On a glorious saturday morning, we needed some grub. It had already started being warm. O had just gotten home for a break from Iraq. We knew that places like Sabrina’s and Morning Glory and Honey’s and such would have hours-long waits. So we knew there’d be a place nearby that wouldn’t be crowded at all – Cafe Apamate. Boy, were we right. We were the only people there for a bit until 2 more tables showed up.

I love the decor here, especially the brick red painted walls. There were carnations on each table. J and O did not believe they were real, but they were. There was a bit too much a/c action going on there though. They needed to turn it down a notch.

The tostas con pisto. It’s a bunch of stewed veggies and a poached egg on top of bread. I had this the last time I was here. This is so damn good. I could eat a giant bowl of these veggies. It’s hard to eat though. You can’t actually lift it and eat it as an open faced sandwich. It’s definitely a fork and knife dish.

I got a cold sandwich, the serrano ham and machego cheese. It’s also served in the awesome baguette. It’s a lot of bread, and not enough ham and cheese, but still delicious. I got salad, and it’s a good salad, with strawberries, pine nuts, and a light zesty vinaigrette.

The service is good here, but the food takes hella long to come out. Which is annoying, especially because there’s hardly ever any people there. I understand everything is made to order, but for real, it’s a long long wait. Which sort of makes me realize why it’s so empty here all the time. I can’t really say all the time though as I’ve only been here twice for brunch. For all I know, it may be hopping for dinner. But from my experience, it’s always been deserted here, and the food takes way too long to come out. I can see why some people wouldn’t want to put up with the wait. It’s a shame though, because the food is just so damn good. I just wish it would be prepared a bit faster. Oh, and brunch prices are incredibly affordable.

Oh, and I thought our server looked familiar. Then later on saturday night, I saw him at the mogwai show, standing about 3 feet away. Small world! I must have seen him at some other shows before…