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| - 3 or 4, 4 or 3? City Betty is really a 3.5 star place because it was ok-to-good. My wife and I got:
- Sugar Shack Burger: The burger was nice, but really looked prettier than it tasted. The patty was cooked well (not over/under done, not overly greasy), but didn't really stand out flavour-wise. The celery root remoulade and dark cherry chutney were both great touches, though I thought there was too much celery and too little chutney for it to make a meaningful difference. The fries on the side were great - generously sliced, just the right amount of saltiness.
- Big Sur: Open-faced French omelette which tasted like... any other omelette except the fillings are outside. I liked the celery they put (thought that was a bit unique) though didn't at all taste the buffalina cheese. The toast on the side was awesome - the bread tasted like brioche.
- Donuts: The donut itself was executed well - good consistency and not overly baked. We got 2 flavours - ferrero rocher (generous helping of chocolate, though tasted mainly like a standard nutella donut) and cookies and cream (couldn't taste the cookie or cream that much as it was just a light dusting on the donut).
- Coffee: It was drip coffee that was super bland. Not sure what beans they use...
So if the mains (burger, omelette) were just generally ok with some pops of "good" (side bread, fries), why not give a 3 instead of a 4 to show my 3.5 star rating? Because there was one last thing we ordered which swayed the whole meal: the side bacon. WOW. Thick cut, perfectly seared, had the exact balance of the sweet-salty-smoky taste that bacon should have. City Betty was ok-to-good and really should be 3.5 stars. But since I can't give half stars, that thick, seared-to-perfection bacon just pushes it to 4. Mmmmmm....
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