I’ve been wanting to check out Lola’s Commissary for a while now, especially after reading about the “sexy potatoes” at Foodhogger. Their weekend brunch menu was quite enticing: Cheesecake Stuffed French Toast, Egg White Frittata, Eggsmopolitan… all really excellent sounding.
Lola’s sits just south of Bloor on Church street in an old Victorian house. A sign just before the staircase on the first floor points out that the steps are a little crooked and you should be careful when ascending them, but hey, that’s what gives the house great character along with the paintings strung up around the front dining area.
Peach Iced Tea sweetened with Maple Syrup
There was such an awesome selection of iced teas (some sweetened with maple syrup) ranging from peach to chai. If I could remember them all, I’d list them here, but all I can remember is the peach iced tea since it’s the one I ordered. The maple syrup really brings out the flavour of the peach in the tea and I highly recommend trying out one of the iced teas offered that are sweetened by it.
I craved the cheesecake french toast. Alas, I refrained, because it’s a huge plate of carbs, but we did ask to find out what it was exactly. It’s a puree’d slice of cheese cake that’s put in between two pieces of bread and done up like french toast. Instead, I ended up going with the second most interesting sounding item on the menu – the kitchen sink.
The kitchen sink (and someone wanting to try their sexy potatoes)
The kitchen sink is described as “lots of lovely bits, scrambled eggs, cheese, toast” mind you the toast is on the side, not in the eggs. As for those “lovely bits”, they turned out to be spinach, tomato, and possibly bacon and a few other things I couldn’t really make out. That’s why pictures speak a thousand words. It was quite wonderful tasting, like an amazing mash up of everything brunch. It was a little bit runny though so those with food texture issues may want to pass on this one.
The Eggs Lola
We also ordered the Eggs Lola which was poached eggs and pulled ancho chicken on a tortilla with a side of avocado. The ancho chicken tastes quite nice with the added flavourings on it. One small complaint was the tortilla underneath was a bit hard, possibly from overcooking but since they’re so thin, I imagine they get hard quite fast.
Ancho Chicken Wrap
We also grabbed an ancho chicken wrap which is the same chicken from the Eggs Lola but inside of a wrap. Each of our brunch orders came with a choice of a side of frites, sexy potatoes, or a salad. All three of us decided on sexy potatoes (we couldn’t pass up trying them out thanks in part to the name). The sexy potatoes are a mix of sweet potato bits with regular home style fries. It’s great to have a mix of those two potatoes together as I love ordering sweet potato fries but often get sick of them after a few fries, so have both together was quite nice. One small complaint was that although they were cooked and were quite browned on the outside, they were still a little soft and didn’t really have much of a crunch or crisp to them. They were still quite good though.
I’m looking forward to returning to Lola’s again soon and will be bringing a few friends along who want to share a Cheesecake Stuffed French Toast with me. I’ll feel a little less guilty if I’m sharing it.
