Bert's Restaurant

Happy New Year to you all from The Team! Hopefully you're all in good health and are ready to take on yet another year on this Earth. I know that myself and the rest of The Team are looking forward to things, namely breakfast! On that note, we started off 2010 with a little diner on Main Street and 14th Ave (2904 Main Street) called Bert's Restaurant. Established under its current name in 1948, Bert's has been a mainstay of the Main Street community for over 60 years. My roommate insisted on trying it out, as she maintains that they have the best pancakes ever, and I'm a big fan of pancakes!

So, like every Monday, The Team (minus Cam this week, as he just landed a new job) met up at Bert's around 10am. Rozi had already landed a table for us, though it wouldn't have been a concern considering the number of open tables that we had to choose from. As Kimmy and I sat down, we were immediately greeted by our server, an older lady, with menus and water along with an offering of coffee ($1.70 each with free refills), which we both happily accepted. With that, we got to scouring the menu for our Monday delights and were faced with an extensive selection to choose from. The coffee's arrived quickly and the server took our orders. Here's how breakfast shaped up for The Team:

Jesse - The "Classic" Breakfast. Two pancakes, two eggs (scrambled), three slices of bacon and toast. ($6.50 / Total bill: $8.20)

Kimmy - Eggs Benny. Tomatoes substituted for meat, with an order of pan fries. ($8.95 / Total bill: $10.65)

Rozi - Two eggs (over easy), rye toast and pan fries. ($5.75 / Total bill: $7.45)

With our orders placed, we took to drinking our coffees and having idle conversation with one another. It only took a few minutes for our food to arrive, and we took a moment to survey the situation. All of our plates looked and smelled delicious, though one of my pancakes looked a bit on the burnt side. Regardless, we all dug in and went silent for the next several minutes. I found the pancakes to be good, but a bit on the over-done side. Still, they were quite tasty, as was the rest of my meal. Rozi made short work of most of her plate and said that it was all tip-top. As for Kimmy, she commented, "It wasn't the best benny. It reminded me of an IHOP benny, and I don't mean that as a good thing."

Overall, Bert's Restaurant gets props from myself and The Team. I know that the pancakes being a bit overdone is subject to day-to-day circumstances, so I can't base my decision on such a situation. As for Kimmys benny, I guess that you may want to skip the eggs benny at Bert's. But, the service was amazing, and the food was quite good, especially for the price. If you're looking for a quiet, low-key place to have some breakfast in the area, I suggest Bert's whole-heartedly.

Stay sharp, kids
Jesse