Breaking: The Morning Post is a great new option for MSU’s breakfast crowd

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It’s a good thing the Morning Post has finally opened in East Lansing because now that students are back at Michigan State University for the season, the city can always use another breakfast/brunch spot to cater to them. Many other restaurants have come and gone from the corner unit at 1351 E. Grand River Ave. in the past several years, but judging by how busy the place was when my family and I went, the Morning Post just might break that unlucky streak.

The interior is rather small since the Morning Post technically shares the space with the incoming seafood restaurant and chophouse D’Nulffos. The layout feels similar to other brunch eateries like Anna’s House and Bobcat Bonnie’s. Yet, unlike those restaurants, the Morning Post has a very distinct newspaper theme. Walls are covered with duplicate newsprint pages, and the menu layout is styled after your average morning edition. Being a journalism major, I found it charming.

Since this is a breakfast/brunch spot, the entrees mostly consist of custom-made omelets, bowls, pancakes, egg sandwiches, wraps and toast. Although there’s bar seating, students looking for morning cocktails will have to settle for juice or coffee until the restaurant obtains a liquor license. Don’t fret, cocktail lovers, I’m sure it will be very soon.

While my family got omelets, I decided to try the Post wrap. It was sort of like a breakfast burrito: crumbled turkey sausage, scrambled eggs, cheese and diced potatoes in a flour tortilla. Like most of the dishes, it was served with a side of Post potatoes, which were the same ones as in the wrap.

To tell the truth, I don’t like sausage. It isn’t only because I don’t eat red meat; the smoky taste has always been too strong for me. However, since it was turkey sausage, I decided to make an exception and give it a try. Thankfully, the sausage pieces were so small that I hardly noticed them. The eggs were well cooked, the cheese was properly melted, and the potatoes gave it a nice crunch. It was everything I like in a breakfast wrap.

The Post potatoes were a mix of russet and sweet potatoes, but most of them were russet. My dad opted for a side of hash browns. I can’t blame him — I wasn’t thrilled with the Post potatoes either. Even though they were hot and crispy, they were too tiny for my liking. The sweet potato pieces, in particular, were so small that they were practically crumbs. 

Despite that hang-up, we all enjoyed our brunch at the Morning Post. With its fast and friendly service, it’s a great new option for the MSU breakfast crowd. And it very well might give the nearby IHOP a run for its money.

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