eggsmart - a value size breakfast

This is a chain location but a place I have driven by quite a few times and have wanted to try.  There are quite a few places in the Bloor West Village area to go for breakfast but they are mostly pubs so to avoid going somewhere for breakfast that I had just finished having beers in 10 hours earlier just doesn't seem appealing. 

When I arrived I stood at the front for a few moments before I was acknowledged but once that happened I was seated in under 5 minutes.  A lady named Dar was my server.  She seemed a little rough when she first approached the table to get the drink order but became nicer throughout the meal.  In all fairness she was working a larger section of tables.
 
So eggsmart got the call one morning and was it worth the drive.  I had the Big Breakfast which consisted of 4 eggs cooked any style, which I had over hard, 2 sausage links, 2 strips of bacon, 2 slices of ham, which I replaced for more bacon, and 2 buttermilk pancakes.  The meal was very good and very large.  I was pleasantly surprised. 

The value of my meal was fantastic for what I got.  So for the Big Breakfast I paid $8.99 which to me fantastic.  Most places for a breakfast of this size you would paying well over $11.  It might be small savings but a dollar here and a dollar there really adds up.

When eating at some breakfast locations it is understood that you are to pay at the cash.  The problem is that it is never explained to you to do so.  A common mistake that can be made in a lot of locations like this is that your server needs to be the one that cashes you out and you are forced to wait for them.  You never want to make someone wait who wants to pay because that is there last experience and you want that one to be positive, not negative.  Also tipping someone at a cash register while they are standing right in front of you is also a negative.  Stores like that should have a cashier so that way you can feel comfortable tipping what you want, related to the service and food quality you received.

The website for eggsmart is http://www.eggsmart.ca/welcome.aspx.  It is a very good website that has a lot of information for you to look through.

The great size of the meal, the amazing value, the efficient table side service were fantastic.  Unfortunately the communication issues of where to pay and the lack of acknowledgment when arriving and departing left a bad taste.  I give this breakfast location a 7 out of 10.

Happy eating!

-The Hungry Ginger