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| - Glutton is new (only open 2 months as I write this). It's trendy. It has a great staff who, as they start working together, are getting the bugs out and working like a well oiled machine. They also just started their brunch menu, so they are working through that as well. It's a place you can people watch if you want to sit near the windows, or chef-watch if you want to view the open kitchen, or just chat with your party and your wait staff. But most important, it's about the awesome food. I would love to see Glutton become successful.
The only speed bump we had after our party of 6 was seated was a longer than expected wait for coffee, but it was worth the wait. The breakfast menu has a lot of interesting specialty items. But instead of focusing on one of the more elaborate breakfast specials, I had to fixate on the yeast pancakes. I make a lot of pancakes, but always baking power and/or buttermilk style, and I've wanted to make yeast pancakes. After having theirs, well, it'll be tough to go back. To accompany these, I ordered sides of bacon and the ultra-gravity exuding "duck potatoes." Again, I was satisfied beyond expectation. The bacon was perfect and nicely seasoned. The duck potatoes are similar to the home fries I make, with red and green peppers included, and, well... duck fat! Everyone else was equally satisfied with their meal. Refills for water, coffee, and tea came promptly and often. We were checked on frequently. The staff are a delight with whom to converse.
While I did not get to have anything here other than breakfast, I had earlier in the week discovered Glutton by doing a search on, of all things, poutine (because the group I was with love poutine). They have something called a mushroom poutine. Very intriguing.
Ironically, we came to Glutton because our first choice, eat., had a 45 minute wait. From our table, we could see people still waiting to be seated while we were enjoying our delicious meal. I hope - nay, expect - that the lines will grow here.
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