3700 E Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90803
562-433-9305
So, I'm in Long Beach on a Saturday morning and we're trying to find a place to eat that is open. The Potholder seemed like a good place to try- a nice neighborhood diner. The sign said closed but the door was open. They were preparing to open and quite frankly the server didn't seem too happy to see customers walk in about five minutes before they officially opened.
Anyways, The Potholder is a big place that has the last three units of the building and by the time we left almost all the seats were taken. So it's a popular neighborhood diner.
I always get my eggs over hard, I hate runny eggs. These eggs were cooked pretty well. The yolk or the white were cooked, maybe slightly overcooked, but that's fine. The eggs did lack salt, which is a basic seasoning. The bacon was the standard bacon you get from the supermarket, nothing special or great about it. But, the bacon was slightly undercooked.
But, the pancakes were awesome! They were cooked perfectly-light, fluffy with a nice sweetness to them.
Service was below average. While the orders came out quickly and we didn't lack for anything, the lady who maybe the owner or manager wasn't too friendly. Like I said she wasn't too happy we came in five minutes before they opened. If they didn't want customers coming in, maybe they should lock the damn door!! If they want customers they need to be nicer to customers and cook the food better-overcooked eggs that lacked salt and slightly undercooked eggs? Come on now.
I wouldn't go back to The Potholder, unfriendly service and poorly cooked food, though the pancakes were great, isn't a recipe for a return visit.
