Life’s a Banquet

“A CULINARY ESCAPADE

by S. Edmonds —

When | go a-eatin’ and am forced to wait for a
table, | always flush with excitement. None of this "we-
have-to-wait-ten-minutes-so-let's-go-somewhere-else"
bullshit. A lineup usually guarantees quality nosh, so
regardless of a growling belly and that mild dizziness
associated with too much sleep and not enough food, |
wait.

Slickity Jim's Chat ‘n' Chew's new digs at 2513
Main Street is no exception. | was sold with the first big
whiff of cinnamon honey butter that blossomed out the
door as we entered. Cozy and comfortable, this feels like
a bona fide. Mount Pleasant institution, even though
they've only been there since September: they've been
honing their culinary skills since Slickity's first opened on
Powell Street. And the wait wasn't so long. We sidled up
to the bar for bold cups o' Joe and waited for a table
while our eyes opened wide enough to read the menu.

It's the perfect brunchy spread. Like a greasy
spoon without the grease, all our a.m. favorites are there:
omelets, bacon and eggs, mountains of toast - some driz-
zled 'n' drowning in the aforementioned cinnamon
honey butter - huevos rancheros, and ‘benedictions' of
all shapes, sizes and devotions. A toss-up between the
Lenny Benny (asiago cheese, spinach & sundried tom=-
toes) and the Barbecue Salmon Benny was decided by an
illegal interception of the Chorizo Benny. The two
poached eggs arrived with a generous scattering of chori-
zo bits, roasted garlic cloves and a grated cheddar crown.
The accompanying pile of potatoes was crispy on the
outside, soft on the inside, just like potatoes should be.

The slightly harried waitresses had just the right
amount of Flo’ energy to captivate, the bacon was crispy,
and the assembled art was a-ok by me. A child's drawing
of a sunburst, in homage to the "chaf and chow", hung
beneath a classic portrait of a monkey holding a bouquet
of obviously sweet scented violets. The assorted col-

photographs by Marc Hébert

| was sold with
first big whiff o
cinnamon honey butter

that blossomed out the
door as we entered.

lectibles evoked a nostalgic pining for the Whitespot of
my youth, that perfect paradox of antiques and triple-o,
duck decoys and pirate packs.

The regular menu at Slickity Jim's looks pretty
good too. Big Rippin’ Mama and Vegas Burgers,
Macaroni and Cheese, and Slickity’s Abstract Notion:
"The idea here is you order food and | sling together a
meal that is a brash composition, with a myriad of
colours, flavours, textures, tastes, and a varying degree of
what some may quietly call the mad prophesies of the
spiritually ridiculous. $6.75 (Mood dependent)".

Our Saturday morning breakfast extravaganza
for two came to $16.05, including tax, before tip.

ea Slickity Jim’s Chat ‘n’ Chew

2513 Main St. TEL: 873-6760

Open 7 days. :
Monday-Wednesday 9am to 6pm
Thursday-Sunday 9am to 10pm.

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Life’s a Banquet

:A CULINARY ESCAPADE

by S. Edmonds

When | go a-eatin’ and am forced to wait for a
table, | always flush with excitement. None of this "we-
have-to-wait-ten-minutes-so-let's-go-somewhere-else*
bullshit. A lineup usually guarantees quality nosh, so
regardless of a growling belly and that mild dizziness
associated with too much sleep and not enough food, |
wait.

Slickty Jim's Chat ‘n’ Chew's new digs at 2513
Main Street is no exception. | was sold with the first big
whiff of cinnamon honey butter that blossomed out the
door as we entered. Cozy and comfortable, this feels like
a bona fide. Mount Pleasant institution, even though
they've only been there since September: they've been
honing their culinary skills since Slickity’s first opened on
Powell Street. And the wait wasn't so long. We sidled up
to the bar for bold cups o' Joe and waited for a table
while our eyes opened wide enough to read the menu.
Its the perfect brunchy spread. Like a greasy
spoon without the grease, all our a.m. favorites are there:
‘omelets, bacon and eggs, mountains of toast - some driz-
zled ‘n' drowning in the aforementioned cinnamon
honey butter - huevos rancheros, and ‘benedictions’ of
all shapes, sizes and devotions. A toss-up between the
Lenny Benny (asiago cheese, spinach & sundried torr
toes) and the Barbecue Salmon Benny was decided by an
illegal interception of the Chorizo Benny. The two
poached eggs arrived with a generous scattering of chori-
0 bits, roasted garlic cloves and a grated cheddar crown
The accompanying pile of potatoes was crispy on the
outside, soft on the inside, just like potatoes should be.
The slightly harried waitresses had just the right
amount of Flo' energy to captivate, the bacon was crispy,
and the assembled art was a-ok by me. A child's drawing
of a sunburst, in homage to the "chaf and chow", hung
beneath a classic portrait of a monkey holding a bouquet
of obviously sweet scented violets. The assorted col-

| was sold with the

first big whiff of
cinnamon honey butter
that blossomed out the
door as we entered.

lectibles evoked a nostalgic pining for the Whitespot of
my youth, that perfect paradox of antiques and triple-o,
duck decoys and pirate packs.

The regular menu at Slickity Jim’s looks pretty
good too. Big Rippin’ Mama and Vegas Burgers,
‘Macaroni and Cheese, and Slickity's Abstract Notion:
“The idea here is you order food and | sling together a
meal that is a brash composition, with a myriad of
colours, flavours, textures, tastes, and a varying degree of
what some may quietly call the mad prophesies of the
spiritually ridiculous. $6.75 (Mood dependent)"

‘Our Saturday moming breakfast extravaganza
for two came to $16.05, including tax, before tip

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(>) Slickity Jim’s Chat ‘n’ Chew
2513 Main St. TEL: 873-6760

‘Open 7 days
Monday-Wednesday 9am to 6pm
Thursday-Sunday 9am to 10pm.

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