![]() Good coffee plus this biscuit and jam is a solid Bang for your Breakfast Buck deal. And remember these are the guys who brought you Thunderbird Coffee so you know the java will be on point. These biscuits are good and buttery as they should be, but the biscuit and jam biscuit was a bit more flaky – a sign of biscuit perfection in my book. And in the case of the simple but very satisfying biscuit and jam, you really appreciate the quality of the biscuit. So often good cooking is all about balance like adding enough salt to your sweets or in this case a touch of heat to offset the natural sweetness in a jam. My guess is there are some warming spices like cinnamon, maybe nutmeg or clove but I also think maybe some cayenne too. I’m borderline obsessed with this jam, mainly because it has a spicy kick to it. I’l have to do some further detective work on what goes in the jam, perhaps starting with the fruit, but one taste of this jam and you instantly know this ain’t no jelly from the jar. One word of caution Cheap Eaters, keep your expectations set to high because that sandwich, appropriately named the “Queen Beak” will set you back $9.īut the real move at Bird Bird Biscuit? The biscuit with jam for $5. The fried chicken really caught my eye as it features a fried chicken thigh finished with a cayenne black pepper honey and more of that bacon infused chipotle mayo that went on the Bird Bird Bacon. Now if you look through the menu you will find other temptations like biscuits and gravy for $5, a fried chicken biscuit and a fried eggplant with fresh mozzarella and basil with pickled onions and a garlic tomato jam. This is a biscuit after all, meaning it will stick your ribs and one sandwich with egg, cheese and bacon is definitely a meal, a meal for $7 which is definitely some Bang for your Breakfast Buck. That being said, on a second visit I’ll slip a buck and ask if they will cook the egg over easy and ask for extra napkins. Now for me, a runny yolk makes a breakfast but I can see why they cook the egg to medium – your breakfast stays in between the biscuit and not all over your hands and lap. ![]() There was a bit of bacon in every bite and the sandwich overall holds together well. The chipotle mayo was from spicy but also makes for a broadly appealing breakfast sandwich sauce. Not surprisingly the cheddar dominates the sandwich, which is certainly not a bad thing. My move in looking for some Bang for your Breakfast Buck at Bird Bird Biscuit was the Bird Bird Bacon which sandwiches bacon, an over medium egg, cheddar cheese and a bacon infused chipotle mayonnaise in between a biscuit. Still, it doesn’t mean it is impossible to make a good biscuit in the 512 and I think that just may have been the motivation for Thunderbird founders Brian Batch and Ryan McElroy to bring their biscuit dream out of the oven and into the mouths of hungry Austinites looking for a quick breakfast fix with the brand new Bird Bird Biscuit. And as far as biscuits go, I’d just as soon hop on a plane to the deep South, which I have been doing a lot lately if you have been catching up on your Cheap Eats. Up until recently I haven’t found fried chicken worth blogging about(coming soon). After all moving from Southern California to Texas is dramatically closer to the land of whistling dixie. Part of the excitement for me when I moved to Austin was the idea that I would be getting loads of great Southern eats in the ATX. But there is more to AM carbs than just corn or wheat tortillas, like biscuits, which are kind of a thing in the South. While popular throughout the state, Austin seems to have made breakfast tacos part of the city’s brand, dare I say part of the city’s soul. ![]() To the tourist and the local, breakfast in Austin means breakfast tacos. ![]() The full nelson: a full on portable breakfast meal that is not on a tortilla The spot: Bird Bird Biscuit 2701 Manor road Austin TX 78702 ![]()
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