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There's are a handful of very good reasons why
Golden West has advanced to the top of Baltimore's brunch class -- the huevos rancheros, the breakfast burrito, the Elvis pancakes (yes, with bananas and peanut butter) the cinnamon French toast (shown here) and, our favorite, the breakfast polenta. It all goes down well in Golden West's cheerful western digs, especially back at the Long Bar, where you're less likely to have a little dogie under your feet. The bonus: Golden West serves breakfast on Saturday, too.
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The brunch menu that
Victoria Gastro Pub in Columbia serves on Saturday and Sunday isn't huge but it's well curated, pared down to the essential, and creative, sweet and savory treats like Victoria eggs Benedict with prosciutto and crab meat, mascarpone-stuffed challah French toast and "rosti," a dish of smoked salmon, scrambled eggs and a Gruyere pancake with dill creme fraiche. Who wants to have to think at brunch?
Sunday morning is no time for compromises. Find the brunch you want, and if your friends don't approve, go alone, or find new friends, at least until the crocuses bloom.--Richard Gorelick