Saddened patrons of Jim’s Restaurant are mourning the closing of the popular all-day breakfast joint at 897 Queen St. E Sunday and wonder if they will ever again see the enormous “hungry-man” breakfasts and huge sandwiches they loved so much. The place is part of a parcel of land that will become a condominium. Jim’s has been feeding the Leslieville crowd and a lot of outsiders too under three owners for 50 years. The heroic breakfast of three eggs, three slices of bacon, three sausages, a slice of peameal, toast and tea or coffee is legendary. The sandwiches featured Westerns (The Best Westerns) and bacon sandwiches that were like eating pork chops on bread. Many retailers will admire the cash-only business model, something that’s only justifiable with a large and loyal customer base.
Peameal bacon sandwich and how at Jim’s
