West Village Breakfast: Sweet Revenge Debuts New Weekday Breakfast Menu & Fills Void Left by Grey Dog Cafe Closing; Red Velvet Waffles Ensue

Date October 31, 2011

Sweet Revenge, the West Village shop known for pairing wine with decadent cupcakes, may be in line for a community service award.  One week after Grey Dog Cafe closed its original Carmine Street location and left a void in hearty neighborhood breakfast options, Sweet Revenge plays hero and debuts a new breakfast menu today.  It will run weekdays from 7am-10:30am.  I was in the shop Sunday for a Sweet Revenge cupcake ($3.50) – peanut butter cake filled with chocolate ganache and topped with peanut butter fudge frosting – and found the kitchen previewing the new breakfast menu.

Sweet Revenge

Looks can be deceiving, but the red velvet waffles ($11.95 for two) will get me out of bed in the morning.  Made with red velvet cupcake batter and infused with the subtle flavor of chocolate, each waffle is an airy cake, light but substantial enough to support fleur de sel (salty) caramel syrup, raspberry sauce and a decadent cream cheese-based whipped cream, all without becoming soggy.

Sweet Revenge

It’s hard to put down the El Gigante Mornin’ Burrito ($10.95 plus $1 for bacon, ham or sausage) once you pick it up. A flaky, pressed tortilla encloses creamy eggs scrambled with black beans, corn, tomato, roasted potatoes, and cheddar or Jarlsberg cheese. All meat options are from Faicco’s and the bacon is smokey and thick-cut. Sides of smashed avocado with cilantro and Cholula hot sauce are welcome additions to every bite.

Sweet Revenge

If you’ve read this site before, you know I value decadence. I wanted the Scotch egg ($11.95 for 2) to be poached, not hard boiled; wrapped in pork sausage, not chicken sausage; fried in panko bread crumb and black pepper batter, not baked.  That being said, all flavors were in balance and I was told by the owner – upon offering my fattening suggestions for improvement – that this Scotch egg is the genuine article. The home fries, coated with rosemary and mixed with sauteed green pepper, were commendable as they arrived crispy – a rarity for home fries – without request.  To her credit, Marlo Scott, the lovely, aforementioned owner, told me she was going to head over to Faicco’s and see if pork sausage may be a better option for the Scotch Egg after all.  Community service at its finest.

Check out the rest of the new breakfast menu here.

Sweet Revenge LINK 62 Carmine St b/t Bedford St and Seventh Ave South New York, NY 10014 (212) 242-2240  Open Mon-Thurs 7am-11pm, Fri 7am-12:30am, Sat 11am-12:30am, Sun 11am-10pm  Breakfast menu served Mon-Fri 7am-10:30am, Brunch menu served Sat-Sun 11am-3pm

8 Responses to “West Village Breakfast: Sweet Revenge Debuts New Weekday Breakfast Menu & Fills Void Left by Grey Dog Cafe Closing; Red Velvet Waffles Ensue”

  1. Yummy said:

    The breakfast menu sounds tasty. There won’t be a breakfast void for long. I will look forward to sampling the waffle. How’s the coffee?

  2. NYC Food Pics said:

    Wow – may have to take a day off work to try those waffles.

  3. The NYC Food Guy said:

    @yummy,
    Coffee was good, I only had drip though. Did not try any espresso drinks.

    @NYC Food Pics,
    Let me know what you think!

  4. Best Red Velvet Cupcakes in NYC? said:

    any suggestions foodguy?

  5. The NYC Food Guy said:

    @Best Red Velvet Cupcakes in NYC,
    Sweet Revenge’s are pretty amazing. Two Little Red Hens are also good. I’ve also heard that a place called Cake Man Raven in Brooklyn makes great ones. I even like the ones at Crumbs. What do you think?

  6. Best Red Velvet Cupcakes in NYC? said:

    Only had crumbs and cupcake stop truck…crumbs were better, the trucks was a little too sweet…thanks for the recommendations!

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  8. Janey said:

    Made with red velvet cupcake batter and infused with the subtle flavor of chocolate

    Red velvet cake is chocolate flavored. All red velvet cake recipes contain cocoa.

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