Giveaway to Communal Restaurant. Try their new Breakfast Menu!

Baked Clifford Farms Eggs with Tomato and Chorizo at Communal. One of my favorites on the menu. All photos by me.

When I think of going out for breakfast, I imagine hearty food filling my belly. I’m not a fruit and yogurt type of girl, I like potatoes. Savory, thick cuts of bacon. Eggs, any style. You know, food that satiates your appetite well past the early lunch hour.

Communal's Steak and Clifford Farms Eggs with Salsa Verde. I would wake up very, very early for this.

Well, on Saturday, I was invited to dine at Communal in Provo to sample their new breakfast service. On the menu were such selections like Baked Eggs with Tomato and Chorizo. Biscuits and Housemade Sausage Gravy. Steak and Eggs with Salsa Verde. My kind of food.

House Made Granola with Clifford Farms Honey, local milk from Winder Farms and Greek yogurt.

To satisfy the less energetic eaters there were, of course, lighter dishes like Homemade Granola with milk and yogurt . . . but even this choice is still filling. The toasted, crunchy granola and dried fruit appeased even me — the carnivorous meat eater. (The thick Greek yogurt along side certainly helped too).

I was super impressed with the extent Communal goes to serve food that is not only local, but also made in house. The bacon is made from pork belly that they cure for seven days (they have a smoker on site). Same for their Italian sausage. It’s house made. The eggs are from Clifford Farms. The juice is from Allreds and Winder Farms (also the milk supplier).

Blueberry muffins. So rustic and cute.

Even with the gourmet menu, most of the dishes are under $10. You can add sides like home fries, seasonally fresh fruit or their pastry of the day (we had blueberry muffins). Even ordering from the main selection will probably leave your stomach happy enough.

Biscuits and Housemade Sausage Gravy.

I was lucky enough to sample the majority of the menu, and even after hours of thinking, it’s hard to chose a favorite. It’s a toss up between the spicy Baked Eggs with Tomato and Chorizo (beautiful enough to be on the cover of Saveur magazine) and the Biscuits and Housemade Sausage Gravy. The baking powder biscuits were so soft, yet toasty and buttery too. And the gravy? Extremely generous on the chunky sausage, and like the diners next to me mentioned, it was surprisingly light. Not as heavy and you would expect this substantial dish to be.

The only sad thing about my meal was that Brendan was unable to come with me. My poor husband was sick the night before, so I was in charge of eating and camera duty. I know my photos aren’t as great as the ones he would have taken. The folks at Communal were generous enough to hook up all the diners that morning with gift certificates to the restaurant for sampling their new menu, so I’ll be taking Brendan back soon.

Omelet with Herbs and Creme Fraiche. Don't forget the home fries.

Even better, is that Communal has also gifted me with an additional $25 gift certificate to give away to one hungry reader. You can go try out this amazing breakfast fare yourself! You’ll have a few ways to enter:

1) leave me a comment. Please say what your favorite breakfast food is. (Me? I love Eggs Benedict.)

2) Follow @whitelotuscooks on twitter and mention this Communal Giveaway, please copy the link to your comment.

3) Post this Communal Giveaway on Facebook and mention it in a comment.

4) Follow White Lotus Cooks on Facebook and mention it in a comment.

5) Write a blog post about this Communal Giveaway or mention it in your side bar. Please copy the link to your blog to the comment.

You have till Friday, December 3rd 12 p.m. MST to enter. With five ways to enter, you’ve got a lot of choices! Plus, since my blog isn’t as big as some of the others bloggers in attendance, let’s just say your odds are really good.

French toast with Spiced Apples.

Big thanks to the friendly folks at Communal for having me out (be sure to check out their new blog). Good luck with the giveaway, hope to see you there!

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52 thoughts on “Giveaway to Communal Restaurant. Try their new Breakfast Menu!”

  3. Melanie McAllister

    Veeda! My nephew lives in Provo – just off of 100 North…as I was driving him home Friday night, I asked him if he’d been to Communal. He had and RAVED about the food. Jim and I are dying to try it out; especially after viewing your photos!!!
    Melanie

  6. amanda

    pete and i were just talking about how there were no “real” breakfast places in provo. i don’t count denny’s or ihop, because very little of their food is made from scratch. how awesome that communal does breakfast now! i would love to win, since we still have yet to eat there.

    oh, and my favorite breakfast food is bacon. pure and simple, but oh so delicious.

  7. Deborah

    I’m with you – I’m a hearty breakfast lover! Eggs, potatoes, french toast – I love it all!! I have been dying to go to Communal – and this breakfast may very well be my excuse to go!

  12. Carol-Lyn

    The only thing better than Communal might be BREAKFAST at Communal! So excited to hear that they are adding breakfast service. My favorite breakfast is biscuits and gravy and I can’t wait to try it there.

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  16. Robyn Harris

    I love anything that is big for breakfast: eggs, sausage, biscuits, bacon, pancakes, hashbrowns…all of it with cheese. Mmmm….nothing like getting your daily caloric intake in one delicious breakfast meal!

  20. Katrina

    Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. LOVE granola with yogurt. That’s my usual. I also love Belgian waffles, with bananas and pecans!

  21. caroline armelle

    i’m like you, i am all about savory at breakfast time. i’ve been known to just eat leftovers from dinner for breakfast.

    my favorite breakfast is a nice crab and avocado omelet. yum!

    if i have to go sweet, belgian waffles with creme fraiche and fresh strawberries and peaches aren’t so bad either…
    have you tried bruges waffles in slc? to die for..

  24. Camille

    Wow! This is so fantastic! My favorite breakfast food is biscuits and gravy. Good biscuits and gravy – with an over easy egg. Eggs benedict is a very close second.

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  29. Andrea

    I love breakfast food and have been wanting to try out the communal! My very favorite is buttermilk pancakes. Also, I really love a good omelet!

  31. Kathryn W.

    I’ve got a major sweet tooth.
    French Toast, waffles, pancakes. delight!
    aaaand communal makes ‘the best i’ve ever had’ version of everything I’ve ever had there, so I’m dying to go and check it out as soon as possible.

  33. Pat Eyler

    I’m a fan of hearty breakfasts. Picking our a favorite is hard, but here are some contenders:
    fried razor clams and potatoes
    sausage gravy and biscuits (I taught my Scouts how to make this on a campout and they all loved it too.)
    pfannkuchen
    scotch eggs
    pancakes w/ apples, sausage, and maple cream

    This morning I made a korean vegetable omelet (I added some ham) … it was a pretty nice start to the day.

  34. Brittney W.

    Oooooh we’ve been really wanting to go to Communal, and some extra money to do it would definitely make it so we could go! I love muffins and scrambled eggs for breakfast…. mmmmm.

  35. Jamin

    I’m a huge fan of hot breakfasts and make buttermilk (oatmeal) pancakes for my family at least two times each week. Store-bought cold cereal is for the dogs.

  36. Hillary L.

    My favorite breakfast is oatmeal and an omelet. But those baked eggs and french toast look amazing!

  43. Mary

    My favorite meal is breakfast.
    I love to make migas. It is a mixture of eggs, tortilla chips, salsa, cheese, chilies and cilantro. I also make my version of Greek eggs, which is a mixture of tomatoes, garlic, onions and “Spice Hunters” Greek seasoning. I saute this mixture until it is cooked and added beaten eggs, feta cheese and lots of freshly ground black pepper. I cook this until the eggs are set. Yummmmmm…..

    Oh, I forgot about cottage cheese pancakes. Oh, Yum. Now I want breakfast for dinner. :-)