On Cold Spring Lane, across the street from Alonso's and Loco Hombre.


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Review by: MrBreakfast.com Visitor on 10/29/2007

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Having eaten at Miss Shirley's many times, I can tell you that everything is made from scratch and from what I can tell are the very best ingredients available.
The gigantic chunks of crab justify (in my humble opinion) the $17 price-tag on their most expensive omelet.

One item I dearly loved but which is no longer on the "winter" menu was the Maryland Po'boy with a whole, fresh Maryland soft-shell crab. I ask the waiter once about it and he confirmed that Miss Shirley's did indeed use fresh (read "live") crabs in the dish.

The entire staff - from the wonderful host to the utility people - are some of the most polite, knowledgeable and friendly folks I've ever met. Many other Baltimore restaurants should send their staff over to observe how service should be performed correctly.

As to dinner: the only time I've ever seen them open past 4:00 p.m. was for a special occasion, so no dinner hours. On the plus side, breakfast and lunch are served all day.

One more thing, Saturday's and Sunday's seem to be getting busier and busier, so I confine my visits to weekdays or if I take out of town family, before 10 am on the weekends.
The wait on the weekend sometimes surpasses 45 minutes even with over 200 seats, but people queue up never the less. Not surprising given the quality of the food..

ONE MAJOR THING 'THOUGH: if you're claustrophobic or don't enjoy sitting close to other people, think carefully or go early. Booths and larger tables are at a premium and the smaller "duces" are pretty close together.

Award Nomination: Best Breakfast Ever

Review #11749Review by: MrBreakfast.com Visitor on 1/22/2007

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I'm an out-of-towner and I loved this restaurant. The food was excellent, and I never tasted eggs so flavorful in my life. The grits were delicious, I enjoyed the turkey sausage as well. It was a bit too crowded, but worth it. I will go to this establishment again and again.

Award Nomination: Best Breakfast Ever

Review #9418Review by: harrisong on 9/3/2006

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The lines can get very long, but it is worth the wait. The pancakes and grits are great. The only negative experience I had there was being seated a little too close to the next table.

Review #8414Review by: sultana on 10/14/2005

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Even early (before 8:30) this place fills up - there aren't a huge number of tables, maybe 15? Lots of unusual menu items and combinations. Good, solid service. Decent coffee (I suspect the dread Starbucks), cozy confines (you'd better like your neighbor, 'cuz they are 11 inches away!). My disclaimer: If you have heart problems or are concerned about chloresteral, stay home! Miss Shirley's is rich food central.

Review #6072Review by: AdaVeen on 8/13/2005

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We had high expectations for Miss Shirley's, since our neighborhood desperately needed a breakfast joint. Unfortunately, rather than a local feel & the mark of human beings, this place exudes a kind of corporate, upscale Denny's aesthetic with its piped in elevator music in the bathrooms and pre-fabby decor. While the menu offers ingredients more fancy than most greasy spoons (portabello mushrooms, goat cheese, crabmeat) the chef would do better to simply STOP using "butter substitutes" in all the dishes. The eggs, biscuits and hashbrowns were all fairly dripping with off-tasting trans fats (think: fake butter flavoring on movie popcorn). In it's psuedo-sophisticated way Miss Shirley's is very Baltimore. We're glad it exists, but we'll keep hoping for better...

Review #5678Review by: MrBreakfast.com Visitor on 5/31/2005

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Just what Baltimore needed, something different. This place is not the same old two eggs over easy everyone else has for breakfast. I had the fried green tomato benedict, awesome. The kids loved the chocolate waffles and I couldn't say no when they asked to add a scoop of ice cream. Ice cream for breakfast, it's a good thing. Next time I'm going for the coconut cream stuffed French toast. Great service, great food, great decor. I loved it.

Award Nomination: Best Breakfast Ever

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