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Pastis

Sunday Breakfast - Pretty Good Food, Great People Watching

Sunday, March 19, 2006

Even the beautiful people have to eat. And when they do, I bet a lot of them eat here. The decor is similar to Balthazar - even the water glasses are identical. The Pastis staff has a more friendly attitude than the SoHo outpost but they are less efficient (there were a couple of minor service stumbles that the Maitre'd handled nicely). I had their take on French Toast - 2 huge slabs of cake-like bread with a side of fruit. Served with real maple syrup it was quite good with lots of flavor. My companion had 2 eggs over easy with home fries and toast. The report on the eggs was that they were "slimy" - meaning cooked a little less than she liked (not as bad as it sounds). The potatoes were, however, wonderful. Done perfectly - quite tender and you could taste the onions, and other spices. Yummy. We had coffee and hot chocolate. Their coffee was served in a small cup but it was very good. The hot chocolate was as good as it gets but, it too was delivered in a small cup. While we sat there I saw some of the most beautiful people up at 10AM on a Sunday. A guy across from our table had the most perfectly waxed eyebrows and chatted away on his Razr cell phone. The crime was he was sitting next to one of the most beautiful women in the zip code. Go figure. Pastis is a nice place for breakfast - brunch starts at 10(we arrived to a half full room at 9:30AM) and by 10:15, it was packed. We will try again for brunch in the warmer weather and try to score an outside table. 3 stars for now.