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| - I *LOVED* this place. On a rainy Saturday morning, we were out in Mt. Lebanon anyway -- so not far -- and my kids and I decided to check Bakn out. HOLY hannah.
Right off the bat, we lucked out, as there were seats at the kitchen counter, so we didn't have to wait at all for a table. SCORE! This was an extra bonus, because we got to watch the kitchen crew in action (more than a little impressive).
Because reasons (read: I needed no reason), I got their signature bloody mary, which was SOLID awesome. It had the perfect balance of horseradish and zing -- not too spicy, but not at all bland. And it was garnished with a big ol' honkin' piece of black pepper-encrusted bacon. How could that be bad?!
One of my kids, based on Yelp reviews, got the shrimp & grits and, on her first bite, her eyes rolled back into her head. In short, she was in Heaven. The other kid got bacon (bakn)-stuffed pancakes. He was more than a little impressed with the stack of dinner plate-sized cakes, fluffy and golden, that were, as advertised, STUFFED with bacon. I opted for the porkbelly Cuban sandwich, which was to DIE for good. The accompanying slaw was OK (too mayonnaisey for me), but the sandwich was so good that the side could have been just about anything and I wouldn't have cared.
Top the great food off with a great atmosphere and staff that was bend-over-backward helpful and fun, and Bakn is a recipe for a GREAT meal. We will most definitely be back!
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