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| - Finally had the chance to check out Uncle Betty's after it sitting on my Yelp bookmarks for ages, labelled as "EGGS BENNY ON A DONUT!!!!!!11"
Uncle Betty's is located right smack dab between the Lawrence and Eglinton subway stations, so if you're commuting and not driving, you'll likely want to keep an eye on the weather because it is a bit of a walk from the subway to get here.
The vibe, from the décor to the waiters and chefs, is some mix of modern hipster chic. I want to wait that our waiter was a bit "playful," which my party was totally cool with, but I think could possibly come off to some people as rude.
Their donut special of a day was not exactly a donut but a... CRONUT!!! This threw a wrench into my plans of getting an eggs benny on a donut, because as soon as I heard the word "Cronut" I knew I needed to try one of these bad boys. The vanilla glaze was absolutely amazing, but with the cronut, the same way I feel with many croissants, while it was good, but probably would have been better if it was warmer. It was a teeeensy bit dry, also.
One of my girlfriends got their homemade chocolate twinkie, so I stole some bites; this thing puts all other twinkies to shame. Moist, chocolaty, scrumptious. For only $2.50 a pop, these babies are worth a try if you come here.
As for the actual breakfast, it was a bit of a mixed bag. I ordered the "big breakfast" with scrambled eggs (to which the server verified, yes, scrambled), but they came fried. The server replaced them, but it did take a little bit, and they didn't keep the fried ones at our table for us to nibble on while we waited. The fruit cup that can come with your meal is quite small and lacking in variety. The French Toast (we tried both the stuffed & non-stuffed variety,) which I read some great things about, really was a let-down. Dry, bland (both the French toast and the filling), and the Maple Syrup container was leaking all over our table.
The pancakes, however, kick some serious butt. Many pancakes can be too dense and very one-note, but I had a chocolate chip pancake and it was pretty delicious. Moist, fluffy, and packing lots of flavor, these pancakes are worth gorging yourself on some carbs for.
Some items of note I didn't get to try but I NEED to come back for are: Ice Cream Sammich (on a donut,) and their boozy milkshakes. Yum.
While a couple of things here fell flat, there were definitely some shining stars and I will be back - especially as the menu is full of awesome.
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