Boom owners Mauro Martina and Tony Capellano prepared a menu that offers food that mom might have made if she was getting paid; the fare leans heavily toward the comfort-food direction, offering almost anything that’s made from eggs: power Breakfasts, crepes, sandwiches. There are several standard 2-egg breakfasts on the menu, including a pleasant BennyBoom - poached eggs with steamed spinach and smoked salmon, drizzled with a lemon-scented Hollandaise sauce.

An alt-breakfast route, try the savory crepe, thin, nicely browned and filled with mushrooms, smoked salmon or grilled chicken. This will not hold a breakfast master's interest, but it's fun (the salmon is generous) nibble. That's also true of the omelettes, plate-sized packages filled with wild mushrooms, black forest ham or smoked bacon, and matched nicely with frites and toast. There are decent portions of fruit smoothies on the menu as well: combinations of blueberry, banana, strawberry, orange.

Sadly, Boom closes at 4:00pm. The prospect of viewing a snow-covered winter scene from Boom’s toasty confines, Martina’s food on the plate and endless supplies of caffeine is damn enticing. - J.R.