Cozy cafe offers twists on comfort-food classics
BRUNCH REVIEW
In the center of historic downtown Canal Winchester, the Harvest Moon Craft Kitchen serves a bustling breakfast throughout the week and on Saturdays.
The breakfast menu — augmented by coffee, smoothies, house-made juices and cocktails — is comforting and offers some unusual finds.
Coffee ($1.75, or $3 for bottomless) comes from Rost Coffee in Chillicothe. Espresso drinks are available as well; the cappuccino ($4 to 4.50) was artfully prepared, as was the balanced and zesty bloody mary ($9).
The traditional breakfast ($6.79) marries the classics: two eggs cooked to order, lightly seasoned diced potatoes, turkey bacon and a large slice of toast. The turkey bacon is the default offering on most breakfast dishes, although pork bacon is available.
Breakfast diners can build an omelet ($4.49, $1 to $5 for each additional ingredient). The fluffy, filling omelets come with a slice of toast.
The house hash ($8.99) is a winning
combination of sweet potatoes, onions, bell peppers, Brussels sprouts, apples and garlic, all topped with provolone cheese and two eggs cooked to order. The dish is flavorful and filling.
The breakfast burrito ($6.99) takes many of the same ingredients (minus the apples and sprouts) and combines them with two eggs, turkey bacon and