Friday, March 19, 2004 2:24:15 AM
Saw Beths Cafe in the I-box. WOW! What a surprise to see that.
Brings back memories.
If you ever visit Seattle don't leave without experiencing it!
Green Lake icon that's been serving hearty breakfast fare to hungover 20-somethings since 1957.
The Scene
This "home of the world-famous 12-egg omelette" could also be called "home of bussers who smoke while clearing tables" or "home of funky, alcohol-induced wall art." The 24-hour diner serves lunch and dinner, but is famous for its breakfasts, judging by the lines that regularly form outside the modest establishment late on Sunday mornings.
The Food
The six-egg omelette comes folded on top of itself and draped over a plate of grease-heavy hash browns. The famous 12-egg omelette, too big for a plate, is served on a pizza pan.
Beth's owner Larry Rains, 57, the cafe's fifth owner since 1954, said his Green Lake cafe goes through about 375 dozen eggs a week, or 4,500 single eggs. Of them, 75 dozen are cracked open on weekends alone.
Rains feigns a look of horror when someone suggests that this healthier view of eggs might transform Beth's into a health food cafe.
No chance. Joe Woodeward, a perpetual-motion cook, splashes six eggs across ham, potatoes and other ingredients to make a Full House omelette, with thick bacon and hash browns sizzling nearby. Taped to the grill's overhang, a question asks: "If we aren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat?"
In the background, an old jukebox churns out an eclectic mix of tunes on real vinyl 45s, not CDs, and at eight tunes for a buck. As the place hums with business, the staff and customers nestle into booths beneath scores of customer's drawings on 8 x 11 pieces of paper, controlled graffiti of love notes, philosophies, fantasies, and reflections on Beth's eggs:
"Bran is for irregular sissies," "Cholesterol city," and a drawing of a chicken exclaiming "12 eggs?!?! I didn't squeeze for a week for one meal."
Nearby, Aaron Donohue, his wife, Angela, and Michelle Shirley aren't affected by the study.
"We don't eat here because it's healthy, we eat here because it's good," Aaron said. "I usually just come in for coffee and conversations. Everybody can worry about their health too much."
Brings back memories.
If you ever visit Seattle don't leave without experiencing it!
Green Lake icon that's been serving hearty breakfast fare to hungover 20-somethings since 1957.
The Scene
This "home of the world-famous 12-egg omelette" could also be called "home of bussers who smoke while clearing tables" or "home of funky, alcohol-induced wall art." The 24-hour diner serves lunch and dinner, but is famous for its breakfasts, judging by the lines that regularly form outside the modest establishment late on Sunday mornings.
The Food
The six-egg omelette comes folded on top of itself and draped over a plate of grease-heavy hash browns. The famous 12-egg omelette, too big for a plate, is served on a pizza pan.
Beth's owner Larry Rains, 57, the cafe's fifth owner since 1954, said his Green Lake cafe goes through about 375 dozen eggs a week, or 4,500 single eggs. Of them, 75 dozen are cracked open on weekends alone.
Rains feigns a look of horror when someone suggests that this healthier view of eggs might transform Beth's into a health food cafe.
No chance. Joe Woodeward, a perpetual-motion cook, splashes six eggs across ham, potatoes and other ingredients to make a Full House omelette, with thick bacon and hash browns sizzling nearby. Taped to the grill's overhang, a question asks: "If we aren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat?"
In the background, an old jukebox churns out an eclectic mix of tunes on real vinyl 45s, not CDs, and at eight tunes for a buck. As the place hums with business, the staff and customers nestle into booths beneath scores of customer's drawings on 8 x 11 pieces of paper, controlled graffiti of love notes, philosophies, fantasies, and reflections on Beth's eggs:
"Bran is for irregular sissies," "Cholesterol city," and a drawing of a chicken exclaiming "12 eggs?!?! I didn't squeeze for a week for one meal."
Nearby, Aaron Donohue, his wife, Angela, and Michelle Shirley aren't affected by the study.
"We don't eat here because it's healthy, we eat here because it's good," Aaron said. "I usually just come in for coffee and conversations. Everybody can worry about their health too much."
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