Old Town Burger & Breakfast — Restaurant in Battle Ground

I would like to elaborate on my rating. As far as the food was concerned, I had da'philly, (traditional Philly cheese steak sandwich), while my wife had the Hawaiian burger, (lettuce, tomato, pickle, pineapple, Swiss cheese, teriyaki sauce). We did not order a side, but opted instead for a $5.99 milkshake, one strawberry and one banana. I would like to start by giving the food a 5 star rating. Philly was great ! If I were blindfolded, I would have thought maybe I was on the street corner in Phillidephia, with some guy having a sharp accent yelling at me over the crowd from a food cart, " hey buddy, you want 'dat, wit', ...or wit' out' ?" It was literally the most authentic Philly I have had outside of PA. My wife said her but her was outstanding, worth coming back for as well ! The problem with this establishment I our case was 1- the service, and 2- the milkshakes. Service was slow at best, nobody ever returned to our table for any reason, and it was nowhere near busy. There were two other small tables and two servers. Then low and behold, after a 40 minutes wait, all other food consumed, here come our milkshakes. When I order a 6$ milkshake I am expecting a "wow factor", milkshake. These were hands down the WORST milkshakes I have ever had. There was little to no flavor other than milk, watered down, not enough fruit of flavoring to taste, etc, etc... Being a five star chef, I would guess the recipe went a little like this; 1 scoop vanilla ice cream, 8-10 fluid oz whole or 2% milk, and 2oz strawberries or strawberry sauce, most likely the former, not the latter. Blend ingredients, top with a large portion of aerosal whipped cream, ( which was 10 times thicker than this very small milkshake.

So to recap, food is amazing and worth going for, don't be in a hurry, expect good service, and for God's sake, DO NOT ORDER A...

Is this the best breakfast house I've ever been too? No, I can't honestly say that. The food is good and hot, it's good. But it's not FANTASTIC, like I've had at some other establishments.

Is this the BEST BREAKFAST HOUSE North of Vancouver?

100% yes!

I've tried all the competition. These are my takeaways and the reasons I vote #1 for OTB&B.

Reason #1 - Ample parking. Compared to Carol's Cafe, Kitchen Table Cafe, they have the easiest parking with lots of wheelchair access.

Reason #2 - They are close!! Other breakfast houses in the area, aren't really in the area. Expect a 15 minute drive to any other breakfast house.

Reason #3 - Despite being busy, the staff is bussin! They know their jobs and they do it well. AND they do it with a pleasant and willing attitude. I have never-ever ran into a disgruntled or irritated waitress/hostess at this establishment. The girls here deserve giant props for their hustle. The food comes out quickly, they check on you often and I've never had a cold stack of pancakes here in all the years we've been patrons.

Reason #4 - Generous portions. For the money, you get a healthy portion of food. My dogs LOVE it when we eat here! (lots of leftovers).

Reason #5 - Lots of menu items to choose from. We love the meat lovers pancakes with a side of sausage gravy for the hashbrowns. Delicious! We've also enjoyed their pancakes.

Final Thoughts - I've never really had a meal here that I didn't find satisfying, even on the occasions it didn't wow me. I think if they just worked on their presentation a tiny bit, a little powdered sugar here or a sprig of parsley there and added a bit more kick/spice/salt to their main dishes...this place would be...

We went here because there's almost nowhere in battle ground that serves a decent breakfast. I can cook but sometimes I don't want to. When I go out, I hope it's as good as if not better than I can make when I feel like cooking. As expensive as food has gotten, some places are just straight up taking advantage. Well Old Town is not having it. They sell greasy spoon food at greasy spoon prices. It will get to your table in approximately "when we say it's done" minutes. The building can hold entirely too many people to feed in an organized manner it turns out meaning the noise can be a little... Much. If you've ever been to a waffle house, then you've had old town's food and dining experience. It's almost indistinguishable, inconsistencies included. For example, I don't know how you can have one plate with ice cold eggs and scalding hot hash browns touching each other. Sometimes you just get the "itch" for food like this. Less frequently, you probably get one for the experience of an old school diner with laminated menus stuck like glue to Formica tables from a recent sopping wet wipedown. Screaming children and hung over adults litter the place on the weekends while the wait staff does its best. You know, it's probably best to just avoid this place during the weekends. Yes, Google will say it's "not very busy." If you still trust Google in this day and age there's probably something wrong with you. Conversely, there's nothing wrong with Old Town. It's exactly what I expected, and on extremely limited occasions, wanted as well. It's like 1/2 a mile from my house so I'll definitely be...