The good: The food was ok. The chef served us and was quick to bring us the extra bits we needed (butter, coffee cream, etc...) - she was helpful and pleasant. The young guy who started to serve us seemed to go on a break after getting us coffee but he was pleasant. The not-so-good: grumpy and abrupt waitress - loud voice barking at customers, impatient with anyone not quickly ready to order or making special requests, snapped at us when we asked a question. I heard her around the room loudly correcting people and seeming quite impatient with the staff and people on the phone - which was hard to miss cause she speaks Loudly. There are notes around instructing customers not listen to music when waiting for orders. It is not a 'customer first' place - we all seem to be inconveniencing that waitress/ cashier. Ummm... sorry? read more

This place is called Cherries Diner and only has the pie filling cherries. Same goes for the strawberries and other fruits. Not many options on food either and the area didn't have a clean feel to it. I looked in the back room and saw mass loads of grease. I hope they clean it up and serve better food at their soon to be new location. My meal was edible that's the only reason they get two stars. read more

For as many times as I've been in the downtown Pittsburgh and Market Square areas, I did not know this place existed until a group of friends came here for lunch following the St. Paddy's Day Parade. It's a cozy greasy spoon type place with some very reasonably priced breakfast and lunch items. I ordered the loaded French toast, which included two slices of Italian bread with cream cheese and strawberries, for $6. I have no idea how long this place has been here, but it seems pretty cool to have a cute lil diner in the middle of downtown. Service was good. read more

Cherries Diner - French toastin it! - Diners Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This was a nice place to get a hearty lunch for fairly cheap. I got a great tuna salad sandwich that was comparable to CVS in price but 10x better in quality. The wait was about 10 minutes, but everyone in there was friendly and the diner itself is cute. I also noticed that they have combo deals - entree, fries, drink for around $8-9. That's hard to beat! I hope to one day visit and have a sit down meal (preferably breakfast or brunch) because I feel as if this stop wouldn't disappoint. It's in such a convenient location too! read more

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The very cherry french toast was just canned fruit with cream cheese between two toasts. Would expect at least something doctored. The quesadilla that I ordered as a supplement to share with my sister was redeeming. Would go back for that. The waitress had a stick up her arse. Did not tip because of her poor attitude, and typically I do tip because waitresses make NOTHING. Either she's burnt out or was having a bad day, but she was just off putting with the way she went about taking care of customers and speaking to my sister and I. All in all I would probably go back since this is right around the corner from my apartment, but somebody fix the diner's waitress. A little hospitality and it would be a 4 star review for a simple diner, 5 with better food on the french toast option. read more

The Friday lunch special, chicken biryani, is A+. It sells out quickly and there is a line. Thank you so much to the coworker that introduced me to it. read more

Cherries Diner - A more than worthwhile Friday chicken biryani special - Diners Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Cherries Diner is a classic diner downtown on the market square which harkens back to all of the B-reel diner scenes you have ever seen in films. This no frills joint offers solid breakfast and lunch fare at a reasonable price. The coffee was really good and the waitress kept it coming. Speaking of the waitress, she was my favorite part of the dining experience. She was rough around the edges, never smiled, but wasn't rude. No time for chit-chat, but made sure you wanted for nothing. She came across like she might actually smack you if you got out of line; I got the feeling she's done this before. She was great...:) The smaller than usual, to the point menu offered the standard diner fare. I went with the kitchen sink omelet made with onions, green peppers, ham and cheese served with honest-to-God home fries and your choice of toast. The home fries were fried crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, with the jagged and almost burnt edges...perfection. The omelet is made with the ingredients cooked into the egg as opposed to the egg surrounding them; not my preferred style but still a solid omelet. The lower prices draws a little more of a sketchy crowd, but it just added to the classic ambiance of what you might think of for a hometown diner. I would definitely go back. read more

Cherries Diner - Kitchen Sink Omelet with homefries and wheat toast. - Diners Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

When your lookin for a great breakfast cheep in the heart of dahn tahn Pittsburgh, right by market square... you have to stop on in to Cherries Dinner.. It's a great atmosphere.. A little ol dinner with bar type seating a 8 or so tables/booths.. One very nice waitress runs her little tush off to keep her patrons happy.. With coffee or the instant water you get upon sittin dahn.. Always go for breakfast, so I don't really know how their lunch is, I bet if I had to guess pretty good since the breakfast always hits the spot.. I always get the kitchen sink which includes a three egg omelette peppers, onions, your choice of meat: bacon,or ham home fries in the omelette, or on the side, cheese and a choice of wheat, rye, or white toast..(pic provided) Better believe every time I'm workin in tahn or in walkin distance of market square I'll be there.. read more

Cherries Diner - Kitchen sink three egg omelette with onions green peppers and bacon home fries on the side and white toast... - Diners Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

They are one of the limited breakfast options Downtown. Breakfast was good. The gang fight with knives out front of Forbes was an added attraction. read more

Note-NO credit cards allowed. This is a CASH ONLY establishment. I've passed this place a bunch of times whilst Downtown. Today I had to bus it, and considering it hadn't been reviewed yet, I thought I'd give it a try. Today was another first for me. I'll give ya a hint. I ate them as opposed to kissing them. Eh, so much for hidden 80's TV references. I had grits! "Please sir may I have some more." Nah not really. Gru-uuu-el. I was in "Oliver!" in junior high. Sorry. My father always told me that grits reminded him of Cream of Wheat, and he was right to think that. Butter and salt didn't help. They were just bland. Hopefully this is just a bad example of the suvvern staple, but I saw them on the menu and had to go for it y'know? Considering that there was so much I wanted to try, I ate big. So I also got a Kitchen Sink Omelet. 3 eggs, peppers, homefries, American Cheese, and bacon (all within the omelet itself), with white toast, and it was damn fine. It's been a while since I had an omelet that good. Now for my "dessert." Hey, pancakes are dessert to me ok? I thought the name "Cherries" referred to a woman's name. Nope, these people have a cherry fetish, which is preferable to having an errr... shoe fetish, infinitely better. Anyway, they unleashed The Cherry Bomb Pancake! It's like a crepe, but long and fat, stuffed with cherries and topped with whipped cream. This is why I consider pancakes dessert. It almost tasted like a shortcake. What a reward. And get this, after all I ordered, which included a water and an OJ, my bill was 13 bucks and change. The omelet was $6, the pancake $4, and I would have been satisfied with just one or the other; this place is a non-profit! If you need a good, quick breakfast on the cheap, ignore McDonald's and come here for some home cookin'. And they serve burgers and lots of different sandwiches too, even wings, so go for lunch also. There's no excuse for fast food. read more

For the food to be average at best the lady is extremely rude. I called to ask if they had steak and eggs and her response it's "what?!" so I politely repeat my question for her , and her response is "I don't even know what you're talking about! What do you want?!!" I just hung up. This is not the first time I have called or visited cherries and her attitude remains the same. I'm not sure if all customers get this same treatment or if she's racist but until she is gone I will not be returning. Average food is not worth dealing with her. Please fire her if she does not like her job, if she's the owner why don't you stop being cheap , save yourself the misery, and hire someone friendly and remove yourself. You make this diner a 1 star!! But I gave two because the kitchen staff is nice! read more

I am not so sure where all this negativity is coming from for this place. I'm in love with it. It's gritty, it's cramped, it's greasy and it's everything I imagine a diner to be when placed in a downtown area. In fact, I think that's what gives this place it's charm. When you think diner, you picture one that they depict in movies or television shows. One where the wait staff is quick with their wit, maybe a bit sarcastic too. One where you want to smell the grease from the cooking in the back. And even though Cherries doesn't have the typical diner look on the inside, it has a very unique look to define itself. When I walked in here, it was after the morning rush. It was dieing down inside and it made for pretty quick service for me. The waitress I got greeted me with a 'I'm late for my cigarette break' look, and a voice to match. The order was sent to the back and I paid promptly after wards and just sat at the counter and waited. While I waited, I thought the price I paid was a bit steep for the item I ordered. I had ordered a breakfast sandwich and nothing more. What I got was one huge honking sandwich. It's was the equivalent of two or three breakfast sandwiches at any other place in the area. When I pulled the sandwich out of the bag and it was wrapped in it's aluminum foil glory. I truly did feel like I was on a movie set diner. The toast was perfectly toasted. The eggs were cooked to griddle perfection and the sausage patty was by far one of the best I have ever had. It should be noted, that like most small eateries and restaurants in the downtown area, they have a 3 o'clock closing time. So you do need to be in the downtown area fairly early to enjoy this place. Credit cards are accepted. And this, my friends, makes my 400th review! read more

March 2018: The food is decent, but the lady who picks up the phone.... my God, she must have the most miserable life ever! Forgive me for calling to ask if you still offer something on the menu and how much it costs! Cherries is known to have a biryani special on Fridays, so I wanted to come check it out.... and called to ask if it was still being available. The very rude lady who answered the call didn't hold back her heavy sigh and disinterested tone when she told me "UGHHHH yeah its here but I'm closing in 15 minutes". Then I asked how much it was , with another "Ughhh $8 something". Needless to say, I did not end up going because they clearly don't need the business. The couple times I've eaten breakfast there, the server didn't do as much as smile. Not exactly the type of "customer service" you would expect from a small business. I should have read the reviews before going there, as many state the server's obnoxiously rude behavior. Updated review- June 2018: Racial profiling at its best. I came in, for biryani attempt #2 after many months. Lady mentioned in above review was on the phone, she looked at me and said "how many". So she could basically judge what I wanted based on my skin color. Pretty sure if a Caucasian person came in, she wouldn't assume they want bacon and eggs? Rude. At least have the decency to ask a customer what they want rather than assume. Learn some manners, lady with the short brown hair. Your business increases ten-fold because of an ethnic cuisine offering on Fridays so the least you can do is try to be a little respectful by not being presumptuous. Who manages this place? The saving grace is that the biryani is actually pretty good. 4 stars for the biryani and 0 for customer service. read more

In town for a bachelor party. Told to check out Cherries by the hotel folks. Arrive. Busy - line, but not to bad. Go to sit. Tables only seat 4, we have 5 guys. Grab a 5th chair. Promptly told by staff, "can't have a chair in the aisle, fire hazard." They offered no solution. A couple nice ladies from St Louis invited me to sit with them while my buddies sat together. Their meal had wrapped up. But, we got to talking and had a nice convo. The sole waitress in the place brought me a place setting and then proceeded to wait on my buddies having forgotten/opted to ignore me. I tried to flag her down several times as she zipped about serving other tables. Left after 10 minutes without having been offered coffee/water. I would say "awful service" but I received none. 40 minutes wasted. Staff at Dunkin Donuts next door were friendly and the food and coffee was delicious. read more

We ordered from Cherries Diner via a delivery service and waited for an HOUR before being notified that Cherries Diner decided to cancel our order because they were "busy". This is unacceptable. You don't get to accept someone's order and then an HOUR LATER decide that you're "too busy". read more

You had me at "breakfast all day." Why more establishments don't serve breakfast all day is beyond me. Anyone who knows me or reads my Yelp reviews knows that breakfast is my favorite meal, to the extent that - if I miss breakfast my whole day is thrown off. Well, it was one of those days. I had such a busy morning at work that I never ate. I checked with Yelp to see if there was anywhere nearby that serves breakfast all day because it was only a Friday. Usually restaurants will be more lax about their breakfast hours on weekends. It was in my good fortune that Cherrie's Diner served breakfast. I was able to walk right in. Be prepared for everybody to call you "darling" and "honey." I sat down at a table in the back. They tried to sit me closer to the door at first but it was too cold and they also had a fan going on the ceiling. I ordered a breakfast sandwich on rye. It was simple, cheap, and delicious. It came out in about 10 minutes and I was out of there in about a half hour. I also enjoyed a black coffee. The coffee was nothing short of diner coffee. You can definitely skip that part. All the breakfast items that they were bringing out looked delicious. There were a lot of people getting take out as well. I would go back, because I always just respect a place that respects breakfast. read more

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French toast average and kind of bland, quesadilla pretty darn good. Hospitality: meh read more

I was staying at a hotel nearby and wanted breakfast so I walked through market square in the rain and stopped at this diner. Ordered the breakfast sandwich with regular sausage. I tried ordering a fruit bowl but the lady behind the counter shut me down quickly with "we don't have any fresh fruits here." The sandwich was absolutely delicious. The white bread was toasted nice and crispy and it was so buttery. The eggs were fried perfectly. With the salty and savory sausage and the super melted american cheese holding everything together, it was possibly one of the best breakfast sandwiches I've ever had. I mean, they did have pancakes with strawberries, bluberries or cherries. I'm still not sure why they couldn't give me a bowl or a cup of fruits... Anyhow, the breakfast sandwich made it all worth it. read more

Terrible worst breakfast ever, burnt eggs sent back they brought the same eggs back. Much better option in the downtown errs for breakfast

Originally I was going to try a burger at Wingharts in Market Square for lunch today but when I got there it was closed with a sign on the door that read, "Temporarily Closed Due To Fire". Still hankering for a burger, I looked around and decided to give Cherries Diner a try. Cherries is all that you would expect from a "diner" in appearance, atmosphere and service; It has that "50's" nostilogic speak and I was greeted promptly and cheerfully. I decided to go with the Cheeseburger Bacon Combo Special (comes with fries and a can of pop). My burger came in less then ten minutes. Everything seemed great and I was enjoying the whole experience. I wanted to give this place a great review but the burger was nothing to rave about. There was nothing terribly wrong with it mind you, but it was simply bland; the burger, the lettuce, the tomato and the bun where all virtually tasteless. Even the bacon lacked flavor. A Mickey Dee's quarter pounder has more flavor than the burger I had... It's hard to image how they do that! I really wanted to like this place and I still want to like this place. I plan on going back sometime soon just to try something else (maybe the chicken steak or the grilled sausage or the fish or maybe even breakfast) and maybe boost the rating. I'm giving it a generous 3 stars simply because the service deserves it. read more

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The customer service is legit the worst in the entire city they just legit don't care. However the food is amazing and affordable so no matter how rude is disgusting the employee attitudes are I still continue to go back 3 times a week maybe I like abuse but one things for sure I love the food. read more

Nice friendly place with reasonable price for breakfast in downtown area. Was crowded Fri morning breakfast, had to wait for 5 min to be seated read more

We were from out of town and jet lagged looking for a place that served breakfast. Traveling with 3 kids ages 5m 3yr and 6. Cherries was excellent. It was a classic diner experience. Seat yourself, there was a busy energy.. there was a lady behind the register directing traffic... it was awesome. The food was good and the people were nice. What more could you ask for :) read more

Nice little diner for a weekday morning with really good, quick service and a vast menu for whatever you want. Really happy we stumbled upon this. read more

Ok...not great. I might have a Jersey diner bias but this place was just OK. Especially for the price it was just OK. I will say that the service was good but again the quality of the food was just OK. You get the point. read more

I come here for chicken biryani on Fridays (only available one day a week). Is this the best biryani? No, but it is the only quick takeout biryani in downtown Pittsburgh at a very reasonable price. I'm sure Cherry's Diner would make more money selling Biryani full time, but heh what do I know. Can't comment on the diner food quality. read more

I was in town for a work conference and needed a diner that had a basic, good breakfast, and was referred to this place by the front desk staff. The reviews were a little mixed, so I was initially skeptical, but I can say that I was pleasantly surprised with the food and my overall experience. First off, it's a diner, not a five star restaurant. You come in, seat yourself, and someone will be with you. If you're expecting to be doted on and given the cloth napkin treatment then this place isn't for you. The menu was pretty expansive and everything very reasonably priced. I ordered an egg white omelette. It came with toast, but I didn't eat that. The omelette was very good, not overcooked, and a nice amount of toppings (a little heavy on the cheese but that was okay). I will be going back for breakfast, as it seems you can't get a reasonably priced and hearty breakfast anywhere else in the downtown area. I took off a star because of the lack of ventilation. You walk in and immediately smell the food cooking. I was worried that I'd go to my conference smelling like fried bacon. They're moving across market square, so maybe the new restaurant will fix this issue. read more

This place located just off of Market Square in Pittsburgh, should be featured on Diners Drive Ins and Dives. For a small joint tucked into the corner of the Square and not much to look at from the outside, they deliver an awesome breakfast plate that's easy on the wallet. Food and service are awesome and they always refill your coffee and offer it to go as you finish your meal. Don't over look this as an option if you are a traveler in Pittsburgh based on the appearance. Great food! read more

Beautiful service, kind owners/workers, quality breakfast and lunch at very reasonable cost. Comfortable and homey like seating. Has been a weekly spot for a welcoming experience! read more

Fluffiest pancakes I've ever had. Casual, friendly staff. Very busy, but tables get cleared quickly.

For future references always call before coming because their hours are wrong was there at 7:15 like it said it would be open at 7am which they were not. read more

We were in Pittsburgh for a concert and we were looking for some place to have breakfast before heading out of town. Cherries Diner is just off Market Square. It's a small, seat yourself place with just one bus boy and one waitress. The food was good (I had a breakfast sandwich and my husband had pancakes) and the prices were very reasonable. The only downside was the waitress. She got into a screaming match with someone in the kitchen. She would come out to the dining room, take an order, then head back into the kitchen and start screaming. Come back out again, deliver some food, then back to the kitchen where we'd hear the screaming. It was very odd. Based on the other reviews, this seems like pretty standard behavior. But the food was good so I guess just be forewarned that you might get a show with your meal! read more

This is not a knock your socks off kind of place, but the food is appropriate to the price. The service it's very good and friendly, so if you're looking for a solid breakfast this hits the spot. read more

This place was hilarious! I really wanted to give it five stars but did not want to ruin their crusty reputation :-) the food was outstanding and honestly, the lady wasn't as rude as I was hoping for or expecting... We enjoyed everything about our meal and the only reason I'm literally not giving it five stars is because I truly think they don't want me to :-) read more

I work downtown, and this place is my oasis. The Kitchen Sink omelet is a massive 3 egg beast that contains peppers, onion, cheese, hash browns, and your choice of meat. The pro move is to eat this around 11 am to satisfy breakfast and lunch needs. Also, every Friday the Pakistani cooks make authentic biryani. Prepare yourself to reach a new level of enlightenment and to cease being productive for the rest of the work day. The only reason this gem doesn't get 5 stars is the poor, dated interior. The coffee is some gross Folgers bs. Little known fact, Folgers and diners were better in the 70's. read more

Came in the store for breakfast on a Monday before the game Lisa was the only one running the floor getting her ass kicked and doing a great job she should be rewarded by management read more

Had 2 meals here. Breakfast. The eggs, bacon, etc average. The service was almost rude each time. Not a welcoming place. Coffee is the worst. Can't recommend for breakfast. read more

Love this place! Breakfast is filling, service is fast. The waitress leaves much to be desired but isn't rude just short. When things aren't busy I've seen her become more approachable and she knows her regulars. Do yourself a favor and pick up chicken biryani(sp?) on a Friday, it's sooo good! read more

Wanted a local mom and pop diner that had good strong coffee and a hearty breakfast and this place nails it!

Its a "greasy spoon" diner w/ quality service and satisfying breakfast items. Down home staff in a small space makes you realize they're cooking your meal right after you order vs. simply dishing out 10 orders at a time. When you arrive, grab a seat anywhere, order some coffee, eavesdrop on others convoys, fill up on a great variety of omelettes/grits/toast/pancakes etc. and go home to take a nap or walk it off in da burgh! read more

Cherries Diner - So many options for a small diner!! - Diners Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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