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Papa's Diner

4.3 (71 reviews)
Closed • 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Good for groups

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The mama onions and pepper home fries
VeniceGrl F.

Not often do you give a 5 star rating.. but based on breakfast alone.. well earned. Home fries are my thing and with peppers and onions.. soo delicious.. pancakes cooked perfectly.. bacon eggs everything was delicious. Very clean establishment as well.

Irish Benny on a sunny morning.  Excellent!
Bob T.

Certainly the best breakfast. Super friendly staff and locals. Irish Benny was so good and filling. Coffee is tasty and fresh.

Sunny n runny
Marc H.

Terrific food - SEVERELY understaffed - breakfast took us 90 minutes for a party of 2. Only 2 servers on the floor (who also were hostess and cashier). I ate my meal in 10 minutes - the other 80 minutes were spent WAITING, especially to pay. And forget about asking for hot sauce or a coffee refill! I asked if someone had called in sick and the girl said "No, were just really busy." It was busy, but come on! Ridiculous! On a Sunday morning there is no excuse.... Shame, because the food was good, staff friendly, and prices reasonable, but I will never go back because of the time wasted...

Good times!
Neal A.

Eggs Benny yes plz! Service and staff are top shelf! Clean fast consistently great diner I already told my mom about them! Lol

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Holly P.

I hat the Irish Bennie. Dad the sausage and gravy. Homemade corned beef hash? If not it was damm good. Dad loved his sausage and gravy. Large servings. Both came with home fries and dads came with eggs. Home fries overdone but I ont like them much so they don't count.

Corned beef hash
Chad V.

A classic dinner with friendly staff and food done right. Delicious food came hot off the grill for breakfast lunch or dinner. The cinnamon roll warmed up was delicious! Large pancakes that just about fill up the plate. The corned beef hash particularly stood out as excellent with good ratio of potato to corned beef and crispy edges. If I have to quibble, the only weak point was my montecristo sandwich. Tended to be a tad on the soggy side. Needed a lighter hand on the egg batter Overall an excellent diner that I'd highly recommend if you're in the area.

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3 years ago

Great food and nice country feeling. Always feel very at home when I am there. Breakfast is the best

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Amazing breakfast spot! Great food at great prices. Their Irish Benny is amazing! Irish Bennie

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Great hidden gem. My breakfast was great and the staff was extremely nice. Would go again!

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Super clean restaurant. Food was plenty and very tasty. Customer service is pretty decent as well. Nice little surprise

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