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5 | W aterloo C hronicle | T hursday,A ugust 29,2019 w aterloochronicle.ca 1362VICTORIA ST N. KITCHENER MON-FRI 9AM-9PM SAT 9AM-6PM SUN 10AM-5PM IN ST OCK SPC RUSTIC CLICK VINYL $199REG 4.99REG 4.99REG 4.99REG 4.99REG 4.99REG 4.99/ SQ FTFROM 4.5MM THICK! IN ST OCK 9"W x 5' CLICK VINYL PLANKS $299REG 6.99REG 6.99REG 6.99REG 6.99REG 6.99REG 6.99/ SQ FTFROM 6MM THICK - AC5 IN ST OCK MODERN CLICK VINYL TILES $167REG 5.79REG 5.79REG 5.79REG 5.79REG 5.79REG 5.79/ SQ FTFROM TRAVERTINE LOOK IN ST OCK 5.5MM CLICK VINYL TILE $259REG 4.99REG 4.99REG 4.99REG 4.99REG 4.99REG 4.99/ SQ FTFROM PAD ATTACHED IN ST OCK NEW! SPC CLICK VINYL $237REG 5.99REG 5.99REG 5.99REG 5.99REG 5.99REG 5.99/ SQ FTFROM PAD ATTACHED IN ST OCK LUXURY CLICK VINYL PLANKS $177REG 4.294.294.294.294.294.29/ SQ FTFROM 100% WATERPROOF IN ST OCK LUXURY CLICK VINYL PLANKS $157REG 3.99.99.99.99.99.99/ SQ FTFROM 4.5MM THICK! IN ST OCK RIGID CORE VINYL PLANKS $197REG 4.99.99.99.99.99.99/ SQ FTFROM 100% WATERPROOF AUG 29 - SEPT 1 4 DAYS ONLY! THUR 9-9 FRI SAT SUN 9-9 9-6 10-5 VINYL BLOWOUT! There's community, and there's food: They are best together. Steve Tulloch, co-owner and one of the original group of 10 people who purchased Seven Shores from founder Sean Zister four years ago, says the Regina Street café has remained true to its founding philosophy. "When we bought the ca- fé, we were all customers there. We knew Sean well, and we knew it was a café with a conscience. We want- ed to maintain that," says Tulloch. Three words that he says describes the café are sim- ple, ethical and relational. The last adjective, according to Tulloch, speaks to the ca- fé's community orientation: It's what you feel when you visit. The business is run ethically, Tulloch adds, with respect for staff, suppliers and the environment. The dining area holds about a dozen tables, and there's also a community room; wood features throughout offer comfort and warmth, and the patio is a wonderfully shady nook with a calm and serene qual- ity. A busy kitchen offers an all-day breakfast. The idea of local - and not just for the food - is impor- tant at Seven Shores. They get their chicken from the Poultry Place, based in St. Jacobs, and other meats from Stemmler's Meats and Cheese of Heidelberg. "We do our best to get lo- cal ingredients," Tulloch says. "We buy our tortillas from a market supplier who is Mennonite and get a lot of produce from Martin's Fam- ily Fruit Farm. But I'd say we're still learning how to do that well." It's been successful so far. There's approaching two dozen menu items focused on breakfast and lunch, with a few snacks that run all day. From the café perspec- tive, they serve smoothies and fair-trade coffee, and the sweets, pastries and baked goods (doughnuts, scones, cookies, muffins, brownies, sticky buns) are favourites of their regular customers. There's a half-dozen espres- so-based drinks. At breakfast, look for a three-egg Urban Farmer dish with peameal bacon and eggs, or a simple bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon. There's also buttermilk pan- cakes and an omelette. At lunch, there are sand- wiches, wraps and Thai- style rice-paper fresh rolls. The grilled cheese is ched- dar and havarti, and it's made on cheese bread. The veggie burger is a roasted red pepper and black bean patty with the mayo flavour changing weekly. Main courses come with choice of soup, salad, apple chips or kettle chips. The Breakfast Burrito ($9) I devoured was a hefty and dense wrap that will get you through the better part of your day. The tortilla is tightly packed with ome- lette-like egg, red peppers and sautéed mushrooms from the Kitchener Market vendor. Chopped Stemm- ler's black forest ham and a slightly tangy aged cheddar round it out. It's lightly grilled and served with sal- sa, sour cream and slices of apple and orange. Whatever you're eating, it's always better in a neigh- bourhood setting, which is a point of pride for the café, ac- cording to Tulloch. "Building that sense of community really matters a lot to us." Seven Shores is open dai- ly (kitchen closes at 3 p.m.). Andrew Coppolino is a Kitchener-based food writer and broadcaster. Visit him at waterlooregioneats.com or email: apcoppolino@rog- ers.com. OPINION DON'T SKIP THIS DISH: BREAKFAST BURRITO AT SEVEN SHORES COMMUNITY CAFÉ The breakfast burrito at Seven Shores Community Cafe. Andrew Coppolino photo TIGHTLY PACKED, DENSE TORTILLA GETS YOU THROUGH THE BETTER PART OF YOUR DAY, WRITES ANDREW COPPOLINO SEVEN SHORES COMMUNITY CAFÉ 4-10 Regina St. N.Waterloo, Ont. N2J 2Z8 Phone: 519-342-0916 Website: www.sevenshores.ca Hours: Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (kitchen closes at 3 p.m. daily) ANDREW COPPOLINO Column