William Morgan: The beauty of a breakfast biscuit

—Photo by William Morgan

Irregardless has been open for more than two years, but my wife, Carolyn, and I just discovered this wee restaurant at 94 Carpenter St,, beyond Route 95 and just off Broadway, in Providence’s Armory District.

Starting to line up one morning.

Looking out from the restaurant at spring in the Armory District.

Note art on the wall.

Every year we return to Carolyn’s home state of North Carolina in search of such non-Yankee culinary delights as Krispy Kreme donuts, real barbecue, and ham biscuits. At least for the last item, a tad of homesickness is now alleviated by this place in Providence’s Armory District.

Make something the best it can be and don’t worry that you have to be bigger or flashier. Irregardless demonstrates that small is not only beautiful, but that such modest effort can reinvigorate a neighborhood better than the addition of yet another bland food franchise.

William Morgan is an architecture writer based in Providence. His articles have appeared in such newspapers as the New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, and Finland’s leading daily, Helsingin Sanomat.  His books include The Cape Cod Cottage   and Academia:  Collegiate Gothic Architecture in the United States.