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| - Not normally a breakfast kinda girl but a friend of mine and I wanted to eat somewhere in Bridegland with a casual diner feel, somewhere we had not been before. I had driven and walked by Blue Star diner enough to know that it looked like my kind of place. Prices, no, not cheap but I have not really found ANY place in Calgary that feeds one cheaply! In ONT, we could get breakfast deals for $3.95 a person - do these places exist anymore? Anyways, I went early as there was a line up and I wanted to be a nice friend and get us a seat. The server was SO busy but had the time to greet me when he could and brought me and anyone who else in line wanted one, a coffee or tea. The diner is small and they count on quick patron turnovers to get the people in and out. Finally I was seated after about 15 minutes, my friend showed and I realised how HOT it was in the place. BUSY! My friend ordered the stuffed French Toast and she loved it, she said she would order that again. The hash browns on her plate looked so good but she was too stuffed to touch them and I refrained from stealing any of them somehow. Ha! I ordered a lunch type meal, that being the chicken club with avocado. I cut it in half right away to bring half home to my husband as he is the TRUE tester of a good club sandwich!!! I got the bean soup instead of fries and I quite liked it. $1 upgrade for that. Coffee cups never went below half without a refill from the staff and they were very accommodating, making sure that we had everything we needed. Of note - if you wish to have egg white with your meal (I originally wanted 2 fried egg whites, toast and hash browns) they will not do it unless the whites are scrambled. Ick, I passed on that, not for me. And not for any amount of money would I ever be able to choke down an egg yoke! What we did have to eat was very good and we will likely be back. Everyone else's plate in the joint looked better than the last! With tip and everything, $40. Not something I would partake in each weekend (as this cost of course did not even include a boozy drink!) but the Blue Star Diner was what I would consider a treat. They do a great job!We left at 3:00pm and the line was still out the door! Oh and my husband gave 2 thumbs up on the half club sandwich!!!!
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