2708 Main Street, Vancouver (Mount Pleasant)
Lately I seem to have a thing for diners on Main Street. While my experience at Fable Diner was a little lackluster, my experience at Lucy's Eastside Diner made up for that - and went above and beyond my expectations. Open 24 hours and serving delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner every single hour of the day. you are sure to find something delicious and homey at Lucy's. Walking into Lucy's is like stepping into the 1950s. We're talking retro prints, leather booths, linoleum tables and stools, fluorescent light signs and retro posters everywhere. The diner is a quaint little place, stretching a little bit into the back with two seater booths, a long bar, and a larger booth in the front for bigger parties. The cool thing about this diner is that it is a very neighbourhood oriented place. As patrons walk in, they are free to seat themselves - something that my sister Eleanor and I were not aware of at the time. But all the servers were able to call various patrons by name and pick up easy conversation. For non-locals like us, the wait-staff was incredibly friendly and warm and efficient, despite the ongoing rush that one waitress said, quote, "never ends". It's understandable why their rush never ends - their food not only sounds and looks delicious, but tastes delicious. And as an added bonus, the prices are really cheap. It was a meal that is perfect for the student budget yet fit for a king. Eleanor and I shared a junior Oreo milkshake (just one of the many flavours that you can choose from), and I had went the breakfast route with the Smoked Salmon Scramble while Eleanor went for lunch with a Guacamole Grilled Cheese sandwich. All of these items were incredible and mindblowing! The Smoked Salmon Scramble came with a side of hashbrowns and toast, though you can substitute toast for an additional egg at no extra cost. The eggs were perfect, and though I had never had smoked salmon in my scrambled eggs before, this dish definitely had my questioning why I hadn't thought of it. It was delicious and perfect in every way, and of course hashbrowns are an added bonus. The Guacamole Grilled Cheese is a piece of innovative genius that, again, had me questioning why I didn't think of this sooner. The sandwich came with a choice of fries or salad, or half and half (which is what my sister went for). The classic grilled cheese sandwich was kicked up a notch with the smooth guacamole, and it was really realy good. I'm going to have to make this on my own sometime. At peak hours, Lucy's can become incredibly crowded and you have to wait a long time before you can get a seat. But if you wait it out, trust me - it's worth the wait.
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