Sincerely Breakfast, an all-day breakfast spot in Dupont Circle, is the primary of the 5 distributors working from Underground Meals Courtroom, a ghost kitchen working in Northwest D.C. House owners Tiffany Fiedler and Randall Matthews got here up with the idea in March 2022. With Fiedler’s ghost kitchen expertise and Matthews’ culinary background, they joined forces to create a brand new digital meals corridor.
Matthews has intensive kitchen expertise. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America, then labored with chef Michael Mina for greater than 16 years, serving to open greater than 20 eating places as a company chef. He additionally helped open St. Anselm close to Union Market and Ada’s on the River in Alexandria, however has since transitioned to the takeout-only idea of working ghost kitchens. “Because the pandemic began, I’ve seen individuals reverting to consolation meals with takeout. We wished to offer that very same hospitality,” he says.
Underground Meals Courtroom is within the basement stage of a constructing on nineteenth Avenue NW, simply off the circle. A handwritten chalkboard rests on the sidewalk, making the meals court docket simpler to seek out, and touch-screen kiosks contained in the ghost kitchen let you place orders. On-line orders are positioned on cabinets towards the left and a pickup counter for in-person orders, which kitchen workers hand over, is to the suitable.
Sincerely Breakfast’s menu contains principally handheld gadgets—assume fast-food breakfast menus however heartier, with higher elements and a lot better taste. All their elements are regionally sourced and cooked contemporary day by day. Select between biscuit sandwiches, burritos, and French toast. There are additionally basic breakfast sides, like thick reduce applewood smoked bacon, rooster sausage patties, and comfortable scrambled pasture raised eggs. Their crispy breakfast potatoes are seasoned with smoked paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, and onion powder, then roasted with bell peppers and caramelized onions.
The preferred menu merchandise is Nana’s Favourite Fried Hen Biscuit, which comes from Matthews’ household recipe. This sandwich is sizable, and I may hardly get my mouth round it (in a great way). Cooks brine rooster thighs in buttermilk, then dip them in a country-style batter earlier than double frying. It’s assembled with scrambled eggs, bacon, smoked Gouda cheese, and spiced honey. Whereas I cherished the rooster, the principle character right here is the buttermilk biscuit. It put me in a buttery carb heaven. The identical particular person makes the biscuits every morning, baking about 150 day by day! If I labored there, solely 143 could be offered, as a result of I’d be snacking on some throughout my shift.
Breakfast burritos are additionally ordered ceaselessly. Every is made with numerous proteins, scrambled eggs, onions, and peppers, and wrapped in a contemporary flour tortilla. The harissa-charred rooster burrito comes with breakfast potatoes and a garlic aioli. The meat lover’s model has the identical harissa rooster and aioli, with chunks of pork chop, bacon, pickled onion, and smoked Gouda. A vegan choice is made with smoked wild mushrooms and an avocado crema, wrapped in a low-carb tortilla.
I went with their signature burrito, as a result of I by no means miss a chance to order something with pork stomach. The cooks calmly rating the fatty facet of the pork stomach, then sear it on a griddle to render among the fats. It’s then rubbed down with their particular spice combine to cook dinner within the oven for 3 hours till it’s fork tender. The cooked pork is chilled in a single day, which makes it a lot simpler to chop into chunks earlier than it will get seared to order. That tender pork stomach in burrito type was precisely what I wanted that day. No matter is in that spice combine could be bottled up and offered in shops.
Every of Sincerely Breakfast’s French toasts are made with brioche from Leon Bakery. There’s an old style French toast served with contemporary fruit if you wish to preserve it stylish. Additionally they have a well-liked strawberry cheesecake selection. Strawberries are soaked in a little bit of sugar to make their very own syrup and paired with a cheesecake filling. It’s then unfold between two buttery French toast slices and topped with a toasted caramel sauce.
Sam, the tremendous useful kitchen supervisor, really helpful the “Are You Almond?” French toast. It’s drizzled with a slow-cooked brown butter caramel sauce, sprinkled with sea salt toasted almonds, and dusted with powdered sugar. Once more, the carb gawds have been with me as I took a chunk. I cherished that it wasn’t too sugary, and the almonds gave it a great sweet-salty combo.
Sincerely Breakfast has some more healthy choices to select from, which doesn’t get ordered as ceaselessly. The gluten-free parfait is made with fat-free yogurt, macerated berries, and smoked honey. The smoked turkey and egg white burritos are paleo and keto pleasant. Their in a single day oats are soaked in almond milk and topped with native natural honey, chia seeds, contemporary berries, and gluten free crispy granola. If you wish to go the pretend wholesome route, there’s avocado toast made with grilled avocado, sourdough, pickled purple onions, contemporary dill, a garlic-herb cream cheese, and a sprinkle of their secret spice. Gluten-free bread can be utilized for the biscuit sandwiches, burritos could be made into bowls, and complete eggs could be substituted with egg whites.
There are a number of canned and bottled drinks to quench your thirst, and chilly brew espresso, orange, and apple juice can be found to spherical out a breakfast. There are additionally a few sodas and fruity kombuchas to select from. They’ve just lately began promoting a model of canned lattes from Minor Determine, providing a espresso, chai, and matcha taste.
It’s not that usually that you just come throughout a breakfast spot with fast service, first rate parts, and honest pricing that doesn’t compromise taste. Sincerely Breakfast hits all three of these marks.
Sincerely Breakfast is situated at 1506 nineteenth St. NW. Hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays by way of Sundays. Pickup orders could be positioned on-line or in particular person on the self-service kiosk. Supply is obtainable on-line, or by way of Grubhub and UberEats.
