Farrago's - easy breezy brunch

Quality	Ambiance	Service
7.0	8.0	7.0

Location: 318 Gray St, Houston, TX 77002
Phone: (713) 523-6404
Cuisine: Modern American
Price range: each item $8 - 12
www.farragohouston.com

Farrago is located right in the fashionable Midtown district, which means that parking will be impossible. There is a parking garage that offers free parking for up to 3 hours and you can usually find a place there, but the street side parking will be a nightmare.

Farrago is relatively spacious, with generous outdoor seating. It may be a bit awkward as some of those seats are right next to the road. But if you don't mind sitting next to pedestrians and drivers, it's a wonderful way to catch a bit of Houston weather before it gets unbearably humid and hot. The interior of Farrago is comfortable in hues of warm red and brown. There are rumors of live music at certain times, so you may want to look that up.

As suggested, we went to Farrago for brunch. The menu was interesting and we ended up ordering Spinach and Feta Souffle and Cajun Benedict. Also exciting was the bottomless mimosa on the menu. If there is one thing that makes brunch awesome, it's that it's perfectly okay to have an alcohol laced drink before noon. For $10 + entree, bottomless mimosa is a fantastic deal if you want to get your drink on before noon. However, I find that one mimosa was a solid amount for me to face the weekend. Their mimosa also has the right ratio of orange juice sweetness to champagne tang, so I highly recommend you to order some.
The spinach and feta souffle came with a toasted cheese stick, which was super fluffy. The actual souffle was not bad...although it was really more reminiscent of a steamed egg omelet than an actual souffle. The sauce that it came with was creamy but a bit bland.

The actual Cajun Benedict was superb. The potatoes that it came with were a tad dry, but as with all potatoes, it's hard to really disparage them no matter how they are prepared. The eggs were poached just to the right amount, so while it was solid, the yolk was still moist enough to not crumble. The Cajun cream sauce it came with had actual little crawfish in it and the biscuit was fluffy.

Service at Farrago's was a bit slow, but it wasn't terribly so. Our orders were taken promptly and it wasn't too long before we got our food. However, the waiters kind of disappeared after we got our food, and it was difficult to get their attention.

Overall, I think it was a mildly pleasant experience and I wouldn't mind coming back but not on my own. However, for the food and service...I find that it's a bit overpriced, but that's sort of a defining mark of Midtown. It's a lovely place to go for a brunch gathering with your friends and there were plenty of large groups and couples there, but I wouldn't go there just for the food.

Any suggestions as to where I should go next? Leave a comment!