Next out was the Cabbage roll, which also had the Cheesy Bacon Potato Casserole side. Fresh, delicious, and the mozzarella sticks were fantastic. A fresh chicken sandwich with a creative way of attaching mozzarella sticks. Our first entree was the Flag Ship Chicken Sandwich, a crispy breaded or grilled chicken breast, bacon, cheddar, marinated tomatoes, hot peppers, lettuce, red onion and dill sauce served on a fresh bun topped with a flag of mozzarella sticks and choice of marinara or zesty dill dip. The cheese dip was great, especially with the sour cream, but those potato skins! Soft but crispy, full of flavor, lightly salted, this dish alone is worth coming back for. A hearty helping of freshly made potato skins, this was mouth watering. Next we had the Potato Mecca-Skins, which were crispy potato skins topped with mozzarella, cheddar cheese, crispy bacon, scallions and served with sour cream. The pot roast was fantastic, and one can simply not get enough of the cheese curds. Traditionally served without the pot roast, this is dish is not for the feint of heart. If you have never had the chance to have a poutine, you are missing out. The Pot Roast Poutine has fresh cut French fries smothered with pot roast, cheese curds, and gravy. As we enjoyed our mimosas, they brought out our first appetizer, a poutine. There just isn’t a way to go wrong with bubbles, and the fresh peach was delicious. To get any proper breakfast started, we ordered some mimosas. When all things are equal egg-wise, why not go to a joint that feels warm, inviting and family-ish, even if the actual restaurant itself looks a little tired around the eyes.Nothing like enjoying a little Canadian flavor in good ole’ Texas, and Maple Leaf Diner aims at serving up some breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a northern twist. Always appreciate that.Īll in all, I could totally see coming here as regulars if we lived in town. She also took Hipster Jr.’s weirdo order and made some “meal” out of it in order to save us a little on the scattered a la carte mish-mash that he inevitably threw together. It’s nice to have someone care that you enjoy your meal. I feel like perhaps the server was also the owner, so the service was probably the best part of the meal. Which, in theory, is a bit much to pay for a couple eggs, a couple slices of toast and a small pile of potatoes, but feels like around the going rate these days. Probably around $9 for the cheese omelet. But totally serviceable and no frills as far as eggs on a plate go. Blindfold me and I couldn’t pick it out of a grouping of like diners in the Jersey suburbs. But is that really what you want out of your breakfast spots anyway?Īnd, yes, I’m getting to it. Exactly the same.” Granted, I was pretty young and living 3,000 miles away from this place in 1976 - and I have my doubt if anyone ever supposed that exact question back then - but it doesn’t change the fact that it’s a bit of a time warp walking in the doors here. If you were in a diner in 1976 and wondered, “What the hell is this place going to look like in 2012? Or 2022?” Turns out the answer to that question, if asked within the walls of The Maple Leaf is, “Exactly the same, my friend. Why then go off on this whole tangent? Because, honestly, there’s not a whole lot to say about this joint. Welp, both you and I don’t have to worry about that here because this very traditional American diner is presumably named after the town in which it sits, Maplewood, and not that snowy-ass country to our North. Though you’d think from the name they’d serve… Man, we were just in Canada and I couldn’t tell you what constitutes Canadian cuisine.
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