Angelo's

1100 E. Catherine, Ann Arbor, MI - (734) 761-8996

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Posted By Michael Stern on September 1, 2008 8:53 PM

Ann Arborites, University of Michigan students in particular, and those affiliated with the neighboring U. of M. Medical School most especially have had a long-standing love affair with Angelo's for more than 50 years. The family-run corner diner has expanded some over time and now sports an "Angelo's on the Side" annex featuring coffee drinks and pastries, but it remains a straightforward breakfast-and-lunch cafe where prices are reasonable, portions are large, and toast is rightfully famous.

Baked here daily, Angelo's bread loaves -- either white or raisin -- are dense and yeasty and make for toast that is, in and of itself, significant. It dunks beautifully into the yolks of fried egg, coming out sopped with yellow and yet still good and chewy. You can have French toast made from this bread cooked either normally in a skillet or deep-fried, the latter method resulting in hefty slices with a crisp edge and custard-soft insides.

Angelo's corned beef hash is a little too much about the potatoes and not quite corned beefy enough for my taste, but the beef did have a good spicy flavor and the chunky potatoes into which it was laced were diner classics.

The pancakes were disappointing -- too thick and absorbent -- and the apple fritter I got next door to accompany some excellent espresso tasted like it had been made the day before.

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Posted By Owen Medd on November 23, 2011 1:41 PM

While locals will tell you that Angelo's hasn't been the same since Angelo (or Mrs. Angelo) sat at the counter, it is definitely true that Angelo's is still an excellent breakfast experience in Ann Arbor.

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