National French Toast Day 2017: Where To Find North Hills' Best

ROSS TOWNSHIP, PA - French toast is a dish with many monikers, eggy bread, omelet bread and gypsy toast among them. But there’s only one National French Toast Day and it occurs every November 28.

The base of this delicious dish consists of eggs and milk whisked together, then dipping bread into the mixture and frying it until golden brown. There are a near infinite amount of variants to this recipe, with many people adding ingredients such as sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and whipped cream to the toast.

Where are the best places to find French toast around the North Hills? For the answer, we turned to the opinionated folks who make Yelp such a popular site on the web. Here’s how they ranked them. If you don’t agree, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below.

1. First Watch, 9176 Covenant Ave., McCandless
“They use fresh ingredients there food looks good and tastes good,” this reviewer wrote. “I had their French toast and it was good.”

2. Bar 3, 217 North Ave., Millvale
Did we mention the vast variety of toppings you can put on French toast. From this Yelpster: My friend decided to be adventurous and ordered the Cap'n Crunch French toast, over which he rolled his eyes with delight.”

3. Eat’n Park, 1002 Ohio River Boulevard, Bellevue
We found no specific reference to French toast in the reviews for this location of the popular Pittsburgh chain, but the reviews in general were favorable.

4. Bob Evans, 7412 McKnight Road, Ross
“French toast...was DELISH,” one fan wrote.

5. Kelly O’s Diner, 1130 Perry Highway, West View
“Delicious French toast, grits, Belgian waffles, grilled cinnamon rolls, bacon,” one reviewer wrote. “All excellent.”

Photo: Eric Heyl, Patch staff.