Warped drive into Springfield's only Dive! Â I've been in the neighborhood for over thirty years, and can't remember if this place came before my arrival or after! It's longevity notwithstanding, and the many visits I've made there over the years - I for the life of me cannot understand its endurance in serving the community and it's alleged popularity. Despite Northern Virginia Magazine's Warren Rojas' somewhat riveting review turning the pages ever so slowly of this eatery's regular patrons and Reese Hercher's straight-up no frills insights, not to mention the lack of 'general' public to visit and write-up anything worthwhile on the likes of Urbanspoon, Yelp and others - let alone anything at all, I have come to the conclusion that only the 'so-called' regulars and an occaisional can appreciate this dive for its convenient location, friendly staff, nostalgic yet and unmistakably time warped in some lost space time continuum or fourth dimension that this place exudes! Over the years, giving PP the benefit of the doubt, I have had most everything on their menu visiting at differing times of the day, evening or week, visit after visit - and have found few and far between samplings of redeeming value, taste worthiness or enjoyed a clean, hygienic and appealing place to eat. PP's got great staff and Moe's a nice guy, but I think many of us in the community would like to see some enhancements, consistency and value so we can actually be regulars as opposed to occaisional experimenters.
Review Source:Great little place that was near my hotel. An affordable, no-frills breakfast and fast, personable service. My coffee cup was never empty, and as a southerner, I will confirm that the grits were of perfect consistency. I got just what I needed to begin my day.
I noted that this little place has been around for over 40 years. Has a real "Cheers"-where-everybody-knows-your-name kind of feel to it.
First of all, the waitstaff was friendly enough, but that aside, the food was mediocre and the wait intolerable. I ordered a western omelette with homefries. The omelette I didn't think was very fluffy, a little overcooked, and wasn't very large.I felt so dissatisfied I actually went back home and made an omelette myself. The homefries weren't homefries so much as one big lump of potato, which quite possibly were previously mashed. Breakfast food really isn't that hard to do, and they didn't do a good job with it. But what really killed it for me was the ridiculous amount of time it took to get our order, and then get it out to us. And then on top of that, they were really slow with the check. Yes, they were busy, but like I said, breakfast food really isn't that hard to do; either quickly or well.
Perhaps it would have been different if we had gotten the breakfast bar instead of ordering off the menu. Or had gone at a different time. But I really don't see myself going back.
I found this place on yelp and came because of the reviews. They were dead on. This place is a great low key place for a beer and great food. Just had my first Broasted chicken and a yuengling. Come here! The bartender Jenn and all the other patrons are really friendly. They were even playing Waylon and Willie on the jukebox. Love it!
Review Source:Tickled to find a local "Moe's" (thinking about the famous bar on The Simpsons), my husband and I ate here for breakfast on a Saturday morning recently. We opted to sit on the smoking-allowed bar side in a booth vs. in the smoke-free buffet side (we don't smoke, but the characters at the bar looked like good people watching).
The service was very quick and always friendly, the food was just what we were looking for (eggs, bacon, grits, toast w/jam, etc - cooked just right), and maybe it's just us, but the coffee was really good too. The place made me think of my grandparents, with the out-dated decor and cigarette smoke in the air - all while The Price is Right was on mute on the TV's in the bar and music piped over top of it.
We'll be going back for breakfast, for sure. Bonus: auto parts store right next door, convenient for my motorcycle-tinkering husband ;)
NOTE: My rating reflects my excitement about checking this place out today and my first impressions on my visit (NOT dining experience...I didn't eat but will return, do so, and update soon, promise).
First some background: when Whitey's in Arlington (now Tallula / Eat Bar) closed several years ago, I thought I had eaten my last Broasted Chicken. Â This led to online research which revealed that actually there were still two places around still serving Broaster (<a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.broaster.com&s=76f2d364b5c16a971cb46b4edf5ec4daa481ddab0e0d5d378f620917117b281b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.broaster.com</a>) Chicken, namely the Department of Veterans' Affairs cafeteria, and Moe's Peyton Place Restaurant. Â BTW, "Moe's Peyton Place Restaurant is the correct full name of the place...it's on the sign and menus).
You might be thinking: well if you were all fired up about it, why hadn't you gone to Moe's before today? Â Because as it happens, my girlfriend coincidentally actually works at the VA. Â I told her about it, talked about having lunch with her there, it became a running joke for awhile, but we always wind up going somewhere else when I meet her downtown. Â Can't blame her...she wants to get out of there for awhile, not sign me in with her so we can eat in her cafeteria -- plus, she never had Broasted Chicken at Whitey's. Â Meantime, I kinda forgot about Moe's and she was never psyched about that, knowing it's a Springfield dive with oldies night dj's and karaoke and the like.
Fast forward to today: I was exploring Springfield on foot and a big cartoon exclamation point over my head must have been visible when i saw the Broaster logo in the window: We Proudly Serve Broaster Chicken. Â Broaster has a great logo of a grinning chicken in a top hat! Â I remembered and went in.
I was immediately greeted by...the waitress? Â Oh, the bartender who was also the waitress, returning from the front of the room to behind the bar in back. Â I asked for a takeout menu and she was very friendly, got me one, and while handing it to me said "We serve breakfast all day." Â What??? Â Breakfast all day on top of Broasted Chicken?? Â Obviously full bar service. Â Yow!
I thanked her and said I was psyched to see the Broaster, is why I came in. Â I said I used to love it at Whitey's. Â One of her two bar patrons, a guy with a great long white pointy beard, said, yeah, this is the only one now. Â
I thought about telling him that it was also at VA headquarters and I wanted to tell him this whole story, but I didn't want to come off as a young wise-ass. Â I'm 49. Â Plus I think he knew about VA anyway...he just meant the only place you could actually go to.
P.S.: the ambiance is very much like Jay's Saloon in Arlington, if you're familiar with that. Â A couple of old guys day drinking at the bar and a couple or two eating at tables on a Monday lunchtime.
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