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| - There's nothing in this entire world I love more than those perfect, white, cream puffy things otherwise known as poached eggs. I eat poached eggs at least once a week because I like to give my cholesterol some bang for its buck. When the plate with my beautiful poached eggs is set down before me, nine times out of ten I have a moment of silence in honor of nature's edible egg.
Mildred's Temple Kitchen, found in trendy Liberty Village, is, at first glance, another overpriced, high on its hype, Toronto brunch destination. Its slick interior of wood, glass and concrete seems more at home in Greenwich Village than Liberty Village. Nevertheless, I was excited to finally make my way to the venerable resto.
The hostess was sweet and helpful, and I got to choose my seat as the place was empty, save for two other tables. Then, my wait ensued. It took my server more than five minutes to come over even when the place was literally empty. She took another five minutes to bring my coffee and then another five minutes to take my order. Fifteen minutes before ordering isn't my idea of a good time. Also, in keeping with the Toronto theme of keeping restaurant guests completely parched during their meal, I practically had to send up flares to get my server to bring over some more water. *Frustrating!* Anyway, on to the the most important part -- the food!
Always seeking out flavors from the South (by which I mean Tex-Mex!), I ordered the Huevos Monty. It turned out to be two giant, black bean and cheese-stuffed tortillas, with salsa and a (very small) dollop of avacado créme frauche and two eggs. I ordered mine poached and they were just that -- perfectly poached! The food was good; it wasn't the best or the worst I've ever had. That said, for $20.24 before tip, I expected a little more.
Overall, the food is good and I would probably go back, as long as I didn't have the same (terrible) server.
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