I recently met a few friends down in San Jose for a casual brunch on a Saturday morning. We walked from my friend Kim’s house over to one of her neighborhood cafes, Naglee Park Garage. I fell in love with it at first sight! The building is a charming old brick converted garage surrounded by beautiful flowers. Co-owner/chef, Louis Silva, was there and was very friendly.
The Saturday morning breakfast menu was just fantastic – we had a difficult time choosing so we ordered several different things. We had French Toast (which was really more of a yummy bread pudding) with whipped cream and maple syrup, Breakfast Casserole (baked eggs, rotisserie chicken, potatoes and three cheeses), Bacon & Spinach Egg Lasagne (layered eggs, spinach, baco, mushrooms & swiss cheese) and Eggs Naglee (Tri tip hash, poached eggs & cracked peppercorn hollandaise sauce). Each dish was served with a choice of potatoes or fruit. Everything was good, but my favorites (and the favorites of the group) were the Bacon & Spinach Egg Lasagne and the Egg Naglee. These dishes were very flavorful and all were beautifully presented.
Naglee Park Garage also serves lunch and dinner. I didn’t see a lunch menu, but the dinner menu looked fantastic. Some of the seasonal dishes were: Maple Syrup Lacquered Chicken, Spice-rubbed Pork Ribs, Peppercorn-crusted Tri Tip, Mustard-rubbed Leg of Lamb, Herb-crusted Rainbow Trout, Cocoa Braised Beef Stew, Spinach salad with Roasted Squash, Raisins, Pecans, Pickled Onion & Maple Syrup Vinaigrette, Roasted Beet Salad with Apples, Coleslaw, Almonds and Bib Lettuce, Sweet Potato Home Fries, Butternut Squash Gratan, Brussels Sprouts with Sage & Bacon and Macaroni & Cheese.
Naglee Park Garage also has live music two Thursday nights per month and one Saturday during brunch. They have Cinema night each 4th Saturday.
Naglee Park Garage
505 East San Carlos Street (at 11th)
San Jose, CA
408-286-1100
http://www.nagleeparkgarage.com
