Brother Junipers

Today I had breakfast at a local Memphis favorite. Even on a Tuesday morning this place was buzzing with many different types of people; businessmen talking about a new venture, lawyers talking about the current economy, and even a few pastors discussing theology. Brother Junipers is a rare and eclectic place. It’s rare in the sense that people from all walks of life are patrons here and they are all willing to wait for a seat. The reason they are willing to wait is not because they have the most comfortable seats, but rather the food is amazing. It’s eclectic because the food variety will please many, but yet simple at the same time and you will many types of people on any given day.

Let me expound on this description of the “amazingness”. The menu is both simple and creative. The foodie and the pauper alike can fond a dish to please their palette. You can be pleased with a simple meat, egg, and bread dish, or you can have waffles or pancakes. They also have two specialties sure to excite any foodie, which are open-faced omelets (a huge pile of ingredient goodness atop an egg scrambled like an omelets not folded. The other specialty is my personal favorite the potato dishes! Brother Junipers has a signature side item called home fries which are basically crispy cubed potatoes, which are scrumptious, even by their lonesome. They take these home fries and cover them with the same or similar pile of goodness. They are also sure to have a couple of specials of the day.

Brother Junipers uses as fresh as possible ingredients (as the menu says) that include, but of course not limited to, lamb, chorizo, spinach, feta, Swiss cheese, chipotle avocado spread, and even delectable black beans. This morning I conquered a potato dish called the Pacific North Western, which has feta, spinach, cheddar, ham, and because I love their black beans (which are cooked with dill) I added them. To say the least this dish was stood true to my made up term “amazingness” as Brother Junipers always seems to deliver.

As if that was not enough reason to go the staff is everything you would want in a staff; attentive, polite, and efficient. They really work as a team. Their service each others tables and as a former server I know how huge team work is in this setting. The owner/manager is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet in any profession. You don’t even have to talk to him long to tell what kind of person he is and what kind of establishment he runs. To sum things up Brother Junipers is one of a kind.