Pantry Family Restaurant
| Address: | 1855 S Delaware St, San Mateo, CA 94402, USA |
| Phone: | +1 650-345-4544 |
| Rating: | 4.4 |
| Working: | 6AM–3PM 6AM–3PM 6AM–3PM 6AM–3PM 6AM–3PM 6AM–3PM 6AM–3PM |
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Jennifer Hudiono
Grease on grease on grease... but it was delicious! This place used to be an Ihop and like its predecessor, they also serve breakfast/lunch food. They are definitely big on their breakfast menu which I love because i love eating breakfast food at anytime of the day! There were a lot of good things on the menu and I had such a hard time deciding. I finally settled on the Longanisa Sausage which was a sweet Filipino pork sausage and that comes with rice/hash brown and toast. The Longanisa was greasy but delicious. The sausage was sweet and savory and it tasted good with the hashbrown. Their hashbrown is different because they add onions which made it awesome and delicious! I enjoyed my meal but it felt super heavy. The portion size was pretty big too! Their honey dipped fried chicken looked good and their chicken adobo as well. Its interesting that they incorporate Filipino food into the menu because it makes their menu different than other breakfast places :) Their service was awesome! they were really great with refilling our waters and making sure all the drinks were filled. I enjoyed my meal but the grease was a little much. I would come back again if I was in the area and I wanted a hearty breakfast!
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Gnet Y K
The staff is friendly and funny - Frank was our server & Emmanuel was either a busboy or general backup. They all move quickly and keep a smile on their faces - genuine smiles. The atmosphere instantly felt like the places in Hawaii that I grew up with- mixed generational families & regulars - a locals place where everyone is welcome. The food was excellent - good ole standbys are on the menu - but I had to get something different. I got the tocino (sweet cured pork), hash browns (w/ grilled onions & house seasoning) & 2 eggs. It came with a side of vinegar dip that just made my day! (Btw- $8.95 - so it was filling yet very affordable). Hubby had pancakes & honey dipped chicken - OMG - those pancakes were like Mom used to make, tall, fluffy & light - not sitting like a brick in your stomach at all! The chicken? Crunchy & moist - my search for good fried chicken ends here. More "local" flavors to try, so yeah, well be back!!!
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Vera DeVera
#Protip: The Pantry is just to the side of the Ross store, in a building that looks like a former Weinerschnitzel. Theres a long line like youd expect at a quaint diner like this. The menu has the standard breakfast and lunch favorites like omelettes, pancakes, and grilled sandwiches but folks flock here for the traditional Filipino breakfast dishes: Loganisa (sweet pork sausauge) or tocino (cured pork) with eggs and rice. Since I was by myself, I decided to order to go and skip the long wait in order to eat outside at the picnic tables (yeah, Im a hacker). I wish the rice were automatically garlic fried rice but the dish overall hit the spot. The longanisa seems to be housemade but could have used an extra minute on the grill to caramelize more. Ill have to come back and review another dish!
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Ian Chadwick
This is a great little family-owned restaurant. My family and I go here for breakfast all the time and we love it! The food is great (I really like the omelettes and the home fries with onions) and they can modify any of their menu items for you. This was great for us, since we have people with food allergies and dietary restrictions. The portions that you get are fantastic, especially for the price. Would definitely recommend this place. The only thing is that during breakfast/brunch hours it may be crowded on the weekends so there might be a slight wait. However, I have never had an unbearably long wait (no more than 30 minutes and that was only once).
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Susan Sterling
The waitress is very hard working at breakfast and gets all the details right e.g. crispy bacon, biscuit not toast, onions o.k.? I was traveling on business but I could see everyone else were happy regulars of all walks of life. They have every choice combo you would like at reasonable prices. Comfortable. clean and ample table space. And the crispy bacon was super tasty.
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Ted Regulski
Probably my favorite breakfast place in the area, Pantry is consistently great, fresh food, friendly attentive staff and a great mix of traditional American foods & a nice selection of Philippino dishes. Teriyaki steak, chicken & pretty much anything is fantastic. Make sure to get your hash browns topped with grilled onions & herbs, theyre amazing.
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Stephanie Pineiro
Very strange breakfast place...no cream for coffee? They only had non dairy creamer...should have known better and left. Waitress offered milk but that was not what we wanted. Hash browns were bland and breakfast in general was not very tasty and the surroundings could use updating.
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Joel Sandi
A perfect blend of homey, familar-feeling comfort, service and food. A menu of traditional American breakfast favorites interspersed with delectable Filipino goodies like longanisa and tocino. Can be quite packed on weekends for brunch, but the line moves fairly quickly.
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Axel SEZER
The quality of the meals is clearly below average. The service is bad and in addition, we had the very unpleasant surprise to get fired from the restaurant, because, so saying, there were customers waiting, while half the tables were empty.
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Jered Jim
If you think breakfast should be served and ate three times a day. Come here. Ive only been here once and it was exactly what I was hoping for in a family run home style breakfast joint. Only downside is that they close at 3 pm.
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mildred dureso
***** and i would love to add additional stars to this restaurant, I am so happy you are in our area, this is my go to place for GREAT meals. I have been her three times and have not been disappointed yet. Thank You Pantry
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Danny Murcia
This place is an institution with a cult following. Always packed, friendly and attentive service, and great food. They are so busy, yet the cooks dont say a word to each other. They are locked in, and on point!
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Luci Latu
Youre not a local unless youve eaten here! The food is ALWAYS great, large portions and decently priced. My go-to is always the teriyaki steak, eggs over-easy, and hash browns on the VERY crispy side!
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Ted Hahn
Really solid family diner. The cash register is covered with photos of the owners family, and the food tastes homecooked. Always packed in the morning. Basically the perfect greasy spoon.
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Elizabeth Smiley
This restaurant was dirty. We also observed servers handling toast and biscuits with bare hands immediately after rubbing their faces or touching their hair.
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Jose A. Lopez
Only had breakfast and every time it was delicious and large servings. Wait staff is friendly but sometimes hard to get them to your table. Good prices also
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Brian Perez
This place is a great place we always have a great time the service is awesome the family environment is awesome definitely our number one breakfast place.
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Tami DuBose
Excellent food. Breakfast all day & the biggest portions you can imagine. They dont have salsa or pico. They have this YUMMY red sauce I could drink.
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jeff boesswetter
This is the best place to go have breakfast they have great service and the food is great they put so much on your plate I have to take some home
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Tristan Hale
Delicious, cheap breakfast food. I love the fried chicken and pancake plate. Dont bother with the lunch items--just order breakfast at lunch time.
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Simon Evans
Amazing value of money, huge portions and delicious meats. This is a another of San Mateos best. The servers are really great. Can get very busy.
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Shanan Pineiro
I dont get what these people see in this place. I ordered the corn beef hash and was it defiantly wasnt corn beef... unless you considered SPAM
