{"id":260,"date":"2009-06-16T22:25:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-17T02:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampabaybreakfasts.com\/?p=260"},"modified":"2010-12-19T20:46:52","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T00:46:52","slug":"rics-kountry-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tampabaybreakfasts.com\/?p=260","title":{"rendered":"Ric\u2019s Kountry Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andy visited Ric’s Kountry Kitchen in April 2009. Marek wasn’t along for the ride, as Ric’s is on Ras Abu Aboud Street<\/a> in Doha, Qatar. This is not a formal Tampa Bay Breakfast so we’re not giving it an actual rating. (Marek’s the one who actually assigns the ratings, I just do the web page.)<\/p>\n

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My colleague Zaya was also on this trip and agreed to be a guest reviewer for Tampa Bay Breakfasts. If you run into her on the sidewalk, ask her why her forearms are uncovered in these pictures.<\/p>\n

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You can get killed by this breakfast, if this omelet is to be believed.<\/p>\n

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I had the pancakes.<\/p>\n

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Zaha had the eggs.<\/p>\n

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Let’s be honest here. If we were in Tampa Bay, this would have been a 2-pancake rating, maximum. The pancakes were iffy and Zaya’s eggs had a melted-plastic appearance. But this was a real American diner in the middle of Doha, Qatar. And the coffee was pretty danged good. <\/p>\n

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So after having had your fill of things like baby camel, one does find a certain sense of welcome relief going to breakfast at Ric’s. It’s an oasis in a breakfast desert.<\/p>\n

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At the end of the day, if Ric’s is good enough for the United States Army Central Command, then it’s good enough for Tampa Bay Breakfasts!<\/p>\n

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Andy visited Ric’s Kountry Kitchen in April 2009. Marek wasn’t along for the ride, as Ric’s is on Ras Abu Aboud Street in Doha, Qatar. This is not a formal Tampa Bay Breakfast so we’re not giving it an actual rating. (Marek’s the one who actually assigns the ratings, I just do the web page.) 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