Cambie Cafe

After having partaken in a few pricey-ish breakfasts, we felt the need to cheapen the expectations. You know what that means... GREASY SPOON. I just so happened to walk past a place that caught my eye the other day. I saw a sign that said, "$3.50 breakfast special all day", and that was enough to sell me. So, here we are at the Cambie Cafe, which can be found on the corner of Cambie Street and 7th Ave (2301 Cambie Street). Today's team consisted of Kimmy, Rozi, myself and our friend/coworker, Sophie! Say hi to Sophie.

I knew that we had hit greasy spoon-gold when we walked in the door. The interior was plain and white with a few run-down looking chairs and tables. The server, an older, Asian woman, walked up and brought us some menus and took our drink (aka coffee / $1.25 each) orders. It was then that Kimmy remembered that she had no cash, and this place was cash-only. So, she left in search of an ATM (Repeat of The Argo, anyone?) before the coffee was brought to us. The server arrived with our coffees and appeared quite confused by Kimmy's disappearance. We told her that she went to find money, so she did something that had never occurred to any of us. She flipped the saucer from under Kimmy's coffee onto the top of her mug to keep it warm. Of course, Kimmy came back right when she did this. So anyway, we got to ordering our meals. Kimmy and Sophie ordered the $3.50 special, while Rozi went with some French toast and I went with an order of pancakes. It was only going to be about a 10 minute wait, so we all started drinking copious amounts of coffee and partaking in our usual breakfast banter. Finally, the food arrived and it looked like, well, like a greasy spoon breakfast! Rozi managed to use just about all of the syrup on her French toast, leaving me with a little bit for my pancakes.

I must say, the whole meal was fairly enjoyable. The eggs being right on top of my pancakes wasn't my favourite, but that was easily remedied. As for the taste, I'd give it a 2.5/5. Then again, for the amount of money that we paid, it was well-worth it. The girls all agreed that it was a lovely meal on a Tuesday morning, especially for under $5. If you're looking for a quick and cheap breakfast in the area, I'd suggest the Cambie Cafe.

Stay sharp, kids
Jesse