Lumpy's - Downtown

Lumpy's Downtown
145 Pierpont Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(801)938-3070
www.lumpysdowntown.com

On our last day in Salt Lake City, a Sunday no less, we found ourselves standing outside a bar at 10:00AM waiting for the doors to open so we could watch some NFL football before heading to the airport. I knew Lumpy's had food, but was quite surprised when we sat down at the bar and the bartender asked if we were going to eat breakfast. This really excited me as breakfast is really my most favorite meal of the day. She gave us menus to review along with some really large mugs of beer, which would have been huge to me even if it was at 10:00PM.

We start to peruse the menu and I see a couple of things that pique my interest. First, they have an Eggs Benedict, which happens to be my all-time favorite breakfast offering. However, given that we are in a pub type atmosphere, I figure this is probably not the place for me to go that route. I have had my share of bad Hollandaise sauce. The next thing I notice is the Bubba's Benedict menu item. Bubba's Benedict consists of a biscuit split open and topped with two sausage patties, scrambled eggs, cheese and smothered in sausage gravy. I want to order this so bad, but feel it is not going to be a good accompaniment with the breakfast beverage I have chosen. In the end, I decide to play it safe and go with the three egg omelet stuffed with chirizo sausage, onions and peppers, cheese and potatoes with wheat toast. James played it safe and just got a two-egg breakfast with bacon and toast.

As we waited for our food we began to notice the place filling up quick as it got closer to kick-off. Both of us were amazed at the variety of teams being represented out there in Salt Lake. We probably saw jerseys for close to half of the league. Our food showed up pretty quickly and we started to dig in. My omelet was stuffed with sausage, potatoes, peppers and onions. The only issue I did have with it was how thin the egg was surrounding the stuffing. This is indicative of an omelet being made on a griddle versus in a pan. It is my belief that omelets should be fluffy, not thin.

We finished our breakfast and watched my Vikings stink up the place until I couldn't watch anymore. Plus, it was time to head out to the airport for our flights home. If I find myself back in Salt Lake City, I would return to Lumpy's as it is a great place to watch a game and I would try the Bubba's Benedict. For this visit, I have to give Lumpy's three Stiffy's.

Eat, drink and be merry!

Harry