While we admire what modern-day chefs have done for brunch, we also love retro diners that serve as egg-scrambling time warps — places where the spoons aren't too greasy and the prices are low enough for a bankrupt archdiocese to afford.
Mickey's Diner
36 W. 7th St., St. Paul
St. Paul might be the city that often sleeps, but Minnesota's most famous 24/7 dining car hasn't snoozed since opening in 1939, because there's no telling when a strawberry malt craving might hit.
Band Box Diner
729 S. 10th St., Mpls.
Mickey's isn't the only Twin Cities diner Gordon Bombay and crew kicked it at. Elliot Park's 76-year-old breakfast nook is now flush with crowd-funded bucks to replace its janky grill, ensuring its eggs and burgers will live on.
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