Brunch at The Admiral - Dupont Circle

I do indeed consider myself a food snob, but only in the sense I want my food to be great. But I am willing to try anything from fast food on up, always in search of gold, even in unlikely places. I live in hope.

The Admiral has been there for years and years, so how bad can it be exactly? True, I had never heard of anyone actually eating there, but I wanted to be close to the Mansion on O St, our next destination. it is spectacular at Christmas time.

Two words describe the success of The Admiral: Happy Hour. If you want to combine cheap drinks with crappy white music, then this is your place.

The Admiral has missed the past two decades of the public’s growing interest in food. And music. The place was deserted in prime brunch time, and you can’t even begin to imagine the poor execution of the fried cardboard (called chicken on the menu), French toast (mais non!), and crab cake sliders where finally the chef’s talent with a can opener truly shone through.

What a waste. And to think, we passed up a Macdonald’s to eat here.

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Holy cow! Never heard of it - thankfully - but I do have a soft spot for Mansion on O.

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I first thought of going to Mercy Me (pan-Latino) but they are not doing brunch any longer, or at least not now. We should have gone to Kramerbooks and Afterwards, which is usually reliable. My brunch game is weak as I rarely indulge.

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In that area, we liked our brunch at Residents. Turkish eggs were delicious. I think Tom had the merguez & sweet potato hash, also tasty.

Noted. Residents looks really good.

You know, the key element to any good idea is its timeliness… so I will have that in my back pocket for the next time.

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