Munching on Brunch at Sweet Baby Ray’s Restaurant

For some, the weekend means only one thing: brunch. It’s an excuse to forgo the oatmeal, yogurt and bran cereal we know so well Monday through Friday, and gorge ourselves on first seconds and thirds of bacon, eggs, and various sweet pastries. Sweet Baby Ray’s Restaurant in Elk Grove is getting in on the brunch game and starting a few new traditions sure to please the customers.

Sweet Baby Ray’s Brunch Buffet
Just in time for football season, the doors of Sweet Baby Ray’s Restaurant are opening early for Sunday Brunch Buffet on the second Sunday of every month, starting September 14, from 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. No need to wait for your food to come to you, hungry brunch-goers can take the initiative and grab a plate up at the buffet. Enjoy a tailgating themed menu featuring hearty foods as well as a variety of salads, pastries and fruit. Expect to be wowed with an omelet station, carved tequila-cilantro grilled flank steak and carved slow smoked beef brisket, as well as grilled cheddar bratwurst, smoked polish sausage, barbecue ribs, barbecue chicken, pulled pork, grilled pork chops with long pepper and yellow pepper relish, three-bean and three-meat chili and ditalini pasta in cheddar cheese sauce.

Like salad? Fill your plate with Southwestern shrimp and avocado salad, Caesar salad and a tossed salad, but save room for a sumptuous dessert spread including Super Bowl trifle, chocolate fudge brownies and grilled pound cake with cinnamon apples.

The brunch buffet is $19.99 for adults and $8.99 for children, ages 6-12. Reservations are highly recommended.

If you can’t make the September 14 brunch, don’t worry, Sweet Baby Ray’s Restaurant is hosting brunch every second Sunday of every month. Be sure to get seats for the next one…

Oktoberfest Brunch
Sweet Baby Ray’s Restaurant is known for its delicious take on Chicago-style barbecue, but on Sunday, October 12, Sweet Baby Ray’s will be all about its Oktoberfest brunch. The Gabelfrühstück (German for “brunch”) menu includes an Omelet Station; Eggs Benedict with Black Forest Ham; Grilled Bratwurst, Wiener Schnitzel, German Chicken with Bacon and Sausage, Chicken Paprikash, Braised Red Cabbage and Onions, Sauerkraut and Spaetzle.

Buffet salads include German Potato Salad; Cucumber, Sour Cream and Dill Salad; Green Bean Salad and Red Beet Salad. All are bound to be a refreshing addition to the feast.

For dessert, Sweet Baby Ray’s offers Apple Strudel, Apple Walnut Bundt Cake and Linzer Torte, a buttery, flaky torte known for its latticed top and sweet peek-a-boo preserves. Yum!

Oktoberfest brunch at Sweet Baby Ray’s Restaurant is $19.99 for adults and $8.99 for kids, 12 and under. Brunch hours are from 10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. And yes, you can leave the lederhosen at home.

Need to get your BBQ fix A.S.A.P? Visit Sweet Baby Ray’s Restaurant online at http://www.sbrbbq.com/ and check out all the menus, specials and events listed there and updated monthly.

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