OVER EASY, Toronto

208 Bloor Street W

Toronto

(416) 922 2345

So Harry and I have finally gotten our acts together and started reviewing again.  

Today's stop was Over Easy on Bloor Street.  It's across from the Rom, between St. George and Museum stations.  Warm and cozy, you're greeted quickly at Over Easy with first the quiet atmosphere and then by a table and a full pot of coffee - to keep at your table.  Definitely a reason in itself to love this place.

Many of the breakfast choices are inventive and different from what you'll find in most other egg and bacon places.  Eggs baked in cheese sauce, or eggs poached in port with pearl onions.  Interesting choices.

I had the Eggs mushroom and cheese sauce since the waitress pooh-poohed my original choice, and Harry had the standard Big Breakfast.  We both got freshly squeezed OJ that was very, very good.  

My breakfast was too rich and indulgent for my tastes, but a change from what I'd usually go for and a welcomed change at that.  Harry liked his as well, but wasn't fond of the scrambled eggs.  My ultimate pet peeve reared it's peevey head at me in the form of uncooked eggs under all that thick salty sauce.  

The portions were very large and the service was nice and not overbearing at all.

Harry and I may have been slightly generous with this place but we gave it at 7.5/10.  Coffee and a friendly staff can go a long way sometimes.

BEAUTY'S DINER, Montreal

  

93 avenue du Mont-Royal Ouest

Montreal, QC

(514) 849 8883

This small, quaint diner was full of charm from the minute we walked in.  Steel all over the place, identical booths streaming 2 rows down the length of the joint and slats of light from the roman blinds lining the walls.

Paul had a huge, fresh waffle with a side of hashbrowns and I had the paysenne omelet, both very good choices.  Sadly, Harry wasn't with us to sample the fine offerings, but heres' what we thought:

The servers were friendly and a man who we assumed was the owner sits at the bar directing the crowd to tables.  He, as well as the majority of patrons there, has his face halfway into a salmon platter (cream cheese, capers, smoked salmon, and bagels for about $11) but seems happy that his restaurant is full and bustling.

The food was fast and very fresh, and the paper placemats that are laid down at each table are ideal for gnarly morning doodles.  You'll see when you get there.

A wonderful breakfast on a good day in Montreal was only made better by our stop to Beauty's.  Why I didn't pick up one of their printed tees to commemorate the experience, I will never know.

An 8/10