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Frans restaurant; 'A Toronto tradition since 1946'
- Thread starter Mustapha
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urbandreamer
recession proof
^What a rip off! Boom Breakfast on College near Ossington offers the same meal for $3.99!
Mustapha
Senior Member
I'll go check it out.
There's only so many 'all day breakfasts' my body can cope with, unfortunately.adma
Superstar
You can always tell "there goes the neighbourhood" whenever a Sunset Grill opens up....
SP!RE
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I love Fran's!!!
Long ago, my grandparents would go on dates there. Then they introduced my mother to it. And here I am now, enjoying it for myself.
Long ago, my grandparents would go on dates there. Then they introduced my mother to it. And here I am now, enjoying it for myself.
smuncky
Senior Member
i love my big breakfast at fran's!
a group of friends and i usually head over there after they are done djing on every other friday night. nothing like a good "healthy" meal at 3am.
however, it's sometimes so packed at that hour that we have to head down the street to golden griddle.
a group of friends and i usually head over there after they are done djing on every other friday night. nothing like a good "healthy" meal at 3am.
however, it's sometimes so packed at that hour that we have to head down the street to golden griddle.
Towered
Senior Member
Embarrassingly, I've never been to Fran's.
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
I went to the College and Yonge Fran's for Xmas dinner with my father in 1977, when my mother was back in England. He never forgave me for that one!
Observer Walt
Senior Member
Was it really that bad? I've always thought of Fran's as unadventurous but "safe".
Like some others, I have not been to a Fran's for years now. I should drop in, for old times' sake. I used to occasionally go to the one on St. Clair just west of Yonge. It gave off an atmosphere of not having changed for years, which I'm sure was part of its appeal. I remember that every staff member appeared to be at least 50.
Mustapha
Senior Member
I see a few posts above that smuncky mentions 'Golden Griddle'. I would say that culinary-wise Golden Griddle has a slight edge.
Mustapha
Senior Member
Well, I can't forgive your dad's people for meat pies and chips. Then one time I had this meal - in Greenwich - I was scratching my head at the mystery of the attraction of it.
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
Is it just my fading memory, boys, or was there a Fran's on the west side of Yonge ( upstairs, near where Funland is/was ) in the '70s? My OCA friend Donna used to work as a waitress in a restaurant in just such a location in those days.
Mustapha
Senior Member
Yes, there was a Frans there.
Also one at Yonge and Eglinton; where the 'What a Bagel' is now.
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
Phew! I used to go to the one upstairs on Yonge for their fish and chips, now and then.
Chuck
Senior Member
LOL, I used to go to the Golden Griddle all the time growing up. But since I turned about 18, I can't remember the last time I was at the Golden Griddle either sober, or before 2 am.