{"id":4087,"date":"2012-10-18T11:25:52","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T15:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampabaybreakfasts.com\/?p=4087"},"modified":"2012-10-18T11:25:52","modified_gmt":"2012-10-18T15:25:52","slug":"the-hangar-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tampabaybreakfasts.com\/?p=4087","title":{"rendered":"The Hangar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marek’s tucked into the back of the pancake express. The FR-S is a family car<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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We had to tank up on the way. I remember when I was little and I’d want to pump the gas and wasn’t strong enough to squeeze the nozzle. I see Marek try to squeeze it just like I used to do.<\/p>\n

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We’re heading to St. Pete. It’s a long ride. Long in distance, but … not in time!<\/p>\n

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We drove by the St. Petersburg Lawn Bowling Club, established 1930. Isn’t that interesting?<\/p>\n

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We’re meeting some special friends: Ivo and Mia! We last met them two years ago in San Francisco.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Marek: “I like your Hello Kitty”<\/p>\n

Mia: “Don’t touch my Hello Kitty”<\/p>\n

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We’re back re-visiting The Hangar at Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg on 13 October 2012. The airport is located at 107 8th Avenue S.E, and The Hangar has a nice little web site at http:\/\/www.thehangarstpete.com\/. We last visited back in July 2010<\/a>, and The Hangar was our 2010 Tampa Bay Breakfast of the Year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Inside is still classy and attractive. But who would want to sit inside when there’s airplanes outside?!<\/p>\n

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Everyone’s listening very intently to Marek. Who is going on about something completely fascinating. Fascinating to himself. No one else knew what he was talking about.<\/p>\n

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An interesting, exotic, and yet somewhat terse breakfast listing. I’m going to have “The Beechcraft.”<\/p>\n

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Marek is very proud of his breast cancer shirt. He spent 15 minutes this morning digging through his drawers to find it. <\/p>\n

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Mia is very proud of her Hello Kitty. Which she still doesn’t want Marek touching.<\/p>\n

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Here’s two good-looking young fellows hanging out at a trendy breakfast spot in St. Pete. Not a care in the world, just relaxing. No stress from kids or work issues cropping up constantly all morning. No grey hair or middle-aged health concerns. No worry about the future. <\/p>\n

Ooops. Wrong caption. This is just a picture of me and Ivo, and we both spent all morning battling work issues while corralling kids.<\/p>\n

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Breakfast came in the hold of a DC-3<\/a>. Here’s Ivo, suffering under the relentless paparazzo attack of being a Tampa Bay Breakfast guest.<\/p>\n

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And Mia, with pancakes and bananas and bacon. And also, if I recall correctly, Ivo made some statement about how Mia was “easy” in the morning, just put her hair in a little pony tail and throw a dress on and she’s ready to go. Enjoy that while it lasts, man. I can only imagine the challenges Ivo’s going to have with a girl, challenges that I’ll never have with boys.<\/p>\n

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And Marek, who ate all his bacon and none of his eggs. Also, it’s a good thing Marek has his mom, or his hair would never be brushed.<\/p>\n

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Andy with a big plate of delicious.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a closer look. This is the first time I’ve ever had an omelet with fresh spinach and brie. It was surprisingly delicious without being overpowering. I tried it for the novelty, but I’d gladly have this again.<\/p>\n

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It’s fun to have breakfast and watch airplanes. Here’s Marek with a fist full of bacon, watching one take off. The bacon here, by the way, is fabulous. Somehow they manage to make it thick, crispy, and yet not over-done.<\/p>\n

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We watched a nice couple drive up in this little blue number, park, and come in for breakfast. Only here at The Hanger, you can drive up for pancakes in your airplane.<\/p>\n

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After we were done eating, we had a jumping contest. (It was a tie.)<\/p>\n

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And then we spent half an hour watching airplanes and drinking coffee.<\/p>\n

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Final bill: under $30 for all four. Wow! I think this was the TBB discount!<\/p>\n

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So we paid the bill and spent another half hour watching airplanes.<\/p>\n

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And getting yelled at for going above the first rung. Too high, kids! Too high!<\/p>\n

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This is what I look like when I’m yelling at kids.<\/p>\n

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On the way out, we stopped to get maps and brochures. We ARE from out of town, after all. Tampa is a long way from St. Pete. (And so is San Francisco, by the way.)<\/p>\n

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Absolutely wonderful food. Great service. Moderate prices. Airplanes. Ivo and Mia. How can The Hangar not be an award-winning Five Pancake Breakfast?<\/p>\n

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