Brunch at Char 4 3/21/09

Sometimes I am generous enough as a friend to suggest a restaurant that I know my friend will enjoy but that will probably just amount to a $10 bowl of granola for me. This is because I am vegetarian and have friends like Kat, who like doubling and tripling up on their meats during meals whenever possible. For this reason I knew that Char 4 would be an instant hit for Kat. Pile sexy decor and an impressive whiskey bar on top of a menu that includes bacon in nearly everything and you've got the makings of Kat's heaven on earth. Her eyes would have popped out of her head when the waitress announced that the brunch special was hash, but fortunately they were a little swollen due to the alcohol content in the Bloody Mary and they remained in their sockets. I have to admit that their spicy chipotle Bloody Mary might just be the best Bloody Mary I've ever had, and they were totally cool about making my plate of grits without the suggested ingredient of bacon. And their biscuits were damn, damn good (served with chunky brown sugar apple sauce). I'm getting all hongray again just thinking about it a day later.
PS you can hear Kat complaining about her "Asian flush" from the booze in all videos below.



Oh yeah, and the bartenders and waitstaff are totally cute. Kat and I also spent a good ten minutes discussing the teeny tiny bathrooms and how somehow the use of space works for an overall successful bathroom experience. We're still not sure how they empty the garbage cans without diggin' in to scoop out the junk (ie, no liner, and that metal box is screwed into the wall). Bravo, Char 4. You'll be making my Bloody Mary next Saturday morning again.