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Whirlybird Brings Breakfast Tacos To Williamsburg
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Jamie Feldmar
Published Dec 16, 2011
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The legions of Brooklynites who travel to Austin for South by Southwest every year have come across a distinctly Texan (and distinctly delicious) specialty: the breakfast taco. Breakfast tacos (which involve some combination of scrambled eggs, chorizo, cheese, and peppers) have sadly been in short supply in Yankee territory, until now: meet Whirlybird.
Opening up shop in—where else?—Williamsburg, Whirlybird is the brainchild of musician Jeff Bailey, who's played in indie mainstays Phosphorescent and Virgin Forest. Having toured through Austin many a time, he decided that Williamsburg, rife as it is with musicians and hungover people, would benefit immensely from the addition of organic breakfast tacos and locally-brewed coffee. If the above photo is any indication, he's probably right.
Whirlybird will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends, with tacos going for $3-4 and coffee for $2-4. Stop by their grand opening tomorrow (Saturday) from 4-7 p.m. for a taco and solo sets from members of Deer Tick, Phosphorescent, and Virgin Forest. Early reviewers have praised the cafe for having "Zero bullshit, great taste, and a tiny framed portrait of Andy Kaufmann by the milk station to boot." What more do you need, Williamsburg? (Besides a Starbucks.)
Whirlybird // 254 South 2nd Street, Brooklyn // no phone yet
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