Sausage and egg breakfast sandwich from Masa Deli
I think my credibility takes a hit every time I say this (hey, I am what I am), but I feel like as far as breakfast sandwiches go, a McMuffin is surprisingly hard to beat. Whenever I get a breakfast sandwich (which inevitably costs two or three times as much as McMuffin) I ask myself: is this better than a McMuffin? And nine times out of ten, the answer is no, not really. The breakfast sandwich at Masa Deli features “chicken sausage, chive omelette, white cheddar, pickles, aioli, hot sauce, English muffin.” It’s tasty, with perfectly prepared eggs and an enjoyably flavourful sausage. But the omelette was a bit too substantial for the sandwich, and all the toppings were so sloppy that the toasted English muffin had thoroughly lost its crispiness by the time I ate it (which was maybe like three or four minutes after they handed it to me).
Bacon Grilled Cheese and BLT from T.O. Dickens Restaurant
I tried a couple of the sandwiches from T.O. Dickens Restaurant, a no-frills joint with a nice patio in Kensington Market — the bacon grilled cheese, and the BLT. Nothing about either of them particularly stood out (and I wish the quality of the cheese were a bit higher), but they were both solid sandwiches. Is it the most exciting option in Kensington Market? It sure isn’t, but everything I tried was pretty good.
Tacos at Papi Chulo’s
Speaking of restaurants with nice patios and solid but unspectacular food… Papi Chulo’s. It’s fine! I tried a couple of their tacos, and both were perfectly tasty. It’s not the type of place that anyone is going to be raving about, but if you’re on Ossington and you’re looking for a nice patio with decent food, you could do worse.
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