This is it Cafe is the only real choice in West Palm Beach for a generous, tasty, inexpensive breakfast! I'm there 30+ times a year. 25 of those times I order corned beef hash and eggs. There are other good choices - fried catfish - but I really enjoy the corned beef hash. And the eggs are always cooked perfectly. You can choose from hashbrowns, grits, or oatmeal - all good choices - plus you get your choice of toast or biscuit. Wait staff is terrific - friendly, casual, attentive. The owner is often present especially when a customer wants to buy one of his Highway Men portraits that adorn the walls. I don't go for the expensive artwork - I go for the excellent food. There's new housing construction in this area of town and This is it will soon begin to open for an early dinner! That's exciting. Means I'll be there 60+ times a year. Did I mention their prices are the most reasonable in miles? I don't know how he does it - but the restaurant could be a loss leader for all those expensive artwork sales. read more

A staple in the PBC diner rotation, This is It Cafe never disappoints. Apparently, they'll be offering dinner in the near future due to the recent boom of construction. My brother and I visited last Friday for breakfast and it was delicious per usual. I opted for an egg white omelette with whole-wheat toast and sliced tomatoes. He ordered a breakfast combo of sort and also enjoyed his meal. It was his first visit and likely won't be his last. The meals are always delicious, fresh, and plentiful. They offer a vast selection along with daily specials such as dolphin fingers, fried catfish, or NY strip steak and eggs. Finally, many of the Pigs have retired but some of the new staff are delightful. read more

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So old school and laid back. Diverse crowd for sure. Love this place. Its not fancy...food is great and zero pretentions​

Pay it forward is what I learned today. Came from La and we had a great meal and great service! And the bill was paid for by a stranger and now friend! Much blessings coming from La! read more

This Is It Cafe - Great company and great friends - Diners Near Me - West Palm Beach, Florida

A staple in Northwood. Always yummy, and consistent, food and at a great price. The servers are attentive and the diner gives classic vibes. read more

This Is It Cafe - Waffle, 2 eggs, and bacon - Diners Near Me - West Palm Beach, Florida

Solid, no-frills breakfast spot and a true West Palm Beach staple. The New York omelette was hearty and delicious, and while the biscuits with sausage gravy weren't the best I've had, they definitely hit the spot. Affordable, locally owned, and always a reliable choice for a good breakfast. Service is also really great and food is served pretty quickly, so whether you're in a time crunch or you're out with friends and have time to linger, this is the spot! read more

This Is It Cafe - New York Omelette - Diners Near Me - West Palm Beach, Florida

Best catfish and mahi I've ever had. They give you large portions too. Service was quick although it was crowded. It felt like a very cozy friendly place to learn everyone's names over time. I would definitely recommend going and I can't wait to come back. read more

This place is the go to spot for Breakfast. Lovely home comfort styled meals. The service is amazing and the environment and atmosphere is cozy. They make you feel like family. THIS is THE SPOT! read more

This Is It Cafe - The food was so good we breathed it down in minutes. - Diners Near Me - West Palm Beach, Florida

Great service, great food, beautiful community! It was a bit busy when we arrived Sinday morning but we do not be a table with one of the regulars. Meal was decent, a little bit bland but overall okay. read more

This Is It Cafe - Scrambled eggs with chedsar, turkey sausage and French toast - Diners Near Me - West Palm Beach, Florida

My friend Lisa suggested we come here for New Year's Eve breakfast. Found parking in the lot next to the restaurant. Was a little confused by the entrance as the door looked more like entering a utility closet. My friend was already seated so I joined her. Waiter came over to take my drink order. I just got water. We asked her to turn on the fan as it was hot. I joked with her but her sense of humor was non existent. I ended up turning it on myself because no one came over to assist. The catfish was delightful. Waiter brought my friend a to go box but completely ignored me. The food was great but the service I received was insulting. read more

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Just as expected. Reasonable, fresh, food served quickly and accurately. I've had many a breakfast meal here and have yet to be disappointed. **WARNING** the food is served extremely hot! I was nursing both lip and mouth burns for a week after what I've come to call, "The Corned Beef Hash Incident"! I'll certainly be back when I'm in the neighborhood... read more

Comfortable, cozy vibe. Nothing fancy, but cool Highway Men paintings adorn the walls. Its very eclectic and good luncheonette food. Love their bacon and grits. Service is friendly and nice spot. read more

The people working here are very sweet and kind. The food was great! It tasted home made! The only really I am taking one star off was cause the location was a little sketchy but it's still worth trying out the restaurant read more

This place is a Northwood classic! It's an old school diner with great service and excellent food. The prices are great the amount and quality of the food they serve. I keep going back, because the experience is consistently awesome. It's old Florida right down to the Highway Men paintings on the walls. I can't recommend eating at This Is It enough. read more

This Is It Cafe - Two eggs, home fries (substituted for grits, & salmon cakes. My biscuit was on a separate plate. I added the hot sauce & ketchup. - Diners Near Me - West Palm Beach, Florida

Change the name to "This WAS It" because this place is lightyears past its prime. 15-minute wait to be acknowledged, rancid table creamer that curdled my coffee, and a waitress who rolled her eyes when I asked for fresh milk. The omelette was burnt, the potatoes were raw, and the service was non-existent. $18 plus a tip (because I'm not a monster) wasted. Never again. read more

Love live this place a great neighborhood restaurant the staff is nice and down to earth great place for breakfast

Great local place. More food than you can eat See you there next week. The staff is friendly. You can get in and out quickly read more

Food was five stars service was zero, our poor waitress really needs to retire. You can tell. I left her a $20.00 tip. Hopefully that made her day better. read more

Awesome local diner in the heart of Northwood. Great food, service and the best prices in town. Highly recommended. Charming atmosphere.

We went here to meet my step daughter for breakfast before headed down to the coffee shop down the street. It was a gorgeous morning so we opted to sit outside. I can not tell you about the inside of the place. The outdoor seating was nice and clean and pet friendly. I got the Western omelet with home fries, my husband got the fried catfish and eggs with home fries and my stepdaughter got the sausage biscuits and gravy. My husband said that he thinks it is the best fried catfish he has ever had. My omelet was OK, not the best, not the worst. I was not crazy about the home fries. They were large chunks of potatoes and mushy. I prefer sliced smaller and a lil crispy on at least one side. Hash browns were not an option, so next time I will get the grits. The pricing was another great reason to come back! All the food for breakfast the cost was under $10.00 read more

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Found this place randomly, while searching for something for breakfast. Great cafe! Everything was great. Food was good, service was great, ambiance was great, prices FAIR & below average, really how they should be. They have indoor and outdoor space. We liked everything and we'll be back! read more

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Small no fuss breakfast and lunch spot. The portions are great and the food is fresh. The home fries were well seasoned but ate more like mashed potatoes as there was barely any crust from the flat top. I would recommend asking for them well done. The short stack was perfect for us to share along side our meals. Who doesn't have room for a pancake? They also had multiple hot sauces to choose from which I appreciated since I'm a big fan of cholula especially with my eggs. The service was very good we were greeted and seated immediately getting to chose which ever table we wanted. This is def a no fuss type of restaurant where the food speaks for itself. You also pay at the register planted in the middle of the restaurant so you can't miss it. read more

This Is It Cafe - New Yorker omelet, home fries, biscuit. Western omelette, cinnamon raisin toast, short stack of pancakes - Diners Near Me - West Palm Beach, Florida

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Always love eating there service is always good and also it's a clean place planning on going back today

Food was very good ! I would definitely return. Good home cooking! Family friendly environment.

This was a real fine we were going to the decorator show house in West Palm Beach and needed a place to have a quick lunch I looked it up on yelp and found this restaurant this restaurant is like the old time luncheon at been in business one of the longest known luncheonette in West Palm Beach had a tuna melt it was very good good coffee the waitress Jackie was excellent she said she worked there for almost 28 years this is a real hidden fine so if you're in the area make sure you stop by and enjoy your breakfast or brunch and the prices are very fair don't let the neighborhood or the out side scare you off go in and enjoy a 1950 -60 type of luncheonette experience read more

I loved this place. I didn't order anything fancy, just a waffle and eggs benedict, but everything the wife and I received (she had an omelet), was perfect. The prices here are amazing for what you get. If you want a quality, affordable breakfast, this is a great place to go. read more

Now that there is construction going on in the parking lot. the flippin rude customers with their ridiculous oversize p/u trucks are parking in the lot instead of the street! The trucks barely fit in the lot. and parking illegally in Handicapped. Other then that the food is awesome !!! read more

First time here at This Is It Cafe, Tammy was so wonderful and welcoming! I got the New Yorker omelette with the home fries - solid choice, eggs were nice and fluffy. My husband got the catfish breakfast special - fish was fresh and the batter was light & delicious. read more

Wow!! Honestly don't know why it took me this long to come here! What a Gem! Came here during my lunch break and was assisted in a timely manner The service is wonderful, they are attentive and friendly. The food is just simply good! I had a Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich on white toast, and it's the best I've had in a while! Period Definitely look forward to coming back and trying more things :) read more

This Is It Cafe - Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich & Tater Tots :) On Point - Diners Near Me - West Palm Beach, Florida

Pretty much the best typical and not so typical breakfast joint you will ever try! Makes me think of down home fare that you loved growing up! Excellent food! read more

A group stopped for lunch, on Saturday. Food was good and reasonably priced. A big selection. Breakfast was available too. Service was fast. For six people, there was only a short time for first to last food. No send backs either. Several special requests. That/s why t has been there along time. read more

This has become my go-to diner for weekend breakfasts in WPB. The neighborhood (old Northwood) is a great place to take a stroll and walk off your eggs Benny and browse in the neighborhood shops. The food is all delicious, well portioned, and you can tell that the staff is like one big family. Overall- it's neighborhood gem. Get the eggs Benny, any of their specials, or amazing sandwiches. You won't be disappointed read more

Cons: 1) food is horrible. Ordered breakfast couldn't eat it, tasteless, old food. I could eat only toast.... Beacon is too dry!!!! Pros: 1) Open early; 2) Nice waiters. read more

A very simple menu with good food for a good price Went with a regular customer and followed his example. Had eggs. Hash browns and a biscuit Quite good Has pretty outside seating area I would return read more

Five stars for our neighborhood breakfast and lunch restaurant! A real Floridian menu, including pecan waffles, and catfish eggs and grits, from an excellent kitchen. Nautical decor and plenty of customers who work on ships--or downtown. It's easy to get in on weekdays, but Sundays after church can be busy. read more

Did not like this place at all... I got sick from not even eating half of my meal... disappointing

Breakfast Review - This is really the "This is [NOT] it Café" - Just Skip "it"! First, TG has been there once or twice a year over the last five years, and so this is "strong review." TG REALLY wants to like this place (to support local businesses), but cannot. TG reluctantly gives the "This is it Café" a "D-" (almost an "F"). The "This is it Café" is located in the Northwood area of West Palm Beach with can be most kindly described, as a "transitional" area boarding on a "very rough" area of West Palm Beach (check out the crime stats if you don't believe me - http://www.areavibes.com/west+palm+beach-fl/northwood+hills/crime/ - Rated a "F" on the crime scale by AreaVibes). Located very near on US1 on the corner of 24th St and Spencer, you get the first indication of the local dining experience by the bars on the front windows (fact). The area has a lot of potential (a bohemian feel), and there is substantial new development going on nearby that will hopefully help the area turnaround in the future (unfortunately not too soon). There is on-street parking and a small parking lot (do not leave valuables in the car). There is no outdoor seating (most likely for good reasons), and there are nine uncomfortable counter seats (a couple of which are near to falling off), there are mainly tables and a few booths. The place is VERY noisy it would be difficult to have a regular/normal conversation with more than two people without yelling to match everyone else's volume (there is no music in the background, but you could never hear it anyway). The crowd is mixed locals, tending to a local older crowd (probably attracted to the reasonable prices) and lack of other nearby options. On the weekends during the season, the place seems to attract a lot of older Québécois (who tend to be a bit louder). The tables are spread apart, but it does not seem to help the noise level. There are some larger tables, and some tables can be moved to service larger parties. The menu is fair extensive (and uninspired) with a number of daily specials. The dishes the Ghost has ordered tended to be "bland" (at best) and unappealing (at worst). All the dishes needed more seasoning (most likely a result of catering to an older crowd). The most recent special, a "southwest breakfast wrap" was the worst that TG has ever had (true), the hash browns were more like lumpy unseasoned mash potatoes. Plating is an afterthought. The prices are good/reasonable. Hence the place is crowded with patrons (on weekends) who put price ahead of food quality and service. On a recent visit the flatware was not well cleaned (there was "stuff" sticking to the handle of the fork I was given) - I have included a picture (attached to this review for reference). Coffee is OK (the best thing TG can say about this place). Unfortunately, the service mirrors the food. It is "spotty" at best borderline "rude" at worst. On a recent visit, the Ghost sat at the counter (recall there are only nine seats) and waited 5 minutes for any of the four people behind the bar to greet him. After 5 minutes the Ghost left the counter looking for a table (and service). Coffee refills are difficult to get (getting attention from overworked staff might be the key issue). "Facilities" are not as good as they should be, but not bad enough to a trigger visit from the health inspector. This saved the rating from becoming an "F". TG has been to the "This is it Café" once or twice a year for the last five years and was hoping that his experiences were unlucky and/or things would get better. Sadly neither seems to be true. The Ghost will not be returning to update this review unless owners or management changes. Note: to show you can't trust newspaper's reviews; the restaurant has a Palm Beach Post article framed (behind the checkout counter) touting the newspaper reviewer's positive experience (unbelievable). If you are a visitor, it would be better to try any number of other great West Palm Beach breakfast places. If you are a local to the Northwood area, want cheap, have "dead taste buds," and are "packing heat," then go for it!... but not after dark. TasteGhost - "You just never know who is dining with you!"™ read more

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Went here for a really long time. Used to love it. Good cheap food. Unfortunately just got tired of the crappy service. Realized someone was ignoring my call in orders because she figured out the name on the caller id. No discipline for the workers. No desire to please the customers read more

I love this place! So glad they recovered from their fire and the person driving through their front door! This truly is a neighborhood place with all kinds of local people, business people, police, politicians. The prices are really good, and the food and portions are great. And where else can you get tater tots as one of your side dishes! Nice to support a local business! read more

Great food! Incredibly low prices for the portions and quality you're getting. The people are wonderful in this very homey atmosphere. read more

This Is It Cafe - Oops... forgot to take a pic pre-devouring - Diners Near Me - West Palm Beach, Florida