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| - If you want basic breakfast done better than you'd ever expect, this is the place. Newly arrived in Cleveland, was looking for a breakfast place for a husband who likes bacon & eggs and a wife who likes to be a little more adventurous. Scrambler Marie's made us both VERY happy.
Arrived Sunday at 10 to a 20 minute wait. Grabbed some free coffee and sat outside -- came in after about 15 minutes and barely sat down on the bench before our name was called. It looks crazy, but they know their crowd control.
If you order coffee - you get a carafe, if you order water - you get a carafe with a lemon slice ... anything else the staff was quick with refills. We never saw the bottom of a glass. Nice.
First, the Bottomless Pancakes -- special order with pecans, fresh bananas and blueberries. Will NEVER do that again -- because the first plate is a huge serving I could not finish. I'll go for a short stack in the future, but these were good - hot, light and buttery - with tons of perfect fruit. Standard fried eggs with bacon is elevated by their choices of breads and sides -- you pick what you want ... again, nice!
Had planned to check this place out, so I joined their on-line club and got an email welcome coupon for Buy 1 entree, get one free - but even without the coupon, the total bill was reasonable for the portion sizes, the service and the smiles. One last thing - the owners were there, keeping the young staff on point and even delivering our food. They also celebrated when a diner received a blue plate (which gets a 'mini party' and the item is free. Again, just lots of nice touches that really took everything up a notch or two. We'll definitely be back.
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