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| - My first experience of a "Cora's" was in Montreal, where it is known as "Chez Cora". Based on the fresh and hot breakfast served there, in a bustling and cheery space, I was enthused and yet skeptical when I saw Cora's appearing all over the GTA.
Thus, my review is biased because it's reminiscent of the potential the could been and yonder years of greatness of Chez Cora vs. Cora's Breakfast & Lunch.
Fresh =/= Good
Sorry to all the folks that love the fruit at Cora's. I was less than impressed with the tell-tale signs and lack of smells from the fruit salad from a bucket, adorned with un-ripe, and thus, tasteless melon, sour grapes (literally), strawberries with white insides, mouth-puckering and hard starfruit. I like when my fruit exudes smell... of fruit, that is.
Fresh fruit is hard to come by in these parts, at this time of year, yah? Yes. I would love to see some preserves or something reasonable in Canada for this time of year. Further, Canadian fruit from the summer, stewed, jammed, made into a syrup or coullis, frozen, baked, or whatever, would be good too.
On the same level, I prefer the GG. GG = plain and simple breakfast, no bragging. Cora's crowds seem to want to rave about things that just irritate me to the point of "are you serious?" and gloat about "the waiting, to finally get in" bit. i'm not saying one is inherently better than the other, but one attracts certain diners from marketing. kinda like posh gyms or clubs vs. the Y or jamming when no one's watching... (ha. i couldn't help it)
Cora's just didn't do it for me.
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