For weeks now, I hadn’t been able to escape Maha’s Fine Egyptian. Every time I opened Instagram, there it was, pictures of various, delicious looking Egyptian dishes. I’d never had Egyptian food, and was curious to try it, but it seemed like everyone and their uncle felt the same way because every time I called them, the wait would be a minimum of an hour. So this past Saturday, determined to eat there, come rain, hail, or human stampede, my friends and I made my way over at 10:30am. Sure enough, we were able to get a table after a mere 20 minute wait (Toronto is turning into New York).
We wasted little time in ordering our food, deciding to get one of (almost) everything and sharing.
The Cairo Classic. Boiled eggs and a falafel served on a bed of fava beans. Absolutely delicious. The bread served on the side was perfection too.
The restaurant’s spin on Shakshouka, which wasn’t the typical eggs in sauce, but rather a scrambled egg cooked in sauce.
The king of all grilled cheeses. Date Grilled Cheese. Guys, if you’ve not had date in your grilled cheese, you haven’t lived. This dish in particular was so phenomenal that we got seconds.
And finally, Maha’s Mind Blowing Chicken Sandwich, that, as I’m sure you can judge by the picture, lived up to its name.
When the bill came, we almost couldn’t believe our eyes. For a feast worthy of royalty, we paid $15 each. Quite possibly one of the cheapest brunches I’ve ever had. This was an incredible introduction to Egyptian food, and I can’t wait until the next time I go back to Maha’s. A word to the wise: if and when you pay this restaurant a visit, make sure you arrive bright and early, otherwise, the wait is impossibly long.
yummy !!!! 😮 <3
Sophie
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Too yummy! xo
I have never had Egyptian before but everything looks so colorful and yummy! Can’t believe how inexpensive it was!
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It was my first time and I was not disappointed! xo
Aww looks sooo yummy girl. Hope you had a great weekend! Happy Monday!
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Thanks love! same to you! xo
OMG this looks absolutely amazing! I’m definitely adding this to my never-ending list of brunch spots 🙂
Joelle
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Well now that we’re all going together, we can plan to tackle one of the spots on our never-ending brunch spot lists haha! xo
All this food looks delicious! I would love to try it. Have a great week!
Danielle
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It will not disappoint. Hope you’re enjoying your week! xo
Everything looks so delicious! And I can’t even believe the price!! Wow! I hope you have a fantastic week!
Diane
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I was so surprised at how cheap it was! Hope you’re having a fab week! xo
Grilled cheese? Yes! Looks like the hubs would definitely like Egyptian food.
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Right?! The best grilled cheese ever! xo
This looks so delicious, I would have much rather eaten this for lunch.
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It was sort of a breakfast/lunch situation. I couldn’t eat until 8pm that night! xo
omg girl, your food photos are seriously amazing! when I visit Toronto, I’m coming to you to ask for recommendations! have a great week love!!
xx Melis
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When you come to Toronto you’re coming with me for all the brunches! xo
This looks delicious! Hope you had a great time xx
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Thanks Erica! Hope you enjoyed your weekend! xo
This looks so good! I never tried Egyptian food either, but I heard that it is similar to Mediterranean cuisine, which is my favourite. Thank you so much for sharing!
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So glad you liked the post Yulia. It is really similar to Mediterranean cuisine which is one of my favourites. I’m sure if you try it, you’ll love it 🙂 xo
This officially made me hungry! How delicious do all these foods look!
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It was pretty phenomenal! Although I’m sure Korea has its share of delicious spots as well! xo
randomly stumbled upon your blog and now im craving some Egyptian food. the pics look so good!!! and the price is unbelievable.
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Glad I could make you hungry lol! But then again, you’re based in NY where every street corner has a better brunch spot than the last! xo
Oh my! All of this food looks absolutely delectable!
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Everything was incredible! xo
OMG! Yum!!
xo, shell
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Right?! xo
Ohh I’ve never had Egyptian food before, but this looks DELISH!!! Xx
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It’s a must-try if you’re ever in Toronto! xo
Looks so delicious!!
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Tasted even better! xo
Mouthwatering!
xo
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Truly! xo
These photos are gorgeous! The food looks amazing…I want that chicken sandwich! 🙂
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The chicken sandwich was amazing. It’s actually getting me hungry just looking at these pictures! xo
I love that you are a foodie. I am always crushing on other people’s brunch meals. This fusion restaurant seems like the best of both worlds. Would love to try that Shakshouka.
xx Yasmin
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Oh totally, I’m a huge fan of fusion when done right 🙂 xo
OMG, looks so so yummy! I just want to devour that burger
XoXo Noma
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Haha I know what you mean! xo
It looks so good
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The perfect brunch! xo
Never tried Egyptian food. This one looks amazing and, when I will have the chance, I will definitely try it. It looks too good. And I bet it tastes great.
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It was amazing! xo
This brunch looks amazing and I can’t believe the price!!! When I come to Toronto we have to meet up and go for a brunch 🙂
xoxo
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Oh of course! I’d love to show you around! xo
I come every year to visit my family in law (we come during summer, you know why ahaha) My bro in law always brings us to Terroni but I’d love to try new places!
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I love Terroni! But yes, next summer we will go to different places for sure 🙂 xo
This looks soo good!! (:
Nati xx
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It was all too delicious! xo