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Patty's Off-Center Cafe

4.5 (559 reviews)
Closed • 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Eggs Benedict
Stacie C.

Cute little breakfast spot we happened to stumble Upon. We were seated immediately and had drinks within a few minutes. The food was ordered and came out quickly. Everything was tasty. We were checked in on quite a bit, our drinks were refilled without them ever getting empty. I think we would come back.

Karin H.

It had been years since we had gone to breakfast here...like change in ownership and first time back long ago. Think classic old-school diner and that is the Off-Center Cafe. The changes to the dining room were nice...it is no longer fifty years of grease hanging in the air around mismatched dinette sets. The menu was quite a bit different but still your standard breakfast classics with their own signature dishes added in. I had a scramble that was more of a frittata. I had them hold the ground beef so our server had them add avocado, which was a nice touch. Food was good, service was great.

Eggs, sausage, potatoes, and a biscuit.
Tim G.

Great service. Great food. No waiting. Family enjoyed the decor. The cinnamon roll was delicious and fresh. My only issue was I wasn't sure where the actual restaurant was initially... but pulling into the lot it became clear. The biscuits were made fresh and were a delight. The chicken fried steak was good compared to most of the competition. It was lightly under seasoned, but my Dr. would tell me to be happy about that and I like being able to add salt, rather than wishing my dish were less salty. Not pictured were the vanilla pancakes with chocolate chips which I was told were "perfection". I shall take her word for it as she didn't offer a bite. The family all voted that we could come back again. Prices are fair and the portions are more than adequate. I was full when we left.

Barbara C.

Delicious food, super friendly staff and just a wonderful overall vibe in this little diner. Everything is scratch made, huge portions and decent prices. Very busy place and with good reason! Place is small and doesn't have seating for many. Be prepared to wait a while for a table especially on the weekend. Unless, you choose to sit at the counter like we did. Came for breakfast on a Saturday morning and place was hopping with a line outside the door. I ordered the Meatlovers Skillet Special. Came with a jalapeño, flaky, buttery biscuit. So delicious! I took half of my meal home. Very healthy sized servings let me tell you! My friend had the Redneck Eggs Benedict. Which is jalapeño biscuits with sausage, eggs and country gravy. Be prepared to do some cardio after eating that! Heavy but oh so satisfying comfort food. High praise to the owners and to Patty for greeting us, seating us and serving us that amazing food. Her hubby prepares the food and she runs the front of the house. They're very successful at it and it shows. Looking forward to trying their lunch items next time I'm in the area. Highly recommend this little diner!!!

Thanks for breakfast Patty
Paul At E.

We dropped by for Sunday brunch on our way to the coast. It's a nice small town feel restaurant and the pictures on Yelp looked good. We got seat right away and both ordered the specials. The food came out in good time and everything was delicious. I usually don't eat the potatoes but here they had some nice flavors. We'll drop by again whenever we're in Salem.

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LaVerne T.

There's always parking right up front. The decor is cute and homey. You can either sit at a table or at the counter. As you come in you can check out the specials of the day. They always have great specials on their specials board which we've tried almost all of it and they're all tasty! The food is always Delicious and it's generous servings! Hubs and I are able to share their meals and still walk away with a full tummy! Eating here is like eating at a friends home

Katie S.

Service is amazing. Good but casual, like your family. They make practically everything from scratch, even their own hot sauce! Cholula and Tabasco who?! So far everything I've tried is delicious. Prices are reasonable. I would come every weekend if I could.

Country fried steak, no eggs(I'm weird), gravy on the side

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Quaint little place with varied and great food, service and clientele. Lots of parking!

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Great place to eat breakfast. Great food and friendly staff. Parking can be tricky if the place is bust but so worth it.

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Great prices, great food, great people! They love our baby boy too! Get the lemon poppyseed pancakes.

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I enjoy the really big salads they have. They are very nice to customers and have good bagels and sandwiches, so I was told.

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This is a great little spot for breakfast. The food is great and also reasonably priced.

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2 years ago

Friendly, good food. Left there with a happy belly! One of my favorite places. Definitely a top ten spot in Salem.

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Very tasty stuff! We felt lucky to find this place. Don't let the location fool you.

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