King Pigeon

Not sure how middle-of-the-road Aunties and Uncles always have people waiting 20-minute in line for brunch while better local spots, including Windup Bird, get less foot traffic. But it does mean that there was a free table on Sunday after a strenuous yoga class.

Looking over the menu, I finally settled on a baked egg dish ($11). It came out in a hot cast-iron pan overflowing with a tomato-based sauce. So the toasted baguette slices came in handy to soak up that sauce. A slight hint of spiciness from the harissa gave a kick to the chickpeas. But I didn't detect much of the preserved lemon. And the addition of chicken ($4) was a non-event in taste or portion-size. I like the space but they need to turn down the music. It's a lazy Sunday afternoon, I don't want old-school hip-hop (as catchy as it was) blaring at full volume.