Summary: bustling small shop is slow to serve, but has excellent freshly made breakfasts and lunches
Top Must-Get: chicken cutlet in a sandwich
Top Regret: pies
One of the busiest restaurants on Main Street Markham is this family-run bakery that offers awesome specials and fresh goods and pastries. It is a local favourite and gets PACKED. Parking is brutal (try the back) and if you get here after 12:30 pm for lunch, expect a 15-20 minute wait in line, plus 15-20 minutes for food. That's right - possibly forty minutes wait time for your food...
And yet the lines have stayed long all these years because they've got some pretty good stuff. They preach quality over quantity (one meal doesn't come close to filling me) and make everything on the spot.
They have breakfast and lunch specials on a whiteboard on the right hand side when you walk in through the main doors. The full menu hangs from the top and consists of all their pastries and baked goods.
Chicken cutlet: crunchy and evenly breaded, and tender!
Home fries: they're okay - clearly rushed when cutting and seasoning. They're basically diced potatoes that are unevenly but heavily seasoned.
Home burger: delicious.
Beef pie: ... disappointing. It fell apart quite easily and I like my crusts a bit sturdier!
Breakfast: solid - they have a number of different specials, and I got their bacon one (comes with two eggs and home fries). Their bacon is a tad over-crispy although very limited in quantity (I think I had five strips...?) and they make their over-medium eggs slightly too well (but I'm notoriously picky when it comes to judging over-medium eggs)
I heard their quiche is good but haven't tried it yet!
Ultimately, I think it's a pretty good spot, but the line up does detract from it, and the portion sizes are not always worth that 30+ minute wait... Come early if you do!