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| - I've been coming to Mars on College for my entire life. My mother went to U of T and she got breakfast here regularly, and 30 years later, so do I. I'm giving it 5 stars, but there are some things you need to know when you go to Mars:
1) Mars is a diner. It is for breakfast foods. There are non-breakfast foods on the menu - do not be fooled! You should not buy a hamburger here, and you should definitely not buy a steak here. This is a place where you can get eggs, pancakes, french toast, corned beef hash, and perhaps a sandwich of some type (BLT?) but I wouldn't stretch it much beyond that. Order breakfast, regardless of time of day.
2) To be more precise, Mars is a greasy spoon. Come here with an appetite for greasy food. This is not a place to eat healthy. The ingredients are not local or organic. The coffee is not fair trade. The maple syrup is not real. This is not how your mom would cook. The food is bad for you and it is delicious.
3) If you require service, go and get it. Serving staff will leave you in peace until you bother them. Mars doesn't really have "service" - go ask the server if you need something and they'll get it for you.
4) Having said all that, Mars is great and I hope it never closes. It is cheap, it is ludicrously fast (I don't think 5 minutes have ever lapsed between ordering and first bite in the 20 years I've been coming here) and it is consistent. Nothing has changed at Mars on College since it opened in 1951 - certainly not any of the decor. Sit at the counter and watch the cook make your food. He's been there several decades and knows exactly how long each of the pancake, bacon, toast and egg will take to cook on his flattop and will start them all in sequence so they finish all at once. It's fun. Order the corned beef hash - you won't regret it.
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