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| - Key Features: Banquet Burger, and the Paintings on the wall.
I've been coming back to Markham Station for the better part of a decade. Why? Originally, it was because - when I needed a full belly at three o'clock in the morning, this was the only game in town. Well, there was Golden Griddle - but Markham Station was a cut above.
24 hour dining has never looked so good. To this day, I've only been in about 3 or 4 times before 11pm. My normal Markham Station experience takes place between 2 - 4am.
The staff are great, and seem happy to be there. Which I've never understood, as they're working at 3 in the morning. But this is a big plus that not all 24 hour diners will offer.
Next up is the banquet burger. Throw down some bacon, a moist, juicy, patty, and all the veggies you could want - and you're set. But then you end up with more fries than you'd see as a separate order in any number of other establishments. And then they give you a vat of mayonnaise. If, for some reason, there's not enough mayo, they'll keep hooking you up - free of charge.
Now, the food - and the timing - that's just one small reason to show up to Markham Station. The other is the large painting on the far wall. The first time you see it, you'll just assume it's a train, pulling into the station. Then you start to notice details. First, little ones (like the giant goose standing on the horizon) then another - some of the people don't have shadows. The only explanation? Ghosts. In the house on the far right - often unseen due to it being blocked by the barricade to the washroom - there is a ghostly black face in the darkened window.
Little by little the horror in this serene scene beings to grow. And then you notice there are other paintings on other walls. The more you notice, the more bizarre it all seems. But then you forget. And you're back to the burger.
Ohh yeah - and if you get garlic bread with your meal? Eat it first. Otherwise it will cut apart the inside of your mouth, once it has hardened, at the end of your meal.
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