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Dizzy’s in Park Slope

What better way to spend time with friends than over a good meal? As per Dannyson’s suggestion, we headed to Dizzy’s in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

For whatever reason, Dizzy’s sounded dangerously familiar. It might have been one of the restaurants that were madeover on the Food Network show.

But I digress. The ambience of Dizzy’s is lively and welcoming. The decor is colorful and kitschy; the waitstaff is polite. On a late morning, the place was packed and the only spots they had open for the three of us was at the counter.

While it was tempting to take photographs of the short order cooks working the griddle or the generously portioned slices of multigrain bread being toasted on a conveyor-belted toaster, I behaved and resisted.

Dorcas had a breakfast sandwich with ham and egg. She also ordered a side of home fries.

I decided to have an omelette with bell peppers and onions. This was served with their amazing bread and home fries.

The onions were very well caramelized, which was different from what I expected. Most of my experiences with Western omelettes or any sort of egg dish with onion were ones where the onions were a little under cooked. This, on the other hand, the onions were cooked before combining with the eggs. The result was a sweeter and most distinctly pleasant taste in the omelette.

The bread was, without a doubt, the best bread I have had in the longest time. I suspect it was a multi-grain bread that was either made at their diner or ordered from a local bakery. It was very artisanal; the crust was just right in thickness and texture. It was chewey, but not overwhelmingly so. I could have been happy with just their toast and nothing more.

What I enjoyed most was having a comment card to fill out at the end. And also, the aforementioned ambience was enough motivation for us to overtip. Eating at Dizzy’s rekindled my faith in trying new places, as it broke my unfortunately streak of having bad dining restaurants in the recent past.

Dizzy’s is located in Brooklyn, at 511 9th Street. It’s conveniently close to the subway as well.