Brunch at Succotash

I love to go out for brunch after church on Sunday morning.  Our service gets over at 11:30, so we have a brunch for lunch.  My favorite spot is the Genessee Royale.  I wrote about it a little while back.  Right up there on the top 5 list, probably in second place, is Succotash.  This funky spot is located at 26th and Holmes in midtown Kansas City.  I think it is fair to call Succotash a hangout for young counter-culture people.  Let me just say that Jan and I generally stand out in the crowd, especially when we go in our "church" clothes.  Both the staff and the crowd tend toward lots of ink and piercings.  All of that said, the staff is super friendly and the service is excellent.  Generally on Saturday and Sunday there is at least a thirty minute wait to get in, but there is a big urn of coffee sitting right outside the door.  We have also discovered that if we volunteer to sit at the counter, we can usually get right in.

Succotash is only open for breakfast and lunch.  They close at 2:00 PM on Monday and Tuesday and at 3:00 PM the rest of the week. While the menu may not be quite as extensive as an East Coast Greek diner, it does run for several pages.  They have a host of vegetarian and vegan options as well as gluten free entrees like gluten free pancakes.  Just in the Pancake section of the menu there are ten options ranging from plain pancakes, to wild blueberry and pigs in a blanket, to my personal favorite, Swedish pancakes. With the diet, I had to skip those today, but Jan couldn't pass them up. This delightful dish consists of four very light and fluffy Swedish pancakes, each folded in two and stuffed with lingonberries.  They are dusted with a little powdered sugar and served with two eggs cooked to order and two slices of what I consider to be the best bacon in Kansas City.   Believe me, this dish is worth the trip !

If you have a BIG appetite, you can go with the Burrito of Love; scrambled eggs, cheddar and bacon wrapped in an over-sized buttermilk pancake.  And if you have an even BIGGER appetite there is the Sumo Wrestler; three eggs, bacon, roasted red peppers, onions, home fries and cheddar all wrapped in a giant pancake and topped with sausage gravy.  Eat that and you get your name on the wall.

I was looking for something with fewer calories today and went for a salmon wrap.  It was two scrambled eggs with caramelized onions and wrapped in a spinach wrap with smoked salmon, goat cheese and fresh spinach.  It was delicious and a little less like dessert than Jan's Swedish pancakes.  

Other options range from slow roasted pork hash to Monte Cristo sandwiches to crab claw omelets.  

You get the picture.  All fresh squeezed juices, lots of options for the vegan and vegetarian and a host of options to please almost any taste.  An eclectic crowd as well as an eclectic menu.  If you are up to an inner city adventure and happen to be in Kansas City, give it a try.  Succotash is well worth it.