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It's very rare that I eat breakfast out, the reason being is that most breakfasts served in restaurants are so basic or banal that they aren't worth paying for. The ones who have special items charge ridiculously high prices and having been in this industry for over 30 years I get repulsed at paying such exorbitant amounts for food that has such a infinitesimally low food cost.
With that being said I can honestly say that Pamela's is a breakfast restaurant that I would frequent often if I lived in Pittsburgh. Their service was fast, no that's wrong it was faster then fast, drinks order, drinks, food order, and bam food on the table. We were never rushed but the speed was phenomenal. Also a special shout out to our server, a professional waitress, probably been working tables for 40 years and it showed - in a great way.
Super friendly, offered spot-on suggestions, and just made for a great pleasant start of a day. Thank you so much for being you.
On to the food, we had the Chorizo omelet, filled with chorizo, sour cream, cheese and avocado, mildly spicy but good, the Lyonnais potatoes were not mushy or greasy and had some nice caramelized corners to them making them something I would serve at our house. Two slices of toast accompanied this feast and it filled me up.
We also tried the banana chocolate pancake, which is more of a crepe style pancake stuffed with bananas and chocolate chips of course a dollop of whipped cream on top. Again a very filling dish, but oh so good.
Pamela's is really a fancy diner - there menu is not extensive, but what we had was good and the value was there. Overall damage for two plus drinks under $20 with tip. Wow a typical diner experience in Spokane would have set us back at least $ 25 and the food would have been mediocre and the service average.
5 Stars because it's been one of the best diner experiences and best values I have had for breakfast in a long time.
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