Brian got a rare Saturday off today, so we decided to take our June restaurant in another direction and try a new breakfast place instead of a new dinner place. We went to Le Peep in Valpo. Over the past year or so I have heard many people say that this is the place to be as far as breakfast is concerned.
The first thing that surprised me when I got there was that we were seated right away. Everybody always talks about how popular and crowded it always is, so I was expecting to have to wait for a table. Nope, we slid right in. There was already a carafe of ice cold water waiting on our table for us and our waitress greeted us and asked for our drink order within two minutes of us sitting down.
The menu is your typical breakfast menu consisting of a little bit of sweet and a little bit of savory. I am more of a savory type of person when it comes to breakfast, so I wanted eggs, but I also wanted to try their french toast or pancakes because they seem like the type of place that would get this right. I landed on the dish called the "Eighteen Wheeler". It comes with eggs, meat of your choice, potatoes, and french toast. Brian order the meat lovers skillet which he always seems to find on the menu and order no matter where we go for breakfast :) Our order arrived in a timely manner, and as soon as it did we started comparing our food to Tate's in Portage which we have eaten at many a Sunday morning. My eggs were...well...eggs, hard to mess those up or really elevate them. The sausage was really good. They were big, thick, juicy links that had a good flavor to them. I was not a big fan of the potatoes. I found them bland and ended up dousing them in ketchup. By far the highlight of my meal was the french toast. It was nice and fluffy and sweet without being too sweet. They gave me butter that I didn't even need because the bread was so soft and tasty on its own. Brian said that the meat skillet was good, but he prefers the meat skillet at Tate's.
Overall we were very pleased with our Le Peep experience and will go back and try something else, but we both agreed we like Tate's a little bit better but they are close. I guess what I am saying is if you live in Valpo go to Le Peep and enjoy a wonderful breakfast, but if you live in Portage you really don't have to make a special trip to Valpo because Tate's is just as good (maybe even a little better). BUT, if you do live out in the Valpo area you need to get your butt over to Portage in October to try Tate's pumpkin pancakes. They are to die for! See you next month!
Overall Experience: 4 STARS
Price: Offer to Pay
