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| - Thank goodness the weather is cooling down because boy, does it get stuffy in the bright blue room during the summer time! Regardless, there is a pretty consistent line up out the door during peak meal times year round. I find myself pretty surprised that it's always so busy. Maybe this is because despite the fact that I've been to Caplansky's several times, it's only been for brunch. If you think that their smoked meat is good, let me tell ya, their beef bacon is amazing.
While everything is usually quite enjoyable, Caplansky's has also given me a fair share to complain about. I've found shells in my scrambled eggs, gotten served almost char-like latkes, and have generally been put through extremely long waits for everything from food arriving to coffee refills and settling the bill. Instead of reacting with much surprise or apology whenever things go wrong though, they've always just moved on very casually. For example, in a recent instance when we were accidentally served a second poutine instead of our mains after almost a half hour's wait, the server just shrugged and left us the dish as a bonus. In our hungry state, we ate almost the entirety of the second poutine before our meals finally arrived.
With that said, the service is consistently friendly (although sometimes hurried) and there is something about that honest and inviting shade of blue that just keeps me coming back for more.
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