“The ego is not master in its own house.” Sigmund FreudI've been eating in a lot of fancy restaurants lately. But it's not all champagne wishes and caviar dreams for me.
Sometimes, we just want to go somewhere close to home that offers a few things outside the usual hospoda fare. One place that fits the bill is called Ego.
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There aren't so many tables, and sometimes they are full. You take your chances when showing up unannounced.
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I really like the "bull steak" with jalapeno pepper (360 CZK).
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On the last visit, I ordered it medium, but they undercooked it, perhaps because it was such a thick cut. It was very rare.
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The steak sat on top of a sweet and spicy pool of barbecue-style sauce. But it is their own mixture that didn't come from a bottle. Not directly, anyway.
Unfortunately, the price does not include side items. Last time, I got it with "American potatoes."
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There's an online menu, but it was not up to date when I checked it.
V wanted to go healthier and ordered a whole trout with cream sauce (120 CZK).
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She got some regular fries.
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Ego is a Pilsner restaurant -- it says so on the wall outside -- so that's what I drank.
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I went again more recently and decided to try their "sweet ribs" (155 CZK). They were served in a metal enamel tray.
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As the name says, it comes with a sweet sauce, but it is not very sweet and used sparingly. On the side, there was also mustard, chopped onion, and horseradish.
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On the side, I had potato rosti.
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I'm not sure if it is fair to mention, but more than a year ago, I did try the ginger, honey, and lime wings. I throw this out there because I still have the picture.
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Sure, a little Ego can be a good thing now and then. But I wouldn't call us regulars.
For that to happen, the proprietors would have to be better masters of their own house.
Ego Restaurant
Oblouková 25
Prague 10 Vršovice
Tel. (+420) 271 720 997
3 comments:
Really sorry to see this place closed down. I used to live on the same road and visited that place a lot! So often I knew everyone, even the cook, by first name. When my first wife left me, they made damn sure I went home drunk and happy, and didn't charge me a thing. Such nice people I have not encountered in a long long time.
It's now called Kozlovna. Not a bad place, but a different menu. Decent cheap burger. Don't know if any of the people are the same.
Need to give it a try then.
They used to do the only filled Jalapenos I liked in Prague. Not had good ones since...
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