small discoveries

I'm currently sitting at a cute little coffeeshop on Grand Ave. It's called Sip Coffee House. There are many pros to this place- easy street parking, free wireless, a back room with decent seating, and a huge variety of teas, coffees, and a smaller selection of baked goods. I love it already and wish I had found it sooner. But this is why Chicago is so great and why I'm excited to be staying on...

This morning, we met up with Ben for brunch at Flo. We hadn't seen Ben in ages! Like 5 months. He just got back from China, of all places, which I am very jealous about. He's stopped following The O.C. so that took me a while to get over. :) but back to brunch- I had the chorizo and eggs burrito, which turned out to not be a real burrito. It was basically scrambled eggs with chorizo, onions, tomatoes, etc., with beans and potatoes, and then a small tortilla. It was good but the eggs were a little dry. The potatoes or the ketchup tasted weird... and the beans weren't like the ones at Frontera Grill. (I know that's kinda unfair...)

Armand had the huevos rancheros which he said was too spicy and maybe not as flavorful as it could have been. Ben had the polenta hash which looked pretty but his conclusion was: Lula's is better.

p.s. the coffee at Flo is intelligentsia and is great!!