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Walking along Queen Street this past weekend, my date and I decided to pick a brunch place as we went. The crowd outside Lady Marmalade was as insanely long as usual, which we stopped to look at - although had no intention of getting in. While pondering who waits that long for breakfast, I noticed that Lil' Baci had people inside, no line, open tables and a delicious looking brunch menu.
Seated immediately, we ordered a french press to share - which yielded delicious rich coffee. The servers were prompt and brought us our coffee quickly and were back for our orders despite our delinquency several times at getting our orders in.
I had trouble deciding between the french toast served with lemon ricotta and rosemary strawberries and the marscapone pancakes. I had pancakes, which were served with a side of blueberry compote, maple syrup and some delicious rosemary new potatoes on the side. The pancakes were truly Delicious - fluffy and flavourful and they absorbed the syrup in a good way (evenly and not too much). My date had there "Benedetto" which was eggs benedict of sorts, served on top of a crispy polenta with a salad and potatoes as a side. I don't eat eggs, so I couldn't try it - but he assured me it was rather delicious. Prices were reasonable with most items between $11-14.
The crowd was varied - from a family with toddlers, to a large group of women having a baby shower, to young couples to older groups of friends. Lines formed at times, but in general people didn't seem to have to wait too long to get a table. I'd definitely recommend skipping the line a few doors down and give here a try. I'll be going back to try the french toast.
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