Pantry Family Restaurant — Restaurant in San Mateo

Grease on grease on grease... but it was delicious!

This place used to be an Ihop and like its predecessor, they also serve breakfast/lunch food. They are definitely big on their breakfast menu which I love because i love eating breakfast food at anytime of the day! There were a lot of good things on the menu and I had such a hard time deciding. I finally settled on the Longanisa Sausage which was a sweet Filipino pork sausage and that comes with rice/hash brown and toast. The Longanisa was greasy but delicious. The sausage was sweet and savory and it tasted good with the hashbrown. Their hashbrown is different because they add onions which made it awesome and delicious! I enjoyed my meal but it felt super heavy. The portion size was pretty big too! Their honey dipped fried chicken looked good and their chicken adobo as well. It's interesting that they incorporate Filipino food into the menu because it makes their menu different than other breakfast places :)

Their service was awesome! they were really great with refilling our waters and making sure all the drinks were filled. I enjoyed my meal but the grease was a little much. I would come back again if I was in the area and I wanted a...

I will not come back.

The food is slightly greasy but I went back twice due to the good customer service; however this morning the experience was different. The waitress approached me with a menu, after I said good morning, a mumbled reply was what I’ve got. Minutes later, After asking if they had wifi, the waitress gave me a strange look and replied with a dry No.; alright, maybe not a good day I thought.

After bringing me my coffee, she took my order and asked me if I wanted toast, yes please was my answer, she brought my order and toasts to the table, after tasting and without knowing, I realize they had some butter, so I ask, could you bring me without butter?

Apparently that was too much for her and she replied with a rude tone, ‘okay, next time ask first’; it amazes me how people loose a customer for 50 cents; or more than one customer since the ladies in the table next to me made eye contact with me puzzled as well.

The food is not even close to good enough to endure those comments; not again, of course...

The staff is friendly and funny - Frank was our server & Emmanuel was either a busboy or general backup. They all move quickly and keep a smile on their faces - genuine smiles.

The atmosphere instantly felt like the places in Hawaii that I grew up with- mixed generational families & regulars - a locals place where everyone is welcome.

The food was excellent - good ole standbys are on the menu - but I had to get something different. I got the tocino (sweet cured pork), hash browns (w/ grilled onions & house seasoning) & 2 eggs. It came with a side of vinegar dip that just made my day! (Btw- $8.95 - so it was filling yet very affordable).

Hubby had pancakes & honey dipped chicken - OMG - those pancakes were like Mom used to make, tall, fluffy & light - not sitting like a brick in your stomach at all! The chicken? Crunchy & moist - my search for good fried chicken ends here.

More "local" flavors to try, so yeah,...