{"id":5055,"date":"2016-02-12T12:45:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T11:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/02\/12\/mad-micks-breakaway-cafe-een-echt-stukje-amerika\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:18","slug":"mad-micks-breakaway-cafe-een-echt-stukje-amerika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/02\/12\/mad-micks-breakaway-cafe-een-echt-stukje-amerika\/","title":{"rendered":"Mad Mick\u2019s Breakaway Caf\u00e9: A genuine piece of America"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mad Mick\u2019s Breakaway Cafe is a real treat for America fetishists. The burgers are great, and so are the miniature figures of Betty Boops. But you can forget about snorting a line.<\/p>\n

You could justly call Breakaway a genuine piece of America. The caf\u00e9 on Karel Doormanstraat is awash with trappings and trimmings from the Land of Opportunity, the idea being to transport you back to the Fifties. There\u2019s a giant-sized Betty Boops next to the bar, Captain America on the menu and milkshakes as we know them from Hollywood \u2013 with whipped cream and a cherry. Sport is screened non-stop, and you can play pool upstairs.<\/p>\n

Milkshakes en burgers<\/h3>

Your reviewer took his seat around meal-time. The place was crowded, with plenty of boozers on this typical Wednesday lunchtime. The inevitable milkshake seems an obvious choice, followed, of course by the still more inevitable burger. All up to standard, and inexpensive too.<\/p>\n

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The staff speak either English or broken Dutch, further contributing to the atmosphere \u2013 which is already perfectly fine thanks to the dim lighting, the d\u00e9cor and the friendly service. What really catches the eye are the large notices everywhere. \u2018There are no strangers, only friends we haven\u2019t met\u2019, reads one friendly one. The ones above the bar are more menacing: \u2018No use of drugs\u2019 and \u2018No drugs activities, be nice\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018That\u2019s for my benefit!\u2019, says the amiable barman, Steve. He lays out an imaginary line, rubs under his nose and snorts a few times. Then guffaws. Two months ago, though, he \u2018had another one of those users. A \u201cshadowy\u201d figure\u2019. Steve gave him some water, after which the man collapsed.<\/p>\n\n\t

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Een lijst van afbeeldingen<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t
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