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| - My girlfriend and I had brunch at the Pow Wow Café on a chilly Saturday afternoon. The vibe is extremely cozy and casual, with the kitchen centrally placed and wide open to the five or so tables in front of the window. There is apparently another dining room in the back but I did not see it. There is a reasonably roomy patio in front but at -15C that was not an option today.
I was seated right beside the chef/owner and enjoyed watching him gracefully and rhythmically prepare our food and that of the tables who ordered just before us. And when our food arrived it did not disappoint. My girlfriend had the poached eggs with smoked salmon which she rated 5/5. I had the brunch platter including duck bacon, venison and a little smoked cheddar omelette, which I also graded a 5/5. In fact my plate was so close to the chef that just after it was placed in front of me and before I had dug in, he piroutted, and without taking a step, and expertly dropped my little venison burger onto my plate in just the right spot from his spatula, mentioning that he had missed before the waitress had grabbed it. Both our plates came with ample portions of really really good, moist, homefries and exotic greenery with a zesty dressing and nice touches like flower petals and julienned veggies of what type I cannot recall. Neither of us could finish our portions, but note well that the fried bread which appears to be a focus for a lot of the menu did not go unfinished on either of our plates. Oh and a fresh fruit medley of blueberries, pineapple, honeydew melon and grapefruit. It was a feast. Somewhere in the description of the plates needs to include the word "flourish". It could go just about anywhere.
The staff were jovial and numerous, gathered in the kitchen eating takeout from McDonalds, a deliciously ironic juxtaposition to the wholesome and earthy food they were making for the rest of us. Even funnier, they washed it down with a communal birthday toast of organic ginger juice. Then it got better again - a customer asked them whose birthday it was and one of them replied that it was none of theirs, but it must be someone's birthday. There were about six of them crammed into the little kitchen area and honestly I would not be surprised if a couple of them were not actually working but came in to hang out on their day off because they enjoyed being there with their chums. But their camaraderie in no way interfered with the attentive service as I have seen it do in other such instances.
We are both looking forward to going back to try a few things from the dinner menu!
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