A Table For 2

 1209 Wellington St. W.        www.filsdiner.ca ( I substituted my home fries for tomatoes ) Nice little Hintonburg diner .... reasonable prices, great service. You can tell this is a well established neighborhood diner.

 503 - 3095 St. Joseph Blvd. Orléans, ON K1E 3W6      www.goodfoodservedwell.com Outstanding. This was the best breakfast I have had out in quite some time. The home fries were excellent, the eggs cooked perfectly and the options of whole grain or sourdough toast were terrific. The service was great and the food - superb. You can tell they take pride in what they do here ... a return visit is VERY likely!

550 Montréal Rd, Ottawa, ON  A little sports bar in a Vainer strip mall, The Dynasty is a humble little place to grab an affordable breakfast. The service was fast and the food was fine. Nothing spectacular but passable.

 Off the beaten path at1572 Michael St, Ottawa, Cozy's is a humble little working class diner. Reasonable prices, down to earth people, this café mainly cates to the industrial workers in the area. Breakfast was good and the server was busy.

Today I opted for the "light breakfast" ...  My over easy eggs were just a bit undercooked, but over all The Hometown Grill has fairly consistently, reliably provided good breakfasts for years (even during COVID). The home fries here are excellent! Eating out since the pandemic has often been disappointing ... since many restaurants were closed during lockdown and since reopening have had to find new staff; so it was nice to eat here this morning to find that Hometown still had what it takes to satisfy 2 hungry breakfast lovers.

Well, it was my turn to pick a place for brunch and we headed to Manx on Elgin St. Unfortunately, there was a wait and I was just too 'hangry' :) So then after another couple of places that turned out to be closed, we ended up at Biggs Deli where thankfully it was just a short wait. While waiting, it became apparent that the COVID guidelines seem both confusing and senseless. They asked for proof of full vaccination, which is expected, however they did not ask for ID so I could have used anyone's. Then we noticed the woman in front of us made no attempt to have a mask on, nor did the man leaving the restaurant. I found myself quick to have judgemental thoughts, but then you have to wonder... what difference does it really make having a restaurant full of people sitting with no masks on and yet expecting everyone to have one on if they aren't at their table. Isn't that kinda like putting a peeing section in a pool?? Food for thought.. pun intended... I had the eggs b...