I used to really enjoy Kate's kitchen.. the variety of food that they serve was unique and quite tasty.. but in the recent months they seem to have gone through a lot changes which seems to have effected their quality of food.. Every time I order there seems to be inconsistency with what I am going to be served.. I understand that post-pandemic there may be may be many challenges - such as shortage in staff, ability to serve quality food at a pace that feels good for everyone (mainly for the workers themselves) and being able to provide a service in which brings people, like myself, to Kate's kitchen.. I hope that they are able to regain traction and be that quality and tasty restaurant that we oh so love... read more

One of my favorite breakfast places. Lived in the neighborhood for years and would always go there for a guaranteed great meal. I live across the Bay now, but always find a reason to go into San Francisco in the morning to get another great breakfast. Their cornmeal pancakes with lemon curd/fruit is my all time favorite pancake of all time. Ambiance is perfect too. read more

This place is the bomb, right next to my job and I love it their only open 6 days a week with short hours. The food is extenuating about everything I tried is great my Favorite is the Roasted Chicken Club, definitely have it with the potatoes or the salad killer meal. Definitely big on protein so I love eating here. Please stop by and the customer service is great they still made my food even though there were closing at 2pm. read more

Delicious home made cheddar & green onion biscuits are the take away!! I also wasn't a fan of corn meal pancakes until this place, now I can't get enough. So good every time. Hasan, the owner is amazing! read more

Kate's Kitchen - Cornmeal Buttermilk Pancakes & side of 2 Pieces of Thick-Cut Bacon - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Francisco, California

Idk how I've lived here for 2.5 years and barely just tried this gem! We came closer to closing which was great because there was only one table filled by then. Food was AMAZING. Hot, fresh and delicious! The service was EXCELLENT!! Shoutout to Melody who is the sweetest person ever! The owner or manager was also just so sweet and brought our fur baby little bacon bits haha! The environment was cozy and comfortable and just felt so relaxed. Prices are great! Sooo glad we came here today!!! Definitely coming back!!! read more

On "Sex and the City", Carrie Bradshaw figured out that there are two kinds of women in this world - the simple girls with the straight hair and the Katie girls. Ah yes, misty water-colored memories...K-K-K-Katie, like Barbra "I Did a Drunk Gorgeous Goyish Guy" Streisand in "The Way We Were"..."People ARE their principles!"..."Katie, it was never uncomplicated"..."Your girl is lovely, Hubbell". So you hate the movie. What do I care? I think a Katie girl must run Kate's Kitchen. There's that streak of insufferable integrity in their greasiness. How else do you explain the humongous chunks of real corned beef in the $8.50 New England Flannel Hash? I'm so used to the canned Mary Kitchen style that it's a shock to taste actual corned beef like you'd have at an Irish wake. It's tasty in a you-know-it's-bad-for-you sort of way. Too bad they put way too many pan-fried potatoes in the hash. As a rule, I never complain about potatoes on my plate, but honestly, it was just too much relative to the corned beef chunks. The sunny-side eggs were also a bit rubbery, and I do like them gooey to sop up the hash. But hey, I still loved the authentic corned beef, and that's what really matters in life. It's an old-style place with red checkerboard tablecloths, lots of folk art, and a big agricultural map of the U.S. of A. like you used to see in the World Book Encyclopedia circa 1964. The server was a nice girl and came with my coffee refills frequently. Oh, I'll come back for that French Toast orgy and other unnecessary challenges to my arteries. "See ya, Katie"..."See ya, Hubbell....Ban the Bomb. Millions of..."...Memories may be beautiful and yet..." FOOD - 4 stars...not perfect but real corned beef...the far more premium-priced Campton Place is the only other place I know that serves it the same way AMBIANCE - 3.5 stars...an old-fashioned place SERVICE - 4 stars...speedy and punctual TOTAL - 4 stars...the grease doesn't fall far from the spoon read more

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Went on a Sunday morning and we're sat right away. Wasn't sure what to expect due to recent reviews. We were pleasantly surprised at how good breakfast was. Food came out very quickly and service was great. Irish Egg Benedict (swapped up for the spicy hollandaise). Good amount of meat and tasty, flavorful hollandaise. Denver omelet. He had no complaints and said it was tasty Will say, I wish they had hash browns but the country potatoes were well seasoned. May be our new breakfast spot read more

This place was GREAT! Some of these reviews don't do it justice! I found this place as a "must go" on Haight and I'd have to say, I agree 100%. The food is not only delicious and inexpensive, but the portion size is waaaaay more than enough. The French toast-to die for, the hush puppies and pancakes were interestingly different and delicious. The service was also great. Erin was so attentive and nice and her recommendations were spot on! I'd highly recommend this pale to anyone anytime! Like the internet said...a must go on Haight! read more

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Not the best place in San Francisco for breakfast but it is a solid good spot if you need breakfast around haight. There aren't too many breakfast options nearby so it's a good choice. If you like meat they have a Lotta good breakfast hashes to pick from. read more

Kate's Kitchen - New England Flannel Hash Shakshuka - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Francisco, California

I love Kate's specifically for breakfast. This is definitely a must try brunch spot. Their service is always great, and food orders come out relatively fast. The insides of this resteraunt has a very modern homey feeling to it. read more

The service was great but it can't make up for mediocre food. The flannel hash was mostly burnt and there was very little corned beef, saying that these are outstanding biscuits is like saying Noah's has great bagels. Nope, they are not great. I had the pumpkin french toast. - I feel like that 1980's Wendy's commercial "Where's the pumpkin?" it had chocolate chips and blueberries (which really didn;t make sense) - but very little pumpkin flavor. Why bother wait in line here when there are so many better places? Skip it. Oh and we had a coupon for free hushpuppies but the fryer wasn't up to snuf so we didn't get them and were offered nothing substituted. I'm not upset only b/c they are probably not very good either. CASH ONLY. read more

Kate's Kitchen - Pumpkin french toast...not very pumpkiny - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Francisco, California

It was pretty empty when we came. Started with the wings. Half buffalo, half bbq. The wings were oddly small. My favorite was the bbq, and my bfs fav was the buffalo. It all worked out fine. I really liked the ranch sauce they served with it. We shared the mahi mahi. It has a sweet and sour sauce. Which was good and they didn't like the sauce on top of it. It was weird because half of the fish tasted good and the other half was fishy and salty. It came with mixed greens on the side. The plate was light and very balanced. It's an alright place to check out. read more

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It just does the trick for classic American diner style food. You don't need anything more. Get the breakfast sandwhich and add sausage with the iced raspberry tea. If it's lunchtime, I like the classic BLT. Food holds up with delivery too! First tried them through postmates. Will be ordering from here again. read more

Kate's Kitchen - Huge breakfast sandwich (I added sausage) *note Sadie the dog is not offered on the menu. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Francisco, California

The food was probably more of a 3-star, but the service, ambiance, and goodwill pushes it to 4. I had heard how large and infamous the pancakes were, but I went for savory instead of sweet (always.) I ordered the daily veggie scramble special: avocado torta strips, cilantro, spicy onions, roasted tomatoes, cumin seeds, and cheddar cheese. The scramble was pretty good, but I was missing something (maybe some sour cream?) to make it really great. I had a bite of my boyfriend's Strawberry Banana Lemon Curd pancakes, which were fantastic - light and fruity. Service was very casual but super friendly! read more

Very good very friendly staff. The steak and eggs was perfect nice tender juicy steak. Yummy yummy great breakfast

My roommate and I came to Kate's to try the gluten free pancakes. We we arrived, we ordered a mimosa carafe and our glasses were pretty gross. In fact, all of the dishes we received has some crusted food left over from either the dishwasher or whoever previously used them. Honestly though, the saddest part was the pancake situation. We took one bite of our pancakes and they literally tasted like cleaning chemicals. I swear I am not a dramatic person, and I've only ever left positive reviews, but I really wanted to warn people because had someone said something, I would have probably skipped eating breakfast here. We told our waiter that the pancakes literally tasted like chemicals, and we clearly only had one bite, but we had to pay for them anyway which I did not think made sense at all. I feel like we ingested poison... and no one did anything about it haha. Safe to say we will not be coming back here which is unfortunate because we had high hopes! read more

Excellent cornmeal pancakes with lemon curd, bananas and strawberries. Probably the best pancakes I've had! Homemade sausage is delicious too. Hashbrowns were a bit oily for crunchy good. Very nice waitress Layla, the owner super friendly! Will be back! read more

Kate's Kitchen - Cornmeal pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Francisco, California

My fav brunch spot in the city. They serve the best hash browns I've ever had, and their homemade sausages yumm. Service is great too, waitresses are attentive and kind. read more

Ordered mimosas and the Lauren Special (kaiser roll topped with sausage, scrambled eggs, cheese, tomato, onion, avocado, and chipotle aioli). The special came with home fries on the side. The sandwich was delicious and very reasonably priced for brunch in the area. The restaurant is not huge so we had to wait about half an hour since we went on a Sunday. Once inside, you feel at home with the assorted art, quotes, and menu written on chalkboards hung up on the wall. The wait was definitely worth it given the portions, price, and atmosphere! read more

Kate's Kitchen - Lauren special - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Francisco, California

I happen to see an episode of Check Please and it featured Kate's Kitchen. I am ALWAYS in search of a great place for breakfast. Still searching. I am a simple eggs, toast, hash browns and protein type girl. I ordered the Farmers Breakfast which was just that except it came with country potatoes. I also added a side of grits. They tasted like water...Everything looked the part but It didn't taste the part. It was missing flavor and seasoning and the buttery richness you expect from breakfast. The owner is nice he walks around and checks in on the customers....a personal touch. The server was nice but not that attentive. As stated....still searching. I might have to wait a bit and go get a fish sandwich from Two Jacks. ‍ read more

Kate's Kitchen - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Francisco, California

Delicious food at a reasonable price. A wide selection and friendly service. I had the Meat loaf sandwich served hot which meant that they grilled it. Good flavor. The corned beef hash was freshly made and good sized chunk of beef. The club chicken sandwich was moist and was seasoned perfectly. Definitely will go back to try their other dishes. read more

I have been eating here since 1994. I was vegan, until 38 years old...now I just dont do eggs. I Live Ahmed! All the food here is wonderful and plentiful. I love the homemade sauce patties, greens, beans...as a breakfast. The meatloaf mashpotatoe situation ..no bread with the shredded salad rocks my world. I LOVE SUPPORTING my local biz. Hit me up at Gayatri Institute and Healing Arts, a block up read more

Kate's Kitchen - Owner and myself. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Francisco, California

Eggs benedict is always my go-to brunch food and I was not disappointed! What set Kate's Kitchen apart is that they don't use ham, but rather a delicious sausage patty and they add grilled onions. While some sausages are salty and a tad bit artificial, Kate's Kitchen's sausage patty tasted organic and low in sodium. You also feel fuller eating the sausage benedict as opposed to the traditional ham benedict. Before ordering, I was concerned that the benedict itself may not be enough, but it turned out to be sufficient! The dish comes with a generous side portion of potatoes, which I eat with the ketchup and hot sauce provided on the table. One important note though: the restaurant has an open-kitchen layout, so it smells greasy and a little overwhelming with the sheer amount of different cooking ingredients. When I was reading the Yelp tips, I was warned of the lower quality service during busy weekends. Unfortunately, they turned out to be true. So what happened was my friend and I split the bill using two credit cards and the waitress put both halves on my card... You could imagine how confused my friend and I were when we got the receipts! Also, my friend wanted house fries instead of potatoes, but either the waitress or the chef forgot about that, even though on the receipt it said "with house fries." Being too busy is not an excuse for lower quality service because many places are busy for Sunday brunch and they have been able to figure internal processes out. This place has been around for at least a couple years now, from what it seems from the reviews I read... read more

Kate's Kitchen - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Francisco, California

Kate's Kitchen is my favorite breakfast/brunch spot in San Francisco. A staple of the neighborhood and community for years, they provide a cozy ambiance with friendly service and delicious food. Even now during these tough times, we have been supporting them with takeout orders so I can get my fix of the favorites. My power order for two hungry humans needing leftovers is Mindy + Scram or French Toast (or both) with a fresh juice (Beauty Express!) - Mindy's Hash Browns: Total insanity, this creation redefines your hangover into another dimension with layers of hash browns, scrambled eggs, cheese and bacon (I'm veg so I sub mushrooms) - Veg Scramble: Always different, always delicious. - French Toast -- So good! The classic is my fav, but the Pumpkin is also amazing - Cornmeal pancakes -- chose your adventure, you can't go wrong. My favs are the Strawberry, Banana & Lemond Curd, or Strawberry & Granola Honestly these things are so good I haven't explored the rest of the menu, but everything is great. read more

I really love this place. If you're looking for fancy breakfast and brunch with mimosas, don't go here. This is a down-home, good cooking, affordable greasy-spoon. Everything is good here, but they are known for their New England Flannel Hash, and their pancakes. I really like the food here, and the service is friendly and sweet. The coffee is different (I believe it has chicory flavoring, a la Cafe du Monde in New Orleans). It's not bad, just different. Weekends are very busy, weekdays are a lot more laid back . Enjoy! read more

Straightforward spot with good selection of breakfast/brunch options at reasonable prices and generous portions. Not too many tables (about 15 in total) which makes for a mellow and casual experience. Come here if you are looking to grab a quick bite and fuel up for your day! read more

Kate's Kitchen - Veggie Scramble - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Francisco, California

This place is delicious def will come here again the customer service is great parking isn't crazy mess and the restrooms are clean!! Oh and there OJ is read more

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I don't know how anyone could give this place less than five stars unless they are so affluent that they have been hand fed grapes while sipping milk and honey upon a heavily padded chaise in the promised land their whole life. Immediately upon walking in the doors we were warmly greeted with a friendly smile from our waitress who was nothing short of spectacular as she explained the painted mural of the economic US on one wall of the interior or the encoded text messages on the opposite wall. Shortly after glancing at the menu, our taste buds were ready to dig in. The rest of the country should be jealous of their flannel hash which is a hearty mix of large chunks of corned beef with slices of carrots, potatoes, peppers, and onions. If you're craving something sweet then try the homemade kiwi jelly on sourdough or go even sweeter with the orange spice French toast. This place did not disappoint, and I'm glad I was able to dine on their delightful menu while I was passing through town. read more

Loved the breakfast foods! I had a giant portion of fresh fruit with a delicious sausage egg and cheese on a roll with avocados in it or something along those lines. The atmosphere is charming, and it has nice paintings and other artwork hanging on the walls. Loved that they give free coffee refills and that it actually tastes like real coffee. read more

Iwas having a craving for those delicious cornmeal pancakes, but they change either the recipe or the cook......!!!!! I was disappointed!!! Absolutely not the same!!! read more

Have eaten here for brunch several times. I get the egg and cheese sandwich with breakfast potatoes on the side. The sandwich is on a special bun and delicious. I do add salt and pepper to it, and get the egg cooked over medium so it's slightly runny. I have to cut it in half to eat as it's so big. We eat at the outdoor seating area and usually walk through the GGP panhandle after. The waiter is friendly, and it is priced right. read more

We were visiting some friends and decided to walk over to this place for breakfast and it was delicious. Small and intimate, they had a wide variety of food (and drinks if you wanted) as well as pretty good coffee. The wait was not too long, although I think we caught the perfect time because after us there were a lot of people in line waiting to be served. The staff was really nice and we received our food in a timely manner and did not feel rushed read more

I ordered the omelette. 2 stars for the food. The omelette fell apart. The service was attentive. If you are looking for a great omelette, go to Sweet Maple on Sutter. read more

Ok, so this started as a 1-Star review, but I changed it due to the food quality. When we arrived the place was not even half full and 75% of the tables already had their food. The server zoomed around like the place was standing room only. However, the zooming was non-productive as he would walk to the kitchen and back to the dining room to look around before repeating. He brought us coffee and then zoomed away before we could order. He then would approach other tables to close their bills out while they were still seemingly eating. I said excuse me to get his attention and let him know that we would like to order. He said he'd be with us in a minute. When he finally did come over after we had been waiting for over 10 minutes, he says "this isn't a drive thru, it takes time!" If we weren't in concerned about finding another place to eat before getting my boyfriend to work, I would have walked out after that charming bit of repartee. In a restaurant I can deal with mediocre food, but I can't abide bad service. While the food was really good, the service means I won't be back. read more

That was the most disgusting meat omelette I have ever eaten. Most of it was filled with kale broccoli onions and A bit of ham. Should have just called it a vegetarian omelette with a spice of meat. Boo!! read more

Kate's Kitchen - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Francisco, California

We got this delivered via Uber Eats. I had the corned beef hash with a chive and cheese biscuit. The entire meal tasted like Kate was afraid to use salt or pepper. The biscuit was far too floury (it was still coated in flour at the top). The saving grace to the hash was pastrami - the potatoes were mushy and fairly flavorless. The eggs didn't have the least hint of being seasoned. Two stars, as the food was edible, and I take the quality with a grain of salt when delivered. However, a delivery would not make the salt disappear. read more

Kate's Kitchen is a small, pretty busy breakfast place in Lower Haight. We were only a party of two and the server was never checking on us. I know they were busy, but we had to flag the water down for every step of the process. We always got a "one second" and waited for someone else to get sent to our table. As for the food, I got the Eggs Benedict special that involved mushrooms. It wasn't anything special - nothing really wowed me in the meal. I am sure there are better options on the menus - my friend got the omelette which had a pretty good portion. My star rating: 5 - you have to go!!! 4 - you won't be disappointed 3 - it was okay 2 - I probably won't go back 1 - turnaround and run read more

Worst place to go to eat...if I could give zero stars I would. Went here with my family to have a nice brunch outing, but was the worst place to head to. Our whole afternoon was ruined!!! Where do I start off...my mom and I ordered the gluten free short stack pancakes. And we told the waiter we just wanted the gluten free pancakes as is, simple, nothing in them or a top of them. So we waited for our order to come and when we receive the plate of pancakes they were all covered with a bunch of powdered sugar and a lot of butter. The man who gave us the plate was named Hasan, he is the owner of the restaurant. When my mom tries to explain to him what happened right off the bat he starts raising his voice, practically screaming and right into my ear. And he said "You ordered this and that's the way it comes." At this point I could smell his nasty breathe, as well. Completely disgusting! And he takes the plate away in an angry manner. The way I was sitting I was facing the wall, but my mom was sitting in front of me and she was facing towards where the kitchen was so she could see all the waiters and including the owner come in and out. So every time the owner would come out of the kitchen, he would intimidate my poor mom and would give her this intimidating look. She also said every time he would walk by in front of our table he would be taking under his breathe and he would be swearing under his breathe. She could see his lips moving. When they brought out the plates my dad and brother ordered, it came with TOASTED bread. They brought the bread and it was completely burnt. And what they did to cover up the mess was place them flat down so the black burnt side wasn't visible. Unacceptable!!! We also orders a side of house potatoes and mashed potatoes to try. The mashed potatoes had no flavor and tasted disgusting.(*Recommend you try Whole Foods mashed potatoes, they are so much better and delicious). And the house potatoes were also totally burnt and had no flavor at all. Overall the food here is mediocre, not worth the trip or paying for it. Recommend you to get some breakfast at IHOP, I believe it's better than this place. So we leave the place, but before leaving my mom decides to talk to the owner outside. What does he do?! He puts on a different face because there are people outside and tries to be a hypocrite. Tries to act kind and nice...and at the end like if nothing happened, like if he didn't even do anything at all, he tells my mom "Let me give you a hug." A hug?! What does she want a hug from a stranger for?! Specially now a days with COVID cases rising again!!!God knows what he does in his personal life! So my mom pushed him away because he was actually going to give her a hug without her consent. Who would want to be touched by someone you don't know?! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME on coming to this restaurant. Disgusting food and mediocre service! read more

Overall I liked this place - the brunch food was tasty and very reasonably priced for SF. I would have given 4 stars if the service was better. It wasn't appallingly bad, but overall the servers were a bit rude. For example, they were trying to rush us out after not even 1 hour of sitting there. You get the vibe that they're constantly in a rush and trying to kick people out so they can maximize profits. Not the best experience due to meh service, but the food was good bang for your buck. read more

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If it's possible to have an existential experience at a brunch place, we definitely did today. I'm rarely free on weekday mornings but we were celebrating a life milestone so I took the morning off to meander with my partner. We walked here from the TL and had built up an appetite by the time we got here. Only a handful of patrons were there around 10:45 on a Monday morning so we had our pick of seats and full attention of our server. The interior of Kate's is refreshingly non-fancy. Definitely a throwback, simple, diner. The menu was varied but not overwhelming and we ordered the big guy breakfast, French toast orgy and side of biscuits. When the food came out, I was SHOCKED. Portions are so so generous here and we barely ate half of what we got. Everything was delicious though! Loved the sausage and home fries. French toast was really decadent but not heavy. Yogurt added some lightness to it and I liked the fruit as well. The biscuits came warm and were good but could have used some salt. Our server was kind and checked on us throughout without hovering. The coffee here (sf coffee co?) was also really tasty and I appreciated the free refills. Both my partner and I were really satisfied and will be back! We also have leftovers galore so the value and quality of food here is really great. Highly recommend! read more

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