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    40th Street Cafe

    4.3 (318 reviews)
    ModerateDiners, American, Cafes
    Closed 5:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    40TH STREET CAFE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Busy Sunday morning
    Adam S.

    Solid hole-in-the-wall breakfast place. Small and tight, the service is genuine and lovely. Food is definitely diner style with generous portions and fairly priced. Find this place and enjoy.

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    Brad W.

    Went back to try the lunch. Had a great turkey melt with green chilies and hot crisp fries. Probably needed a bit of nayo, but great turkey quality.

    Chili Verde  Eggs, Benedict  Country fried steak
    Natasha B.

    Chili Verde was the BOMB!!! Chicken Benedict was really good, country fried steak was really good. Everything was D-LISH!!! So so YUMMY!!!!!

    Pork Roll (Taylor Ham) egg & cheese on sourdough.
    Donata N.

    It had been a few years since I had been here. Not because the food and service isn't great, we just don't live in the area. Was craving pork roll (it's a Jersey thing), my husband had the day off for our anniversary and were going to be close by for another errand so 40th St. was the perfect spot. Ordered my regular breakfast sandwich subbing the pork roll for standard breakfast meat. ($3.99 upcharge but well worth it). Husband ordered the Polish sausage breakfast. Place is full of regulars the wait staff know on a first name basis. Food comes out quickly and hot. Mine was perfect. Husband's would have been but he ordered hashbrowns but received home fries. Home fries cooked great but he hates potato skin. His scrambled eggs cooked nicely and polish sausage split and caramelized on the flat top. My sandwich was as it always is. Bread and pork roll griddled perfectly. Egg over medium, cheese melty. This sandwich is a taste of home for me. Two eggs instead of one would have made my year. This little spot serves great breakfast at a decent price. Personable customer service in a clean atmosphere. Thank you 40th St. Cafe for making my anniversary breakfast a wonderful experience.

    Addie S.

    We are back! Kim is there! Everything felt better! Food is delicious! Kudos. We are back to our Sunday visits.

    Ultimate skillet and country fried steak and eggs.
    Carol W.

    Love this little Cafe! The staff is amazingly friendly, the food is always great no matter what I have had, and the prices are unbelievable! It is a cozy Cafe so sometimes there is a little wait but well worth it!

    Biscuit and egg scramble with some homemade salsa on the side.
    Dale B.

    Was up in North Phoenix for a doctor's appointment, and stopped in 40th Street Cafe for breakfast. This is my style of breakfast restaurant - small diner, servers knew most of the people, clean, and reasonable prices on the menu. Had the scramble, which included a large biscuit, slices of ham, scrambled eggs, and hash browns, all topped with really good sausage gravy. Great portion - fast service. Will definitely make a point of coming back when in this area of the Valley. They have a bustling to-go service as well.

    Hamburger patty and eggs over easy, hash browns, toast , great tasting ice tea

    This is a hole in the wall , with great food and service, the food was fresh and tasty , we started out going to Dennys on 32st and bell , walked in and was told 20 minutes for a table , we walked out in five minutes, headed to 40th street cafe , Food was great , wife ordered a omelet with avacado and jalapeños which wasn't on the menu they made it to her order. I had a hamburger patty and two eggs over easy hash browns and toast , was delicious, recommend this place over any Dennys , they are always busy in the morning

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    Food was served fast. Quality and quantity were great. Wait staff very friendly. Would highly recommend!

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    The food is good, it has a homey feel and everyone who works thete, seemscto get along really well. Fun service!

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    Delicious homestyle cooking. Breakfast all day. Hometown atmosphere and the staff is very efficient and makes you feel welcome!

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    The place is very small but the food is very good. All of the servers are friendly and very efficient. We go there often.

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    The food was great. I was really happy with the service. It was very fast and welcoming. The setting was a beautiful little cafe.

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