Hearty Boys Brunch: Once-A-Week with a Big Wallop
Your Sunday mornings just got a little bit easier: The Hearty Boys — a.k.a. Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh, the mediagenic wunderkinder who won The Next Food Network Star back in 2005 — have thrown their formerly catering-only hats back into the restaurant ring.
Hearty Boys, an ersatz restaurant located inside the Hearty Boys Catering Studio at 3819 N Broadway, is open just one day a week, and only for brunch. We talked to Dan, who mans the kitchen, who told us that the inspiration behind the limited service is that "I love brunch! Steve doesn't like breakfast, so I figured either I go out and eat brunch by myself, or I open a restaurant that serves it."
Hearty Boys Brunch is open every Sunday from 9am-2pm. They kicked off this past Sunday with a packed house — Dan tells us it was "standing room only" — and while their Handheld Cardamom Waffles aren't too difficult to consume on your feet, it's not optimal. Planning ahead highly recommended.
Full menu after the jump!
Hearty Boys [MenuPages]
Hearty Boys [Official Site]
Specialties
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with lingonberry compote
$8.50
Mascarpone Stuffed French Toast
served with chocolate covered banana
$9.00
Handheld Cardomom Waffles
our take on a Belgian street waffle, topped with black sesame seeds; served with side of burnt caramel creme
$8.50
Maple Cous Cous
pearl cous cous served warm with maple, brown sugar, cinnamon, dried cherries served with a side of lemon scented yogurt and sliced fruit
$6.75
House Made Granola
with lemon scented yogurt and fresh fruit
$5.95
Eggs Specialties
Two Eggs Any Way
served with smoky breakfast potatoes and scratch made biscuits
$5.50
Andouille Biscuits and Gravy
grilled Andouille sausage, scratch made biscuits and country gravy served with a fried egg and smoky breakfast potatoes
$8.50
Hearty Boys Egg and Cheese Sandwich
two over easy eggs, applewood smoked bacon, fontina cheese and marinated tomato served on grilled foccacia with a side of garlic aioli and smoky breakfast potatoes
$8.50
Breakfast Shepherd’s Pie
creamy chive scrambled eggs topped with crumbled sage breakfast sausage and shredded hash browns. Served with a side of country gravy.
$9.50
Pulled Pork Hash and Eggs
Slow cooked shredded pork mixed with onions, garlic, potatoes and herbs. Topped with 2 poached eggs and served with our scratch made biscuits.
$9.75
Caribbean Crab Eggs Benedict
lime scented crab cakes, two poached eggs, sliced avocados topped with caribbean hollandaise sauce and smoky breakfast potatoes
$10.75
Hearty Boys Omelettes
served with smoky breakfast potatoes and scratch made biscuits with rose petal butter
Greek
garlic sauteed spinach, crumbled marinated feta and sundried tomatoes
$8.50
Spanish
grilled Spanish chorizo, queso cotija, housemade salsa and sour cream
$8.75
Italian
grilled Italian sausage, sauteed peppers and onions, parmesan and fresh basil
$8.75
American
crispy applewood bacon, grilled apples and cheddar cheese
$8.50
Burgers and Stuff
Greek Lamb Burger
topped with red onion jam, marinated feta and garlic aioli served on foccacia with a side of polenta fries
$11.50
Bacon and Blue Burger
Applewood smoked bacon, creamy blue cheese, truffle mayo served on a Kaiser roll with a side of polenta fries
$9.50
Hearty Boys Steak Frites
balsamic marinated flank steak, grilled shallots and horsey sauce on a kaiser roll with truffle fries
$11.95
Fried Chicken Sandwich
Southern style fried chicken, an over easy egg and marinated tomatoes served on foccacia with a side of smoky ranch and truffle fries
$9.50
Hearty Boys Hungover Chef Salad
baby field greens, southern fried chicken breast, crumbled blue cheese, cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, crumbled applewood bacon, shaved red onions, served with grilled foccacia and smoky ranch dressing
$10.95
Ala carte
Two Eggs Over Easy $3.00
Applewood Smoked Bacon $2.75
Crab Cake $4.00
SmokyBbreakfast Potatoes $2.25
Truffle Fries $3.00
Polenta Fries $3.25
Featured Drinks
Bloody Flight
tasting portions of our own blended Bloody Mary, Bloody Bull and Bloody Caesar
Tang Cube Mimosa
a sparkling childhood take on an Italian tradition
Ovaltini
ovaltine, house infused cardomom rum, whole milk
served in a tumbler for discretion
