Eat Big or go Home:Hash House a Go-Go

Wow!! There’s not much more you can say about a place that’s been on “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” , “Chef vs. City”, and “Man Vs. Food”.  I’m pretty sure if over 3 major food shows loves this place, the Food Tramp is gonna be ALL about it too!  Hash House a Go-Go has three locations, the first in the Hillcrest area of San Diego, one on Sahara Blvd. in Las Vegas, and a third located right inside Imperial Palace smack dab in the middle of the Las Vegas Blvd. strip!  They have an amazing menu and also a full bar filled with skilled bartenders who make fabulous bloody mary’s, mimosas or whatever will ale you after a big night of drinking!

In Late May I got a chance to visit some of my favorite friends in San Diego and we decided to hit Hash House up for a little late Saturday breakfast.  My best friend, Jake mentioned that they had tried to go before but it was a very long wait.  I told them wait or no wait, we need to check this place out!  Well, Hash House in San Diego is only open for breakfast till 2:30pm then is closes for a few hours, then re-opens for dinner.  We got there around 12:45 pm and we had a forty-five minute wait.  Waiting for me is no big deal, especially when I’m pretty sure it’s going to be delicious food.  When we saw how many people were gathered in troths outside waiting, we were sure we were in for a treat!  Also, waiting at Hash House is no big deal, the area (Hillcrest) is just beautiful and it’s fun to people watch.  Forty-five minutes went by like nothing at all!   We also had the MENU while we were waiting.  I already knew I was goin’ big or goin’ home!

I opted for the Andy’s sage fried chicken farm benedict ($15.95) .  This breakfast of champions was just amazing.  The combination of a split biscuit, 2 eggs over easy, homemade smashed potatoes, bacon, melted fresh mozzarella cheese, crispy fried chicken and a chipotle cream sauce was enough to give me coronary blockage just looking at it.  It easily could have fed all four of us.  It was an unforgettable combo of some of my favorite breakfast items (biscuit, eggs, bacon, gravy) and dinner items (fried chicken, mashed taters, gooey melted cheese)  all on one huge ass platter.  I got thru about 1/5 of it, then had to request a take away box.

sage fried chicken benedict

The boys were all craving something sweet for breakfast so they all got different pancakes in the form of a “Tractor Driver Combo” ($13.95) which came with two eggs, choice of meat and one ginormous flapjack of their choice..  Jake got Apple Cinnamon , Tim got Brown Sugar Banana,  and Mike got Blackberry Granola.  Now these are not your ordinary pancakes.  They are about as big as a tire and chalked full of fresh yummy ingredients.  Jake’s apple cinnamon flapjack had HUGE slices of granny smith apples and cinnamon galore, it smelled divine!!  How can I lie, they all looked amazing and you know I tried a bite of every one!!

brown sugar banana tractor combo

up close Apple Cinnamon- check out those granny smiths!!

I usually get to visit my San Diego besties twice a year and when I do, I hope I don’t have to beg to come back here.  Although, I’m pretty sure they won’t say no, they were  really diggin those flapjacks!!  Hash House a Go-Go  undoubtedly gets the FOOD-TRAMP-STAMP OF APPROVAL!!