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Everytime I am in toronto downtown for an overnight stay I go out of my way to visit this restaurant for breakfast. The staff are friendly and the only complaint I have is that the breakfast served is too big. Everything served is high quality, attentive staff, portions are a bit large but it is a bright airy atmosphere and good quality food which brings us back every time we stay over in toronto.
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Mars uptown is a classic diner with a twist -- it's got a fun mars / space theme to the decorum, and overall it's well kept, clean, and above average of what you can expect from the traditional greasy spoon type diner.
I ordered the traditional eggs benedict which came, as excpected, with two poached eggs, on english muffins, and peameal bacon, with some potatoes and a slice of orange.
Overall the presentation was good for a diner. The orange was sliced in twist and nicely displayed, the eggs benny were artistically smothered in hollandaise, and the potatoes looked greasily tastilicious.
So how was it? Well those benny fans among us will know how difficult it is to achieve the perfect benny. This was not perfection, but was above average, decent in every way. I'm still on the search for Toronto's best eggs benedict, but if I had to go back to Mars and have another I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
So first of all the waitress asked how I wanted the eggs poached -- a good sign. If they don't ask you know you're in trouble. Unfortunately, even though I asked for medium poached I got one medium and one hard egg. Not a meal breaker, but still not so great.
The hollandaise sauce was a little on the gelatinous side, but was flavorful, so I can forgive the consistency. It wasn't the best hollandaise I've had, but it certainly wasn't the worst either.
The peameal bacon on the other hand was awesome. I'm actually not a big fan of the peameal (I prefer standard), but they did it right -- grilled to perfection, and the slice thickness was just right too.
The english muffins were the standard affair -- toasted too lightly for my liking, but I don't get in a knot about the muffins unless something is terribly wrong.
The potatoes looked and smelled amazing, unfortunately they failed to deliver the same oral "oomph" that they give upon the first visual inspection. Maybe more spices would do the trick, or add in some cheese. They were fine though, it's not like I didn't eat them, I just wasn't wowed by them.
As for the service, nothing to complain about. The service was actually quite good considering the diner type atmosphere. Warm, friendly, adequate in speed.
So, to summarize, Mars is a decent diner with decent food at good prices. I wouldn't hesitate to go back if someone else wanted to go or I was hungry and passing by, but I'm definitely still on the search for a really killer benny in Toronto.
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222 Davenport Rd, Toronto, ON M5R 1J6
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American Cuisine, Casual
1164 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4W 2L9
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Bistro, Canadian Cuisine, American Cuisine, French, Restaurant With Wifi Internet, Wheelchair-accessible Restaurant, Restaurant With Bar
A 3401 Yonge, North York, ON M4N 2M8
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399 Church St, Toronto, ON M5B 2J6
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2363 Yonge St Main, Toronto, ON M4P 2C8
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70 Yorkville Ave, Toronto, ON M5R 1B9
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1128 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4M 1K8
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Diner, Canadian Cuisine, American Cuisine, Restaurant With Terrace, Wheelchair-accessible Restaurant
King & University, Toronto, ON M5H 1J8
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417 Donlands Ave, East York, ON M4J 3S2
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Canadian Cuisine, American Cuisine, All-day Breakfast, Group Reservation, Restaurant With Wifi Internet, Lunch Menu, Take-out
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