Review of Rae's Restaurant

I gave Rae's Restaurant and overall score of 3.2, or 3 stars, based on the following 7 categories: number of visits 1 of 5, Once was enough. price range 5 of 5, Pocket change, less than $10. family friendly? 4 of 5, Wait staff entertains kids. % menu vegan 2 of 5, You can piece something together. quality of service 3 of 5, Didn't notice. quality of food 2 of 5, I guess grease has flavor. local mainstay? 5 of 5, Route 66 hangout. Comments: For quite a while now, this greasy spoon was on my to-do list thanks to recommendations from friends. When I pulled up this morning, there was a cop car outside. But it was a good sign because it wasn’t double parked with its lights flashing. The interior was everything that you would think a Route 66 diner would be. The griddle was behind the counter, and most of the rest of the tables were booths. The menu was a basic diner menu; nothing fancy but with specials that have been specials since 1977. I ordered my nominal early morning vegan special; oatmeal with raisins, toast and jam, and coffee. I wasn’t really impressed with the food or coffee, though my wife thought the non-vegan stuff tasted pretty good. I scanned the menu for vegan lunch options and it was pretty sparse, though there were a couple things like avocado, lettuce, and tomato sandwich. My biggest fear in this place would be cross contamination since they seemed to prepare everything in a common place. Especially don’t order anything off the griddle unless you want to take a chance on what they greased it up with that day, including all the hamburgers and bacon that came before you. Once the bill came, I realized why the cops were at the booth in the corner. This place is cheap for the quality of food that you get. …if you’re not vegan. If you are vegan, move along, nothing to see here.

Additional Info Address: 2901 Pico Blvd, 90405 Area: Pico Reviewed Meal: Breakfast Ethnicity: American Click for more info.