CARRS NOW SERVES BREAKFAST ALL THE TIME >>>

I had to take two aspirin after eating "The Undecided" breakfast entrée at Carrs Restaurant and Bar in Lakewood. The remedy wasn't need after consuming the massive meal. No, I jumped up to answer my phone outdoors and slammed the top of my goddamn head into an extremely low and ill-place hanging light at the popular car-themed joint.

An hour later my head still hurts.

Who installs a hanging light 5 feet, 2 inches off the floor approximately a foot away from a corner table? Automotive enthusiasts I gather.

Anyway, I'm not writing to just complain but to relay that Carrs now serves its breakfast all day and night (see hours below). Waffles, pancakes, "Ferrari French Toast," "Speedy Skillet," "Geared-Up Gravy" and the rest are at your beck and call. Carrs breakfast is popular with Lakewood residents. This could only be good news to them.

Obviously delirious, I ordered The Undecided: two bacon strips, two sausage links, massive slice of ham, two eggs cooked to order, the largest pile of hash browns I've ever seen, choice or one pancake or two slices of French toast for $15.49. I skipped the pancake/French toast section choosing the $1.29 waffle option.

My waffle play was a solid move as it's a crisp, thick Belgian beauty leaning a little on the sweet side that arrived on its own plate. This waffle ranks high on the South Sound waffle ladder.

The other plate - a foot and a half lounge - held the other food items. The sausage was standard juicy link; the bacon teetered on chewy/crisp. The ham resembled a jigsaw puzzle in terms of texture and color. And the hash browns, surprising evenly cooked, actually had a gravitational pull.

Again, I might be delirious, but if you're hungry - really hungry - it's not a bad decision.

Carrs Restaurant and Bar

6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday,
6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday
11006 Bridgeport Way SW, Lakewood
253.584.4622

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