Brunch at Coco Sala in DC

Sometimes it takes me forever to try something new. This includes getting a cell phone, cable TV, wireless Internet, and oh so many other things that I should just keep to myself. Same applied to trying out Co Co Sala in DC. I've heard about this chocolate-themed restaurant for quite a while, and although it's conveniently located in the Gallery Place/Chinatown Area, I haven't tried it...until this past Saturday.

This all changed when I decided to meet Sala of VeggieBelly for brunch and we chose Coco Sala as our destination.

The restaurant is beyond beautiful. It's a great place for a girls brunch, drinks or dinner, or can be a perfect place for a special date. We were offered a three course menu for brunch left over from the Restaurant Week, which wasn't a bad thing: that way I had fewer choices and could make my decision faster and concentrate on catching up with Sala and sipping on my Peachy Keen cocktail (white peaches/amaretto/bubbly).

At first we were served an artichoke tart. The dough was incredibly buttery and flaky. The filling was creamy and oh so flavorful. This was a great start: the dishes were plated artfully and everything on the plate was edible: no random parsley or rosemary twigs!

Sala chose one of the seven types of hot chocolates for her beverage. I loved the tall cup it came in. You can't see it on this photo, but there is a handle on the other side. This reminded me of the Russian tea glasses that come with metal holders.

For my main course I ordered a Breakfast Flatbread with cheddar hash browns, chicken sausage, scrambled eggs, crispy bacon, roasted tomato and hollandaise sauce served with a side of a salad. How can you go wrong with this? I loved everything on top of the Flatbread, but the flatbread itself was a bit soggy, so I left it sitting on the plate: not to worry, I did not really need the extra calories.

Sala ordered a Grown-Up Grilled Cheese (truffle-scented brioche with cheddar cheese, roasted tomato soup and cheese fritter. {The photo below is the one Sala took with my camera. Same applies to the photo of her dessert, which was a Stolen Heart: white chocolate & raspberry mousse with chocolate crispy pearls.}

For my dessert I chose Onyx: dark chocolate mousse, vanilla creme brulee, salted caramel, crispy pearl and a brownie. Yes, all that in one dessert, and all that a perfection! I should have taken a photograph of the dessert once you "break into it," because it was really pretty, but I was too busy eating it.

The food, the service and the atmosphere were on point. And I liked the attention to detail all throughout the meal, which ended with a bill presented in a pretty red book.