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| - What a fool I am! Here I stood before my favourite pizza joint on the kitschy Ossington only to discover that it would not open for another 30 minutes.
Alas, all was not lost for right around the corner from this unnamed pizza mecca, was the legendary Lakeview diner which boasts that it's "always open". I strode in and took the first stool that I saw at the counter and perused the warm environment. Welcoming, friendly, unassuming and lighthearted is how I would describe the decor. But who on earth cares about diner decor?!?
The menu brings all of the standard diner fair along with some fun twists. Although there were several breakfast and lunch items that I was curious about, I was sucked into buttermilk pancakes, with whipped cream, berry compote and maple syrup. Why would I get something so mundane when I could probably muddle together the same items at home?!? For the same reason that Godzilla decided to stomp Tokyo as opposed to New York... because the belly wants what the belly wants.
The pancakes were done well, the compote was incredible and the whipped cream and syrup did not disappoint. The only request that I have is that they would look at a better quality of bacon as what was served, did the trick but wasn't anything to yelp about.
On a positive side, I don't live in the area. For if I did, I would be a regular getting increasingly larger as I munched my way through their creative menu.
You can't go wrong here folks! Enjoy.
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