EL Collado on Broadway

On Wednesday morning at around 7AM, I got 2 egg sandwiches at El Collado on Ralph Aveune on the Bed-Stuy Bushwick border. El collado has an entrance on Ralph and another on Broadway because it is in that odd place where an Avenue begins. It is a great space and has a lunch counter vibe. The people are always lovely.

I ordered bacon, egg and cheese for me and egg and cheese for Lex.

Lex hadn't slept all night as he was in the midst of a 24 hour broadcast. http://www.free103point9.org/events/2050/
I think he loved the sandwich because he ate it in about 45 seconds.

I went for American cheese this time, which means you better eat it fast before you can actually see what it will become in your intestines if you let it cool. This sandwich was well crafted and the texture off the eggs was satisfying. The quality of the bacon was medium. I think Lex was happy that his eggs sort of tasted like bacon even though he is currently refraining form eating meat.

MMMM... I ate this really fast

I am thrilled to post the first of many breakfast sandwich experiences here today. Yesterday I became the happy eater of a Ham, Egg and Cheese from Jenny and Felipe Restaurant on Irving Avenue in Bushwick. (Did we mention that ham could substitute for bacon? It can!)

Important details: The woman who took my order listened carefully to me. I asked for it on a "toasted roll", actually I said "un roll tostado por favor" and I ordered with swiss cheese. Both requests were met.

At many Dominican spots, your sandwich will get put in a hot press. This is great as far as I am concerned.

This juevos con jamon y queso suiza was delicious. The cheese was melted and the roll was hot.


Note: The guy next to me was ordering a Mangu con Bacalao, which is mashed plantains with codfish, a typical Dominican breakfast, which I highly recommend, especially if you are going to work in the fields all day and won't be eating for several hours.

This blog aims to explore, bodega by bodega and cafe by cafe the egg sandwiches of New York City.

We will not be tasting diner sandwiches, which we have already concluded are bland and uninspired.

If you have a bodega or cafe (or exceptional location) to suggest that we try, or that you would like to visit with our writers and photographers, please leave a comment here.