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Little Pete's: Little Pete's is not Philly Diner, but it is a diner in Philly
Mara Wishingrad
As amazing as Philly Diner is, there are times when you want a diner where you can eat eggs without getting sick … or shot.
Little Pete's, located at 17th and Chancellor streets, provides the perfect daytime alternative to Penn's late-night favorite.
Little Pete's looks like what a diner should look like. It has a traditional semi-circle counter, worn leather booths, gold stars on the floor, brickwalls, a wood ceiling and black-and-white pictures on the wall.
Although it was very crowded when we arrived in the height of the Sunday brunch rush, we didn't have to wait long for a table.
As fast as the wait was, nothing could compare to speed with which the waitress took our order. She came by twice before we even had a chance to find the breakfast page on Little Pete's extensive menu.
Our waitress was not the only attentive server that morning. A wonderful man with a coffee pot came by every few minutes and ensured my coffee cup was always full.
The constant flow of hot caffeine made up for the fact that the waitress seemed to take my request for skim milk as a personal attack and curtly informed me that Little Pete's doesn't serve skim milk. After this somewhat violent reaction, I decided not to mention my preference for Splenda and drank my coffee with sugar and half and half.
To go with my coffee, I ordered a cheese omelet ($5.70), which came with homefries and toast. The omelet was cheesy and delicious and the homefries were hot and crispy. I had so much food on my plate that I was too full to touch the toast.
My breakfast date had scrambled eggs ($3.75), which also came with homefries and toast. The eggs were not too loose and not too well done. In other words, they were perfect.
While Philly Diner is obviously super convenient, Little Pete's is only a 20-minute walk from campus and the good food, reasonable prices and fast service make it well worth the extra distance.
Little Pete's, located at 17th and Chancellor streets, provides the perfect daytime alternative to Penn's late-night favorite.
Little Pete's looks like what a diner should look like. It has a traditional semi-circle counter, worn leather booths, gold stars on the floor, brickwalls, a wood ceiling and black-and-white pictures on the wall.
Although it was very crowded when we arrived in the height of the Sunday brunch rush, we didn't have to wait long for a table.
As fast as the wait was, nothing could compare to speed with which the waitress took our order. She came by twice before we even had a chance to find the breakfast page on Little Pete's extensive menu.
Our waitress was not the only attentive server that morning. A wonderful man with a coffee pot came by every few minutes and ensured my coffee cup was always full.
The constant flow of hot caffeine made up for the fact that the waitress seemed to take my request for skim milk as a personal attack and curtly informed me that Little Pete's doesn't serve skim milk. After this somewhat violent reaction, I decided not to mention my preference for Splenda and drank my coffee with sugar and half and half.
To go with my coffee, I ordered a cheese omelet ($5.70), which came with homefries and toast. The omelet was cheesy and delicious and the homefries were hot and crispy. I had so much food on my plate that I was too full to touch the toast.
My breakfast date had scrambled eggs ($3.75), which also came with homefries and toast. The eggs were not too loose and not too well done. In other words, they were perfect.
While Philly Diner is obviously super convenient, Little Pete's is only a 20-minute walk from campus and the good food, reasonable prices and fast service make it well worth the extra distance.
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