Katy's Place

Carmel, CA

We started the next morning at Katy's Place, "a Carmel tradition," it even says so on their place-mats! On Monday at 10 AM the place was packed. We sat on the patio with Shaddy and everyone wrestled over the very large menu. With too many options, BroCo and Envelope reverted to the classic order of egg, bacon, sausage, potatoes and toast. Kind of  a boring selection, but they really liked their dishes and cleared their plates entirely. 

Four pieces of special hickory-smoked, extra-thick sliced bacon,
three ranch fresh eggs, country potatoes, and Sourdough French toast

Chu-Toro went with the corned beef hash and eggs, which was excellent. It was tender, melt in your mouth corned beef with a peppery kick at the end of each bite. Thank goodness Chu-Toro fills up quickly, because everyone at the table had at least a couple of spoon full bites of the best dish on the table. It's among my top two favorite corned beef hash dishes ever (with Marvin's in Novato), my only complaint was the eggs were just a bit overdone.  

Corned Beef Hash 'n Eggs with fresh red potatoes, mushrooms, onions, 
parsley and lean corned beef brisket.

Katy's claim to fame is their menu of 16 different egg benedicts. I went with a simple sausage patty benedict and atop it was the richest, creamiest, hollandiase I've ever had. It some regards, it's just way too heavy for breakfast. On the other hand, I couldn't stop eating it and will always remember it.

Patty Sausage Benedict with Three ranch eggs poached to order, perched atop an 
English Muffin, sauced with glorious Hollandaise and country potatoes

I can see why Katy's is considered a breakfast tradition in Carmel. The dishes are large and you're guaranteed to leave stuffed after a heavy handed serving of food and flavors. The only downside is that it's pretty darn pricey, especially for breakfast, but since everyone left with a smile, there's not much to complain about. 

December 27, 2010

Rating 7/10