough space to fit the “lavender pot de creme”, that is next on my list to try at Tost.