Patty's Eggnest

I rarely give out one stars. This place deserved in. Your food is your standard American diner affair - breakfast, sandwiches, soups, and maybe some steak dishes. The food at most Patty's I have visited has been good. This one was a little disappointing.

When going into a diner, expect greasy foods. This was exceptionally greasy. My stomach acted up ALL day and night because of how much grease was in a plate of eggs.

The kicker and the reason why this places a one star is my husband's dish. He ordered a $9 corned beef hash breakfast. He found a BONE in his dish. We were not upset. Simple mistake especially if they make their own hash. We decided to tell the woman who looks like she was the owner.

We got a lecture (almost) of why they don't make it in house anymore and why it is from a can. She went on and on explaining why it was a waste of her time and money to make corned beef when she doesn't give much on a plate to begin with. She explained to us her line cooks don't bother checking for these things, that they heat meat up in the microwave and dump it onto the plate. She then forced a punch card on us and told us to come back.

I know she has good intentions and time's are tough. Running a restaurant is not an easy business, but at least apologize for your customers who find bones and tendons in their plate. We will not be returning to this location. If we wanted corn beef hash from a can, we would have gone to the Safeway four miles north and gotten one ourselves. Would have been cheaper and bone free without an attitude.

Because we're huge fans of the original Lynnwood Patty's Eggnest, we assumed that other locations would be on par with their service and quality standards...NOPE...

The Chuckwagon location is reminiscent of its former "Chuckwagon" atmosphere: smoky, dingy, and ragged.  While it appears there has been some painting, and possibly carpeting was replaced at some point, we were directed to the "backroom", where I immediately got a whiff of musty, dusty and PallMall...after we were seated, my husband noticed the cardboard coaster under his overturned coffee cup was splattered and full of crumbs.  He quickly removed it and found a clean coffee cup and coaster.  The table still had more remanents of prior customers (sticky syrup drippings, crumbs).
The young hostess was cordial, and immediately brought us water and returned fairly quickly w/ coffee.  Waiting on the waitress was another matter.  While two other waitresses managed to make several rounds to the 4 tables occupied, it wasn't until the hostess was seating another couple, and stopped to refill our coffee, that she noticed our menus still on the table.  She was quick to find the waitress, at the counter and obviously spoke w/ her, as our waitress was soon back to take our orders.  Had we actually given it another thought, we might have walked out.  I decided to try the belgian waffle w/ a side of ham.  My husband chose the ham and eggs.  Our orders did come quickly, thank goodness.  The waffle was decent, though it really tasted just like a pancake, and I've always been told waffle batter is prepared differently from pancake batter.  I immediately noticed that the waffle was only lukewarm, since the butter didn't melt.  The butter cup I was given on the side appeared old.  It was rather greasy, maybe they just fill a ton of them early and leave them...but either way, it was rather flavorless.  I used both syrup (from the sticky pitcher on the table) and the wonderful freezer jam Patty's has always offered.  The ham had a lot of gristle and because it is obviously heated on the flattop, had bits of potato and black "stuff" stuck to it...not much flavor either and that was also my husband's complaint about the ham.  He did say his over easy eggs were prepared perfectly, the sourdough bread was delicious, but the hash browns could have used a few more minutes on the grill...they didn't have much crispness.  During the course of our meal, the young hostess and another waitress actually managed to refill our coffee cups...the only time we saw OUR waitress was to take our order, bring our order and drop off the check.  I felt like I should have handed the hostess the tip directly, she did a great job of clearing tables, seating guests and ensuring coffee was always full for all patrons in our area.  Needless to say, we were less than impressed w/ this location.  To top it off, as we were leaving, my husband stepped on a fork that had been dropped...in the busiest part of the restaurant, but none of the staff seemed to notice it.  While we have enjoyed the other Patty's location for years, I really doubt we'll be back to this one.

I really liked all the breakfast choices here and they had amazing biscuits! This place is close to my friend's house where I was staying and she likes to come here on the weekends for a cozy breakfast. It certainly is no fancy brunch spot, just a good ol' diner. Big portions and good service. Definitely would come back!