I was so excited when Next Door Eatery reached out and asked me to come in to create content & experience their new brunch menu to promote their DRNK BRNCH WKNDS! The closest location to me is the Stapleton one, and it’s right around the corner from another breakfast spot we frequent – Hashtag!
I got to bring a few friends with to try, and they loved everything they ordered too! I think it was so cool to be able to include my friends that wouldn’t traditionally attend something like this with me, and get a fun experience + get to try a new spot too. Anyways, I’ll share everything we ordered and what I suggest!
What we ordered: For drinks we kicked off the brunch with four orders spicy bloody mary’s — and they came with mini chicken sandwich sliders on the top — FREAKING DELICIOUS! For food, we started with steamed pork buns – so bomb. They were the FLUFFIEST Steam buns I’ve had in a while, and the pork was the perfect amount of sweet and spicy. For my meal, I opted for the kimchi fried rice (you NEED to try this). I am a die hard egg & rice gal for breakfast (if you didn’t know I’m half asian and it’s a staple I grew up on) and this dish was the perfect twist on my favorite dish. The kimchi was also the perfect amount of sweet with flavor, but also spicy. Kimchi is something that is easy to mess up, but I loved Next Doors! Michael (Fiancé) and our friends all ordered the Southern Fried Chicken Biscuit with spicy honey. It was the FLUFFIEST biscuit I’ve seen! Suggestion – if you like the mini sliders — drink your bloody mary’s fast and each order came with one on top… or beg your waitress to give you an extra to munch on (the boys were obsessed). They also brought out the french toast sticks — the sweetest, fried, french toast dish I’ve had. I think it was perfect to split between the four of us and to have to change it up from our more salty/savory dishes.
The atmosphere: Our server was so nice, and she really was familiar with the menu and gave great recommendations! I would say, the Stapleton location is quieter (we sat on the patio) and it has the vibe a lot of the other restaurants in Stapleton have (IMO that area is kind of a bubble, feels very much like you’re in the suburbs, families, and a variety of people out). I can imagine the vibe is different for Boulder, Ft. Collins, Downtown, Highlands Ranch, etc. but I feel like for us personally the pace was perfect! Not too busy, but still busy enough to know it’s good and others are wanting to dine in as well!
Anyways — the whole point of this was to also share that they’re giving away a brunch experience between now, and Oct. 23rd. All you need to do is subscribe to email + test message comm. to win a package for you + 3 friends! 3 Colorado winners will receive $200 Next Door Gift Card + 4 Brunch sweatshirts! They’re choosing the winner @ random, and will be notified by email by 10/29/21. It’s only for Colorado residents, and you have to opt in to both communication to win! You can use this link to opt into their communication — good luck! https://www.nextdooreatery.com/stay-connected/
