Great diner, gets really busy expect to queue if going for late breakfast... would recommend ?.
The tag line is 'best breakfast in SF', but my experience was ' almost worst diner anywhere' The decor is more than dated- it is worn and threadbare. Maybe that is the appeal. I had huevos rancheros, and it consisted of two way undercooked eggs on watery generic salsa, black beans straight out of the tin, and potatoes that resembled tater puffs. About $1 worth of ingredients fobbed off at $20 for the eggs and a coffee. The waitress was having a bad day- got my order wrong and did the same thing twice more that I saw. Why there are often lineups there is a mystery to me, unless, like PT Barnum said "There's one born every minute". I could not imagine a return visit.
I lived here decades ago and successfully avoided diners. My unadventurous friends refused to try the many interesting venues and we compromised on this place. Staff were busy and not very interested. Thin film of grease on every surface. I had chili - it was brown and had beans but that was about it. The brioche French toast was bland as well. My friends had a variety of fried foods topped with French fries. This place has been around a while and hasn't done much to make things interesting.
Service were good and food is way bigger than expected. Both of our plate were $18/ea with unlimited coffee. Hot chocolate were awesome ? ?If you come at their opening, you would see there are people lining up already and we ate here for Breakfast and Dinner ?
Ate here twice in a week. Being Australian I may not be the best person to have a review on a dinner but here we go. Loved the food, best hasbrown I’ve had in the states. Had the a fantastic breakfast a few times, enjoyed the coffee a lot. Would come back here in a heart beat.
Popped in here for a quick bite to eat after arriving in San Francisco, so glad we did! The food was amazing, the best Mac n Cheese we have ever had. The service was excellent, staff friendly, polite and attentive but not overly so. I loved watching all the different meals coming out of the kitchen, it gave me some ideas for my next visit.
This busy little corner spot serves the best breakfast near Union Square. We ate there 3 days and were never disappointed. The service was fast, the food tasted amazing. I had the Spanish Omlete with homemade salsa and Avocado. I especially loved the hash browns and the sour doughbread. My daughter had the chocolate chip pancakes and the fluffiest Belgium waffle. We stuffed ourselves every day and couldn't possibly finish our meal. Best value around!!
A typical American diner, we ended up going there twice during our SF visit, for dinner and breakfast. There was a bit of waiting both times as it’s quite popular, especially for breakfast.The onion rings were fresh, the waffles were good too, and the refill coffee just kept coming ?
Don’t judge a book by its cover!It started as a joke as I read “the best breakfast in the city”. Hours later I saw a long line and you know what they say about lines: something must be good in there. So here I go experiencing for myself. Best seat in the house if obviously at the counter behind the chefs. What seemed at first to be chaos is a process that delivers delicious and satisfying portions.Most of us can make it, maybe… tThese mozzarella sticks were yummy. After the dinner experience last night it made sense to go back and have breakfast. I wish I could do a round 3.Until next time!
Place was relatively tiny and had to wait in queue to be seated. Food was good like any other diner. We had breakfast and it was fine.