The Diner - Oakdale

Jake had a late morning appointment at the vet this-morning, so we decided to just bring him with us to our Saturday breakfast in Pittsburgh. We take him to Banfield in Robinson, and wanted to stay close by.  That's how we ended up in nearby Oakdale at The Diner.

Not a very original name, but kinda classy ... for a diner. (ha, ha)  The Diner has the look and feel of a refurbished street car, with the rounded ceiling. But unlike Johnny's Diner in the West End, this place is newly remodeled, and just seemed generally Cheerful. It's hard to explain - it just had this happy vibe about it. Maybe it's the 50's retro decor and shiny red & white checkered floor, but it worked.

It seems from their Facebook page that breakfast isn't necessarily the big specialty of The Diner. I see them talking about Prime Rib and Fish Fry nights, not brunch type food. They did have a blueberry waffles & eggs special this-morning, which I decided to try. And husband chose the "Diner Two's" which consisted of 2 eggs, 2 pancakes, and 2 bacon or sausage. Though he doubled the eggs, and substituted the 2 meat for 1 ham, so I guess somewhere in there it ceased to be a two-fer special??

The food was okay. The scrambled eggs were a little dry, and the pancakes not too fluffy. But the general atmosphere definitely made up for anything else. And everything was served pretty quickly, so Jake made it to his appointment with no incident. Though he did decide to wait in the car while we ate :)

So kudos to the simple design, friendly service, and generally cheerful atmosphere!

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