Brunch at Carman's Country Kitchen

Way back in June (June 22nd, 2008 to be precise), Val was in town visiting from San Francisco, and I'd been itching to have brunch at Carman's, whose awesomeness I had only heard about.

Carman's is at 11th & Wharton in South Philly... specifically at 1301 S 11th Street if you're looking for it on Google Maps or whatever. It's a really small place and generally busy on the weekend, so call ahead (215-339-9613) to see make sure it's open and to see when Carman will have room for you. She answers the phone herself, so... From the various reviews I've read on the web though, if you don't show up at the time you work out with her, she'll seat someone else (and probably be disappointed with you).

It's a pretty simple menu: there's a board with the daily specials on it, and you basically have to choose one of them (there were four when we were there). Supposedly Carman makes up the menu depending on what's available seasonally/locally, and there can sometimes be some pretty adventurous combinations, so it's not for the picky. The server we had was really nice, asked our names, and explained the menu in detail to us.