First thought upon walking up to the Bump 'n' Grind Cafe at 17th & Pennsylvania: This ain't Denny's. It may have been the brightly painted walls, the disco ball, or the tempting array of baked-goods on display. Or maybe it was the male servers (poorly) dressed as women. Yeah, it could have been that.
Judging by the masses waiting for a table at 10:30 on a Sunday morning (the brunch is served 10-2:30 Saturday and Sunday), I knew this place had to be good. Our hour wait passed painlessly, thanks to beautiful weather and the walk-up coffee bar. Not to mention the entertainment. As we walked to our garden-patio style table, a passing server said nonchalantly to my friend, "You have really big boobs." How can you not love that?
Now, sometimes places with so many gimmicks do it simply to cover up poor food. This is certainly not the case at Bump and Grind. I did have one disappoint food-wise. I was agonizing over whether to order the Kevin Bacon panini or the Mexican Benedict. I finally decided on the panini (including bacon, avocado, scallions and aioli), but they were out of the necessary ingredients! Sacre bleu! So my friend and I both ordered the Mexican Benedict. Holy crap, was it out of this world! Honestly, I could go on for days. I'm not usually a big Benedict fan, because I don't like Hollandaise sauce. Fortunately, this isn't your grandma's Eggs Benedict. Delicious sweet pineapple cornbread is topped with roasted pepper slices and poached eggs, all covered in an amazing spicy chipotle sauce. The combination of sweet and spicy will blow your dang mind.
Most of the meals come with potatoes and fruit. The potatoes also have that amazing sweet and spicy flavor, but different than the Benedict. We spent a large portion of our meal trying to figure out what the flavors were in the potatoes, but to no avail. Some guesses included nutmeg, cinnamon and chile powder. Other guesses included magic fairy dust and love. Nobody knows.
Honestly, if I could eat brunch here every weekend, I would. I would want to hear my waiter tell the table next to me to 'Put your hands up. No seriously. Put your f*ing hands up!'. I would want to watch the birthday lap dance over and over again. And next time I will get my damn panini.
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Hey, I just found your blog. I'm moving to Denver (well actually Broomfield) in early August and am glad that I have some recomendations in terms of restaurants.
Thanks!
Thanks for the comment, glad I could help!
You totally need to check out Bambino's [Italian], and Zengo [Latin Asian Fusion] if you haven't already.
Zengo's is on the list. Not familiar with Bambino's...
Yo,
Just headed out the door to pick up some grub at Bump 'n Grind... I do eat there almost every Sunday. In any case, stumbled on your blog when I googled Bump and Grind and read your review... very accurate and well written. Good work. Keep it coming!
LOVE B&G, been going since the VERY FIRST BRUNCH. Noticed The Daily Grind coffee shop went into the ugly new building across the street: RIGHT ACROSS THE FCUKIN STREET! How rude and ugly. WAR OF THE GRINDS.
Let's all put on a pair of shoes we hate, and step in dog poo (there's usually some along the side streets), walk around in The Daily Grind. The aroma of doggie caca should help with rush hour business. Actually, walk around in that ugly building to see what they've built (and get the poo off your shoe).
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