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| - Go there on a Sat. or Sun. morning and yes, you will wait, but the line does move quick. You'll be seated by the time you finish checking emails and messages you missed the night before on your smart phone because the music was either too loud or the vodka was flowing nicely wherever it was you were partying.
Once served, this breakfast will hit the spot and that rubbery feeling brought on by a lack of sleep will subside. Depending on what you order, you will either be ready to take advantage of the day or just find a nice couch for an afternoon kip.
Take your pick on either but Mon Coco does breakfast right. Good portions, great combinations, quick service and fair prices. This is the model of what every breakfast place should be. Chez Cora, Tuti Fruiti et al, take notes.... you've slacked long enough and the name Cora can only take you so far for so long.
Pancakes are meant to be soft and break apart with a fork, do you hear me Cora.... I shouldn't have to use a steak knife to cut them.
Fruit should be fresh and in season... offering berry coulies and english cream on everything is not my idea of fresh and seasonal!
Filling my plate with a mountain of smashed potatoes does not interest me either, a small tasty portion is sufficient, leave me some room for the heart of my order. You listening Cosmopolitan!
Using large eggs is expected if my hankering is a standard bacon and eggs dish. The use of pee wee/small eggs is not going to score you big points, did you get that Ben & Florentine!
All in all, for the scrap out there who do nothing but breakfast, this is one line worth waiting for to avoid disappointment. My only other recommendation is to wait at Beauty's, but you'll be sipping your coffee and dipping your toast much sooner at Mon Coco. You'll also save a few loonies over Beauty's but miss out on the charm.
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