Brother Juniper's - "The Best Breakfast in Memphis"

WHERE WE WENT:   
Brother Juniper's 
3519 Walker Avenue
Memphis, TN
38111



WHAT WE ORDERED:

Special # 3 (Two eggs, scrambled w/ pesto, red peppers, spinach, tomatoes, mozzarella), Home Fries, Build-Your-Own Omelet w/ mozzarella, feta, mushrooms, spinach, ham), Biscuit, Toast, Assorted Spreadable Fruits

WHAT WE THOUGHT:
Atmosphere - 8    
Menu - 9
Presentation - 7 
Taste - 9
Price - 8
Service - 7
 Overall - 8


Atmosphere - Brother Juniper's is a small, homey place. There's a "front yard" and a porch at the entrance. The seating is tight, but it feels cozy not crowded. The decor is simplistic and personal, which gives it a homespun charm. Walking inside you'll forget that you're in the city; you'll feel transported out to a family farm where you're greeted with open arms and welcomed to the table.

Menu -The menu was extensive. There were plenty of options for every taste. Both vegetarians and meat eaters will be happy with choices. There are predetermined breakfast specials as well as "Build-Your-Own" options. There is a variety of styles of food: Southern like biscuits and gravy, Italian like eggs and pesto, etc.

Presentation - Everything was plated on standard white dishes. Each dish had excellent color combinations as well as textural variety. Looking at our food made our mouths water.


Taste -The Special #3 was delicious. It's rare that you find pesto at breakfast, but the flavor was incredible, very savory. The home fries are easily the best we've ever had. They use red potatoes quartered, seasoned and roasted. They are the perfect, hearty aspect of breakfast, but have such a good flavor they could easily be paired with a prime rib at dinner and not be out of place. We wish we had the recipe. The BYO Omelet was excellent. There were heaping quantities of all the ingredients and everything tasted farm-to-table fresh. We tried multiple of their spreadable fruits (strawberry, peach, and blackberry), which are similar to jams but are made without added sugar or preservatives. All of them were delicious, but blackberry is the best. We actually have a jar sitting in our refrigerator now.

Price - Brother Juniper's is a little pricier than most other breakfast places we've been too, but the freshness of the ingredients and the extra generous portions account for that and make it completely worthwhile.

Service - Our service was ok, but it was a little slow. Also, our waiter seemed not to be completely there as far as his attention to our table.

WOULD WE GO BACK? 
Yes. They truly do live up to the claim that they are the "Best Breakfast in Memphis"...at least that we've encountered so far.

Here's a link to their website:  
http://brotherjunipers.com/