Deacon's Corner

Holy crap, it's February! The Team is saying hello to the month with the little place in the DTES, known as Deacon's Corner. Located on the corner of Main and Alexander Street (101 Main Street), Deacon's is a relatively new diner in an area of the city that has begun to the "hip and artistic" demographic. Joining The Team this week are our friends Bobby and Vicky.

As I said, this area of the city has become progressively more and more "hip" over the years. A mere three blocks from Deacon's is the "poorest urban centre" in Canada, but, as you step into this place, you feel more like you're in some diner from a TV sitcom. Vicky was waiting for us already, so there was no wait for a table. Then again, there were only about 5 other people in the place, so there would have been no wait anyway. (haha) Anywho, we were still waiting for Cam and Bobby to arrive, so we looked over the menu and ordered a couple of coffees ($1.75 with free refills). Rozi was depressed because there was no soy milk for the coffee, while I was just plain depressed by the coffee. If you were to go to an empty field, pick up a handful of the dirt there and brew it in place of coffee grounds, you would probably have the coffee that we were served. Even with my warnings, Bobby and Cam ordered a couple of their own coffees once they arrived. With all of us present, the server took our orders as follows.
Jesse - French toast with bacon. ($9 / Total $11.29)


Kimmy - Veggie omelette. Filled with spinach, mushrooms, onions, peppers and cheddar cheese, served with hash browns and toast. ($10.25 / $12.60)
Rozi - Fruit bowl. Yep, it's a bunch of fruit! ($4.50 / $6.57)


Cam - B.E.L.T.CH. Toasted sandwich with bacon, eggs, lettuce, tomatoes and cheddar cheese, served with hash browns.($7.75 / $9.98)
Bobby - Southern Scramble. Sausage and onions on housemade biscuits with gravy, served with hash browns. ($10 / $12.34)

Meanwhile, Vicky was lame and stuck with nothing but her cup of dirt-water... er... I mean coffee.

It was only a short while until our meals showed up, along with refills on our coffees. My French toast was golden and perfectly done, though it did lack the kind of flavour that I've come to expect from French toast. Regardless, it was fluffy and filling and the bacon was a bit on the crisp side, but enjoyable, nonetheless. Everyone else seemed content with their meals, though Rozi was still hungry, so she stole leftover toast and hash browns from the others at the table.

In the end, Deacon's proved to be an acceptable breakfast venue, though it gets a huge minus for the crappy coffee. Unpleasant coffee at breakfast = an unfulfilling breakfast. At least the prices were fairly reasonable and the service wasn't the worst that we've encountered.

Stay sharp, kids
Jesse