Mom & Pop’s Cafe & Catering — Restaurant in Town of Ballston

Been driving by this location for years now, and a recent event presented an opportunity for me to eat out for breakfast instead of my regular routine. Was originally going to try the Route 50 Diner, but it turns out they changed their hours and don't open till 6:00AM, and since Mom & Pop's is closer to my office, I decided this was the better option.

Arrived a bit early but found their open sign was lit and it all looked to be good, but trying the door I found it to be locked. Suggest they keep the open sign off until they are actually open.

Once I did get in at 6:00AM sharp, I was the first there, and put my order in straight away. A short stack of Pancakes, two scrambled eggs, and a decaf coffee. All together coming to just over $14 before tip, quite the deal if I do say so myself.

As for the meal, well the coffee was fresh and there was plenty of creamer and sweetener to pick from. The eggs were perfectly cooked, though I do prefer mine a bit burnt, but I didn't specify any weird requests like that. As for the pancakes, well, they were super thirsty. I poured three containers of syrup and five butter packets on them and they were still pretty dry, I even had them add blueberries to the pancakes but that only helped to break up the bready flavor a little. Still, they were a good size and thickness and filled me right up before I could polish off the second few bites.

Overall a nice little place to stop in, but this was a one off since I need a diner that is open a bit earlier for my morning commute...

I don't see too many reviews about the catering - I ordered from them for my daughter's baby shower back in August. Honestly, I was a little disappointed. When I had called with questions regarding people vs serving sizes, I feel I was misled. I was a little disappointed after picking up the food. We were having approximately 30 - 35 guests. After discussing this with the establishment, they suggested certain size trays which I went along with. You would think they knew what they were talking about, right? Well...not. The trays I received could have served a 100 guest wedding. I paid double the price for trays with food that was much too much for the small baby shower - so much waste of both money AND food. I also ordered "finger sandwiches.' These sandwiches are listed on their catering menu as just that - Finger Sandwiches. What I received were two trays of full size bulkie roll cold cut sandwiches. Again...disappointment. To me, finger sandwiches are delicately cut slices of bread, variously filled. And I would have been perfectly fine with miniature sized rolls - but full sized bulk rolls are NOT Finger sandwiches. The saving grace was that the food was good, but if I were to ever order from them again, especially if for a smaller group, I definitely would go the lower end. I feel like I wasted a lot of money paying for the biggest trays they had when that amount of food was in no way needed -...

I was on my way home & the traffic was backed up coming from Ballston Spa to Route 87 S. So I decided to stop & get a bite to eat in Mom & Pop's Restaurant. I had seen this place before but had never stopped in. With the help of my waitress I placed my order for a wonderful burger! I believe it was called the BBQ Rodeo Burger! When my waitress put my plate down my reaction was "oh my gosh"!!! My burger was huge! My first bite & I was hooked! Yum doesn't describe my burger well enough! It was absolutely delicious! One of the owners came around the tables to see if everyone was happy with their food. I told the owner my food was excellent & so was my waitress! I promised that I would do a Google review & tell folks all about my visit to the Mom & Pop's Restaurant! I hope everyone who sees this review will travel up Route 87 N, get off Exit 12, turn left towards Ballston Spa & stop at Mom & Pop's Restaurant! They are located next to Curtis Lumber on your way into town. Say "hello" to the owner & mention that you saw my Google review! If you are hungry ... want to eat great food at a great price, stop in at Mom & Pop's Restaurant for a bite to eat. You'll love it as much as I did! Yum ... Yum! Going back for more!!! 😊...