The Babalu is a locally well-known little spot on 4th Street in St Petersburg. Its the kind of place you could go everyday for quite some time and not get tired of their menu. Perhaps you've seen their commercial that makes note of their BIG menu--don't let that stop you! Babalu has great food!
We visited for Sunday breakfast with 7 plus a toddler. They were happy to put together a large table for us. The service was good, but my partner in crime was disappointed by lack of his two favorite breakfast condiments: Heinz ketchup and peanut butter.
I ordered the Eggs Benedict with homefries $6.95. Make sure to order your homefries "jazzy" and you will be happy with the bits of bacon, mushrooms, onions, peppers and kale that compliment the crispy potatoes. The benedict was good, though the eggs were overcooked. (Our friend who is a regular there says one of the cooks poaches eggs perfectly, the other cook, not so much.) But other than the egg yolk being solid instead of drippy, the english muffins were crisp and the hollandaise was mild and not too lemony. A watermelon wedge and a fresh fruit cup of melons and pineapple was a nice fresh accompaniment. I cleaned my plate.
Mack ordered the Breakfast Burrito, large and full of eggs, cheese, onions, green peppers, wrapped in a flour tortilla. With some sausage on the side and jazzy potatoes, he reports "It was good". Our friend who eats there all the time let me share a huge bite of her french toast that was coated in sweetened cream cheese with nuts, and dripping with berries and berry syrup. It was sooooo good. See below, doesn't that look yummy?
Babalu has daily specials and ample parking. Their prices seem pretty reasonable for the quality of the food. They have indoor and outdoor seating and dogs seemed welcome outside. They have a bloody mary bar and they looked great as they were served at other tables. We've only been their for breakfast, but this is a place I'd love to give a try for dinner sometime...stay tuned.
www.babalueats.com
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