I found myself in Kansas City in the morning desperately in need of breakfast food. I had been craving pancakes so I was delighted when a Google search led me to The Corner Restaurant. It was a little hard to find there menu because I originally clicked on their separate business site. I don’t know what that’s for, but this is their real website.
While they don’t have a huge array of GF options, they did have pancakes which was enough to get me through the door. The interior is really sweet. Lots of wood, exposed brick and pipe, and warm lighting. A very cozy feel.
There isn’t a gluten free section on the menu, but the “From the Griddle” section lists gluten free as an option for two dishes. The side of French Toast and the Short Stack. I decided to go for both because neither was particularly expensive. Our server definitely knew about gluten free.
First up, the Short Stack. It looks like I could have added any and all of the toppings, but I had a hankering for blueberry. The pancakes were nice and fluffy and the blueberries were delicious. They came with butter and syrup and were devoured in under (If you read my last pancake post, you know that I like to dunk my pancakes in the syrup container.)
Next, I turned to the French Toast. While the pancakes probably would have been enough for breakfast meal (if not a super filling one) if that was all I ordered, I don’t think the french toast would be. It was very sweetly arranged, but only four half slices of toast. The bread appeared to be their in house GF bread and not specially designed for french toast. This is my guess because it had some sort of seed on the top part of the crust. The french toast itself was not bad, but it was pretty bready. By which I mean that it clearly wasn’t soaked in the egg mixture for very long. It was almost as if the egg was just sprinkled or brushed on the outside because the inside was basically just regular bread consistency. And you could taste it.
It tasted almost a little sour or savory. As if someone used sesame seed bread for french toast (which might be what happened). The taste mostly only showed up when you ate the top half (seed half) of the bread. It wasn’t super sweet or super moist. The additional flavor was odd to me, but not completely off-putting. There wasn’t anything bad tasting about it. It was just a little off.
TL;DR: Overall, I really liked this place. The service was quick and cheap and there was free WIFI. The french toast was so-so, but it definitely satisfied my pancake craving and, if I ever come back, I’d love to try more of their flavors.
Another special bonus? There was no uncharge for gluten free. They charge an additional fee for adding things to your pancakes but GF was the same price as gluten-full.
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