Radiator,
Next time the wait seems too long at Sweet Maple (as it often is for us), try here, also on Taylor St, practically across from Al's:
Demitasse Cafe
1066 W. Taylor St.
Chicago, IL 60607 312-226-7666
Nothing super special, but a decent fresh breakfast (nice selection of frittatas) at a reasonable price in a pleasant cafe/gallery atmosphere.
"The fork with two prongs is in use in northern Europe. In England, they’re armed with a steel trident, a fork with three prongs. In France we have a fork with four prongs; it’s the height of civilization." Eugene Briffault (1846)