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For three star American, try Al's Breakfast in Minneapolis. Located in the University neighborhood, this restaurant is mildly expensive. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a casual atmosphere. This place features breakfast and brunch. This restaurant is good for groups.
5.0 of 5 stars.
Cheap and unbelievably delicious. How I miss it! Have not found a suitable replacement here in Manhattan...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There's hardly anything that I can add, but I'd just like to throw out there that I'm an out-of-towner, who found out about Al's through a friend who saw the place on television.The experience of...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Despite the location in hellish Dinky Town, Al's is great! I have to say its hype lives up to its name, and its just not the food but the patrons. Granted the only times I have gone is during the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i would go back.be sure to order your hashbrowns with your eggs, pretty sure its all sold separate. i ordered the eggs benedict and loved it. and i have a hilarious story to tell about what happened...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can't believe I grew up here and this was my first time! I've been missing out. I've always been put off by the line and the idea of being cramped and hovered over while I ate but I went on a Friday...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I can't really add much to what already has been written. Al's is a Mpls institution, but Al's is not for everyone. Here are a few DOs and DON'Ts:DO: --- Order the hash browns. They're only...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite breakfast place in the Twin Cities. It has good food, but where it really hits the home run is in the ambience. It was an alleyway but in the 1950's it was converted into a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is by far the best breakfast joint in the Twin Cities! Their blueberry pancakes are always perfect as is the witty banter behind the counter. My favorite dish is the Spike, 2 eggs with sauteed...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good food, good service, but overly hyped. Don't get me wrong - it was a good breakfast and at a great price, but I like to take my time when I go out for breakfast.The place is always packed (which...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have only been to Al's once. There was a line, but we didn't have to wait too long. I ordered a pancake, but I wished I had tried one of their other dishes. The eggs with hollandaise sounds...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A good pancake and a good NY pizza have a lot in common: thin, a bit crispy on the bottom, a bit chewy.....this pancake was like that.In addition to the pancake, I ordered a "special request"....hash...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I loved Al's Breakfast. Such good unpretentious food. I had the spike. Garlic, cheese, and mushrooms with my eggs and toast OH YES PLEASE!! It was so very nummy I am at a loss for words. I also...
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I managed to make it three years here without once stepping foot in Al's, a postage stamp-sized diner that has been built up as the Holy Grail of Minneapolis breakfast. Any self-respecting...
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Breakfast is good. Omelettes. Coffee. Pancakes. Toast. Bacon. Sausage. Been drinking? Feel poorly? Al's will cure you. Al's Breakfast is a tiny joint. I've never eaten here and not waited in an...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love love love this place. Best pancakes in the city. Strike that, best pancakes in the whole world. And the hash browns. And the people. I LOVE it. Be prepared to wait. In the cold, outside, on...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hola Jose!After hearing people sing the praises of that particular dish at Al's, I figured I'd take a break from my classic order and give it a whirl. Really, that's not daring at all, but when you...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There are places and food out there - that will change the way you rate every other place and food you ever come across. Al's made me change the way I view a "whole in the wall place" and "pancakes"....
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Got there a little before 9 on a Tuesday, no wait for four people. Guy moved down a few seats and room for all of us in a row. Waitress very friendly and not overly pushy on order. You could tell she...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
hands down the best blueberry pancakes i've ever had. its a small hallway and be prepared to wait, but the coffee, pancakes and the san jose (which is poached eggs on top of homemade hash browns with...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Don't get me wrong, Al's is a great place to get breakfast. It's amazingly unique, and the ultimate hole-in-the-wall experience. there's like 11 stools with people behind you waiting to eat. You...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yes. There is nothing more to say. Go there and you will know.
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You have to eat there at least once. A unique experience. Great Eggs Benedict, Blueberry Pancakes. Cheap eat's
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Its an institution, been there for almost 60 years. If you are/were a U MN student and lived in Dinkytown you probably lived in this place and your clothes never smelled the same.It is a true dive,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's Al's. It's breakfast. It's an institution. Show up early.
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2009
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For a pair of cities with not a lot of great breakfast places, Al's is a sure thing. Whatever you order, french toast, omeletes, hasbrowns.....you can't lose.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Holy s**t is this place a claustrophobic firetrap! I admit that there's something charming about small places, but this place takes it too far. Between this fact, the long line and the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was in Minneapolis a few months ago for business, found Al's on Yelp, and decided to check it out with a friend from Bloomington. We were initially intimidated by the line, which was several people...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Simply the best blueberry pancakes ever.
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, I'm docking a star. But I have good reason, and it has nothing to do with the food or service. When I go out for breakfast I like to sit down and get breakfast, not wait forty-five minutes in...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
In the tiny stretch of businesses known as Dinkytown, nothing lasts very long. College kids come and go. Trends come and go. Somehow, Al's has not only hung on, but flourished.Al's is the perfect...
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Al's is an experience that one must partake in when visiting Minneapolis. We arrived to enjoy Sunday brunch there with the line at the door and waited about 45 minutes for a seat. I think there are 12...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I found this place while watching the food network, which featured Al's breakfast on one of their shows. On the show it portrayed it as a self confessed "dive" (the cook and manager even said...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Al's Breakfast about 4 years ago before the Gophers Spring Football game and I still remember the fantastic omelete and hashbrowns I got.The cooks shouted orders at each other and was worth...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Don't miss the blueberry walnut pancakes, the Jose, or the pumpkin pancakes (fall only).
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2008
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I love Al's so much. The food, (wally blues and bacon) the atmosphere (built...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Call me nostalgic, but Al's Breakfast is home to many of my favorite childhood memories. I used to come here with my dad every Sunday for a good ol' greasy spoon breakfast that soothed the soul....
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This was my favorite place to eat my favorite meal during my vacation to the Twin Cities. I went in the morning so I didn't experience the dreadful heat that other reviews hint at. My breakfast was...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Giulia's is a business that's been open for the better part of a year that's trying to figure out its niche. They started out selling cereal. You went in ordered a bowl from the many, many...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you like to get in quick, sit a long time and massage a cup of coffee for two hours, this place is not for you. Chances are you'll have to wait in line (along with everyone else). Chances are the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Al's is the quintessential breakfast dive. Yes it's a dive. It's smaller then a lot of bars because it basically is a bar except you cram in here to eat some of the world's best omelets and pancakes...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I hate all the people who don't "get" Al's and want to turn it into a damned Denny's. Its hot and miserable in summer, deal with it or don't go. Al's has not interested in cleaning up, getting...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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A truly unique little place. The staff was all extremely friendly and actually sincere about it. The food was delicious. I had the Eggs Jose (a heap of hashbrowns, poached eggs, chedder cheese,and salsa) and...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Really cute, tiny place. I really love the old-fashioned feel and the fresh breakfast aroma that hits you as soon as you open the door.It is definitely annoying to wait, but I guess that's part of...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Al's needs a little bit of help. Granted, I am not from Minneapolis, so maybe this is something only locals can enjoy.The place is tiny, too small for the amount of traffic they get. If they wanted to...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great restaurant, Good Character, Good Food, Good Prices. I would recommend coming in a small group, otherwise your wait will be a lot longer.
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Obviously. Best restaurant in the city as far as I'm concerned.
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Although I hate waiting in line (tip, go at 6am on a weekday, if you can get up that early...they place is yours and a few regulars'), this place has the best pancakes on the planet. Love it!
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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waited for an hour w/ my young kids. Omeletes were over cooked and nothing to write home about. My hashbrowns were too well done and the oj was warm. I think people rave about this place because they feel like...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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Although you have to stand in line to wait for a stool to sit at the counter, it is well worth it. All of the food here is amazing; the pancakes, the omelette's, the hashbrowns and french toast are fantastic....
citysearch.com - user review - 01/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I almost forgot Al's and the wallyblue pancakes. I haven't visited in a long time, but this is the breakfast go-to place. Inevitably, you might wait in line a long time (especially on the weekends -...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Top Ten Tips for an Al's Newbie, by an Al's regular (once a week for 15 years and counting)1) Week-ends are for suckers. Yeah, it's easier to go on week-ends cause you don't have to work and stuff,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Arguably the smallest restaurant in Minneapolis, Al's has been doing their thing since before Dinkytown was cool. Considering Dinkytown was cool in the 60's, that's a freaky long time. The wait most...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I lived in Minneapolis near Dinkytown in the late 60"s. I can't believe Al's is still there. It was a great place then......looks like it still is. I remember waiting outside (after being UP all...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ahhhh Al's I cannot live without a weekly pilgramage for the amazing "wally blue" pancakes. Al's is the best breakfast on earth. There is no comparison. If you are looking for that classic hole in the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Coffee to go, my shoes are thirsty.I've eaten at Al's at least 4 times now and I haven't been disappointed even once. There's no place this cramped on earth that's similarly enjoyable. There are only...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow. It's the best breakfast place in the city. 12 seats at a bar and the snarkiest staff in the land, you'll be excited for whatEVER comes out of the pan! There's yelling, there's community and the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2007
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I actually created an account on citysearch just to write this... I've been going to Al's regularly since my days as an undergrad at the U of M. I'm 30 now. In the last 12 years I've come to know the...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This restaurant is crammed into an alley. They make waffles with bacon slices inside. This elicits either cringes of disgust or interest in those whom I tell. If you are one of the latter, you should...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2007
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Our friends invited us to Al's Breakfast because of the great reviews. None of us had ever been there before - and we won't be back. The wait was terrible and our party of four was separated - leaving me...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Al's is an institution. You do not live as a native in Minneapolis until you have had your baptismal breakfast at Al's.Come early or be prepared to wait for a while.
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2007
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It's not often when you find a place that serves awesome food and the atmosphere matches it perfectly. Food is always better when cooked with soul, and you can't get much better than Al's. Portions are hearty...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Al's Breakfast is a literal hole in the wall. The entire width of the place is maybe 10 feet with a long counter stretching the length of the restaurant. I usually didn't have a problem finding a...
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2006
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I have loved Al's since my very first time. While in college, I was there at least once a week and got to know a lot of the staff. The atmosphere is always great, especially when Doug is cooking. Jim is great...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/01/2006
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I waited a VERY hungry 60 minutes in line with my finance to get into Al's last Sunday. I read the reviews here and I wanted to check it out. It was worth every minute! The there is only one side of counter...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/04/2006
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With only 10 ft. of Dinkytown real estate (for the entire width of the structure!), Al's has had to focus. It's breakfast only, with a menu and fame that haven't changed in 30 years. You sit at a bar with 3.5...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/28/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you go to the U of M you know where the greatest breakfast in Minneapolis can be found. Al's has been around for 54 years and looks like it. It is small, there is no waiting area, and people...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best. Breakfast. Ever. Though I live in Los Angeles, Al's Breakfast is my favorite restaurant bar none.I discovered it while living down the block at the Theta Chi Fraternity house and attending the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The first time I went to Al's, Buffalo Springfield was playing on the stereo and co-owner Doug Grina was working the front grill, resplendent in ancient tie-dye. The light fixtures, the menus, the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2005
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Al's Diner is located unobtusively, quietly and mildly in the heart of Dinkytown, on 14th. On any given day however, the lines outside, for breakfast are anything but quiet and unobtrusive.Is it ...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/27/2005
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A breakfast diner/counter just slightly wider than a Mini Cooper, Al's breakfast 12- spinning stools line up with customers quickly. Those waiting must stand in a row behind the stools or out on the s...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/23/2005
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After a morning of watching pick-up hockey, at the Mariucci arena, which was rented out.....off to Al's we went. My first time in there, and I can say with all honesty, that I will be back. The food was well...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/09/2003
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If you like your eggs with sass, you can't go wrong with Al's. It gets a bit busy at times, but stop by and pull up a chair if you haven't. Al's is not just a breakfast joint (though they do close after...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/22/2003
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Al's breakfast is the type of place that you can go to alone or with a friend. If you go alone, prepare to make conversation with strangers, and feel completely comfortable sharing stories. The service is...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/19/2002
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Look no further for a great breakfast and dining experience than this tiny, Dinkytown hole-in-the-wall. Sure the grill looks like it hasn't been cleaned in 20 years and the help doesn't think twice of tossing...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/28/2002
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My husband and I love breakfasting out, and we have several favorites in the Twin Cities, but we always come back to Al's. The Eggs Benedict are the best in the Western Hemisphere, with the closest matches...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/11/2002
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Ok...do you really love breakfast? Then, DAMNIT! You need to eat at Al's Breakfast. It's an experience you won't forget. A real mom'n pop kind of place, but good and fresh grub. You won't miss the action cause...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/09/2002
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simply awesome..one of the cities best!!! I grew up in california...and Al's is like being home! to all you breakfast junkies...Al's the Man!!
citysearch.com - user review - 07/24/2002
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the greasy spoon decor has been preserved for a lot of years, along with the classic breakfast menu. located near the university, alums are thrilled to return and find alis just as they remember it. deemed by...
10best.com - user review
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i wish i could give this a better review. every website and book i found sung its praises. i was expecting.....
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be the pancake, grasshopper...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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what is the sound of one hand eating pancakes? at al's breakfast, the noble breakfast arts are practiced with the keen mind of a zen master. people line up around the block if not to sit at the his feet, then...
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