Spring Break
Miss Shirley's offers tasty Southern comforts
Issue date: 12/4/08
The menu also offers house specialties, which include eclectic dishes such as coconut cream-stuffed french toast, which sounds incredibly rich, and a grilled breakfast kabob, comprised of turkey sausage, red potatoes, bacon, apples, tomatoes, mushrooms and bell peppers with a mango glaze. What a combination of flavors!
The menu goes on - there is an entire section of offerings dubbed "Cakes off the Griddle," with imaginative options such as marble swirl pancakes or cinnamon Danish pancakes or waffles.
And what breakfast menu would be complete without omelettes? Miss Shirley's offers several specialty omelettes, such as the Maryland omelette, which includes jumbo lump crab, tomatoes and Swiss cheese (be forewarned of the ever-so-pricey but scrumptious local crab meat). After nearly 20 minutes of menu perusing, my companion and I finally reached a decision. We started off with a plate of savory grits. These grits are mixed with apple-wood smoked bacon and served with diced tomatoes and chives as a garnish. Grits are made from finely ground kernels of white or yellow corn. The key to tasty grits is using yellow corn or a combination of the two colors. Miss Shirley's yellow grits were packed with flavor and were deliciously thick and creamy when combined with butter and heavy cream (rather unhealthy additions). They are the best I have tasted in Baltimore.
Amy's Bagel, a house specialty, is a three-layered bagel sandwich with smoked salmon, cream cheese, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, capers and Bermuda onion (I withheld the capers and onions).
There is no way anyone would ever finish this dish. The smoked salmon met my standards, but its flavors were somewhat masked by the overwhelmingly large piece of cream cheese. Yes, cream cheese is a necessity with smoked salmon, but the Swiss cheese probably could have been left out. The presentation was creative, served on a bed of field greens, diced tomatoes and a sweet, tangy vinigarette.
The menu goes on - there is an entire section of offerings dubbed "Cakes off the Griddle," with imaginative options such as marble swirl pancakes or cinnamon Danish pancakes or waffles.
And what breakfast menu would be complete without omelettes? Miss Shirley's offers several specialty omelettes, such as the Maryland omelette, which includes jumbo lump crab, tomatoes and Swiss cheese (be forewarned of the ever-so-pricey but scrumptious local crab meat). After nearly 20 minutes of menu perusing, my companion and I finally reached a decision. We started off with a plate of savory grits. These grits are mixed with apple-wood smoked bacon and served with diced tomatoes and chives as a garnish. Grits are made from finely ground kernels of white or yellow corn. The key to tasty grits is using yellow corn or a combination of the two colors. Miss Shirley's yellow grits were packed with flavor and were deliciously thick and creamy when combined with butter and heavy cream (rather unhealthy additions). They are the best I have tasted in Baltimore.
Amy's Bagel, a house specialty, is a three-layered bagel sandwich with smoked salmon, cream cheese, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, capers and Bermuda onion (I withheld the capers and onions).
There is no way anyone would ever finish this dish. The smoked salmon met my standards, but its flavors were somewhat masked by the overwhelmingly large piece of cream cheese. Yes, cream cheese is a necessity with smoked salmon, but the Swiss cheese probably could have been left out. The presentation was creative, served on a bed of field greens, diced tomatoes and a sweet, tangy vinigarette.
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