So I’m one of those annoying morning people and more so now that Future Foodie wakes up at 6:30 AM on the dot every day. This past Saturday, we were visiting family on Long Island. It was 7 AM, my sister and I were up with Future Foodie and I decided that it would be just awesome if the whole family got up and went to breakfast at Maureen’s Kitchen in Smithtown. So one by one, I woke my grumpy ass, the opposite of morning people up and told them we were having a family breakfast TOGETHER. There was cajoling, demanding, and straight up yelling but I was absolutely determined we would get to Maureen’s Kitchen together and early. That place fills up very, very quickly and I hate waiting for food, especially with a toddler. So we collectively arrived at 8 AM and were promptly seated.
It’s super cute inside, there’s a big cow theme. Seriously, cows EVERYWHERE. My parents took my sister and I took to Maureen’s kitchen when it was literally this tiny shack around 20 years ago and it’s been there ever since and has morphed into a bigger and nicer restaurant over the years. The big thing at Maureen’s are specialty pancakes. I wasn’t feeling any of them so I got something I had never seen before, croissant french toast. I mean yum, right? Yum they were too! Lightly dusted with powdered sugar, they were heavenly. They were not overpoweringly sweet, soft but not mushy. I seriously ate my entire plate of food (sausages included), and a side order of the best corned beef hash I have ever eaten. I was so happy. 
My mom got some awesome banana walnut pancakes. They were delicious with walnuts baked right into the fluffy pancakes. She took half of them home since she couldn’t match my voracious appetite and I finished them off the next morning. I love leftovers!
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