After dropping my kids off at school, I stopped by Peoria Cafe, and it was my lucky day because Annie was my server. She always has a smile, makes everyone feel welcome, and truly brightens my morning. The restaurant was sparkling clean, the food was excellent, and the chicken-fried steak was amazing. Everything was fresh, hot, and delicious. What touched me most was hearing Annie encourage a little girl who was starting fourth grade. She took a moment to tell her to believe in herself and do her best. That kindness says so much about the person she is. Thank you, Annie, for always making our mornings special. We love you and will definitely keep coming back! read more

What a great little breakfast / brunch dive. The kind of place we like when not in the mood for the pretentious crowd experience. Loved the fact there was a broad spectrum of people from all areas/aspects of life. Couples, individuals, families, old, young and various cultures. The food was as expected; good 'ol cafe type food. Sandwiches, breakfast plates and lunch plates. Service was on-the-spot and fast moving. If your assigned server was not nearby, the next available server checked on us. The food was delicious and nicely presented. It's a bit further away than we would like, but if in that area again we would definitely stop back in. read more

My fiancée and I stopped in for brunch on Saturday, February 7, 2026. We live in the area and our curiosity was piqued every time we drove by. We were greeted by a friendly hostess who seated us at a table and handed us menus. Our waitress arrived and took our drink order. We ordered coffee and water. She inquired we wanted a cinnamon roll because they had a few left. We agreed and the coffee and cinnamon roll arrived soon after. The cinnamon roll was delicious. A lot for two people. Shortly after our breakfast arrived. It was quick. We dove in and ate everything on our plates. The food was definitely homestyle. Very tasty and delicious. The service was excellent. We will return in the future to try more of their food, read more

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Peoria Café has the best grits I've ever had. They're super creamy, actually seasoned, and don't taste like plain mush like a lot of places serve. The café itself is simple and cozy, nothing fancy, just that local spot energy where the food hits and you feel comfortable right away. Honestly, good grits are hard to come by out here, and this place nailed it. I'd go back just for those alone. read more

Peoria Cafe - American Near Me - Peoria, Arizona

Thank you Jenny for the great service really appreciate it!!! Food is always great here get the cowboy.

We love going to breakfast, cinnamon rolls are the best. We love Isabel, she is so kind, and always greeting us with a smile. Always asking if we need anything else, making sure our drinks are always fill. We always ask for her because she always makes us feel welcome.​​ read more

We go there almost every Sunday we request Martha she's amazing. She's kind she's generous. She's fast and efficient real personable too like you're being waited on by a family member. Please request Martha. read more

My wife and I went here Saturday morning for the second time, we wanted to see if the second time would be as good as the first. much to our delight, it was and being more familiar with the menu even better. Our servers name was Isabella, which was very attentive but not over attentive if you know what I mean! We are hooked definitely top three go to's. read more

This place is a great little find. Breakfast burrito was very good, hash browns were awesome. You get plenty of creamy grits. Portions were very generous. The open faced turkey sandwich was plentiful but the gravy used was a dark brown/beef gravy. We were expecting turkey gravy. I won't have the open faced turkey here again. Overall a great and very busy restaurant. read more

I have been coming here for the better part of 30 years and I love this little family owned restaurant! Breakfast is always so good, lunches here never disappoint, and I just had the fish fry last night and it was amazing! Service is always so one point too. Perfect family- owned diner with a nice little "corner" location. Not too far off the 101 freeway, right down the street from downtown Peoria.... This is always my go to for weekend breakfast. read more

Jenny is a remarkable server who always checked on us to see if we required anything, took orders with precision, and created a warm atmosphere that made us feel like part of the family. I would certainly return for Jenny's service. read more

Peoria Cafe - Enjoying brunch also had 1/2 Lb. Hamburger with Diet Pepsi - American Near Me - Peoria, Arizona

No star I used to love place. l been coming for years. It's not like it use to be. New cook my steak l ordered was MR it came out Rare waitress took it to the cook it came back WD I said I can that said I'm not gonna make you a new one. The steak meal was $$23 plus $.50 for extra butter total 26.72. Manager being rude to me. I'll never be back in this place again. I always order the steak when I'm in here other guy makes it just perfect but they have a new cook now I had to eat well done steak today. I was hungry. I told her I was gonna give a bad review and she said that's OK. People know we're good. I said you don't even wanna make me another meal because your cook made my mine just letting you know. read more

This place was great! We drive by all the time. The restaurant was super clean and our waitress was lovely. All of our food came out steaming hot, which was amazing! My husband was able to order a plate of wings for breakfast lol. He loved that! And I had an omelette, biscuits and gravy and a huge vat of cheesy grits!!! read more

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I'll start off by saying that Annie was an amazing waitress! She was so welcoming and overall, a sweetheart. My sister, mom and I were hungry and were just looking for a place to just sit and chat. Peoria Cafe was our stop! Off the bat we are greeted and given a table. Annie comes by and takes our drink order and mentions that their cinnamon rolls are fresh out of the oven and asked if we wanted to order one for the table. We said yes! We were delivered a large, warm cinnamon roll with melted frosting on it. It was delicious! We all ordered and once again Annie's hospitality and warmth just had us smiling at the table. We were never out of coffee or water; we had many refills. The food was great! I ordered the breakfast croissant sandwich and definitely made the right choice. My mom was mentioning that she's been wanting to find a cafe, or diner that she would go to frequently and had a homelike feeling and this place was it! "Looks over aesthetic," said Annie. They prioritize food quality and customer service here, over "trendy Instagram worthy pictures". I can't wait to come back and bring the rest of the family. read more

This place definitely deserves a visit. My pregnant wife and I are new to the area, and still trying new local dining options to support our community. We visited this dinner on a Friday, I had their fish and chips (their Friday special) and my wife had the Philly cheesesteak with onion rings, we shared a waffle afterwards. I genuinely love the idea of their open kitchen and watching the chef cook our food. You can tell he loves his job and that itself reassured me we were going to get some good food. We got our money's worth for sure, the food portions were plenty and very delicious, and had leftovers to take home. You get a free refill on drinks. All and all, we were both happily full, and for sure excited to go back to try more from their menu. read more

This is our go to breakfast place. Food is always very good. They actually even have SOS and it is very tasty. Our waitress Jenny is always so very nice and attentive. She's a huge asset to this restaurant. Highly recommend this place read more

Breakfast today was great!! Our server Jenny was outstanding! Thank you We will be back again read more

Peoria Café completely won us over. The food was hearty, comforting, and honestly way better than anything we've had at other restaurants lately. Let's chat about Annie. Oh, Annie!! She is the best server we've ever had, truly!! Friendly, kind, funny, and somehow reading the table like she has a sixth sense. Before we even ordered, she thanked us for supporting them -- which immediately made us want to order everything on the menu just to make her proud. She made us feel like VIP regulars even though it was our first time. If every restaurant had an Annie, the world would be a much happier (and better fed) place. We'll be back. read more

Wanted to try a local spot and have heard good things. The experience was ok, just very basic. Love supporting small local businesses, this place just won't be a regular for us. The food was ok. I personally did not like my hashbrowns, weren't cooked all the way. read more

Solid diner food, reasonably priced. It's not fancy but the portions are generous. Meatloaf and cheesesteak were good. Service was good. Ladies restroom needs some water poured down the J trap to clear the smell. read more

If you go in the fresh baked cinnamon roll is a must! I ordered the croissant sandwich with hashbrowns and my husband ordered the French toast with bacon, but did not receive the bacon. He also ordered a side of eggs and a side of grits. The food its self was just okay, other than the cinnamon roll I would not eat what we ordered again. The service was great! We didn't wait at all for a table and food came out super fast! It's a large size restaurant and very clean. read more

FRIDAY FISH! Been here multiple times and always had great food and service. I will say for breakfast on the weekends it is always busy and loud. This time we ordered fish through door dash. The fish was amazing. Super white flaky huge pieces with a very light golden crispy coating. Tartar sauce was great. The coleslaw was perfect for me everyone is different on how they like coleslaw. I would say a little more coleslaw would have been appreciated cause it's so good. So so good. read more

We got the veggie omelet. And the Mickey Mouse Pancake, it's such a good idea to get the kids interested in eating it. Both meals were delicious and staff was so kind read more

Peoria Cafe - American Near Me - Peoria, Arizona

Great food, prices and service. Sit on right side and adk for Annie, she will DEFINITELY take care of you. Annie, is a great server, works breakfast. She remembers everone and how you like your food. Please go see Annie The sisters read more

We love coming here every chance we get. Food was great and service was outstanding Annie is so kind and attentive.

Went to have breakfast this morning at Peoria Cafe. The service was amazing. Our waitress Annie was a doll. always so attentive and making drinks were full. Food was delicious and cooked perfect. Peoria cafe is a must try. read more

Annie was absolutely amazing! Normally I don't leave reviews but every time I come here I have to request her because she treats me like family. Great service! read more

Tasteless fish nickel and dime you to death. .99 if you ask for lemon for your fish. They take food from customer who don't want certain thing and return it to kitchen to be reused. Seen this happen on two visits. Be careful what you ask for You'll be charged without being told. Tables sticky and dirty. A bit gross. read more

It does hit the mark! Chicken fried steak I recommend. Order the hash browns - the rest of the potatoes are mid. Needs some mimosas but 3 stars is decent woulda gave it a 3.5 if I had the option to read more

Local privately owned breakfast place. Service was great and food was good. Place was very busy - a good sign. Only issue was the place did not smell clean - almost like the 'dirty water' smell from a mop bucket. Not sure what it was but it was not good. read more

The food was delicious, I hope they are compensating the cook very well because he does a great job. There is plenty of food you can share or do like us take some home to have again it is so good. Don't miss the fresh hot cinnamon rolls oh my gosh they were good! The setting was well the service was great Jenny our waitress was very polite and accommodating. The tables were clean and ready for your needs and the patrons were polite and friendly. Highly recommend this place! read more

I made an online pick up order and when I went in hostess was very rude telling me " YOU HAVE TO PICK UP YOUR ORDER OVER THERE" very rudely. The person that hand me the order was very rude. I'm not sure what it was the vibes in here were not it and I didn't even eat in there simply placed a pick up order. For the food not worth your money at all. NEVER AGAIN! read more

Great place! Attentive service. Jennie is the best. Always my first choice. The menudo is so yummy !!! read more

Peoria Cafe - Red menudo!!! - American Near Me - Peoria, Arizona

If your after impeccable vibes, great food, and amazing service you've found the right spot. Hard to find good diner food anywhere outside of the East Coast and Peoria Cafe has carefully cultivated their menu, and experience over decades providing exactly that. Although not much has changed over the years we have been coming here, that's a great thing and rare to have a staff and community so strong after so many years. We are here literally every weekend with our grandparents and it can get busy but is ALWAYS worth the wait (which is a testament to how amazing their food is) If you want to walk right in it's a bit less crowded during the week! 10/10 and I have never had a bad meal here. Highly recommend the cinnamon roll (when it's not sold out) Philly Cheesesteak(best outside of Philadelphia) Menudo, and Cowboy. read more

Peoria Cafe - American Near Me - Peoria, Arizona

Norma was the best waitress. The kitchen was busy, but efficient. And our waitress make sure that we had everything that we needed. read more

Peoria Cafe - Kitchen busy but efficient. We did not wait long for our food and our waitress made sure we were taken care of. - American Near Me - Peoria, Arizona

Peoria cafe as amazing food a great menu lots of choices to make from menu best biscuits and gravy and on Fridays go get best beer batter fish in town great frys coleslaw. One of best waitress there is Annie she is our favorite but all girls are great we alway get great service . Today we were there I had best tasting patty melt with frys so good . So go and enjoy .very clean restaurant great service read more

Peoria Cafe - Our family that goes to Peoria ,Cafe - American Near Me - Peoria, Arizona

My food was good no complaints on that. I was in a time crunch so I did not address this at the restaurant; however, I do feel it needs addressing. My receipt shows that I paid $6 for a side of fries. There was no price on the menu so I didn't know what to expect. The price one their online menu is $3.99. I looked at various items on the menu and guessed fried should be $3-4. I was SHOCKED to see $6.00. The only thing that was $6 that I could see were different meats. A salad was $5.49. Home fries I think were $3.99. Sorry but I think you are not being fair to customers with this pricing. read more

Peoria Cafe - Receipt of what I was charged - American Near Me - Peoria, Arizona

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Service was really good.I had the philly cheese steak, which was awesome. My fries seemed burnt and a little old like they sat out for a bit. We'll definitely go back. Nice little diner, not open very long. We went right before the lunch rush, I would suggest you do the same. read more

WTH?? Since the new owner took over things have not changed for the better. They took away the rewards program for loyal customers!, They no longer offer to go cups for beverages. This should be a given here in this hot climate. They have the jelly containers full of Grape jelly. That is because nobody likes this crap. Strawberry, orange marmalade, blackberry should be available. There is a reason those jelly things are always full of grape. NOBODY eats it!! It really does not matter what you write in these reviews because the owner does not even check any of them. LOL They are lucky that the cooks are still putting out good food. The server staff seems to be an endless revolving door of servers. read more

Visited the Peoria Cafe Sunday morning and had a nice breakfast. Very small quant diner with traditional breakfast fair and excellent service. I had a Denver Omelette and coffee. Great way to start the day. read more

Peoria Cafe - Denver omelette - American Near Me - Peoria, Arizona