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| - I love Starving Artist. The Waffle Benny is THE BEST. I could eat it several times a week and not be sick of it (in fact, I went two days in a row one weekend last summer).
Because this place is so small, the wait is awful during brunch. When I say awful, I mean line goes out the door and you have to wait 20 - 30 mins for a table, another 10 mins to flag a waiter down, and then another 15-20 mins for your food kind of awful.
You have been warned.
So the Waffle Benny: The eggs are poached to perfection, the Hollandaise sauce is rich and creamy and super flavourful, then there's the caramelized bacon on the fresh crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside waffles, oh my gosh. The flavours and textures meld and blend into each other and it's just absolute perfection.
Waffle Benny comes with salad and a choice of fruit, beans, or potato salad. I always get the fruit and it is always super fresh. I also find that it's a good contrast to the richness of the eggs.
There is an option of substituting the regular mini waffles for potato waffles for an extra charge of (I think) $1. For me, the potato waffles were just way too rich and filling. After finishing everything, I was just uncomfortably full instead of perfectly satisfied after eating the regular Waffles Benny.
Yes the wait is long and the tables may not be sterile enough to do surgery on, but the food is amazing. And given the amount of people they have working, they are doing pretty well at keeping the people and orders flowing. I have to applaud that one male waiter (sorry, I forgot your name!) who is always at the front keeping everything running smoothly. Even though we can tell you are crazy stressed, you still greet everyone and serve a crazy number of tables with a big smile on your face. You. Are. Awesome.
Last time I was here (summer 2015) it was cash only, but there's an ATM beside the counter.
I'm kind of glad that Starving Artist is so far from where I live, because I would go broke from eating here if it were a walk-able distance from me.
Definitely try this place out.
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