When you pull up to a place and have to park a in neighboring parking lots because the place is packed, AND this is NOT during tourist season, you know you are in for a treat.

Sweet and Savory qualifies as the best breakfast in Wilmington so far, and one of the best ever. They have a full service bakery, so if you are up for bread and pastries, they can serve that need. A variety of home made breads, pastries, cookies, cakes, and lots of sinful goodies is available for eat in or take home.

I started out ordering a bear claw pastry. Truth be told, the only bear claws I had ever eaten were those nasty things at convenience stores (I haven’t actually purchased one in over a decade). I was so intrigued with the look I had to try one. It was NOTHING like that partially hydrogenated, fluffy flour stuff at quick marts. The dough was almost as flaky as middle eastern filo dough…light and fluffy. The pastry was sweet, but not ridiculously rich. I never thought I would say this, but I found an outstanding bear claw.

Alright, enough drooling. The bear claw was good, but it gets better. Their special was prime rib benedict. What the heck is that, you ask? Why, I will be happy to tell you. Its a prime rib steak served with poached fried eggs and a REAL hollandaise sauce on it. The steak was great, but the hollandaise sauce was extraordinary. Not a super rich sauce like some restaurants serve; light yet full of flavor (at least light in taste…probably had 3 days of calories in it, but damn, it tasted light!)

Came with a side of fresh fruit, fried potatoes, and lots of juice and tea. (They had coffee of course, but I prefer tea).

Their menu has lots of lunch and dinner items…I will definitely be back to try those as well. This place ROCKS!

Don’t let the long lines scare you off.В  They have a LOT of seating, and their service was good, so people move in and out quickly.В  Do mind the parking…some places near there will tow if you aren’t in the right spot at the right time. They have signs up that tell you “Park here before 5 pm, park here after 5 pm, etc.”