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| - ive never actually been here for dinner, so this review is just about their brunch offerings, but when i lived in cleveland, this was one of my favorite brunch spots.
the service is wonderful, the atmostphere casually elegant, and the food...oh, the food...so good. i can say that i probably had everything on the brunch menu at some point or another, even if just a bite stolen off the plate next to me...and never was i unhappy. the lemon souffle pancakes are still the best ive ever had (and ive had many a wonderful pancake)...and the chef was kind enough to give me the basic idea behind how they are made (you need to beat your egg whites separately until soft peaks form, then fold them into the pancake batter, a trick i now always use!) though mine never turn out exactly as light and fluffy, these things are superb!
but for as much as i love the pancakes, i almost always ordered the breakfast pizza, a crispy crust, topped with bacon and gruyere, tomatoes and poached eggs, it was something that almost called to me on sunday mornings. the steel cut oatmeal was even a treat, here, being served with all kinds of different toppings each in its own little bowl, dried apricots, house made granola...and there was more, i just cant remember now (its been a while since ive dined there!).
if i ever make it back to cleveland, they are on top of my dinner list!
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