Eat This Now: Breakfast at Mattie’s Foods

Brandy’s Breakfast Platter at Mattie’s Foods // Photo by Sarah Sipple

A classic breakfast platter with a twist. No animal products were involved in the making of this filling, savory, and satisfying meal. 

Family-owned Mattie’s Foods serves vegan dishes to the KC metro through their restaurant in Brookside plus catering services, a food truck, and local spots like Café Corazón and Cafe Cà Phê that carry their foods. Sisters Arvelisha and India Monique use food to honor God and their late grandmother, Mattie. They are driven to continue Mattie’s nourishing legacy of resourcefulness, love, and generosity.

The Brookside restaurant is small and bursting with color. Murals and hand-drawn motifs of flowers and encouraging words cover the walls and tables. The perpetually sunny spot is a welcome respite from a bleak January. 

For $17, Brandy’s Breakfast Platter includes a choice of pancakes or French toast with hashbrown coins, as well as your choice of bakon or sausage. I chose French toast, plus upgraded to try both meat substitutes for an extra $3. A Berry Boost Lemonade ($3.25) made for a sweet and refreshing drink accompaniment. 

As a grounding carbohydrate for the meal, the French toast was pleasant and comforting. Slightly less eggy than other French toast dishes, but still satisfying with a sprinkle of powdered sugar and a drizzle of thin maple syrup. 

I prefer a little maple syrup on my breakfast sausage, and this combo was fabulously greasy and sweet. The bakon was soft but dry and had the expected salty and fattiness as expected, with a hint of smoke. I found myself returning to it out of both curiosity and enjoyment. 

The small yet succinct menu focuses on handhelds like sandwiches and wraps, and the category names are sure to brighten your day if the interior isn’t your style. “It’s Too Early” titles the breakfast items, while “Starvin Like Marvin” shows off hearty options like Buffalo Mac and a nacho platter. The “Sweet Tooth” section features individually portioned vegan desserts like Cookies and Cream Cake, Mud Cake, and Banana Pudding Cake.

Mattie’s Foods is located at 633 E 63rd St #110, Kansas City, MO 64110.