The food is incredible... flaky biscuits, split and glistening with butter. Crispy bacon. Perfectly turned out French toast -- dusted with powdered sugar and so good in fact, syrup is almost akin to gilding the lily. Then there is the generous slab of bone-in ham steak (cut some and eat it in the biscuit like a sandwich).
The ultimate test of breakfast greatness? The home fries. Forget those mushy orangey lumps plopped on the plate like an afterthought at some breakfast joints. These are crispy, flavorful and redolent with onion. Best home fries I've had in a long time. Where did I have breakfast? First to accurately guess in comments gets our new food-related Barista schwag.
And the winner is...
Bookista, who correctly guessed Jefferson Cafe & Market, where Jefferson, who hails from Mississippi, along with his terrific staff, bring lip-smacking good food (grits, too) and Southern hospitality to Montclair.
For directions, click here. -- Liz George
State Street Grill?