Eighteen months ago, three friends took a leap and took over the restaurant in the Brady Street hotel, serving up up North American and Italian food, all-you-can-eat wings and a popular brunch
Hotels often change names and hotel restaurants often follow suit with a face lift.
The Eagle and Olive Restaurant at the Days Inn at 50 Brady Street opened 18 months ago and has just started offering weekend brunch again in addition to its extensive supper menu.
The full menu is a fusion of North American and Italian cuisine.
Harshil Patel has joined forces with two friends, Monil Patel and Saumya Patel, to lease the space. All three men have taken on their respective roles, whether that be managing the kitchen, doing maintenance, taking bookings, handling marketing and more.
Harshil, who holds a masters degree in computer science, worked at Wacky Wings while attending Laurentian University. With his knowledge of serving good wings, he has masterminded an all-you-can-eat wing night at Olive and Eagle.
For under $30, customers can eat unlimited bone-in wings (a soft drink and a side order of fries from Don Poulin’s Chelmsford Farm potatoes comes with the deal).
There are more than 40 sauces to choose from and about 15 dry seasoning options, all made in house as well. They even have vegan wings on the menu.
The Saturday and Sunday brunch is also drawing a new crowd of its own.
Both days customers can visit from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to enjoy an unlimited buffet of waffles, bacon, eggs and highly touted items like lasagna, chicken parmesan sliders and eggplant parmesan squares.
“We have many customers who remember the old brunch of the past here and miss it,” Harshil said. “So we decided to bring it back for them once everything else was finally going smoothly with banquet bookings, holiday parties and weddings.”
Harshil said his favourite items on the menu are the arugula or beet salads along with the pesto chicken fettuccine smothered in ricotta cheese. Despite his computer science background, he said he really enjoys cooking for people.
“I get a lot of satisfaction in watching others eat my food and give me feedback,” Harshil said. “It brings me great joy. Everything you see on this menu is homemade and not frozen ever, from the food to the desserts.”
Harshil said he shadowed experienced chefs and trained for months in Toronto to prepare for the opening of the Eagle and Olive.
Before we go here, a mention of the desserts the restaurant offers. There are some pretty decadent desserts available, from the Nutella waffles, to the lava cakes, hot double chocolate brownies and the New York-style cheesecake.
The Eagle and Olive is open Sunday to Thursday from 4-10 p.m. at 50 Brady Street. Hours are extended on Friday and Saturday from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
The full menu is available for viewing at EagleandOlives.com.
Anastasia Rioux is a writer in Greater Sudbury. Let’s Eat! is made possible by our Community Leaders Program.
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