Billie Ann's Diner — Restaurant in Cecil Township

Feb 2024

Breakfast visit featured French Toast and their breakfast sandwich on Naan. YUMMY!!!

Another successful breakfast visit. Peppery biscuits and Gravy and a HUGE pancake left us with more than full bellies -- take out boxes too!

Breakfast update.

We promised we would be back. So we did!

Experience was just as good at breakfast time, as it was at lunchtime. We had a different waitress and the experience was just as good - and our previous waitress recognized us and waved! The owner came over to say hello and we chatted for a bit. All that I said before applies to breakfast as well. This is definitely a place we will be visiting regularly and they are busy fo a very good reason! :-)

We stopped in for lunch and had a great experience! We sat in the enclosed patio, and while it was a bit on the chilly side, the heater would come on and warm it up. The waitress was a gem and the food was great.

We had the Poutine, the Cranberry Chicken Salad, and the Chicken Philly Sandwich. Add to that a cup of coffee and we ended up spending less than $20 per person and had enough leftovers for each of us to have another lunch. In other words, this is really good value for the money.

From what we were told, they opened up about 18 months ago, but with some of the same staff that used to run the previous place. The food was tasty and the quantities were ample. There was a steady stream of customers coming and going while we were there, yet the staff was handling everything with no issues and we got our orders in what seemed like a quick turnaround. We noted the fresh ingredients in all of our dishes: Roasted and flavorful chicken on the salad; real cheese curds on the Poutine and more.

We will definitely be...

Excellent food (the special French Toast - wow) with the friendliest owner, staff and customers that complements the fun décor and positive energy in the diner! My high enthusiasm is for good reason. My visit to Washington County began with breakfast at Billie Ann's diner after a very-long, very-early morning drive from Ashburn Virginia. I searched the internet for breakfast diners - didn't want to eat at a chain restaurant - looking for a place with character! Billie Ann's diner had excellent reviews and the photos looked like what I was after. I told the young waitress it was my first visit - just arrived from Virginia when she asked me where I traveled from. With a big smile, she went off to get me coffee. A scant minute later, the diner's owner sat down at my table and asked me, "where did you travel from to get here". When I answered, she announced to everyone in the diner that a visitor from Virginia just arrived. She made me feel so good, like a family member who just returned after years away. Told her I was ordering biscuit with sausage gravy. Her response, "good choice but need to try a piece of the special French Toast." I had both for breakfast. Bob Evans can't hold a candle to Billie Ann's biscuit and sausage gravy. And the French Toast - the tastiest I've ever had. The young waitress said it was a secret ingredient in the batter. My next visit to SW PA, I'll surely have breakfast here. It is...

I love supporting smaller and lesser-known restaurants. I got two cinnamon-raisin pancakes with peanut butter drizzled on top, and they're large, thick, and fluffy. I originally ordered one cinnamon raisin and one peanut butter, but they offered to combine it for me. I also got the Frank-N-Burger, which is loaded with various meats. I can't say I've had a hot dog on a burger before, but it was great. It was juicy and had plenty of flavor; the fries were also great. The portions are generous with great prices. Two people - including me who eats for two - was $52. Breakfast is served all day and they're planning on adding a dinner menu once they expand to another location.

The service was friendly and the servers and customers had some great banter. There were several regulars that walked in and the staff treated them like friends, and it was great to see. My server gave me props for my eating ability and suggested I come back for a potential pancake-eating challenge once they open up their new location. The only negative of my time here was that the bathroom ceiling leaked on me, but they said they were in the process of trying to get it fixed. I would...