Iron Rooster

A few mornings ago I had the pleasure of meeting my friend Laura for brunch at Iron Rooster in Annapolis, a trendy spot by City Dock that serves breakfast all day as well as lunch and dinner items. After getting stuck in traffic for at least thirty minutes on the way down I was happy to be greeted quickly by our server, who had already been helping Laura, and ordered a mimosa.

Iron Rooster has pretty much every breakfast item you can imagine and some that are a little less traditional like monkey bread. You can even order a house made pop tart of the day. Fun!

I was feeling like lunch food so I picked the shrimp and grits with jumbo gulf shrimp, stone ground grits, and poached eggs. This was delicious. The grits were very creamy. The whole dish was covered in a slightly spicy red-orange broth that tasted almost Cajun. When you broke open the eggs and mixed it with the broth and the grits it took the dish to a whole different level. They also didn't skimp on the shrimp, giving you about five to six. Scallions and bacon bits garnished the top and were mixed in the grits, adding in lots of flavor.

Laura ordered the egg white omelet with onions and peppers, home fries, and bruleed grapefruit. She liked her meal and it was nice that the restaurant had quite a few options for clean eating, especially since Laura is training for her first physique competition in April. Wish her luck!

I would love to come back here to try their dinner options as well as to get breakfast again. The service was also excellent, very quick and friendly.