Spinach & Feta Omelette from Eleven City Diner
Item Purchased: Spinach & Feta Omelette from Eleven City Diner
Location Purchased: Eleven City Diner / 1112 S. Wabash / Chicago, IL
Price: $7.95 + tax
Review: You are probably all tired of reading my reviews of this fantastic new restaurant. That is because you haven’t eaten there yet. Once you do, you will understand what I am talking about. From the attentive waitstaff to the turbo-charged owner and, most importantly, the food itself, you will be raving about the place as much as I have. Even the majority of customers who I have witnessed take issue with the place for one reason or another have changed their mind by the time they leave (or at least come back for more with their foot placed in mouth). Trust me, give Eleven a shot and then see if you complain about my frequency there. If you agree with me, tell ‘em I sent ya.
Some of you already know that I rate all omelettes I eat against the tomato, basil and parmesan cheese omelette from the Melrose Diner in Boystown. Since the first day I tried it, that has been the holy grail of omelettes. Despite all of the salivating, “mmmming” and “ahhing” my girlfriend did in response to Eleven’s spinach and feta omelette, Melrose still wins. Eleven runs a close second though.
I assure you that this omelette is worth every penny you will pay. Unlike most diners who serve you a puddle of grease with some scrambled eggs and toppings in it, this is an actual folded and fluffed omelette made by someone who knows how to handle a frying pan. With hardly any grease around this egg art, the omelette almost looks as if it were baked. It really makes you forget all about cholesterol. The spinach is laced along the entire outer layer. Not too skimpy. Not too thick. Then there is the cheese.
Feta cheese. Oh so tasty. Rarely are you given enough feta cheese to satisfy your hunger at a diner. At Eleven, you are given more feta than you would receive if you were in a goat pasture in Greece…And it tastes great! When I order a feta omelette, I expect to get dried out cheese or cheese that has been sprayed down with oil or water. None of that here. Cradled in my eggs was some of the tastiest feta cheese ever to cross my morning-chapped lips, perfectly moist and balanced.
A perfect balance seems to be what Eleven is all about.
So, despite its inability to beat out my holy grail of omelettes, this one is a contender… A heavyweight… A player in the egg arena.
Oh, and did I mention it comes with a side of potatoes? Well, it does, and I finished every last one.
Rating: 4.9 / 5
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