Dad's Breakfast & Coffee — Restaurant in Toronto

We came on a Friday at about 2pm, so there was hardly any wait. Do keep in mind there’s barely any seating and when we came all the spots outside the store were already occupied by people.

I just want to say the food is amazing. We got the katsu dad sandwich and dad’s 48 sandwich.

The katsu dad was so so so good. The sandwich had a crispy panko breaded egg with caramelized onions as well as a spicy chili crisp and aioli that paired so well with it. I really didn’t expect much but after one bite I was shocked at the textures and flavours and how everything worked together.

The dad’s 48 sandwich was a bit more standard with a hash brown, egg and pickles. We went with the sausage which I think might be house made and sooo flavourful, which we loved.

We also got the coffee slushy and as a non coffee drinker, this was seriously so good. Not too sweet and just the right amount of coffee flavour that wasn’t overwhelmingly bitter, in a fun slushy form!

Now for the not so fun part and why I knocked one star off: the price. We just felt kind of bad paying about 40 dollars for this meal when we could have gone to Badiali’s a couple blocks away and gotten a whole pie including drinks and dips for a little bit...

Solid place for breakfast sandwiches and coffee slushes. Expect to wait a bit for your order to be made, especially if it is busy, as everything is made fresh (obvious exception is the coffee slush).

Dad’s 48 (with sausage): 5/5. This was SO good. All the ingredients balanced each other out so well. This will probably be my go-to moving forward.

Katsu Dad: 4.5/5. I can see why this one sells out. The chilli crisp + caramelized onion + panko-crusted egg combo goes very well together. I just missed a bit of meat in my breakfast sandwich - but would still get this again when I’m in the mood for a more egg-centric breakfast sandwich.

Coffee Slush: 4.5/5. I’m craving another one as I type this review. The coffee base they use is a bit more on the acidic side for my liking, but it actually paired very well with the breakfast sandwiches. Of note, this is dairy-free (made...

The coffee slush is dangerously good, as in I could probably inhale it. It was very easy to drink which is what made it dangerous. The slush was smooth and well balanced in terms of sweetness. The breakfast sandwich was soi delicious. It was simple and looked simple, but very well executed. It's probably my favorite breakfast sandwich I ever had. The cook on everything was perfect and it was very satisfying. The only downside is it's quite a trek to go here since it's way in the west end. But if I'm craving breakfast and I'm on that side of town? I will probably go...