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| - I admit I give Sadie's a star higher than I might normally because as a veggie, I can eat everything on the menu and the sheer fact that I've tried most of it and enjoy it all justifies the fourth star for me. Why doubt myself and feel the need to caveat before I start? Well...it a few things...but first, what I love about Sadies...
I do love a good diner. Sadie's delivers there. Eclectic decor, pez dispensers, classic red vinyl booths, old style kitchen chairs that don't match, adorable cow faced creamers - the works. I do much prefer the front section to the back but I'm not unhappy either way. Service is usually quite good. And they're almost always busy - especially for weekend brunch but I've rarely waited more than 10 minutes for a seat.
The food is delicious. The breakfast or lunch burrito is amazing. The traditional breakfast with baked beans mmmm, the huevos rancheros perfect! The french toast, the huge plate of pancakes - sides of veggie sausage or bacon, this is a veggie brunch lovers heaven. Portions are on the bigger side, I rarely finish the burrito and more often than not happily take half home for later. And it's pretty cheap for veggie fare which for some reason is often pricey (explain how veggie bacon costs more than real - which takes the manufacturing and processing of animals...but I digress before I lose you on my soapbox)...Sadies...is great price for really good food. You can go vegan if you like, they make lots of alterations - gluten free too.
Lunch options are just as tasty - perogies, my favourite blt with half salad, half fries, and real cheese!, tofu club, westerns, fried egg sandwiches, veggie burger, lasagna, soup...it's quite an extensive menu for veggie and non veggies alike. It's somewhere I don't mind bringing my carnivore friends as there is usually something to please everyone.
The smoothies deserve their own paragraph! Choose two fruits to go with your banana, add detoxifyer, immune booster or nothing at all - deliciously thick and sweet, and huge! The best addition to any Sadie's meal!
Now, my criticisms...the coffee...it's fair trade organic - kudos, but I don't know if its the coffee maker, but it's just not good. They serve it in a HUGE mug but it's rarely more than luke warm. I love a good coffee with my brunch and I just wish they had something better in that department. Then, there's the mistakes. My office orders quite often from here for lunch and for some reason, there's always something wrong with the order. I'm not talking like 20 orders, I'm talking 3 and all 3 have something mixed up. I try to avoid ordering over the phone which seems to return more errors than ordering in person. And then there's a consistency problem - one day the food is perfect and the next, you get a quesadilla that's only got eggplant in it, gross (no offence to aubergine lovers), they don't always have gluten free bread, not sure why.
But please take my criticisms lightly, I still eat here all the time and love it dearly - four stars! Its a danger when you're so familiar and so well versed in a restaurant and menu that you're bound to get picky. Try it, you may find me there!
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