Extremely busy but buddy and I sat at the counter for our meal. Wait staff was right there for us. Ordered promptly and breakfast was offered quite quickly. Lots of people waiting as it is fathers day and the place was packed. Plenty of wait staff and the kitchen looked fully staffed. Breakfast cooked to order and was totally perfect.
Wow!!! What a great place! The menu was huge, and the food was hot and fresh! I had a hot turkey sandwich, and my husband had a hot roast beef sandwich. The portion sizes were bigger than most places. The salad bar was also wonderful and included soups. Our server was also amazing and very attentive. Definitely worth the wait and price!
I went to Fryin' Pan in Moorhead on Sunday, October 8, 2023 to have breakfast. There was a waiting list, but since I was alone, I asked to sit at the counter and was seated immediately. I asked for and received water and coffee. There were no menus on the counter and I was not offered a menu, but since I knew exactly what I wanted, that was not a problem. When the waitress arrived, I ordered a ham and cheese omelette, wheat bread they do not have sourdough or rye and hash browns. I told the waitress that I had a special request. I told her I realized that they were fairly busy, but I was in no hurry and happy to wait for my special request. I asked her that the hash browns be cooked to order. She wrote something on her ticket and left the counter. I could see the pass-through from my seat I estimate I was 10' away from it and noted that some orders sat in the pass-through for longer than I would have anticipated, while others were picked up immediately. I understand - the waiter/waitress cannot always get to the pass-through immediately after his/her name is called. My order seemed to be taking longer than average, which made me happy, because I was anticipating hot, fresh hash browns to go with my hot, fresh omelette and hot, fresh wheat toast. When my order arrived, I was deeply disappointed. Not only were the hash browns not hot, and not fresh, all components of my breakfast with the sole exception of the coffee were at best, warm. To double-check my visual impression, I put my finger in each of the items on my plate. I confirmed the hash browns, and to my surprise, the omelette, were only warm, not hot. I asked my waitress for my check. When I got it, I looked at her notes on her order pad. Hastily scribbled and barely, barely legible above the "hash browns" or "HB" noted was the word, circled, "Fresh". I really wasn't sure what it said, but by considering what i had requested and closely examining what she had written, I concluded that the word must be "Fresh". First of all, I don't know if the cooks could have read it as it was hastily written in my opinion. Second, I don't know how the cooks interpreted "Fresh". I did not has for "Fresh" hash browns - I asked for my hash browns to be "cooked to order". That means, do not take my hash browns from the pile of hash browns you have already cooked and moved off to the side of the grill to keep them warm, cook them when I order them and not before. Disgusted, I left the entire order on the counter and paid my check. I never even took a bite. When I specifically asked for my food to be cooked to order and specifically stated that I was happy to wait and in no hurry, I don't expect simply "above room temperature" food, and I will not eat it because it wouldn't be enjoyable. I don't enjoy stiffing the wait staff, but the waitress should have seen that the hash browns were not cooked to order I could see it by looking at them and only touched them to confirm my visual inspection and rejected them. Instead, she served them. The fact that the omelette and toast were also "above room temperature" was just a slap in the face. I actually felt insulted.
This is a great restaurant the bacon and sausage were amazing. The orange juice with ice was so refreshing. Hash browns were absolutely perfect. Jamie who was our server kept the coffee hot and made sure we were taken care of. To me this is how restaurant should be. Please stop in there it’s so worth it. Thank you we will be back.
Got the Southern Breakfast with an extra pancake. Good size meal and taste was decent. Service was fast. Janie was attentive. Coffee was hot and bold. Popular morning meet up spot.
Love me some Fryn' Pan-and I rarely eat out. This location has amazing food with great service. Burgers and fries are some of the best in town. If you're looking for something lighter their wraps and salads are TOP NOTCH! Kid-friendliness: The staff is amazingly patient with the kiddos :
Excellent salad bar. Nothing extravagant but ALL the dishes you want. 6 choices of dressing. We were there at 815 pm and everything was fresh.Food: 5/5
My extended family meets every Saturday for breakfast. We met here yesterday, and had a great morning. Great coffee, great service, and good food at reasonable prices. The breakfast menu is fairly large, and the meal I got had biscuits/ gravy, bacon, sausage, eggs and hash browns. Large enough that my wife and I split the meal. Only one small complaint, the had browns were only cooked on one side. We asked for double sided cooked, extra crispy. Not a big thing, though.
The food was decent as good as it ever is. The service was very good, they were attentive to our needs. It has a friendly place but it is definitely showing its age. The floors appear to be dirty but I think it is just age.Food: 3/5
My friend took me here to eat breakfast. The food was good and the price was perfect. Lots of locals eat breakfast here so that's a plus. There are lots of classic breakfast items on the menu.
