dos caminos

675 hudson st // btwn 13th & 14th

dos caminos is a mexican chain restaurant and the one i went to specifically is nestled in the heart of the meatpacking district. 3 of my best friends (cintra, marie and mel- shout out!) and i had a girls day and chose here for brunch (served sat & sun/11:30-4). before the waitress could even think to recite her greeting, we ordered the guacamole (serves 4-6)to start us off, which is how we basically start every meal, and the meals in between those meals (don't judge, avocados are a good fat!) once that was devoured we moved onto the entree and drinks (complimentary with brunch meals)- cintra / chicken tacos / prickly pear- marie / mexican chopped salad with shrimp/ bloody mary- mel / mexican french toast / prickly pear- me (carly) / don francisco beef burger / mimosa (note: pre-"skinny bitch" days and i was curing a hangover). meat lovers or not i

wouldn't recommend my meal, but most normal people wouldnt order the only american thing on a mexican menu. i didnt try cintra's or marie's but mel'ssssssss, let me tell you. i've been waiting to get to this part and drooling the entire time. the mexican french toast is topped with rum and caramel roasted bananas, but the icing on the cake (literally) was the caramel mousse-like whipped cream on the side. it was paradise on a platter. its rare to find me at a loss for words but that meal does it for me (and by meal, i mean the one bite i had) the astmosphere of dos caminos' in meatpacking really makes quite a getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city with your best girls. // visit http://www.brguestrestaurants.com/ for more locations. ☮carly

introducing melissa berman! she is quite the tiny chef herself and wants in on yummin', so here's her debut! mel is an avid food

network watcher/magazine subscriber/ wanna-be employee, so keep an eye out/down.