The other morning I had breakfast at Lucky Baldwin's Delirium Pub & Cafe in Sierra Madre, California, and it was amazing.
First a little history. The original, Lucky Baldwins British Pub & Cafe, was opened in 1996 in Old Town Pasadena, California by a couple of Brits, David Farnworth and Peggy Simonian. Lucky Baldwins Delirium Pub & Cafe in Sierra Madre opened in 2005. And just last year Lucky Baldwin's Trappiste, opened also in Pasadena.
Why I hadn't heard of them is beyond me because this is my kind of place. I say that because I just walked in and felt comfortable. It has the feel of the pubs I've been to in the UK. It has a friendly family environment and a full kitchen serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
But let's start with the bar. They have 46 beers on tap plus an array of unique bottled beers.
I stood before the bar, heard the angels sing, wiped a tear from my eye, and ordered a pint of Guinness. Bliss.
From their breakfast menu I ordered the "Traditional Full English Breakfast- Famed throughout the Colonies for Sustenance & Flavour!"
This is the food porn section I mentioned earlier. Bow chica bow wow.
I mean, just look at it. Two Eggs, a slice of Irish bacon, an English banger, fried tomatoes, fried mushrooms, fried potatoes, and some Heinz baked beans. I inhaled this.
If you're more of a traditionalist they have baked beans on toast. Now that's old school.
I'm going back soon because for lunch and dinner they serve Fish & Chips, Meat Pies, Cottage Pie, and Bangers & Mash. Plus I have 45 other beers to try out. Something tells me I might end up face down in the gutter in front of this place on St. Patrick's Day.
Oh baby, oh baby.
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