I like bringing my family here for breakfast. Our favorite place is Mama Kat's, but the wait there is so long that we head here instead. One of my sons can't have gluten. I love that he can come here and have gluten-free pancakes and toast. Add some sausage and he's one happy kid. I love the Mediterranean omelette. And the hash browns are yummy. Nothing fancy here. Just comfort food and plenty of it. read more

I can envision this place becoming my California version of the bagel place back in Miami! Loved today's special (ground beef enchiladas). Loved the service. Loved that it was clean and brightly lit. There's a broad menu for lunch and breakfast (which is served all day). There's even a senior's section with reduced pricing. (Very tactful waiter didn't ask for proof of age!) I'm definitely coming back! read more

Lived in San Marcos for 3.5 years now and haven't been by until today.... DON'T WAIT!! Great food, great friendly service and the prices are reasonable. Husband and I both had the Chorizo Scramble with Avocado and I had Hashbrowns. Everything was cooked to my liking and sometimes with chorizo you can get a lot of grease but not the case here! Looking forward to a return visit!! read more

Great little spot. Fast and friendly service. They have some great home style potatoes. Typically busy on the weekends, but can find a spot usually within 5 minutes. Also, your coffee will always be full! read more

I think this is my new favorite place. Nice menu with good service and tasty foods. Really wonderful experience. I'll be back more often. read more

Pegah's Kitchen - Lumberjack.... Couldn't wait to start. - American Near Me - San Marcos, California

Great place first time actually eating in usually just pickup n going but today my daughter n son and I went in the waitress was a sweet heart our food was so delicious and prompt service defiantly give it a try read more

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My favorite Sunday breakfast spot! And they have gluten free too! Their pancakes, waffles, omelettes are delicious! My husband likes the breakfast burrito! Friendly service too! read more

The food was actually pretty good, Generally speaking. However The pancakes are not. The Belgium waffle is amazing. Hash browns were great. I usually ask for m bacon crispy and my scrambled eggs well done (not burned) with no problem everywhere else, however this place burned both. I wish they had more of a selection for hot drinks. Also you have to go through the kitchen to get to the restroom. There is one men's and one women's. read more

Headed to Pegah's for an early breakfast this past Easter Sunday. The staff at Pegah's took great care of our party and the food hit the spot for sure. The vegi omelette was a great option, and chock full of fresh vegis... Enjoy! read more

This is the place we went to because Mama Kat's was super busy with a 45 minute wait that we just couldn't handle. It was busy in here but there were a few tables open to the point where they took us the minute we walked in. The food was delicious and very comforting. It was one of the better biscuits and gravy I've ever had. My bf got the Mexican scramble and he really loved it with the sourdough toast to plop on the good stuff. Overall, the food was good but the service needs some work. We waited 25 minutes for food and saw a lot of people who came in before us get their food first. Otherwise, this place is pretty good. read more

This is my first time here and i have to say this is probabaly one of my favorite breakfast/Lunch spots so far! Once i walked through the door, you can just smell the food and it smelles amazing ! Service was amazing and food taste AMAZING! Definitely comming back again!! read more

Quality of food was not that great. Ordered biscuits and gravy. The biscuits were served cold with lukewarm gravy in top. Cold pre-packaged biscuits and canned gravy are not a good combination. The sausage links had no snap to them and was the lower quality type with the white-gray filling inside. The wife's omelette with diced ham looked unappealing. Unfortunately won't be coming back. read more

Clean and cute place! Very nice people work in there. I love it. Very hard to find the clean restaurant. Cleanliness is my priority. Foods are good too, so perfect for me. Good prices for me too. No complain at all! read more

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I was disappointed. The food was not great, but it wasn't bad. Service was ok. If coffee is important to you, absolutely don't come here. It tasted like they brewed a pot, then they brewed another with the same grounds. My husband had Their americano, it was 4 bucks and tasted horrible! So many other better places for the price. read more

Tried this place for the first time, the food seem delicious and the price is common, the service ( waiters and waitresses) are amazing for what I seen, they do their best from expediting their own food, seating down the guests and cashing them out. I saw two ladies in regular clothes, I'm not sure if they are the managers or the owners but they are the most useless people in the business, they do nothing to help, the restaurant was full, everyone doing their best and you got theses two just watching instead of helping, sometimes I did see them pour some water or two, one of them saw the food stack up on the counter, looked at the ticket and then just ask one of the servers to bag it up mean while the server had his hand full with dishes to take to the back. Useless people. The only reason they have a 2 star from me because of those two. read more

This is one of my absolute favorite places to eat!!!!! My family has been going here since we moved to San Marcos and now I take all of my friends here awesome awesome awesome food with amazing service!! Try the French Toast or the eggs and ham read more

Went for breakfast. They atmosphere is homey and friendly. Very much a family type of place. The service was fast and they offer a big menu with lots of options. I had the California Benedict which was good but not the best I've ever had. They do not serve alcohol so don't come here is you want a boozy brunch! I will definitely come back. read more

Great food. Great waitress. Rude owner reprimanded waitress for a simple mistake in front of full restaurant of people then proceeded to reprimand us for not noticing that we didn't get our side earlier in the meal. Owner nearly made her employee cry. We had finished eating and we were waiting to pay and asked for a refund for the missing food, she [owner] responded telling us that's not an option and proceeded to tell the cook to make them and that we can either "leave the food or eat it at home" instead. It's unfortunate that I have one less locally-owned establishment to support. read more

This place is pretty good but nothing spectacular to write home about... We overheard the waitress say the chicken fried steak and eggs are a popular favorite, but we had already ordered. We had the lumberjack and California Benedict. Good enough. read more

Pegah's Kitchen - American Near Me - San Marcos, California

Felt like having some good breakfast this am so I opted Pegah's. Typically this is a good place to eat, but for some reason today wasn't the day. The pancakes were undercooked and my eggs were a bit soggy. Now for anyone who knows me, my eggs have to be cooked well done. My grandmother cooked them for me that way since I was a child. The coffee was watered down, i noticed as they used the same grinds three times. I'm painfully observant (sometimes). Overall, a decent place to eat, just not today. read more

Super yummy breakfast, and great service! Steak and eggs was very good. If you get a chance to have Stephanie as your server she's so sweet and helpful, we really loved her customer service! The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is just because of things they can't help (location, parking, etc) read more

Father's Day breakfast was an OK experience. My parents chose this place since they're regulars and I opted to try it out for the first time. My go-to breakfast spot is Mama Kats so I was definitely going to compare the two. We arrived early morning around 9 am and got seated right away. The restaurant was more on the smaller side but still had plenty of seating. I'm a big fan of homey environments when it comes to breakfast. Pegah's had a beautiful set up and I was pleased with the dining experience. Now the food, I ordered the Veggie Omelette with a side of fruit and Rye Bread. To be completely honest..I rather pick Denny's veggie omelette over this one...not Mama Kat's but DENNY'S. A.The presentation wasn't pleasing at all. The fruit looked more presentable than the omelet (which was delicious), but unfortunately I wasn't a big fan of the omelet. B. $10 for a veggie omelet ?? Way too pricey. If it wasn't for the wonderful service and homey environment I would rate this place a solid 2. read more

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I love how they tie their bags to ensure nothing has been tampered with. Very good food and friendly host.

Had breakfast here. Excellent food and service. I had steak and eggs, wife had country fried steak. Cooked to perfection or as ordered. I dont like to guess how the chef cooks. Not a problem here. Ordered med well on steak, over medium on eggs, and wife ordered scrambled firm on eggs. Perfect! Thanks read more

Terrible customer service!! Over the phone and I'm the restaurant. But they probably learned it from Fred the owner. Rude! Food is over priced for the quality. read more

My favorite breakfast/lunch place in the area, hands down. It can get very busy here, but the staff are all so friendly. If there is any sort of wait for table, it is never too crazy long. The food here is the star. I've never had a bad meal here, whether it be some sort of breakfast plate, pancakes, french toast, or even a burger (the chili burger is my go-to). Everything is fresh and has that home-made thing going for it. It's also a very nice home-y comfortable environment. Looking forward to coming back, probably this weekend! read more

Had breakfast with my wife here this morning. From the reviews I read I was expecting more. First, I found their coffee to be weak. My wife ordered the egg Benedict and I got the country fried steak with eggs. Her eggs were overdone. Nice size on the English muffin. Both of use liked our hash browns were perfect. My steak was crispy but a bit too greasy. My biggest disappointment was their country gravy. I found it very bland. Not sure what it was lacking besides taste. Overall the meal was OK but we both agreed there are better places to go for breakfast. read more

Food was good,service great, but man came in with mask under his chin and walk around restaurant, another came in with no mask, sign on door mask required but i guess not on, is it safe here read more

Great family place for breakfast. Tables are very same not made for bigger people. The service is great been coming here for 3 years and it's still great read more

Yea!!!Really happy to find a breakfast place that has Eggs Benedict with avocado,tomato slices and Delicious...portions were generous Too!!!!! So many items on menu..that were tempting. I'll have to come back and try some more. Thank you Excellent service and crusine!!!! Sabrina D. read more

Pegah's Kitchen has the best food bar none!! The word has finally gotten out how great this restaurant is. Weekends, especially Sundays, can be really busy. (Get there before church gets out ;-) Week days are easy to get in and get a fantastic breakfast or lunch. The owner and the servers are wonderful and the more you come, the more they get to know you. Now I can go in and say "I'll have my usual" and I get my delicious veggie omelette, toast, fruit and ice tea! It's my favorite place read more

I like this home style breakfast place. The prices are low and the food is pretty good.

Do not go to this place. And do not use there coupons , we went there to and we had a coupons and the waiter told us to use the coupon (20% off the entire bill ) we had to have 2 beverages and we did, then we spit a lunch and after we eaten the waiter said we could not use the 20% off the entire meal coupon because we split a meal , no where on the counpon does it say we had to have 2 meals the waiter said he just assume that we would get 2 meals. The 2.00 off coupon that the waiter did use say only 1 beverage read more

This is one of our favorite breakfast spots! The staff are wonderful and the food is great! The atmosphere is comfy and we've never had to wait for a table. I'm always excited when my husband suggests we head there for breakfast! :) read more

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I am so sad to write this review, my family has been going here since it first opened in 1989, I grew up, got married and had babies of my own that grew up as this being our local diner. Still see the same manager, and the place has kept its classic style. What it has not kept however is decent food. We ordered heuvos rancheros, which was great but the beans were definently from a can and the rice it came with tasted like undercooked package of Spanish rice. My friend ordered the French toast with an egg over medium. Once again she said the French toast was good, but the egg was super runny. She wouldn't speak up to correct it so she just kind of poked at it. I never was offered a refill on my water, and I had to stand up to ask to get to go boxes. I felt like we just kind of disappeared from our waitresses mindset. I hate to do this, but I want to make you guys aware. TOO much really good diner competition although I will always be nostalgic for you guys. . read more

Stopped in this morning for simple breakfast. Wait staff excellent. Eggs cooked perfectly. Sasauge a little bland but probably because frozen. Best dish was the biscuits and gravy. Only advice is to ask for eggs on separate dish if you dont want all your food covered In gravy. Decor homely with a few needed fixes, like the couple of broken separated booths. read more

We were lazy too lazy to make food for the one time so we decided to order out at Pegah's Kitchen. The menu had the perfect breakfast selection. Just enough choices of entrees. We ordered the Spicy California Skillet and the Mission Omelette. The skillet was way more than I had anticipated but it was really good and filling. The only thing it had so many jalapeños! The mission omelette was perfect in size with crispy house potatoes. It was very tasteful and the avocado added that extra touch. We're looking forward to walking in soon! read more

I have enjoyed and looked forward to breakfasts here for some time now, skillets, french toast, waffles...the food was always decent and most of the staff was very friendly. Unfortunately, the restaurant has undergone changes recently: new name (Pegah's), new menu (no more cinnamon roll French toast) and some staff changes. The new atmosphere does not seem as welcoming, the food lacks quality, and if an issue arises, they seem more willing to give an excuse rather than provide the customer service you would likely expect from a family-style restaurant like this. The restaurant seems happy to spend dollars on advertising to gain your business but unwilling to address quality issues once you're there. I will most likely not return. read more

Kind of a let down after such glowing reviews. I ordered eggs benedict and asked for the muffin to be xtra crispy and the eggs to be poached firm. The muffins were done right, but the eggs were runny as can be. Gross. Plus, they use a packaged Hollandaise, which doesn't come close to how real Hollandaise tastes. Very disappointing especially at over $10. Hubby had a pancake breakfast, and the pancakes were heavy and flavorless. There are better places around for breakfast at this price point. read more

Surprisingly large and bright little Resturaunt. Slightly hidden- but that only adds to its charm. The food was fine, nothing impeccable or truly noteworthy. But it wasn't necessarily bad. Just don't order the ham.... THAT was not great.?I noticed our server knew her regulars and addressed them by name... Super sweet... Almost makes me want to become a regular myself now :) almost read more