Yesterday, the girls and I were walking around the Golden Triangle area of Denver for brunch, and a lady in the area suggested Charcoal. Charcoal is a quaint spot off 9th avenue, 43 W 9th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80204.
As we entered the restaurant, we saw a hostess stand with no one there, and a long wall covering the dining area. Since we did not see anyone, we walked past the wall to the open area. As we appeared, our waitress came to seat us. I believe since it was brunch that was the reason there was no hostess.
As we were going over the menu, our waitress suggested not getting the swedish meatball which is not typically a breakfast item. She explained it is probably not something we are are thinking it would be since it was a deconstructive take on the dish. After we ordered, the waitress brought us a little starter of coffee cake. It was a sweet little bite before our meal. The cake was soft and had just enough cinnamon sugar crust on top.
One dish we ordered was a stack of mini Swedish pancakes with a lingonberry sauce and a dollop of fresh whipped cream. It was a very traditional, Swedish dish. The pancakes were these thin, mostly egg based pancakes were sweet from the whipped cream and tart from the lingonberry sauce.
Another dish was the Raraka, potato pancakes. The potato pancakes were more of a crunchy, puck shape potato cake rather than the traditional flat pancake. The normal order has scrambled eggs with sour cream, but we ordered poached eggs instead which makes a creamy sauce if you break the egg over the pancake. Another suggestion is keep the sour cream and ordering sunnyside up eggs, so you keep the creamy taste mixed with the crunchy potato pancakes. They also served smoked salmon that they smoke in house which is a great compliment with the pancakes.
The last dish was Pytt I Panna, short rib hash. It was a tart and savory dish. The mustard and pickled beets made the dish tart, and the short ribs and creamy poached eggs balanced the dish with savory flavors.
This restaurant offers a lot of great food, and we were pleased with our meal. They offer a great happy hour, so we will probably be back soon to check it out.
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