I don’t often find myself in the East Carrolton neighborhood but since a friend needed to visit a business over here we figured we would grab brunch in the area. Good thing we did because we found ourselves in the neighborhood of DTB, a newer restaurant on Oak St by Chef Carl Shaubhut. I’ve heard about this place as a favorite from several of my foodie friends. The atmosphere is updated, modern, and creative. An open kitchen allows diners to see the happenings. I love an open concept kitchen because I always feel I can trust what is going on just a little bit more.
Good thing we did because we found ourselves in the neighborhood of DTB, a newer restaurant on Oak St by Chef Carl Shaubhut.
The staff is attentive and friendly. This is a slower Saturday as I visited in mid-June as people are heading out of town for after-school vacations and trips. I visited with my friend David who I often brunch with on Saturday or Sunday because you need to have brunch on both Saturday and Sunday.
This is definitely one of my new favorites.
An unlikely brunch choice, I went with the fried chicken sandwich served with fresh-cut fries. And of course the bottomless mimosa. The sandwich has great reviews online and the internet can’t ever be wrong, right? It comes with a spicy mayo which I think belongs on nearly every chicken sandwich. David went with the Oak St. Breakfast, featuring cheesy eggs, pepper jelly, bacon, buttermilk biscuit, country gravy, and cheese grits. I didn’t get to snap any pics of David’s food (because I was busy taking pictures of mine) but I can tell you that he specifically said that it was “really good” – and coming from him, when things are usually, “pretty good or ok” – that’s high praise.
And in case you were wondering, my chicken sandwich was delicious. The chicken was perfectly breaded and crispy, on a nice soft bun with spicy mayo and lettuce. Probably one of the top 5 for me.
Probably one of the top 5 for me.
They also have a Bloody Mary bar which was pretty awesome. Tons of cool ingredients to choose from and mix up a delicious drink.
Lastly, the chef sent out a couple of plates of their beignets and they were outstanding! A little different take on a traditional beignet these were deep-fried and filled with a sweet cream sauce which was light and delicious. They are covered in cinnamon and sugar. Perfection.