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| - I have not written a review for Pamela's in the past mostly because it feels wrong saying anything negative, due to the fact that it's almost a Pittsburgh institution- It's like dissing the Steelers; You don't do it, even if they lose!- And I would really have never given it more than a couple stars.
That being said, I realized something recently when the BF and I went for breakfast...I'm not such a fan of the lunch nosh, but I love it for breakfast. For me, breakfast should be a greasy spoon-ish type experience. I want eggs and sausage and potatoes, all cooked to greasy perfection on a griddle type apparatus, and Pamela's does it very well. I don't really like pancakes, but even I have to admit the chocolate chip crepes are pretty good. And don't get me started on their famous Lyonnaise potatoes...
I had the sausage and cheese omelet and the BF had the chorizo hash and eggs. His was good with the slightly spicy chorizo and hash, topped with a dollop of sour cream, and my was great; oozing with cheese and stuffed with sausage. Add the toast and yummy potatoes and you get enough food for at least two for like $8 or $9 bucks! But I still scarfed my down all by myself.
As far as the staff are concerned, I'm a bit biased (I have many friends who work there), so I will only say I have never heard of anyone having a problem there. And if you have, it was probably your fault.
Overall, I would probably give it 3.5 stars if I could, but as Yelp has yet to let us designate half stars, I am going with 3 stars, giving 4 for breakfast and 2 for lunch.
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