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135 N. 5th St., Brooklyn, NY 11211 40.716931 -73.959212
nr. Bedford Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
work718-302-5151 Send to Phone

Cuisine: American Traditional, Diner
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Reader Rating:
5.5 out of 10
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12 Reviews | Write a Review

Photo by Jeff Mermelstein

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Hours

Mon-Tue, 7am-3pm; Wed-Fri, 7am-3pm and 6pm-10pm; Sat-Sun, 8am-2pm and 6pm-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

L at Bedford Ave.

Prices

$7-$25

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

Breakfast
Brunch - Daily
Brunch - Weekend
Delivery
Hot Spot
Lunch
Take-Out
Reservations Not Required

Alcohol

No Alcohol

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

This southern-style breakfast spot used to operate mornings only out of Sparky’s hot-dog emporium. But it’s become so popular among the formerly Kentucky-ham-and-scrapple-deprived locals that Egg mastermind George Weld has teamed up with ex-Pies-N-Thighs partner Steve Tanner and bought out Sparky’s, adding a short-but-sweet lunch menu. Continuing in the Sparky’s artisanal-ingredients tradition, Weld fashions his hamburgers from pasture-raised beef, but the meat is too lean and dwarfed by its oversize bun. Much better is a roast-chicken-salad sandwich, and a grilled-cheese number made with sharp Grafton Cheddar—its expertly griddled bread almost pure golden-brown crunch. As delightful as lunching at Egg can be, the really exciting news is that breakfast is now served along with lunch until 3 p.m. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

The Fried-Chicken Craze of 2009: A Guide to Buttermilk Brooklyn (10/5/09)
Trendlet: The Egg Sandwich Goes Gourmet (10/26/09)
Adam Platt's Where to Eat 2009 (1/5/09)
The Breakfast Manifesto - The City's Best Morning Meals (6/9/08)
Where to Eat 2008 (1/7/08)
New York's Best Cheap Eats 2007 (7/30/07)
Cheap Eats Guide 2006 (8/7/06)

Recipes at egg

Eggs Rothko (2007)

5.5

"Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

58%	Would you go back?
33%	Would you take a date?
25%	Would you take kids?
8%	Would you go on business?
18%	Would you go on a special occasion?

Food:	6.5
Service:	5.4
Décor:	4.7
Value:	5.7

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Solid brunch if there is no lineup.

montrealgourmande from 90210 | Posted on 12/11/09

Overall Rating: 109 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	9
Service:	7

Décor:	6

Value:	8

Came to this place by mistake... food was delicious but I would have never waited for the 1- 1.5 hour lineup. I just wrote a blog entry about with photos and explanations here: http://daniellegaronce.blogspot.com/2009/12/monica-jonathan-brunch-in-brooklyn.html

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