Nick’s - Hallandale, Florida
The Ladyfriend and I went to sunny Florida last month to visit my parents, but also to soak in some warm weather before I had shoulder surgery. The surgery went well, but I’ve been couped up and crabby ever since - I can’t wait to use my arm again.
Now that I’ve sorted through my vacation photos, I decided to get off my Breakfast-Blogging ass and write something.
Like most Montreal Jews (and Quebecois Francophones), my family has vacationed in Florida since caveman days. I guess we all just need some time away from the Wasps. (Where do they take their vacations?) Besides the usual spots like the Sage Deli, Rascal House, and the Deli Den, we occasionally had breakfast at Nick’s, which is just a stone’s throw from where both the Quebecois and the Jews stay - on Hallandale Beach boulevard near the ocean.
This is your typical diner. We strolled in around 10am and it was half-full of old guys who all seemed to know each other. They were gabbing away with the waitresses, who were thankfully not young actress wannabees or over-perky university students, but career waitresses who knew how to do their jobs and added a touch of authenticity to this down-home restaurant.
I got two over-easy with bacon and the Lady ordered a sausage omelet with cheese. We both happily ordered rye toast.
I was glad they had rye toast, which is something most restaurants do not have. Usually you get a choice between white or brown, and the difference is negligible. I don’t eat white bread anymore and standard brown bread isn’t actually whole wheat, it’s just white bread with a bit of whole wheat and some brown food coloring thrown in to fool us.
That being said - this wasn’t rye toast. it was kimmel. In my books rye is rye, and kimmel is rye with caraway seeds. Luckily, i like both, but it could have been a disaster.
Also, we usually prefer real cheese to the processed stuff, but this was so gooey we love it!
The money shot.
Nick’s Restaurant
105 East Hallandale Beach Boulevard
Hallandale Beach, Florida
April 14th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
The ONLY place I’ve ever been for breakfast that offers more than just “brown” or white toast is the restaurant attached to the Harbour-Front Days Inn in Victoria (which is tragically being knocked down to build a Hilton. Shudder). Anyways at the Days Inn, in addition to some delicious ham and eggs, they offer white, rye, sourdough and multigrain (not “brown”) toast. It’s still all pre-sliced bread, but it’s very tasty and still hot when it hits your table.