Sybil's Omelettes — Restaurant in Salem

I'm not sure how this place is as busy as it is, or how the reviews are as good as they are! I came here yesterday, dad's choice, to celebrate his upcoming birthday. It was a party of 4. My girlfriend, son and I didn't have to wait for a table, since my father had already been there waiting for us, but there seemed to be a bit of a wait. We were seated and after a few minutes our drink orders were taken. Our waitress seemed impatient and after I apologized for taking a bit getting my five years olds drink order, I got a brief, clenched smile. We placed our orders. The kid ordered kid pancakes with sausage, girlfriend ordered the bacon, eggs and biscuit with gravy, dad ordered the chicken fried steak and I ordered the corned beef hash. All of the adults were served first, and my child, was served a good 10 minutes after we got our food. It's pancakes, how long does it take? Anyway, girlfriend thought her meal was decent, but nothing to write home about. She's a biscuit lover, and didn't think they were that great, and the gravy, while basically homemade was way too peppery. My son ate the pancakes, and I took a bite and they were actually pretty decent. Dad was happy with his, but mine? Oh my god, I thought I was going to puke. It was canned corned beef, it looked gross, it smelled gross and I literally put a tiny bite in my mouth before I flagged down the waitress and told her that was the most disgusting thing I've ever ate. I re-ordered what my girlfriend had, and cautiously ate the bacon, pretty sure that they spit in my food. All in all it was about $55.00 for 4 people and I was not impressed. If you want quality go to Word of Mouth, if you want quick and decent food head to Shari's, but this place is NOT worth the 20...

Originally was going to go to Denny's, but the place was packed. Did a search for nearby breakfast restaurants and found Sybil's. I knew it was going to be good when I saw mostly elderly people going in and out. Also, from experience, restaurants that specialize in omelettes and have been around for awhile are usually pretty good. I don't know how long this place has been around, but it sure looks like they've been there a long time. So I took a chance.

I'm happy to report that I'm glad I did! I walked in the door and was immediately greeted by the very friendly hostess. They were fairly busy, but I didn't have to wait for a table. My server arrived shortly thereafter and was a very pleasant, smiling and polite young lady. So, since what kind of psycho would go to an omelette restaurant for the first time and not have an omelette? I ordered a chorizo and cheese 3 egg omelette and a large glass of milk to be brought with my food. Within 10 minutes of ordering, my food was at the table hot and ready, and the server went back to get my milk.

As expected, the omelette was top-notch! It came with hash browns and your choice of toast, biscuit, or English muffin. The eggs were fluffy, the chorizo was flavorful, and the hash browns were cooked perfectly. The server was attentive and returned several times to check if everything was okay. The price was a little on the spendy side, but I don't have any problem paying extra for good food and great service!

If I lived in the Salem area, I would definitely frequent...

Absolutely love this restaurant. Highly recommend. To start out we had the most amazing server. She signed our ticket Mel, but I cannot remember if her name is Melissa or Melanie. Wish I remembered. This was our first visit here and she recommended some of her breakfast favorites. I could not decide between the meat omlette or the chicken fried steak. She stated her favorite, same price, 17.49, was her favorite. The breakfast was chicken fried steak on top of bread, I think but not sure, a thin biscuit, hash Browns, two eggs, and biscuit and gravy.

She made a recommendation to my friend and she was spot on with both. She checked on us regularly, and always asked if we needed coffee. We sat there awhile after eating, and even though we said no more coffee she stopped by and asked. I kept taking refills.

Mel is energetic, has a sense of humor, VERY customer friendly, and was always at our table with a smile and ready to engage. She does not get paid enough. When I go back I will definitely ask for her. I am sure the other servers are wonderful.

Oh my gosh! So much food to eat the whole thing, but well worth to bring home to eat for another meal. The only reason I gave the meal four stars is I am very picky about my country gravy. It was very good but a little on the bland side, but not much. It was full of of ground sauage chunks that I love. The biscuit was huge and freshly made. Hash Browns were very good and browned nicely. My over easy eggs were fried perfectly. Kudos to...