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Poor Richards Cafe

3.3 (46 reviews)
InexpensiveCafes, Diners, American
Closed • 7:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Mahritzah W.

Great food, great service, very reasonably priced. We will return, they have been located here for ever, we need to support our community.

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Tristan H.

This diner has been around a long time but we have never really managed to check out its food. It's in a part of town through which we never drive, and it's close to no one we know. But we decided to have an early breakfast there this morning. Our first impressions were that it was spacious, it was clean, and the service was quite good. And there was a large, well kept aquarium. We sat in the dining room closest to the parking lot that lies to the east of the building. We noticed that someone has a fascination for lighthouses. We were the third and fourth customers in the building, and the other two were talking to the server close to the kitchen entrance. My girl ordered a water and Poor Scramble; I had a coffee and the Hungry Man. The Poor Scramble is described as "three eggs scrambled with sausage, bacon, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, tomatoes, and hash browns smothered with cheese served with toast." All we tasted were unseasoned hash browns. My Hungry Man is described as "three eggs, two sausage links, one sausage patty, two bacon strips, one ham slice, hash browns and toast." My eggs were over hard. The eggs and the sausage links were fine, the bacon and sausage patty were zeros, and the ham slice tasted like ham but was chewy. The hash browns looked as if they had waved at the flat top on the way to our table. When I have potatoes, whether it comes as hash browns or home fries (cubed or sliced), I like to see a crispy exterior. I'll even tolerate a whole lot of char on my potatoes. There was zero browning on my hash browns. The raisin toast we both had and my coffee were fine. I suppose I can't complain about inaccurate advertising since the restaurant does call it a poor scramble. I chalk the scramble up to unimaginative execution by the kitchen. The flavor profile for the scramble should have been more than just unseasoned potatoes. Following my often stated theory that professional cooks should be able to put out food better than I could prepare, I find that didn't happen this morning. And cooks that treat salt as if it's an exotic ingredient are not cooks that can make food even barely palatable. I was going to be less negative about my dish. I was going to...if I hadn't spent better part of my subsequent morning feeling nauseous and dry heaving.

Noir S.

This place is pretty average nothing spectacular but not very bad food. The cinnamon rolls are great though. The staff was down to earth though.

The Hungry Man Breakfast
Kiarash Z.

When Nate Bandit of Louisville's Bourbon Bandits described this diner as a place "that gives you the meat sweats," I knew I had to try it. Poor Richard's offers indoor smoking, bottomless cups of coffee and meat-intensive platters of greasy goodness. On day one, I had the chicken fried steak, three eggs, hashbrowns and toats. The steak arrived smothered in gravy. The hashbrowns were perfectly crispy, and the toast was two FULL slices of toast. It was enough food to two. I ate the whole thing for less than $6. On day two, I had the biscuits and gravy (again with toast and hashrowns). It was delicious and hugely filling. Forgot your smokes? You can buy some at the counter. This place is hangover slayer, and every morning is a low-key party. The tables are big and can be joined together for maximum mob action. Warning: If you dislike smoke or trashy folk, avoid this place.

Country fried steak, 2 eggs, hash browns, toast.

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10 years ago

friendly service, good food, nice atmosphere all at a reasonable price!! Love this little diner! two thumbs up!

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11 years ago

Worst service I've ever had and the nasty is Greece You food ever ever ate on never ever go back in this restaurant again

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Greens are on the spicy side but still tasty! Mac was delish! Try em' out. Carryout or dine in…read moreoption. Parking free in the back of building

I really did enjoy the food so I went back 2 days later and treated my parents. We were originally…read moreplanning to dine in but decided to do carryout instead because they were really busy. I wanted to try the pork chops but they were out, so I got the rib tips with gumbo greens and dressing for the sides. My dad got the same, and my mom got the fried catfish with yams and turnip greens for her sides. I thought the rib tips were good and I would order them again. The dressing was just "okay" and unfortunately I bit into a large chunk of fat from the turkey meat in the dressing so that didn't help. The real star was the gumbo greens. My dad was also not a fan of the dressing, but he said he would have gotten the gumbo greens for both his sides if he had known how good they were. My mom enjoyed her food as well as the strawberry crunch cake I suggested she get. I am not sure if I missed it my first visit, but when my order was being rung up I noticed a cash and non-cash price flash on the screen. I did not see any signage on the door about the extra fee for paying by card, and the cashier did not mention it. That is such a big pet peeve for me. Had I known in advance, I would have come prepared to pay with cash. I am sure I will return again, but restaurants really need to be transparent about these excess fees.

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