I can't stand the typical worn-down, battered-looking diner, reeking of the depressing stench of shattered dreams. This place is modern and cheerful, so I thought I'd give them a try.\r
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I've had a thing for a few years now for real maple syrup, to the point where I won't eat that nasty maple-flavored corn sweetener that most places serve you, so as a result, I generally only eat my fave breakfast food (pancakes) at home. But when I saw a big sign, ""Genuine Vermont Maple Syrup"", I eagerly ordered up the 2x2x2 breakfast ($7.95).\r
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Surprise! When it came, I got a pot of suspiciously viscous, flavorless goo with a layer of decidedly non-maple ""pond scum"" clinging to the top. I asked the server about the ""Genuine Vermont Maple Syrup"". She told me that it was an ""upgrade"", at $2.00 per ounce. Pass. I'm here to buy breakfast, not a new car. \r
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The pancakes weren't bad at all, nice consistency and flavor.\r
Eggs were fresh and cooked to order. Sausages were skinless and dry as dust. A side order of home fries ($3.25) were insipid and dull...just not worth the work of eating them. They were an orange color, but there was no detectable flavor at all except potato.\r
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I won't be back, but if you don't mind dull-as-dishwater food at high prices, the decor is pleasant and the location is great.
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