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| - I love those egg puns all over the place. Love 'em! I first ate at the Montreal location and was super pleased to see one in Toronto. It's right in the middle of downtown at the Eaton Centre and I've been for breakfast a few times. It's tasty, but your mileage may vary extensively based on what you pick out of the extensive menu. It's bright and open with windows that let you people-watch on the busy Yonge strip - which I enjoy.
There's lots to choose from - "speggtacular" variety, if you will. (I'm sorry, had to get one pun in there.) In fact, there's almost too much to look at, so you might be stuck wondering how one presentation of lox and capers and red onions and eggs is different from another, etc... sometimes the items do exhibit this kind of repetition.
You can get their eggs Benedict in a variety of styles, and they have "signature" breakfasts that combine eggs (usually any style you want) with pancakes, crepes, bagels, latkes, steak, you name it... you can also find omelettes, sandwiches, savoury crepes, waffles, burgers... it's a bit overwhelming but it's all done to a pretty good standard, though sometimes the dishes are too heavy on carbs like extra toast and potatoes - I'm already having pancakes or somesuch thing, so thanks but no thanks. They seem to do certain dishes with a more delicate approach - which is good - and others with a ho-hum cheese-n'-bacon style that is not very appetizing.
They serve really tasty fresh squeezed orange juice - an absolute staple in my mind, and one that a lot of breakfast places miss the mark on. Also, I'm not a huge fan of the potatoes that come with many of the dishes - they are medallion-style, and you expect them to be light and crisp but they end up just kind of floppy and boring and needing ketchup or salt to make them worthwhile.
Service can be a bit slow as it's a big place and there's a lot of tables to attend to - if you're the type of person who can't go a second without a coffee refill this may bug you (speaking of which, they serve a darn good coffee or espresso!), but they are friendly and fairly efficient.
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