Does trendy always mean worth it??

a few weekends ago i decided to take in the morning and go for a drive, explore, and follow tangeants of tree-lined side streets or intriguing architecture throughout this beautiful city. in doing so, i stumbled upon the actual site of what i had only heard of in rumor and thought the opportunity to be as golden as the autumn tree tops that led me there.

the avenues bakery...the reputation certainly does precede. trendy, local, cultural, and best of all, its patroned by many who consider themselves possesing of similar qualities. needless to say, i was expecting, well...how should i put it...more than what i got?

hardly a fit in with typical avenues' gentrification, the building itself was new and, apart from a few scattered art photographs, quite sterile. after mulling over the menu looking for anything unique or characteristic, i settled for bluberry pancakes. here in lies the first tip: never settle! you will be dissatisfied with your meal before you even take a bite. in my case, that might not have been a bad idea, for after consuming one of 2 large, over-cooked, denny's style pancakes, i could not go any further. i thanked the less-then-interested waitress, payed my bill, and with a waning exuberance for the morning's adventure, returned home.

now perhaps i am being slightly melodramatic with it all...i tend to do that sometimes. perhaps i need to give their omlette a try. but to be honest, i think i really need to just find a breakfast joint that serves up a little creative TLC to accompany the orange juice.