North Square

North Square
103 Waverly Place
New York, NY 10011

I had brunch here and in tough times like this- the brunch menu was fiscally AMAZING. First, I love that chicken sausage is the staple here. Second, the prices are affordable and the food is of very high quality. I was very happy with my Pumpkin Pecan pancakes (fruit and chicken sausage included) and truly had a tasty and affordable meal! I was expecting the pumpkin flavor to be overpowering but I was surprised at the subtle flavors of the pumpkin (I was expecting pumpkin bread, in pancake form). I was pleasantly surprised at the mild cinnamon and pumpkin flavor. I could actually taste the buttermilk!

Moreover, I'm a huge fan of bread baskets. I love variety and a mix while I wait for my meal. The bread here was wonderful. There was a cranberry walnut loaf that had a good balance of sweet and nutty yet neither the walnuts nor the cranberries were overpowering. Usually, fruit/nut breads are so strong in their "fruitiness" or "nuttiness" that they overpower the yeasty/yumminess that is bread. Many people do not realize that fruits and nuts are meant to compliment and not to star in the bread. Here, there was a perfect balance. Yes, I did just write an entire paragraph about the table bread. Man, it's late!