Breakfast. Brunch at Five Points.

I am having creamy non fat Fage yogurt with just perfectly ripe peaches and a drizzle of chestnut honey. It is divine.

Yesterday I had brunch at Five Points. I thought it was very good. I had the poached egg with hollandaise over homemade fennel sausage and buttermilk biscuit. I asked the server if I could have the yukon gold home fries instead of the buttermilk biscuit but the chef wouldn't allow it. Oh well. I would have liked it with the potatoes since I'm not a big biscuit fan. I did find their biscuit too sweet for my taste. The sausage could have used more fennel, especially since it was advertised as a fennel sausage, but it was still very tasty. The poached egg could have had a runnier yolk but now I'm being too nit picky. Overall the dish was good. The hollandaise was just right. It didn't overpower the whole dish with its fatty self like the way a thick hollandaise can. It was a perfect supporting character to the whole ensemble. I also tried the poached egg with hollandaise over cooked spinach, smoked salmon, and croissant type pastry. This was awesome! Everything was perfect, nothing was overpowering and all the flavors and textures melted in your mouth. I liked the spinach in the dish because it's hard to find veggies for breakfast unless you are having an omelet but that's boring. The spinach was delicious and it didn't take away from the dish at all. And honestly what doesn't taste good on a croissant? Really! The lemon blueberry ricotta pancakes offer a perfect counterpoise to the savory dishes. You can order this dish as your main but I think it is a perfect dessert to the brunch. The pancakes are so light and soft I think I can inhale a whole plate of these babies. They are a bit sweet, it reminded me of doughnuts, so go easy on the maple syrup.

Five Points
31 Great Jones St (btwn Lafayette and Bowery St)
212- 253-5700