After attending an annual party at a friend's house in the boonies of Hancock County, our host generously allowed everyone to stay the night rather than try to negotiate the myriad country roads and turns required to safely get back home to Indy. There was one legendary occasion several years ago where one regular attendee tried to drive home after one too many and wound up getting arrested in New Castle, of all places! This year the festivities ended relatively early and we got to bed at what even my Great-Grandma would say was a decent hour, for a Saturday anyway, thus we were awakened by the crowing of a rooster at 5:30 a.m., were hungry and dehydrated, and rather than wait for everyone else to rouse from their respective stupors, we drove to the bodacious burg of Morristown and, seeing that the Copper Kettle wasn't open yet, we spied the Bluebird Coffee Shop, Restaurant, and Dinner Theatre at 158 E. Main Street.
There was a huge dining room with a buffet table for the restaurant, but only the coffee shop on one side of the place was open at that early hour on Sunday, and there were already ten or twelve locals in there chewing the fat, er, talking, that is, while they also were actually chewing the fat.... There was only one waitress, so I guess she can be forgiven for being a little slow to get us a menu. I had the Three-Egg Cheese Omelet with sausage, onions, green pepper and tomatoes added, along with a side order of fried potatoes and coffee, and She had a Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich with hash browns and iced tea. It was all decent but not outstanding: Being of Southern extraction, I always expect a spicy breakfast sausage, but this stuff was kinda pale-looking and bland, but it tasted okay otherwise. My fried potatoes were underdone, perhaps owing to the cook having to get a bunch of orders out as quickly as possible, but the hash browns were DEEELICIOUS, browned and seasoned quite nicely, and the coffee and tea were good, too.
The really delightful thing about this breakfast was the price-- $13.65! The base price for the omelet was $3.50 plus 25 cents each for the sausage, onions, green peppers, and tomatoes. Her Sausage & Egg Sandwich was $2.50 and the has browns and fried potatoes were $1.50 each. WHAT A DEAL!!! When we were ready to pay, however, the waitress vanished for an extended period, so I wound up just leaving $15 cash (a 10% tip, sorry Mabel!) so we could amscray. I've heard they have a breakfast buffet from 6-11 a.m. during the week that is quite good, and the Fried Chicken Dinner is supposed to be good, too. Maybe we'll check that out after NEXT YEAR'S party...
UPDATE, 12/16/2013: There was a big fire there yesterday that started in the Long Branch Saloon next door. I don't know the extent of the damage, but I bet the Bluebird will re-open at some point....
There was a huge dining room with a buffet table for the restaurant, but only the coffee shop on one side of the place was open at that early hour on Sunday, and there were already ten or twelve locals in there chewing the fat, er, talking, that is, while they also were actually chewing the fat.... There was only one waitress, so I guess she can be forgiven for being a little slow to get us a menu. I had the Three-Egg Cheese Omelet with sausage, onions, green pepper and tomatoes added, along with a side order of fried potatoes and coffee, and She had a Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich with hash browns and iced tea. It was all decent but not outstanding: Being of Southern extraction, I always expect a spicy breakfast sausage, but this stuff was kinda pale-looking and bland, but it tasted okay otherwise. My fried potatoes were underdone, perhaps owing to the cook having to get a bunch of orders out as quickly as possible, but the hash browns were DEEELICIOUS, browned and seasoned quite nicely, and the coffee and tea were good, too.
The really delightful thing about this breakfast was the price-- $13.65! The base price for the omelet was $3.50 plus 25 cents each for the sausage, onions, green peppers, and tomatoes. Her Sausage & Egg Sandwich was $2.50 and the has browns and fried potatoes were $1.50 each. WHAT A DEAL!!! When we were ready to pay, however, the waitress vanished for an extended period, so I wound up just leaving $15 cash (a 10% tip, sorry Mabel!) so we could amscray. I've heard they have a breakfast buffet from 6-11 a.m. during the week that is quite good, and the Fried Chicken Dinner is supposed to be good, too. Maybe we'll check that out after NEXT YEAR'S party...
UPDATE, 12/16/2013: There was a big fire there yesterday that started in the Long Branch Saloon next door. I don't know the extent of the damage, but I bet the Bluebird will re-open at some point....
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