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| - Mitzi's is an institution that has been around for a century in various avatars. It is a must-visit place if you want to garner any respect in the community especially the hipster/west-end culture which I associate myself with. It is fashionable to talk about Mitzi's and rave about this wonderful cafe in the middle of nowhere. The cafe is located on a quite side street that is a short walk from public transit on Lansdowne, Roncesvalles or Queen St. and there are sufficient reasons to make a trip here and be more socially acceptable.
I wouldn't go for their pricey food.
Mitzi's is located in a quiet residential neighbourhood so I imagine their commercial taxes must be low. Why, then, do they serve expensive food? I think it's the Apple syndrome; it's cool to eat here.
On the two occasions I went to this restaurant for weekend brunch I tried different items on their menu. I quite like their famous oatmeal pancake and several attempts to reproduce it at home have failed. However, it's inexplicable why you are given only one pancake for $14, drinks, taxes and tips extra. On my next visit I ordered the smoked trout and caviar. I was hoping for something distinctive but I thought that the preparation, although presented nicely, was mediocre in taste. I also tried few other dishes that my friends ordered, my favourite being home fries and toast. :-/
As for service, I thought it was directly proportional to your tip potential (ya, exactly what I mean) but who knows the place might just be busy. The cafe also prompted me to think of numerous first world problems, such as not having personal menus for each patron (it was quite entertaining to see people on the next table grumble about that - just read the chalkboard!). :-)
Having visited twice and earned sufficient social credit I doubt I'll go there again. Toronto has plenty of good breakfast options.
PS: Despite this review, I shamelessly admit to have fallen in love with their oatmeal pancake. In fact I am drooling (also shamelessly) as I write this...
cheers,
Priyank (http://finaltransit.com/)
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