Rooster Kitchen
Rooster Kitchen recently took over Artisan Resto Cafe on Whyte Ave. They serve breakfast and lunch (or should we say brunch?) 7 days a week! They’re all about being local by using farm ingredients that are locally sourced, freshly prepared items from local producers, and coffee from Iconoclast Coffee Roasters.
Their restaurant is split into two sections, a cafe on one side and a full-service restaurant on the other side. Their cafe is great for quick items to stay or to-go, including their bagel sandwiches! On the other hand, the restaurant has a menu full of variety. The menu includes breakfast items such as eggs benny, French toast, breakfast poutine. and a frittata of the day. If you’re in the mood for lunch, you can choose from items such as bagel boards, soups & salads, and grilled cheese.
Egg Cream Soda $4
My friend ordered their Egg Cream Soda because it was the most interesting beverage on their menu. The soda consists of fizzy chocolate milk with homemade chocolate syrup. We would both describe it as a chocolate pop. She didn’t like it at all and described it as a chocolate milky soda water. I didn’t mind it and thought it was a weird and interesting taste that you probably had to get used to.
The Mensch Bagel Board $12
I tried one of their bagel boards because who can really resist salmon and house whipped cream cheese in a bagel? For bagel board options, you can either choose The Schmear (bagel, cream cheese, tomato + red onion + capers), The Mensch (same as The Schmear as well as your choice of Sgambaro’s Atlantic smoked salmon, beetroot fennel cured gravlax, or lemon coriander cured gravlax), or The Rooster Platter which is great for sharing between 2 people (includes everything mentioned for The Mensch including all 3 types of salmon).
I decided to go with The Mensch. I had it with a poppyseed bagel (bagel choices vary by day), lemon dill cream cheese (other choices are plain and scallion), and Sgambaro’s Atlantic smoked salmon. Rooster Cafe uses Gryfe’s bagels from Toronto. These bagels are pre-baked in Toronto, then freshly baked when they’re ordered at the restaurant. These aren’t your typical Timmy’s bagels – Gryfe’s bagels are light and fluffy. I turned my bagel into a bagel sandwich and ate it in 5 bites. It was probably one of the best bagels I’ve ever had! It was delicious, and I was sad that there wasn’t anymore of it. I wouldn’t say that this is super filling but it’s enough to satisfy you. The cream cheese wasn’t too heavy or creamy like others, and the smoked salmon tasted fresh! I wish that the bagel boards were accompanied by a small side, though, such as the breakfast potatoes I kept stealing from my friend’s plate.
The Rooster Benny $17
My friend who is a huge eggs benny lover went with The Rooster Benny. The poached eggs laid on top of sliced bagel halves instead of English muffins. Irving’s Farm back bacon was used to sandwich in between the bagel and poached egg. My friend normally doesn’t like bacon but she thought this one tasted amazing. For veggie lovers, the bacon can be substituted by arugula and grilled tomato. The benny was topped off with brown butter hollandaise sauce, and came with breakfast potatoes and fresh fruit on the side. Ketchup wasn’t needed with these potatoes because they were perfectly seasoned. She mentioned that she enjoyed the watermelon included in the fresh fruit because it was like a taste of summer in the winter!
Everyone knows that brunch is the best meal of the week and it’s even better when you can get it 7 days a week! I’d recommend stopping by here for one of their bagel boards because it was so so good (but not that filling so eat something else t00). I’ll be back for another one!
Address & Hours
10732 82 Ave
Edmonton, AB
Mon to Thurs: 8 am to 3 pm
Fri & Sat: 8 am to 8 pm (restaurant closes at 3, cafe is open till 8)
Sun: 9 am to 4 pm
