It was my first time at the East Village location of The Smith but won’t be my last. We met there for brunch as it was close to The Public where we were seeing “Suffs,” the new amazing musical about the American women’s suffrage movement.

Brunch was as good as the show! Our just-out-of-training server, Logan was perfection. Attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. We started with brunch cocktails, I had a spicy bloody mary ($13), my dining partners each had a mimosa ($15).

I’m usually a huevos ranchero breakfast person when it’s offered, yet I had to sample the unusual sounding Benedict Johnny. It’s cheddar cornbread served in a ~6-inch cast-iron skillet topped with chicken sausage patties, poached eggs and a roasted tomato hollandaise ($23). I requested my sauce on the side. One friend did have Smith’s version of my traditional Mexican dish. They call it ranchero scramble with corn tortillas, layered with black beans, charred tomato salsa, scrambled eggs and cheddar, all topped with fresh avocado ($21).

We had a bit of time before the curtain so we ordered a coffee ($4.75), a latte and a cappuccino ($5.50) with an order of their “quarter-pounder,” three giant warm housemade chocolate chip cookies ($10). Yummy.

I highly recommend brunch at The Smith and seeing “Suffs,” although the latter is currently sold out!

The Smith
East Village
55 Third Avenue (between 10th and 11th Street)
New York
212.420.9800
thesmithrestaurant.com/location/east-village/