It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a...Flying Biscuit?

One of the places that comes to mind when I think "brunch in Raleigh" is The Flying Biscuit Cafe...it's also what comes to many people's minds because trying to get a table for brunch on a Sunday is like trying to roast a turkey the minute the Thanksgiving guests arrive (in other words, be prepared to wait for a long time before you get to indulge). Luckily, there is plenty of outdoor seating and the food makes it well worth the wait. 

Biscuit with Cranberry Apple Butter

On the inside, The Flying Biscuit is as cute and whimsical as its name. After you order, that long wait is finally justified with that first bite of what gave The Flying Biscuit it's claim to fame...the big, fluffy, flakey biscuit, hot out of the oven, topped with their homemade cranberry, apple butter. Now let me emphasize that...I said topped with their homemade...cranberry...apple butter. The delicious apple butter that's enhanced by the sweet hint of cinnamon and the slight pucker that can only be caused by a cranberry infusion. It's absolutely phenomenal.  

And lucky for those who don't want to wait, you can order a dozen of these to go, complete with the cranberry apple butter.

But the goodness doesn't stop there. Wash it all down with a fabulous Mimosa (you'll have to wait until after noon on Sunday due to the North Carolina law) or a Bloody Mary made extra special with pepper vodka and garnished with olives and a pickled okra (my personal favorite). 

Organic Oatmeal Pancakes & a side of "Moon Dusted" potatoes

The menu is diverse but part of the main attraction is the "Breakfast All Day" part of the menu. My favorite? The organic oatmeal pancakes. It's like a bowl of deliciously sweet and cinnamon-y oatmeal (almost like an oatmeal cookie) in pancake form, topped with sweet peaches and warm maple syrup. It's something that seems so unique yet so obvious all at the same time.

Each breakfast entree comes with a very difficult choice of their Oven-Roasted "Moon Dusted" Rosemary Potatoes or their award-winning, creamy, dreamy, southern-style grits. I'll start with the potatoes...they are wonderfully seasoned with just the perfect hint of rosemary (I personally hate when potatoes are over-rosemaried). Because they are oven-roasted, they aren't too greasy, like you'd typically expect from a breakfast side dish. As for the grits...well, the name says it all. They really are creamy, dreamy deliciousness. I'm not a grit person, but these are fantastic. It's really a difficult decision to choose which side to go with. 

The Flying Biscuit Cafe is a fabulous place for Sunday Brunch...just plan on getting there well before you're hungry because with half of Raleigh in on this secret, you're guaranteed to wait...but it's worth it!