re: Lafayette and surrounding area brunch recs?

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Dark Roux - I had breakfast here Saturday and I was really impressed with this place. Things I think are important in a successful dining experience: a well designed and interesting menu, execution of that menu, service. I thought the menu was ambitious, with interesting twists on classic dishes. My experience in Lafayette is that a lot of the restaurants opened in recent years have ambitious menus, but fall down on the execution. This one had a lot of variety, which made me a little skeptical that they would deliver given that it's a small place with a small kitchen, and I think it's difficult to do a lot of things really well consistently. We started with coffee and beignets. The coffee was strong and good, the beignets were unusual in that they were really light and the inside was almost like a custard, really nice. I had a cochon de lait benedict, with pulled pork, candied greens, and bernaise, served on a home made biscuit. It was all great. The pork was tender, the greens added a little sweetness, the bernaise was spot on, and the biscuit was great. A nice southern interpretation of a classic dish well executed. My wife had a chicken and biscuit: fried chicken on a biscuit with gravy and a fried egg. Again, everything was executed at a high level. This was just one meal, but I hope these guys can maintain this level of quality going forward and I hope to eat there again next time I am in town.

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