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| - A super lazy mood led us to this nearby diner. Its proximity and the fact that it served breakfast till 4pm were the sole determining factors for this choice of venue. The place is tiny with like a max seated capacity of 25 or so. I, however, did not feel crammed nor suffocated by kitchen smells. I'll give it to them, they figured out how to make good use of space. We were greeted and seated right away, with a standard level of friendliness. The menus are on the table so we just grabbed them, the waiter almost right away came for our drink order. Much appreciated. One coffee, one beer arrived in a jiffy. We ordered your standard 2 eggs, hash brown, meat and toast specials. I got bacon, my date got steak. We were both pleased with our meat selection, taste and quantity wise. As for the hash browns, pfffff! U know those rectangular hash browns you can get in a pack of 10 or 20 in the freezer aisle at the grocery store? Well, yeah, that's what they distastefully served on our platter. I wasn't impressed but I was more in it for the bacon, egg and side of blueberry pancakes, which were quite yummy if you care to know. BUT, a $1.95 surcharge for real maple syrup meant that I was forced to eats pancakes with faux syrup. Sigh. The place wasnt busy so the waiting staff was attentive enough, I got 2-3 refills of coffee, they asked us if we liked our food, etc. They didnt go above or beyond but it wasnt necessary. All in all, I give this place a true score of 2.5 b/c a) it has no 'wow' factor, b) the food is decent in relations to its cost and c) the coffee wasn't all that. I'd go back only because it's conveniently located.
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