My little sis recently moved to Louisville for work and school. While I miss her, I appreciate that the move adds this fun, funky city to our weekend road trip rotation because it rocks! Louisville is chock full of great food and interesting attractions, so you can expect more than a few blog entries about our past and future journeys there. I’ll kick things off with a quality breakfast joint – a must-do in any city.
Toast on Market is located in Louisville’s trendy downtown area, just blocks from numerous art galleries and museums. The clientele when we were there included couples, families with children, and groups of friends. Most diners seemed to be locals. Like many other shops and eateries in this area, Toast on Market has a “warehouse” feel with exposed brick walls and high ceilings. The decor is relatively low-frills with just a few pop art paintings for color.
We arrived at Toast on Market at around 9:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning and were seated immediately. However, the restaurant really filled up shortly after this, and folks were standing, sitting, and wandering around in the available waiting room. No one seemed to mind, probably because these seemed like regulars and free coffee was available.
Toast on Market has all the breakfast stand-bys at reasonable prices. I ordered two scrambled eggs with cheese, white toast, and hashed brown casserole ($4.75). This was just about the best breakfast ever. The hashed brown casserole had a delicious crumbly coating and the bread tasted homemade. I was definitely a member of the clean plate club!
As usual, my mom wanted something relatively healthy so she ended up with a modified version of my entree – two eggs over hard, a fruit cup, and toast (also $4.75). She, like me, was pleased with her order her order.
The hubby cares little about healthy when we’re on the road. He ordered this gorgeous brioche French toast dish with strawberries and whipped cream ($7.50) and a scrambled egg on the side ($1.50). I’m not a big fan of brioche myself, but he loved this super-sweet dish.
Service was speedy and we completed our meal in about forty-five minutes. Overall, we left Toast on Market happy and our total bill for three, including tip, was right around $25.00. This is not bad at all for brunch in a big city. I would return to this restaurant in a heartbeat for its amazing hash brown casserole, reasonable prices, and friendly neighborhood vibe.
