I like the scene near the beginning of From Here to Eternity (the novel) when Prewitt goes off the army base and savors a plate of well-prepared ham and eggs.
That said, I’ve never ordered ham with my breakfast eggs. And now that the poll is heavily favoring bacon over sausages, I am very disappointed. Very, very disappointed with you all.
Dad and I lived in Lancaster, so we ate there regularly. When I moved away they only had two locations; one on Ave. K and 20th St. W., and the other on Ave I. I have not been to the newer locations. The one on K & 20th is the ‘original’ Crazy Otto’s. It moved there after the Northridge quake forced them to move from their location next to the tracks, for Metrorail expansion. IMO, the K & 20th location has the better food. They serve(d) hashbrowns and the Ave. I location serve(s/d) home fries. I remember Otto reminded me of Poopdeck Pappy.
They’re known for their big breakfasts. When we ate there in the early-tomid-'70s you’d get three eggs, the hashbrowns were about 5" x 8", and the thick, bone-in ham steak covered half the large oval platter. By the time I moved away in the '90s, they cut back to two eggs and i think the ham steaks were a little smaller. You don’t go to Crazy Otto’s if you’re just a little bit peckish.
In order of preference: breakfast links, ‘tube’ patties, precooked patties (think fast food breakfast sandwiches), bacon.
I often pick up some fresh breakfast links when I plan to grill. They cook quickly and I munch on them while preparing the ‘main event’ dishes. They’re pretty good smoked, too.
The precooked patties are always in my freezer. They make for an easy meal: toss the patty into a skillet to brown a bit, add some chopped onion to cook a little in the sausage grease, crack an egg over the cooked onion.
If I go out for breakfast, then it is sausage. On the other hand, bacon is perfect in a BLT. On the other hand crumbled sausage on a Papa Del’s thick crust pizza in a pan is exquisite. On the other hand bacon is perfect with my sunny side up eggs.