Biscuits Experience

He Said   Since spending years in the south and getting addicted to biscuits & gravy, I have been on the lookout for those fluffy biscuits and creamy gravy here in the valley. I think I found my new favorite spot. After a rather long hike in South Mountain I was craving something filling and thankfully I was in the right spot, as Biscuits in Ahwatukee was just 5 minutes away off Elliott & 48th St. This locally owned and operated establishment is not to be confused with a national chain, Biscuits Café. This is the real deal, home cooking, at its finest with local organic ingredients used whenever they can get their hands on them. From the outside it looks like every other strip mall joint but on the inside you are greeted with a country barn motif. From haystack with quilts to sit on while you wait for your table, to a quirky wind chime of forks & tea pots, it’s simple down home comfort. We were greeted with a smile and had a short wait but then it was noon on a Sunday. The service is friendly and on-point but in some ways reminded me of a mom serving breakfast to the family, quick and busy. Given the size of the place and the wide variety on their menu I was pleasantly surprised when our food came out only 10-15 minutes after we ordered. The look on my face must have said it all, our waitress started laughing, when she saw my expression as she laid the beautiful plate on my table. I ordered the South Mountain Scramble with southern grits and it was wonderful. The fluffy yet dense open-faced biscuits were laid down first then covered with scrambled eggs with diced country ham, and then smothered with a country gravy that was so thick and frankly smelled like heaven. Let’s take that again but in slow motion, so as to describe each layer. The biscuit was the size of my fist and golden brown and has the fluffy insides and crunchy outsides every biscuit should consist of. The diced ham in the scramble was almost sweet yet savory as well. I would imagine as a side that ham would make me wonder if bacon is in fact my favorite breakfast meat. The eggs were light and complimented the ham and biscuit while keeping an understated flavor as the obvious primary flavor of the dish was the country gravy. This gravy was thick and the perfect white with dark specs. Again, I tasted a dash of sweet enveloped by a savory and spicy. Together these ingredients were simply wonderful. As a side to this winning breakfast dish you can get hash browns, country potatoes with peppers and onions, or southern grits. I realize grits aren’t for everyone, I gained my love of them during my years in Alabama, where I learned southern grits are quite different then grits from the rest of the U.S. These grits are salty and almost cheesy and so think you could almost cut it. If you are looking to try true southern grits and you have never had the opportunity here is your chance. The rest of the menu look equally as exciting and every dish that was walked by us looked tasty. The pancakes were the size of a Frisbee and they had other classics as well, corned beef hash, chipped beef, steak & eggs. They even have fried spam! Their lunch menu is also as varied and just as classic but I have a feeling it’s going to be some time before I get to it. There are too many things I want to get through on their breakfast menu first.

She Said   Coming Soon!

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