Tag: Top of the Morning

A new breakfast-cafe-with-cocktails is open in west Fort Worth, offering omelets, sandwiches and the now-ubiquitous avocado toast.

Top of the Morning Brunch House brings breakfast diners back to the West 7th neighborhood, where street parking is easy in mornings and where there’s always a demand for another bloody mary or Woodford bourbon cappuccino.

The new restaurant, 2948 Crockett St., comes with a pedigree. It’s owned by former Yolk executive Nick Roditis. He came from Chicago, known for restautants like Rodity’s, a Greek landmark owned by a different family in a Greek-American neighborhood..

Top of the Morning joins a neighborhood already served by some of Fort Worth’s leading brunch restaurants, including Cafe Modern; a Tavern spinoff named Little Tavern; Vickery Cafe; and the Colorado-based Snooze chain.

Top of the Morning replaced Mash’D. It’s part of the newest generation of Artisan Circle shops, along with the new Henry McCarty’s Irish Pub.

The breakfasts are “elevated” from diner fare, well worth a stop weekdays or weekends.

Lemon ricotta pancakes come with blueberry syrup, berries and toasted almonds. Chicken and waffles flip the script, offering a generous serving of fried chicken atop mini-waffles.

If you like churros, Top of the Morning has pancakes topped with churros and syrup. The cinnamon rolls are as big as the plate.

To share, Top of the Morning offers thick-cut bacon with bourbon-maple sauce, or deviled eggs with smoked brisket and jalapeños.

Sides include rosemary or garlic-parmesan fingerling potatoes, cheddar grits and biscuits with honey butter. The six kinds of bread include sourdough, jalapeño-cheddar and gluten-free.

A simple lunch menu offers salads, a chicken-pear sandwich with Gouda, a brisket sandwich with poblanos and a grilled cheese with avocado and tomato.

Prices are reasonable for this kind of stepped-up cafe: $13-$18 for most plates.

Top of the Morning is open for breakfast and lunch daily; 682-250-2215, tombrunchhouse.com.