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Waking Up to Ram’s Horn

June 18th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit Comment

This is a good way to wake up.

For an early breakfast after my favorite LAX-DTW red-eye, my parents took me to Ram’s Horn in Farmington Hills.  Ram’s Horn is one of those restaurants that every town just needs.  They have no specialty and they definitely don’t excel at anything.  It’s typical American fare that you can count on at a good price.  And it will never leave you disappointed.  Or at least that had always been my experience, but this was my first breakfast visit to the place.

I hoped that their breakfast would be just as good as everything else I’d ever eaten there, so I ordered their Texas French Toast with blueberries and whipped cream for $4.99.  Ram’s Horn is also a pretty efficient restaurant, so within no time, my breakfast was served.  The bread was huge and the blueberries were the kind that came in a jar, which was kind of what I expected.  I jumped right in and found that the Ram’s Horn breakfast met my expectations.  The French toast was tasty and reliable, but wasn’t especially innovative.  It wasn’t stuffed or deep-fried or infused with bacon, but it was good and I couldn’t really ask for more.


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Unvegan Top 20 for 2011

‘Tis the season for “Best of the Year” lists, so I thought I would join the party and put in my top 20 new restaurants from 2011.  By the way, this means the restaurants were new to me, not new to LA.  Please note that I am only including meals in the Los Angeles area.  As much as I loved the food on my travels, you can check any of those places out pretty quickly by clicking here.  So, without further caveat, here’s the best that 2011 had to offer for the unvegan:

20.  Cobras and Matadors

This tapas place in Mid-City is everything tapas should be.  From bacon-wrapped dates to a variety of cheeses, there is really something for anyone looking for a delicious meal.  Just beware, while tapas can be kept to a moderate price, when you throw a big group in with small plates, there are bound to be some people who don’t get their money’s worth.  But keep the group small and Cobras and Matadors will send you home full and happy.

19.  Steingarten

Dishing out delicious sausages, including a few of the exotic variety, Steingarten also offers up a pretty stellar beer selection.  If you’ve ever wanted to eat alligator in sausage form, Steingarten won’t disappoint, but they also serve a wider range of foods, including some pretty delicious burgers.  Their sausage execution, though, could use a bit of improvement, which pushed another sausage joint further up on the list. Continue Reading»