Saturday, July 26, 2003
Mole in the Hole
by Karyn Zoldan
Just ate breakfast at the Cup Café in the historic Hotel Congress in quaint but unfashionable downtown Tucson. For three consecutive years IHOP has been voted best breakfast according to the Arizona Daily Star. Sometimes there’s no accounting for taste in this town but fortunately this gem of a place has been discovered and inhabited by the hip and hungry.
For starters the coffee is a very good house blend roasted by a popular local roaster, Arbuckles. Most of the breakfast joints serve hateful coffee so finding a joint with great coffee is always a boom. A tiny pitcher of half and half accompanies coffee. And if the house blend doesn’t do it – you can always opt for a cowboy coffee, the house blend with a shot of espresso.
The usual eggs and bacon have been stripped of their mundane-ness and anointed with quality ingredients. I opted for the mole in the hole ($4). Take one fried egg and place it dead center in your choice of bread – I chose marble rye. Cover with the most delicious roasted red potatoes and top with your choice of melted cheese. Yum. It’s filling. The potatoes were particularly spicy but unfortunately my over medium egg was more like over hard. I would’ve liked a little play of runny yolk to schmoosh around the plate for potatoes and bread dunking. Next time I’ll order the eggs over easy. Proactively thoughtful, hot sauce and ketchup are brought along with the meal.
Sit inside for a clubby atmosphere or outside under the shaded awning. Pssst. Maybe we can keep this our little secret after all.
Cup Café
Hotel Congress
311 E. Congress Street
Tucson, AZ 85701
520-622-8848
by Karyn Zoldan
Just ate breakfast at the Cup Café in the historic Hotel Congress in quaint but unfashionable downtown Tucson. For three consecutive years IHOP has been voted best breakfast according to the Arizona Daily Star. Sometimes there’s no accounting for taste in this town but fortunately this gem of a place has been discovered and inhabited by the hip and hungry.
For starters the coffee is a very good house blend roasted by a popular local roaster, Arbuckles. Most of the breakfast joints serve hateful coffee so finding a joint with great coffee is always a boom. A tiny pitcher of half and half accompanies coffee. And if the house blend doesn’t do it – you can always opt for a cowboy coffee, the house blend with a shot of espresso.
The usual eggs and bacon have been stripped of their mundane-ness and anointed with quality ingredients. I opted for the mole in the hole ($4). Take one fried egg and place it dead center in your choice of bread – I chose marble rye. Cover with the most delicious roasted red potatoes and top with your choice of melted cheese. Yum. It’s filling. The potatoes were particularly spicy but unfortunately my over medium egg was more like over hard. I would’ve liked a little play of runny yolk to schmoosh around the plate for potatoes and bread dunking. Next time I’ll order the eggs over easy. Proactively thoughtful, hot sauce and ketchup are brought along with the meal.
Sit inside for a clubby atmosphere or outside under the shaded awning. Pssst. Maybe we can keep this our little secret after all.
Cup Café
Hotel Congress
311 E. Congress Street
Tucson, AZ 85701
520-622-8848
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