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Mitzi's Cafe
On the quiet, tree-lined Sorauren Avenue, just north of Queen sits Mitzi's, a hugely popular cafe and brunch spot. The best thing about Mitzi's is the spiced potatoes. It's one of the few items that shows up regularly on their menu, scrawled in chalk to reflect that it changes on a daily basis.
On my latest visit I opted for the scrambled eggs (above - $10.99). Mixed with green onion and shredded squash, it was served with their famous potatoes and a small selection of fresh fruit. It tasted great but at that price I'd hope for something a bit more substantial.
Across the table, my girfriend opted for the granola ($7.95) which she insisted compared favourably to the one at Pulp Kitchen.
Mixed in with a latte (for her) and an iced-decaf with soy (for me), the brunch was a winner (taste-wise) across the board. But $30 later we were still left wanting. Perhaps we've gotten used to the bigger portions at Easy Breakfast, or just as likely, maybe our undoing was that we failed to fill up on bread.
The thing with Mitzi's is that they don't give diners a lot of options. First off, their menu is short. There's only five or six options. On this day we got to choose from pancakes, french toast, eggs (benedict, scrambled or an omelette) and granola. Secondly, there's wheat and dairy in pretty much everything. And while they have soy milk and are happy to make any dish dairy free, they don't offer much in the way of substitutions.
I would have liked to swap my sourdough for some spelt or rice bread but they don't offer any. I know I'm in the minority with my dietary preferences but all I'm saying is that it would be great to have the option.
Here's a photo of the outside of the restaurant:
Mitzi's, 100 Sorauren Ave, 416-588-1234
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I would take the fresh, always changing menu at Mitzi's over a place with 50 medicore options any day.
I was very disappointed. The home fries were cold and the food was generally bland. I felt as if my money and my time was ill spent.
I won't go back. I'll stick with the better sister instead.
But DO NOT go there for lunch. We belted over and took our seats at 11:50. Ordered a couple of minutes after, btw, asking another table for their menu. Drank three glasses of water as waited, and waited, and checked watches, and waited. Asked politely. Was told 'everyone arrived at once so the kitchen is trying to make everything at once.' We were the second table of 6 to be seated and ordered sandwiches as usually the ingredients are prepped and just need to be thrown together. Finally it came at 12:23. We had asked for take-away containers by then. How could it take more than 25 minutes to make two sandwiches? Then the waitress said they had been ready for 10 minutes!
I like the food and might consider going back if I had two hours for brunch or lunch, but that was just rude-really bad services. And get a new chef if six tables is overwhelming.
Mitzi's Sister is way better.
We highly recommend it.