By far, my favorite meal to eat out has always been brunch. My standard brunch fare used to be french toast. I haven’t tacked french toast in my kitchen yet, and apparently neither have any of the restaurants I’ve seen. So I’ve learned to mix up my brunch choices.
Omelettes are a pretty obvious choice. They can get pretty boring, though. I enjoy finding places where I can eat something different.
Enter the Starliner Diner
The Diner doesn’t look like much from the outside, but inside it has cute, eclectic decor.
The food is delicious & Cuban. I’ve heard wonderful things about their Cuban french toast, and my husband loves a delicious breakfast burrito that they serve (I don’t remember its exact name.)
There are several options that have no wheat ingredients. I however, have a slight obsession with fried sweet plantains. Ever since Costelo’s went out of business, I have been sorely missing their fried plantains. So when I found them on the menu at Starliner Diner, I had to try them. I got the plantain appetizer which comes with a delicious cole-slaw-like salad. The plantains are sweet and the salad perfectly matches them.
I wanted protein, too, so I got a side of black beans. They are well-spiced and flavorful.
Then…. Combined I get pure deliciousness.
Even if you are less… adventurous (read: strange) than me, there are some delicious options at the Starliner Diner.
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Standard warning: Restaurants and their menus change. I don’t speak for any restaurant. I didn’t have a reaction, but always check with your wait staff and use common sense.
What’s the price range for this place/spice range? Amy has been unable to take the spicy food of late due to the pregnancy, but we’d LOVE another good gluten free restaurant option. Also, I highly advise AGAINST Jimmy Buffet’s Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant. Went there for Amy’s birthday, and despite having a separate gluten free menu, it tasted AWFUL and we got horribly sick. I don’t even have gluten problems and I got sick! I advise no one to go there as a general rule. Thanks for the tips!
Jason,
Not too spicy. I don’t like too much spice and I love it.
Here is their website. Breakfast is less than $10. Maybe we need to go together some time
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~Brooke
That would be awesome! I vote for a celebratory breakfast if I get that job at the Limited Brands. I absolutely LOVE Cuban/Latino food of almost any variety, and Amy LOVES breakfast foods in general. And if I don’t get it, maybe we can make it my consolation prize
. Hope you had fun up in Wisconsin! I also hope you guys brought warm clothes. Was freaking *freezing* in SOUTHERN Ohio. Don’t even want to think how cold it was up there.