Last night, on our evening walk with Sadie, we started talking about all of the restaurants we want to try in our new hometown. You guys have provided some awesome recommendations and when I told Ryan about the large number of people who raved about Toast, a popular cafe with three locations in the Charlotte area, we immediately put it on our radar.
When Ryan suggested a breakfast date this morning, I was game!
We set our alarms for the usual time so we could both complete our respective workouts before the cafe opened at 7 a.m. I took a 6 a.m. Pure Barre class and by 7:10 a.m., I was walking through the doors of the Davidson location of Toast.
I thought we’d be the only two people at the cafe at 7:10 a.m. during the workweek, but I was wrong! Though there were a few people there, it wasn’t packed (I’ve heard it can get slammed on the weekends for brunch) and service was extremely fast which was a good thing since Ryan didn’t want to be late to work.
My meal began with coffee.
(I needed the warmth from that coffee because it was quite chilly inside the restaurant! Thanks to Ryan for grabbing my sweatshirt on his way out the door after his shower. And no, I definitely didn’t shower before breakfast. Scrubbin’ it!)
I know nothing about coffee and what constitutes a “good” cup of coffee by mainstream standards, but I’m pretty convinced the coffee at Toast is strong. I felt awfully chatty throughout breakfast which is a surefire sign of lots of caffeine.
For breakfast, I ordered two poached eggs with a side of roasted vegetables and two slices of multigrain toast.
Everything was delicious and I loved that roasted veggies were an option for a side at Toast! Woop! Ryan also shared some of his banana nut pancake with me which was fantastic.
It was such a nice way to begin a random Thursday!
Question of the Morning
- What is your favorite thing to order when you go out to breakfast?
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I also go to 6am pure barre..probably about 4 mornings a week. I don’t eat first because I don’t think I would have enough time to digest and make it to the 6am! However after reading your post about sports nutrition and eating a little something before a morning workout to improve performance i am wondering if I should? What have you been doing? Thanks!
I’ve been eating a banana, a small apple or some almonds! They all seem to sit well in my stomach and make me feel a little more energetic.
I’ll always take a breakfast date over any other!! I always love to order pancakes or eggs with salsa or green sauce if I’m not feelin pancakes.
How sweet! My husband and I are planning to get up for an early Saturday morning hike then hit up a new breakfast place on the way back. I’ve been looking forward to that all week 🙂
I love Toast! I’ve been to the Davidson one several times and the one closer to uptown Charlotte. Glad to see you’re enjoying the area!
I love omelets when I go out to breakfast because I usually won’t make one for myself!!
I was just in Davidson for the past week- love The Egg cafe right down the street! summit is also a great coffee stop! Such a wonderful town there! Very active and friendly!!! My sister and her family live there- we live in granger,indiana
I love when restaurants have gluten free pancakes (yay Toast for having it!) and bacon because I don’t keep it in the house 🙂
If you get a chance go to 300 East. The breakfast and dinner menus are both amazing, but they have the best brioche french toast ever!
I love ordering eggs and veggies when I go out. I haven’t been on a breakfast date in way too long–so much fun!
That is such a healthy breakfast they offer. How much was it?