Eating Out: Charm City

On any given trip down 95 you'll find a bevy of cars that have those oval-shaped, white bumper stickers that read HON. For those in the know, HON refers to Cafe Hon nestled in the hip, young(ish) neighborhood of Hampden, MD. For those out of the loop, no pun intended, those HON stickers must be some Mid-Atlantic salute to Atilla. 

But let's get down to business. There are loads of great eateries in and out of B'more but I want to kick things off with the kitschy Cafe Hon. How kitschy? 20 foot tall pink flamingo type kitschy. If that's not enough, there's a life sized Elvis statue to greet you as you walk in the main door. I'm not here to bore you with the details of Hon's history or paint a full picture of the interior, that's for you to do after reading this review. What I will say is the restaurant definitely delivers when the food comes out.


The collage below features three separate breakfast/brunch items that we enjoyed and I sampled while there. The best thing about going w/my family is I get to not only eat my own meal, gratis, I also get to clean the plates for everyone that can't finish their end of the bargain.

From left to right, a plate of B'more's favorite Chipped Beef, a Spinach Florentine Omelette w/hash browns, and my massive platter w/eggs, flapjacks, sausage, hash browns, and something buried under the jacks. As a side note, I also recommend the not-pictured Bawlmer Omelette - so good!

Next time you hit up Charm City, be sure to find your way to Cafe Hon and if you get there around Christmas time, you're in for an extra special treat w/Hampden's Christmas light display.