Green Eggs and Ham from Orange

Item Purchased: Green Eggs and Ham from Orange
Location Purchased: Orange / 75 W. Harrison St. / Chicago, IL
Price: $8.95 + tax

Review: How can any literate American who remembers their childhood bedtime stories resist a meal with the name Green Eggs & Ham? Even if you can resist the name, how could you resist the ingredients? Eggs scrambled with pesto and cilantro, topped with a slab of buffalo mozzarella and finished off with a tomato quarter underneath it all. The pesto gives the eggs a strong spicy flavor that eliminates the need for salt or pepper. Buffalo mozzarella, though usually too bland for my Wisconsin-bred tastes, proves to be the perfect counterbalance for this dish.

As with all of Orange's dishes, Green Eggs & Ham comes with a side of their signature potato column. Hash browns mashed and sliced and molded into a stout cylinder. Also a standard at Orange, the plate is arranged as if your food will be on display at a minimalist art gallery. Pretty and tasty, though a bit scant for the price, Green Eggs & Ham is a unique breakfast dish any egg lover should try.

Rating: 4.25 / 5