Andy's Diner — Restaurant in Cambridge

Wow.

Whenever I go to a diner for the first time, I order something basic. Bacon, eggs, toast, and hash browns or home fries. Simple, right?

I thought so, too. Being alone, I sat at the counter. The food was fine, despite the apparent impossibility of keeping my water or coffee filled, but there was a rush. Okay. I got to spend my entire meal listening to my waitress complain about the performance of her co-workers and the busboys. And once I finished eating, I waited.

And waited.

And waited.

I ended up having to ask a different waitress for my check, because my waitress didn't bring it, didn't ask if I wanted anything else, never even filled my mug. I ended up waiting almost half an hour past my meal for the check. I would have just left cash and departed, but I didn't have small bills and didn't want to leave a generous tip.

I will not...

So I stumbled upon this diner while in porter Square. When i entered there was a heavy set man sitting infront of an antique cash register. He never even greeted me but when others came in after me, he greeted them (hmmm?). The place was clean which was a plus. I ordered a breakfast plate (scrambled eggs/cheese, homefries, bacon and toast (it came with a drink) It came out fast and i brought it back to my car to eat (I wasnt sitting somewhere i wasnt welcomed). The food was disgusting...no flavor what so ever! Even the bacon had no bacon flavor and the homefries were boiled potatoes diced up. There was a whole potato stem in my homefries that clearly shows be it wasn't cleaned and prepped well. I threw the whole thing away. I never knew breakfast could taste bad until now. I definitely will not go back for sure. Zero...

Andy’s is an old-style diner that still serves and is frequented by that nearly extinct species known as actual blue-collar Cantabridgians. Jimmy the cook is super nice, as are his serving and cooking colleagues. Good people, good service.

Thing about old-time diners is, they really need some home-cooked knockouts on the menu to keep bringing the bougies in. You know - the specials menu at the A1 Diner in Gardiner; breakfast at the Neighborhood, once just a diner; the red flannel hash at the Miss Portland diner, etc. The corned beef hash at Andy’s comes right out of the can. Go find some younger millennial with a man-bun named Jonah at the culinary school down the block and have him figure something out with the French toast. Then you’ll be right back in...