Queenie's Plus

Queenie's Plus is the kind of Brookside café that anchors a morning out — a Southern-leaning neighborhood spot that pulls in the Maple Ridge crowd for unhurried breakfasts and quick lunches. The menu leans comfort: breakfast tacos, chicken salad that regulars order without thinking, and a rotating quiche that tends to disappear by early afternoon.

It sits along the Peoria corridor, close enough to the shops and walking blocks that you can fold it into a Saturday morning without much planning. The space is warm and unpretentious, with a patio that does a lot of the heavy lifting when the weather cooperates. You'll see a mix here — older Brookside regulars meeting friends, families with kids, and the occasional solo diner working through coffee and the morning.

This is more of a routine spot than a destination — somewhere you come back to rather than check off a list. The service tends toward familiar and conversational, the kind where staff recognize people. If you're new to the neighborhood or just visiting the area, it's a solid read on how Brookside actually eats on a weekday morning, not just how it presents on a busy weekend.