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| - Husband and I ventured here one rainy weekend morning when the wait at our favorite neighborhood breakfast joint, Toast of Dilworth, seemed too long to bear. Afterward, I'd wished we had waited - though OPH was by no means BAD. It just wasn't of comparable quality, ambiance or service.
My veggie omelet and pancake sides were served hot. The omelet was bursting with veggies and - is it possible? - too much cheese. Husband's bacon, eggs & pancakes were also good - the bacon seemed impossibly long, and was truly thick-cut as advertised. Everything was cooked to order, but had that industrial air where you know things like the omelets come from premixed, cartoned egg 'batter'. Not bad, just not quite what we prefer. Syrup wasn't real maple, just your usual IHOP-y Aunt Butterworth approximation.
The setting is also a bit industrial, feeling a bit like a former garage or hanger of some kind. Seats are tightly packed in, so you end up a bit closer to your dining neighbors than we usually prefer.
There was a long wait when we arrived, which I get the feeling is pretty typical here, but they at least moved steadily - if not ultra-quickly - through the wait list.
I'm not sure if we'd visit OPH again when we have such stellar competition closer to home, but I'm glad we tried it, at least once.
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