Red's Sandwich Shop — Restaurant in Salem

To say that this spot was an absolute WIN would be an understatement... Everything was utterly perfect! Our waitress was beyond sweet and uber helpful in making the right choices for our first time – a great start to a positive experience. Honestly, it is one of the first things I look for when dining out as the wait staff is the quite literally the first line of defense. The food can be fabulous; but if the service is bad or inattentive – it completely ruins the entire experience! Thankfully, Red’s cast of sweet, friendly and knowledgeable staff made our short time with them feel like a vacation in itself. I normally don’t drink, especially first thing in the morning; but I figured – why not? I opted to go with the drink whose name caught my eye… the #FreeBritney!!! I cannot begin to tell you the extent of flavor that was in every single sip of this drink – not only was the name awesome; but once it permeated my tongue… every single taste bud stood at attention and took notice! What was IN the drink Brim? You may ask. Here it is, a coconut infusion with pineapple, strawberry puree, coconut milk and topped off with champagne. Sweet and delightfully delicious – I’m declaring this the perfect morning drink! Seriously, smooth and deliciously dangerous because it’d be really easy to get lost in these bad boys. Moving along to the food… oh yeah – the FOOD! I truly enjoyed every morsel of the Steak-tips (which came with eggs, home fries and toast) which was ridiculously flavorful in a BIG way! These babies were marinated and cooked to perfection – seriously love at first bite. I attempted to nibble as to not rush through it; but to no avail, I damn near ate them whole. The home fries were chunked, lightly seasoned, and were soft and tasty. Meanwhile, I’d opted to also try the Pumpkin French Toast (doused with whipped cream and sprinkled with graham)… Whoa – first let me say that I am not normally a fan of pumpkin bread, coffee and things of that nature; but when in Rome, right? The aroma hits you before they even hit the table – once they do, you are encapsulated in the moment, as you are unsure if you should devour them; or worship the beauty of the presentation. Extremely flavorful and filling, not one crumb was left on the plate as every morsel was sucked up almost immediately. My daughter ordered the pancakes and a hot chocolate (super creamy and chocolaty). As they delivered the cake – it was bigger than a pan! Literally larger than her entire head – HOLY HUGE, just like they do everything here at Red's! Meanwhile, about three minutes later – they brought out an additional two pancakes… because they came with three! Needless to say we took the extra to go, because as hard as she tried (she really did), she couldn’t even finish one! Fluffy, fantastic and recommended. My wife indulged in the Chorizo Omelet which was divine as well – legit, every offering was better than the last there. The omelet was stuffed – it wasn’t a sad omelet like many places serve… there were chunks of taste-bud pleasing chorizo that delivered a generous, yet not overwhelming kick - uber delicious! Seriously, this spot is the place to be and we can’t wait to dine...

Update: 9/27/2020 We have always loved going to Reds for breakfast. We usually try to make it at least once a month but the pandemic has limited it for the last 6 months. Today was my fiances birthday and we decided to go to our special place. We had my stepdaughter with us and as always she ordered the pancakes with whip cream. That is her favorite meal. She is 9 years old and on the spectrum and always runs at 150 MPH 🙂. Today was no different. She was shoveling in those pancakes but today would be a little different. About 5 min into our meal our daughter started choking on the pancakes, at first we thought it was something small but soon realized she could not breathe. I yelled for my fiance to get her out of the booth and as she was pulled from the booth a giant pancake fell out of her mouth. We thought it was over but she was still choking, Arman (one of the chefs) leaped over the counter grabbed her, and saved her life. Another giant piece fell out of her mouth. We were so thankful that Arman was there to save her. Every one of the staff came around and made sure she was ok. We want to thank Arman again for his heroism and fast-acting response to this. He deserves some recognition for his skills and quick thinking. We will forever be grateful for this.

Reds has that old fashioned diner feel when you first walk in. I absolutely loved the atmosphere here. The wait staff was quick to seat us and our waitress was asking for our drinks immediately. The food came quick and was amazing. Perfect eggs, home fries were not to soft and not over cooked, and the links were delicious.

I highly recommend Reds for a quick and delicious breakfast. I can't wait to try the...

The place was nice and the food was okay. We walked in on a hot day and found it had ac whichbwas nice. Unfortunately becase of the geoup size (7) they put us on the other side which had no ac which was hot and muggy. One couple came in after us and was seated in the same area, but within a few moments got up and left. The service didn't make it much better. At first the waitress seemed okay until she asked if we were ready to order and some in the group said not yet. About 10 minutes later everyone knew what they wanted. We waited about 20-25min. The waitress was standing playing on her phone and looking over at us and not moving. Once my father inlaw went to get yo she ran over and asked do you know what you want to order? (In a snark voice) we brushed it off and ordered our food and asked for the little ones food to come out before ours. They said sure, unfortunately everyone's food came out before the little ones. We finish our food and we're chatting amongst ourselves for about 10 minutes without the waited coming up to us. Another 10-15 minutes I star thinking where is the waitress and look up and see that our waitress is once again playing on her phone and chatting with the othe coworkers. She would look towards our way and proceed to chit chat with her colleagues. At this point I get up to go up to her to ask if we pay with her or at the front. She then proceeded to get our check and we...