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The Metro diner in San Marco is Folio Weekly readers'
first choice for breakfast, whether they're craving a classic like steak
and eggs or something more imaginative - like pound-cake French
toast. It's likely this duality - the combination of old-fashioned
charm and modern creativity - that's won The Metro Diner this year's Best
Breakfast award.
While the restaurant's traditional breakfast dishes are not to be
overlooked, the menu's idiosyncrasies make The Metro Diner's specialty
offerings hard to resist. The original Breakfast Pie is a customer
favorite, says Mark Davoli, chef and co-owner of the diner since
2000. The pie consists of layers of eggs, cheese, mushrooms, onions,
bell peppers, and herbs in a red-sinned potato pie crust. Also
popular is the grilled breakfast burrito, a soft tortilla stuffed with
eggs, black olives, onions, peppers, salsa, cheese and meat or black
beans.
The crab cakes Benedict - like eggs Benedict, but with grilled crab
cakes instead of bacon - is a hit with the restaurant's regular
crowd. And shrimp and grits is one of the diner's daily blackboard
specials, as is the three-egg seafood omelette, the Tuscan and Mom's, made
with chicken, asparagus, mushrooms, Swiss cheese and hollandaise
sauce. Add warm cornbread, and your meal is square.
For those who prefer something sweeter, the pound-cake French toast
is an indulgence that will last you all day. The Belgian waffles are
among the fluffiest in town and The Metro Diner is pancake lover's
dream. Go for the 10-inch Challenge, an enormous pancake that can be
stuffed with blueberries, banana, apple, granola, nuts, chocolate chips,
even wheat germ. Davoli recommends the banana-granola
combination. "You don't even need syrup," he says.
Davoli says The Metro Diner uses only the finest ingredients for
his dishes, despite the fact that this policy eats into profits.
"I'd rather make a little less money and make the customer
happy," he says, And thanks to his Pittsburgh upbringing, his
portions aren't dainty. As Davoli puts it: "You never
leave hungry." |
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