"2013-08-12T00:00:00"^^ . . "7"^^ . . "1"^^ . "5"^^ . . "I just read over all the \"old blogs\" about this restaurant---and noticed the one written in February of 2013, had some wrong information that I would like to correct. First of all, I lived in Scottsdale for over 15 years and ate out every day of my life. Don't believe there was a restaurant in Scottsdale that I have not experienced--from a 1 star to a 5 star. I moved to Mesa a couple of years ago, and found it difficult to find good restaurants that were not \"franchises\". Someone recommended Fran's Place to me---and I have been a \"regular\" ever since. Back to the gal that wrote in last February. First of all, Fran DOES NOT SMOKE----never has---and whoever was smoking in front of the door---definitely not her----and if it was one of the waitresses--they would not be smoking at that location. Secondly, her omelettes are the best I've ever had---definitely not a \"franchise taste\"-----and those are definitely not \"boxed hashbrowns\". Fran makes many of the soups, the daily specials, and her son, Brian is the chef, and his wife, Brenda also prepares some of the specialties as well as being a waitress ---and between the three of them, the food they prepare is just downright outstanding---truly homecooked--as good or better than my Mother's. I don't believe I've been disappointed in anything I've ordered there in the past two years. Fresh fruit and vegetables daily--best real mashed potatoes and gravy, sandwiches, all breakfast items---soups are fantastic---I just love this place----the gals that work there are friendly and the atmosphere reminds me of \"Cheers\"----it's not uncommon to have people talking with one another from table to table. Remember, it's a \"hole in the wall\"---but the only 5 STAR \"hole in the wall\" I've experienced in my 18 years in Arizona."^^ . "2"^^ .