Poached eggs, creamy grits, sauteed shrimp, bacon, red bell pepper, paprika. $16
Novy Restaurant, San Francisco CA
Mmm, I loved this dish since there was SO sauce over the grits. The poached eggs were an added yolk-y bonus on top! Yum!
Eggs over medium, gouda grits, biscuit with a side of gravy. $8.95
Staks Pancake Kitchen, Memphis TN
This was a nice and simple breakfast, but pretty tasty. I loved the grits and the gravy was yummy too!
A bed of sour cream and home fries, topped with sautéed portobellos, tomatoes green onions, with bacon, feta and cheddar cheese. Served with grits, biscuit, and honey. $12.95
Brother Juniper’s, Memphis TN
Omg, there was SO much food on this plate! I couldn’t begin to finish everything especially since it was a pretty heavy breakfast. The omelet was really tasty though and I loved the creamy grits. Noms!
Eggs over medium, sausage patties, grits, biscuits and gravy. $8.59
Blue Plate Cafe, Memphis TN
Omg, food in Memphis is definitely cheaper than in San Francisco. This was SO much food for less than nine bucks. It definitely isn’t the healthiest food – I mean the give you extra butter for the grits AND the biscuits and gravy, lol! It’s definitely flavorful though.
Stone ground grits with shrimp-sausage gravy, bacon, and green onions. $14.99
The Fremont Diner, Sonoma CA
Doesn’t this plate just look SO lovely and appetizing?! 🙂 Mmm, I love shrimp and grits and this dish was really good. The flavor of the gravy was intoxicating and the shrimp were nice and tender. Noms!
With 2 eggs, spicy grits, and toast. $13.95
Market Lunch, Washington DC
This plate was delicious! I just wish that the piece of rockfish was a little bigger. The grits had a little kick to them which was lovely. This place gets packed, but I was able to snag a corner of the communal table right in front.
With brown sugar butter and apple cider syrup. $15
Brown Sugar Kitchen, Oakland CA
I’m still annoyed by the ridiculously long wait that we had to endure and the bad service we encountered at this place, when the food wasn’t even amazing enough to make up for it. This bbq shrimp was super sweet and became nauseating after eating it for a while. Needless to say, I didn’t finish. This place also uses Barilla pasta, an blatantly anti-LGBT company. Definitely not returning…
Two soft boiled eggs, smoked grits, caramelized onion, spaghetti squash, pork candy. $13
Chambers Eat and Drink, San Francisco CA
I liked the pork belly, the fried grits balls, and even the pieces of pork sugar candy but I really couldn’t get over the spaghetti squash mixed with the caramelized onion. What?! This is another dish where everything just didn’t taste right together…
Mixed lichen centerpiece.
Tillamook cheddar grits, chorizo butter. $12
Matchbox Palm Springs, Palm Springs CA
Having eaten many versions of shrimp and grits in the South, I was NOT impressed by this at all. The grits were too congealed, the shrimp were overcooked (burnt actually), and the chorizo sauce was WAY too salty. Ugh, I couldn’t even finish it. 😦
Mixed conifers, Mt. San Jacinto hike.
Cherry wood smoked duck breast, white stone grits, spinach, peach gastrique. Three course dinner $30
17 North Roadside Kitchen, Mount Pleasant SC
Mmm, this dish was SO delicious! The duck was cooked perfectly and had a yummy smoked flavor. And how can you resist peaches when you’re in South Carolina? I don’t think it’s possible. This plate had some of my favorites things so it was definitely a success!
Fort Moultrie. I thought that the signal tower (on the right) was pretty cool!
A pretty large breakfast with lots of greasy, buttery, fatty food. Definitely not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach. $6.40
Waffle House, North Charleston SC
Single waffle with Pride buttery spread.
2 eggs over medium, grits, white toast and Welch’s mixed fruit jelly.
3 strips of crispy bacon.
With andouille sausage and braised tomatoes. $17
The Glass Onion, Charleston SC
This dish was pretty good with great flavor. I loved the texture of the grits, but the shrimp may have been a little overcooked. Not too much, but they were definitely not as tender as I would have liked. Also, I did want to mention that the service was a bit awkward.
Cornbread drizzled with honey. These were delicious and I wish I had requested another round!
Lobby of the Doubletree Guest Suites Charleston-Historic District. Sat here several times waiting for my friend to get ready before heading out to dinner, hehe!
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