Sourdough French Toast @ Hattie’s
So I have been uncovering some damn fine french toast lately. You can say I’m a connoisseur. It used to be the only thing I would order for breakfast as a kid, which has turned into an obsession to find the best there is, wherever I am. It’s hard to order though because I’m rarely up early enough to get a breakfast menu. So my french toast endeavors are limited to the all-day-breakfast type places, or come few and far between.
These past two occasions have been at both: at an all-day breakfast place and a trip early enough for breakfast food. Both occasions were wonderful; the first resulting in the best french toast of my life, the second being the most unique french toast to date. You’ll have to wait for the former, but welcome to the latter.
Hattie’s serves a brunch menu on Sundays and if you read the little dish, you are already aware of this. We previously reviewed their take on Chicken and Waffles, and were delighted. Sadly I was not in attendance on that last visit, so this was my first experience with the Hattie’s brunch. I was surprised at the moderate pricing and was expecting a possible drop in quality, but by the look of everyone’s food as it arrived at our table, I knew there was nothing to worry about. There were five in our party and everyone was extremely pleased with their meals. I (of course) ordered the french toast with bananas foster sauce, which turned out to be the best $6.95 I have ever spent on breakfast. I continually go back to our review of the $10 Dream Cafe pancakes and am baffled at how they get away at charging such a price in a mediocre cafe type setting. Hattie’s is brunch at a white linen restaurant where I can get these far superior, delightful french toast slices with bananas, strawberries and a delicious sauce for $7. Who are Dream Cafe kidding? Ridiculous.
The only fault I found with the french toast was that it was extremely rich. The bananas foster sauce, while a welcome rendition of the usual unadventurous staple french toast recipe, became a bit too much about half way through. I would recommend sharing this with someone else and ordering a more traditional omelet or sandwich to balance out the sugar/carmel overload. But that’s it. There’s nothing else to gripe about here. Hattie’s is a fine place for a Sunday brunch with great service, a welcoming atmosphere, moderate pricing, and most importantly, quality food that tastes superb. Go get it!
Price: $6.95
418 Bishop Avenue | Dallas, Texas 75208
214.942.7400
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apples and oranges should never be compared.
let me explain-
Hattie’s v. Dream Cafe
restaurateur v. hippies
french toast v. pancakes
as for the cloud cakes? the best pancakes of my life. worth every penny. I’d pay more.
the way i see it, it’s more like:
breakfast option vs. breakfast option
it only happens once a day, so you kinda have to choose…
(oh and i agree with you about the cloud cakes. they are deeelish! but MORE than $5 a piece? there’s gotta be a limit to the cost of flour, sugar, and milk.)
(and maybe ricotta–that might be in there too.)
Thanks for the review. I’ve been wanting to give Hatties a try for a while and brunch sounds perfect. My favorite in Dallas for French Toast is La Duni. Its seriously sinful!
La Duni! This is the second post in a row where we’ve gotten a recommendation to go there (last time it was for their iced chocolate!)
IT’S A SIGN!
we HAVE to go!
what about a good old breakfast taco? I need to see that on little dish soon. I know you eat them….
my very favorite thing at La Duni (finally at NorthPark! a restaurant worth eating at… in the mall) are the popovers. so good
ricotta ain’t cheap and I’ve never had another pancake that demanded I eat it without syrup. think about it, you have to syrup every other pancake in the world because they aren’t cloud cakes. cloud cakes are heavenly. obvi
I grew up in Oakcliff and wasnt a nut about food then. Now that I live on the other side of town I hardly get over there and they have tons of good food now. Im pissed at it lol. La Duni is closer, i may have to check that place out!
This looks a little sweet for me. I think the sharing deal might work, though.
Gotta chime in for La Duni. Alo is good, too. The La Duni “benedict” served in a popover is just delicious. In fact, we need to go back to that place sometime soon. They have excellent mojitos, too.
Alo’s so good! love it
Hattie’s is really a great value, especially at brunch. Sharing is a great way to go, that way you can sample a couple different things. My friends and I love going there on Sundays; wonderful atmosphere, great staff and excellent food!
I love French Toast!! I’m already on that Burrito/Cheeseburger/Sandwich connoisseur train. Dare I add French Toast??? And with Bananas Foster sauce?? And for only $7?? I cannot contain my excitement. So jealous.
Ooooh French Toast! My breakfast favorite too! Yum yum yum! The best French Toast I ever had was in some random little cafe while on a motorcycle road trip from San Francisco to Portland. I wish I knew where it was as no other F.T. has been able to compare since. Maybe I’ll have to repeat the trip someday and see if I can find it! Anyway, I personally blame you and your review for making me want to go out and eat at Hattie’s right now. Somehow I think the plane ticket I would need to buy would negate the savings of the $7 breakfast, but maybe it would be worth the journey? Keep up the great review work!
please. give me. this. now!