OK OK! I know Fort Collins isn't Austin! But I cannot let such an awesome restaurant as Lucile's go without a review! Plus I've been eating IN quite a bit in Austin lately, due to my fast approaching exam, and I have the urge to talk about a great place to eat out!
Lucile's has great atmosphere; it's kind of a small "house-like" establishment with a large porch for outside dining, and it's decorated like something out of, well, New Orleans. The charm is enhanced by the table-crowded dining areas and antique door handles. The napkins have neat little prints on them and look almost like bandanas (look to the right of my plate in the photo). Very, very cool.
This restaurant appropriately features coffee and beignets, but it is their breakfast choices that are simply out of this world. I had the Eggs New Orleans, "Fried eggplant slices with creole sauce, poached eggs and hollandaise. Served with grits or potatoes and a biscuit." With all of the breakfast tacos I consume, it was amazing to enjoy something new and interesting. The biscuit was absolutely fantastic; I've never had a fluffy biscuit with such a perfect crisp on the top like this before. A good dousing of their strawberry rhubarb jam made that biscuit irresistible. The creole sauce was quite good, though I found it to overpower the egg and hollandaise just a bit. The fried eggplant made my morning; who would have ever thought to top slices of fried eggplant with eggs?! Maybe it's a creole thing... Whatever it is, I'm sold. Brunch at Lucile's was awesome, and if you're ever in Colorado, you should really check this place out. They have four locations, so anywhere you travel in this glorious, mountainous state, you should be able to enjoy a tasty creole brunch.
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