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| - I first started going to this Eggsmart while our kitchen was being renovated in 2009. I used to pass by on my way to work, and I think it had just recently opened, so I gave it a try. I continued going for a few years, maybe a dozen times, often being the first person there when it opened at 7am, so the service was fast and friendly. After moving away from the area, I returned this past week for the first time in many years, and found that much had changed. The decor was completely different; it used to be a plain open dining area with a few food pictures on the walls; now it has a divider down the center, with nicer furniture throughout, and somewhat resembles the Cora's in Scarborough. The service was okay, except that my scrambled eggs arrived sunny-side up instead.
The menu is generally standard breakfast fare: egg breakfasts, omelettes and scramblers, various types of eggs benedict, waffles and French toast, along with some lunch plates and salads. There are a few twists, such as Montreal smoked meat hash and red velvet pancakes, and the Eggsmart poutine that I ordered. It was home fries mixed with eggs and bacon and cheese, and covered with hollandaise sauce. I enjoyed it, and it was definitely filling, and their coffee was pretty good too. Total bill came to $16, so about the same as many other breakfast places.
Perhaps it was all the changes, and the fact that it was much busier than I was used to, but overall my visit seemed less memorable than previously. Everything was okay, but no better than an average breakfast out for an average price. I'm sure I would return if I was still in the area, but don't think I would travel far just to go there.
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