literally will dream of this place until I can visit again! the brunch menu was the perfect mix, with a great mix of sweet and savory options. we arrived to a small line outside right at 10am on a Sunday, without reservations. luckily, we were able to slide into a table! I would highly recommend coming right before open if you don't have a reservation for brunch. had we waited 10 more minutes, we wouldn't have gotten a table. by 11am the place was packed and vibing.

all food and drink we ordered was outstanding. what we ordered & what we thought:

• drinks -
• Boody Mary with tequila: excellent. I got spicy and it was the exact level you want without the impending heart burn. great ratio of alcohol to tomato juice to large ice cubes so it didn't immediately become watered down and you could sip & enjoy
• golden slate: so refreshing. loved the mulled cider with the juice & vodka. a bit small but still delish.
• food -
• pumpkin pancakes: we split this between 3 people as an app and omg the flavor! loved how they were thick but fluffy, and had a crunch mixed in. I'm not a pumpkin flavor gal, but you could tell the spice and maple mix was intentional to make this have the best balance of flavor.
• quiche: enormous!!! but so fluffy and good, the leek was a really great mix in. the egg wasn't dense like you find in a lot of quiches, balance of veg and egg.
• breakfast sandwich: so incredible, perfect soft egg, but so messy!! prepare the napkins!
• Mac and cheese: I added bacon and mushroom, but they were out of mushroom so switched that to caramelized onion. y'all - believe the hype. this Mac and cheese is amazing. the oversized shells & the thin sliced onion & the baked breadcrumbs? wow! you know how sometimes you get Mac n cheese and the flavor is all in the cheese? the noodles are just there as a vessel for the cheese? not here. this Mac n cheese somehow had injected flavor into each shell. mind blowing flavor. it wasn't goopy or watery or too thick where it coats your mouth - so I don't know how they're pulling this magic but it was awesome.

service was also extremely thoughtful, from the host to the server, everyone was welcoming and nice. I felt like the service at brunch might get dicey after the place filled up but that was not the case. we did not have to track down our server once, she was attentive to each table in our section.

can't wait to return!!