USA 8 - Breakfast at Denny's

"Would you like to start with something to drink for breakfast? Orange juice? Coffee? Coke?"

And that's when we knew we were in trouble.

Coke. For breakfast. And not just any Coke, all-you-can-drink Coke. To go with the all-you-can-eat Pancakes (on the new breakfast special for just $4). Hmmmmmm.

It was my decision to stop at Denny's, I take full responsibility. We were leaving Vegas, on our way to the great Grand Canyon (which is where we are right now, and bloody nora it's SNOWING!!!!), I was peckish, so we decided to duck in for a quick breaky.

Well. Without boring you with the gruesome details of the menu - which consisted of meals made up from either fat or sugar, or a combination of both - we ordered.

Both of us went for one of the $4 specials (not the all-you-can-eat pancakes). We both ordered an Everyday Slam, which consisted of 2 pancakes with butter and maple syrup, 2 eggs (done how you liked), and either two sausages or two pieces of bacon. You can see it there above. Are you licking your lips? Or phoning the doctor to book us in for heart and diabetes tests???? I would like to add, though, that my breakfast beverage was not Coke, I went for water, but my dearly beloved went for a very very special drink that you can see up there in the pic. The red one.

Red fizzy breakfast drink. It's called Cherry Cherry (yes, two cherries) Limeaide - it's made from "two parts cherry, one part lime, all blended with ice-cold Sprite"...and as my beloved put it, it tasted "refreshing"!

The other little surprise you see in the pic above is something I've never seen before, saw it described on the menu and of course had to have a go. They sort of look like fried testicles, and yet they are something much more innocent and wholesome. These special little balls are called Pancake Puppies. The ones you see above are the Original Puppies - fried balls of pancake batter sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon (oh, and you can get a puppy sundae with icecream, cream and hot fudge sauce if that tickles your fancy) and you dip them in the maple syrup you get on the side. If you were after something a little more exotic, you could go for the NEW Double Choc Puppies - these are just like the original ones but studdied with milk and white chocolate chips....mmmmmmm. Imagine that.

Of course the big question, how did it all taste. Well, I think to be fair, the first word that comes to mind is AWFUL. REALLY REALLY AWFUL. I managed to eat one egg - the flouro yellow yolk was more than a little disturbing - I ate a couple of mouthfuls of pancakes - they just tasted sweet - and the bacon... I did eat one piece, and gave HOS the other (he swapped me for one of his link sausages, which was probably the tastiest thing I ate - could have been all the grease dripping off it).

And as for the Pancake Puppies, well let's just say the best thing about those was the fact I didn't have to put lip balm on all day, the film of oil they left around my mouth stayed with me the whole day!!!

Oh, and I thought I'd add one envy shot - they haven't made an appearance since the Bahamas, and let's face it, the Grand Canyon is ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR.