“Yesterday Gulu-Gulu Cafe was the place for me
Easy livin’ was the life for me
Pickled Eggs and Olives was the table spread
Keep fast foods, just seat me at Gulu side”

We present the above with apologies to the great Vic Mizzy.

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Hummus on the patio at Gulu-Gulu Cafe would be a good lunch today.

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Where’s your Breakfast or Brunch this morning?

Gulu-Gulu Cafe served this Breakfast Platter to #SonOfAnExpletive the other day. It began as a plate of Gulu Who Hash, which is a rotating house-made Hash. Our guy turned it into a platter by adding two scrambled eggs, bacon, and a sausage patty.

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Thanks to Gulu-Gulu Cafe for supporting Boston Strong Blind Baseball yesterday with a generous sponsorship check. Supporting our communities is important and we love to see a business that walks the walk.

#TheBaldOne and #TooManyCars also enjoyed a quick lunch. The Pepperoni Press is an epic sandwich.

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This old Salem postcard shows the interior of McDonald’s Tea Room. This spot was an early 1940s restaurant located at 247 Essex Street. Today the space is twice the size. Over the years it was part of Sears & Roebuck, the unemployment of office, and a private school. Today it is home to Gulu-Gulu Cafe.

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Through clever sleight of hand, nimble footwork, and precise timing #TheBaldOne found his way around the #HalloweenHordes to his customary spot inside Gulu-Gulu Cafe.

The Lumberjack waffle and a side of Sweet Potato Hash will provide fuel for his afternoon.

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A custom Breakfast Sandwich at Gulu-Gulu Cafe.

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#TheBaldOne established roots at Gulu-Gulu Cafe when they first opened 20 years ago and he toiled as the Health & Fitness Director at the Salem Y. Our Salem Food Digest roots were established at Gulu 14 years ago when he became a hackneyed wordsmith for Salem Patch back in their early days when Patch actually paid locals to contribute. Gulu was Patch HQ for three years, and for the last ten years our little food page has been embedded there. 80%of everything that we’ve ever published was created from a seat in Gulu. These roots are deep.

We wish Steve Marie, and Mina all the best as they move onto whatever is next.

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The Salamicazi Wrap at Gulu-Gulu Cafe.

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Gulu-Gulu Cafe has Belgian Waffles coming from the kitchen, and some interesting food themed artwork by on the walls.

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Vegan and glute-free Breakfast Sandwich at Gulu-Gulu Cafe.

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Sam may have served you over the last few years at Gulu-Gulu Cafe where she served #TheBaldOne more than a few pots of tea, or more recently at The Pickled Onion in Beverly. Her injuries after being struck by two cars on Rantoul Street are extensive.

Please help with a donation if you can.

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#TheBaldOne was on the job at Gulu-Gulu Cafe this morning when tremors from the New Jersey earthquake lightly rolled through. At first he thought it was a train passing through the MBTA tunnel under Washington Street. But the slow, even roll of at least three tremors indicated otherwise. No one else in the cafe seemed to notice, so he thought maybe he had a rickety seat, or an overactive imagination.

Did you feel the tremors? Should we call Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward for assistance?

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Breakfast at Gulu-Gulu Cafe. Eggs, ham, bacon, avocado, and pickled jalapeños on Ciabatta.

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Gulu-Gulu Cafe, like some other Salem spots features a different artist on their walls every month. This month it’s Matthew Billey, a contemporary painter and a wooden boat builder.

Some of these paintings have already sold.

The sandwich in photo two is called The Salamikazi, one of their new menu items.

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What’s for Breakfast on this Friday morning if vegan is your choice?

This sandwich at Gulu-Gulu Cafe has all the makings required. Tofu, vegan cheddar, arugula, and avocado are stacked nicely on a fresh Ciabatta roll.

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If you ever have the overwhelming urge to meet & greet #TheBaldOne, this spot at Gulu-Gulu Cafe would be the place to do it. He’s perched here most mornings for a few hours doing whatever it is that he does.

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Lucy the Chef di tutti Capi at Gulu-Gulu Cafe will be introducing a new menu this week. Ciabatta Rolls are coming back.

Since bread is the critical base of any real sandwich Yesterday #TheBaldOne created his own breakfast sandwich in order to assure proper quality control. Asking for three eggs, sausage patty, cheddar cheese, avocado, and sautéed onion to be to stacked on the Ciabbata, he waited quietly for the sandwich to make an entrance.

Enter it did. Layered nicely, it held together well between the two soft, mildly chewy halves. Welcome back Ciabatta.

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Last night at Gulu-Gulu Cafe #TheBaldOne explored this Ooshi Beer by Japas Cervejaria in Brazil. There’s quite a bit of Japanese descended folks there, so a natural cross of cuisines, beers, and martial arts had taken place and grown over the years.

Generally our reluctant, terribly shy hero avoids beers made with anything more than the basic grain, hops, yeast, and water. But on occasion he’ll choose to explore for the betterment of all humanity. We should all sacrifice for each other, regardless of risk.

This refreshing beer has a slightly more than moderate taste of ginger, with lighter hints of orange peel, and coriander. At 4.7% ABV it is crushable if paced properly.

We threw in a photo of the Gulu Bagel & Lox just because we can, and should.

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This Breakfast Sandwich at Gulu-Gulu Cafe kicks off the 2024 Breakfast Season for #TheBaldOne.

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