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| - First of all, sit at the bar and watch the master work. How did I know it was Don? Well, the waitress yelled, "Hey Don! Are you going to come out and cook for these people or what?!" As she started to toast the bread and threw my home fries and my husband's hash browns on the flat top.
Second of all, order the coffee. No, there isn't anything special about it, but it is full bodied and just plain good.
On to the food... I ordered the hot sausage/egg/cheese on Italian toast with lettuce, tomato, and mayo. The toast was perfectly thick and crunchy, the sausage was hot and tasty, the eggs were fluffy, and most importantly the cheese was gooey and melty (I despise when I order a breakfast sandwich and the cheese isn't melted, come on man!). The home fries were crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. My husband ordered two eggs over easy, sausage links, hash browns, and rye toast. I can't speak for anything he had except the hash browns which were awesome. Crispy and crunchy almost like a French fry on the outside and soft in the middle.
After sitting by the flat top, I've already eyed up what I'll be ordering on my next few stops: a blueberry pancake, the thick cut bacon, hash browns of my own, eggs over easy, a cheese burger, and the whole left side of the menu.
5 stars? Yes, because it's the best diner I've encountered in Pittsburgh to date. Yes, because it is clean (even the condiment caps were cleaned!). Yes, because the service was friendly. Yes, because I didn't smell like I was just sitting in a diner for 45 minutes. Yes, because our tab was $14. And yes, because the food is delicious!
Don's, the best kept secret in Pittsburgh, FTW!
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