Slickity Jim's re-opens on Main St. at E. 18 Ave., Vancouver

Famous breakfast joint Slickity Jim’s has re-opened on Main St., in their new location at 3469 Main St., near E 18th Ave.

You may remember the original restaurant near Main and Broadway before it was destroyed in a spectacular fire in November 2009.

Owner Mike Zalman was committed to re-opening the restaurant, and in early March, the new Slickity Jim’s re-opened their doors.

Although I used to live in the area, I never made it to the original location before it burned down, so it was a treat to finally have breakfast at the new location.

It was a typical Sunday morning, and we had to wait for about 30 minutes for our table for two, because the restaurant was so busy. No big deal.

Interior of the new Slickity Jim's at 3469 Main St, Vancouver

The room is funky, with gold chandeliers, lots of seating and all sorts of interesting pieces collected by the owner through the restaurant. The space used to be a bike shop but you would never know.

I ordered the “Morning Yearning,” which consists of two free run eggs any style with bacon, chorizo, grilled tomato, and veggie chilli, served with multigrain, rye or sourdough toast for $9.75.

It was tasty, and the chili was a nice touch I’ve never had at breakfast before. Can’t say I’ll making it part of my regular breakfast menu, though! Coffee was hot and drinkable, which can be hard to come by at some breakfast places around town. (Joe’s Grill, I’m talking to you.)

I would have liked if the bacon was a bit thicker, and not just the standard grocery store bacon, but that was my only complaint. Service was friendly and relatively quick considering how busy they were.

The following review comes from my dear friend Marisa, who had the benny and used to frequent the old location before it burned down:

“Mine was absolutely delicious, their signature hollandaise sauce though is so good that I sometimes wish they put more on there so I can have more of it with my potatoes (although I am sure they’re saving me from myself in this matter.) It was supposed to come with prosciutto which they had run out of, but was in fact perfect without it. My only complaint would be that it took a while (being so busy) and also I was looking for one on the menu they used to have called “chasing rabbits” that I think had mushrooms on it, and they don’t seem to have re-added it to the current menu. I miss all the vintage collectibles that burned down with the old place, really sad to see a lifetime collection like that go up in flames.”

Slickity Jim's Eggs Benny

Slickity Jim's "The Morning Yearning" breakfast

Check out Slickity Jim’s menu and drop into 3469 Main St., Vancouver for a delicious breakfast with a great atmosphere.