Winnipeg’s first restaurant with an electric refrigerator was called Electric Lunch No. 2 and, through the 1920s, served lunch specials from the prime location of Fortune Block on Main. The restaurant’s receipts, uncovered during renovations, inspired new tenant Modern Electric Lunch in both its name and its menu, which offers quirky updates on diner classics, like the savoury bacon-infused waffle dipped in a smoked Gouda sauce.
MODERN ELECTRIC LUNCH
Restaurant Review
Maple Cinnamon Oats
Not your grandmother’s oatmeal, Chef Patrick’s reimagined morning staple is fortified with healthful chia and enlivened with cardamom, cinnamon and cloves. Zingy sumac flavoured strawberries are a revelation. Ingredients 2…
Turkish Eggs
Chef Patrick insists on premium olive oil for maximum vibrancy in this Middle Eastern inspired dish. He uses Watany Palestinian Olive Oil, “the best he’s tasted by 1000 miles”. Alternatively,…
Strawberry Rhubarb Pancakes
This sauce is so dynamite you will want to eat it on everything. Chef Patrick suggests a simple snack pairing it with a chunk of bread and a sprinkle of…
Modern Electric Lunch Review
Modern Electric Lunch Neighbourhood: Downtown Address: 232 Main St Phone: 204-306-6404 Entrees: $7-$15 Sandwiched amid some of the city’s oldest buildings lining Main street, a new lunch diner was added…