Markham Station

All day breakfast and open 24 hours a day in Scarborough. Finally, a place closer than the Denny’s in Whitby.

I had the french toast. It was okay. Nothing spectacular. This place doesn’t put cinnamon in the french toast. Why does no place do that?

For a restaurant in Scarborough, I’ve never had better service.

I will definetely be returning to this place. I still have to try their home fries and their pancakes.

Antonino’s Italian Style Pizzeria & Panini

I’d have never been to this place before. It’s just a little hot table next door to my dry cleaners. But I was getting some stuff cleaned and it was lunch time. So I stopped in for a slice of cheese pizza.

There are a lot of places in this world that serve cheese pizza and you’d be amazed at how many of them find a way to screw it up. And for a hot table, I had low expectations.

This slice was done just right. The cheese was good, the sauce was good. Both were just the right proportion to each other and the crust. The crust itself was baked properly and was not too thin, not too thick. It was crispy and tasty.

I will be getting another slice when I go back to pick up the dry cleaning.

Denny’s

With the Denny’s in Pickering now gone, we found ourselves driving to Whitby for a late night breakfast snack attack.

I had the french toast. Although there was no cinnamon on the french toast, it was still very good. I also had the country-fried potatoes. Those were also very good.

The service was slow, but what can you really expect from a Denny’s in Whitby after midnight. The wait staff was just two people. And I doubt there was more than one or two in the kitchen. And to top it off, what kind of service are you going to get from people who work the midnight to dawn shift. This one waiter was hilarious. First, he asked us if we were getting high before entering the restaurant. Then later, when he asked if he could top up our coffees, he took my enthusiastic “Yes sir,” to mean taunt me before actually pouring my coffee.

Canyon Creek

This steakhouse should be called Canyon Cave. It was very dark inside the restaurant. Twice, my dining party was brought food different from what was ordered. The entrees also took quite a bit of time to be delivered to the table.

I had grilled chicken with a side of mashed potatoes. The meal was tasty, but nothing special.

I am still guffawed at the repeatedly poor service I receive from restaurants in Scarborough. I cannot remember the last time a restaurant in Scarborough provided my dining party with complaint-free service. I rarely have issues when dining in downtown Toronto or Beaver Creek or Woodbridge or Richmond Hill. I have to make some serious changes when dining with my friends. We have to stop going to eat in Scarborough restaurants.