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| - Nate's is one of our go-to breakfast places on the west side. The food is excellent, not fancy but definitely on the higher end, quality-wise. Excellent toast and any of the meats are great, as one might expect from a deli. The service is usually quick, though we've had one or two bad experiences. Pricing is average.
There are a couple downsides. Not every pop selection is a fountain drink, so be careful what you order or you might end up with a single 12-oz can and no refills. It's a busy place and there's no place to wait for a table, so it can be awkward if there's a wait (and there often is during busy weekend hours). You seat yourself, and I've seen a couple minor skirmishes when someone grabbed a table and someone else felt like it should've been theirs. It's a small place with a lot of tables, so if you're looking for lots of elbow room, you'll need to grab one of the booths. I wouldn't advise going here if you have a larger (more than 4) group, at least not on a weekend.
(Update 7/12/17, deducted a star): We're starting to get sporadically bad service from a couple of the waitresses. There's one who has red hair, older woman, very friendly, who just seems to be unable to remember anything past the point she walks away from your table. We've sat in her section and been ignored for quite a while, or asked for beverage refills multiple times and then just got up and walked behind the counter ourselves. This has happened on more than one occasion and we noticed other diners having similar problems with her. So I'll amend my review to say, "Make sure you figure out which waitresses are good and stick with them."
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