Kanela Breakfast Club

My sister and I stopped by for brunch on a Thursday afternoon.  There wasn't a wait, but already had a good amount of tables seated.  We were greeted by our waitress shortly and given menus.  She also asked if we wanted anything in particular to drink.  My sister just got water, but I got a peppermint mocha with soy (they offer soy and almond milk for my lactose intolerant friends.)  The peppermint mocha was delicious!!  Just the right amount of mint and chocolate combination.  

We started off with the loukoumades (Greek donuts).  They were drizzled with honey and dusted off with roasted walnuts.  I have never tried loukoumades before, so I was expecting this to be a sugar fest in my mouth.  Thank goodness it wasn't.  The donuts were soft and chewy without the overbearing taste of sugar.  The walnuts gave it a nice crunchy texture.  My sister ordered the veggie egg white omelet and I ordered the red velvet french toast.  Her omelet was accompanied with seasoned red potatoes and pumpernickel toast.  From what she told me, she enjoyed her dish.  The red velvet french toast was just ok.  I thought it was a tad too sweet and had way too much cream cheese.  If you have a sugar tooth, then you might enjoy this dish.

The only other complaint I have is that our waitress was not too attentive to us.  She was more concentrated on the larger tables.  But I do appreciate that the other waitress would stop by and ask us if we needed anything.  Overall, my sister and I enjoyed our experience at Kanela.  I definitely would consider coming back again to try out their freshly squeezed juices.

What is with Chicago and having awesome breakfast spots!!?  This place was buttertown all around.  The greek doughnuts to start should be on every breakfast menu.  The eggs & chorizo delivered a solid finish...everything everyone around me ordered looked awesome.  This is an awesome breakfast spot...make a reservation if you can, it was packed.

Jealous that Philly lacks places like this for breakfast.

Loved it!  So I was walking home from the gym a week ago and couldn't help but notice a line of people hanging out on Wells Street patiently waiting for a table at Kanela.  Today I decided to give this place a try, perfect for a Sunday Brunch.  I called ahead to make a reservation knowing that this place was in high demand.  (side note you need a minimum of 4 to make a reservation ) So I rallied a few to join me and off we head to Kanela.  As suspected the place was packed so I was glad that I made the reservation.  When we got there, we were told it would be a few minutes.  A few minutes turned into 20 and I was getting a little flustered because I thought I had prepared to avoid this situation.  The manager ( I assume ) was overly apologetic, very nice  and made sure to make us his first priority.  We were seated shortly after that and boy was the wait WORTH IT!   I ended up getting the eggs benedict... it was to die for!  The waitress was very knowledgable about the menu and very attentive throughout our entire breakfast.  I don't believe they have a liquor license yet, but I did see a bottle of champagne on a couple of tables so maybe it was BYOB??  I am not positive on this so you may want to double check in case you were in the mood for a bloody or a mimosa with your brunch.  All in all it's worth a repeat.  If you are in the Old Town area and want a good spot for brunch.. check out Kanela!