I guess it's a little overdue to write about this place 6 years after you first try it. But I've been back numerous times and for what it is(a small diner for eating solid breakfast food), i think it absolutely gets the job done. Don't go with the mindset of having a "restaurant" experience. Just go, with cash in hand, get your food ordered quickly, enjoy and eat your food, and go on your way so others can sit down. The reason I say this is that on weekends, there will be many people waiting for seats at the bar to open up. I always just start with a coffee and then order the western omelet with home fries and a short stack of blueberry pancakes(these are ON POINT, so get them whate whatever you're having). Perfect way to start your morning! read more

I've ordered through doordash or Uber multiple times. The food is always amazing. First time going in the store for dine-in down the service was terrible. I went January 8th on my birthday. The server took our order then disappeared then not even halfway through our meal she gave us the check didn't say anything and left again. I was confused at first because I wanted to get more food but decided against it and just paid the bill. I overheard the server asking two other employees did we leave a tip. The person who took my check whispered yes. Then the server who disappeared reappeared asked did we need a takeaway container trying to be polite towards the end. I'm assuming it was because we're two young black adults along with the stereotype that black people don't tip. I'm a server myself so I always tip even before I worked in the service industry. Need to treat people kindly because nobody is obligated to tip you especially when the service you receive is POOR! But I know that tips are divided throughout the staff and that wouldn't be right not to leave something for everyone else's hard work. I was pondering on making this review because I honestly didn't care but I want them to know that I heard them (young white woman serving, older white woman, and young white woman with tattoos didn't catch their names) talking about us. But yeah the food was good always is but I won't eat or buy anything from here again. :) read more

I pass Pete;s several times a month but never stopped in. Today I made my first visit to Pete's. Yummy, yummy, yummy. I'm a foodie who loves to eat but I couldn't finish in one sitting. Hugh blueberry pancakes, veggie omelet and home-fries. Everything was fresh and tasty. A plus was the real butter. I added my own maple syrup. On my list Pete's is the #1 breakfast spot. read more

No frills, diner fare in a quintessential baltimore setting. Coffee is always fresh, drinks are replenished, and food is hot. Students, seniors, locals and newcomers welcome. As things change in our modern age it's nice to have a simple meal and receive a handwritten guest check. Street parking available. read more

I ordered a breakfast platter with a side of extra scrambled eggs/bacon and bacon cheeseburger. The side of eggs was just ONE egg hard and half cooked. No extra bacon, soggy toast and half cooked bacon. The bacon cheeseburger had no cheese ( I put cheese on it) half cooked bacon and RAW(see pictures) and barely room temp!!! No excuse for this kind of laziness read more

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Hype. hype. hype. I blame you, Michael Phelps! Your face is plastered all over this place! There is always a wait because it is a small place. The breakfast fare is pretty standard. Certainly good for standard breakfast fare, but I wouldn't cross the ocean for it. Blue Moon Cafe has similar fare and does it better. The service was alright, but not the warm and fuzzy you'd expect at a 'mom and pop' type spot. We ordered an omelet, a side of bacon, and the infamous blueberry pancakes. All in all....I've had worse. read more

It's as basic a diner as they come. It's like being sent back to the 50's and 60's but the good thing is the prices are very very reasonable. The service is a little on the gruff side and can be non-existent when they're busy. Seating is extremely limited. It's a cash only establishment. It's like being on the set of the show "Happy Days". Except Fonzi would probably get beat down and thrown through the glass window. The food is pretty good. Breakfast food and sandwiches are both tasty and portion sizes are nice. Fries are really good. The hours of this place are limited as it serves breakfast/brunch. Get there early for a seat or prepare for a wait! Bonus for the groupies and celebrity hounds, locals say Michael Phelps has been known to visit for breakfast. read more

What can I say about Pete's Grille without sounding like a crazy person? Probably nothing. I love this place more than anyone should ever love what is essentially a diner, especially because I worked at "another 'popular local diner' not too far away." The food is plentiful and cheap. Eggs how you want them! Pancakes the size of the plate! Endless coffee mugs! Homefries that everyone raves about and french fries that I explicitly rave about (I swear they are the best french fries I have ever had, and I am really picky about fries). It's not just breakfast though, oh no. I dream about the weekdays that I am able to get to Pete's to order "lunch for breakfast." I don't care if it's 10am, I will be ordering a tuna melt (with lettuce and tomato) and drinking two cups of coffee with it. Like the tuna, I am hooked. The staff is friendly in the classic diner sense, and because all the seating is along the bar, they're never too far away. Sometimes the place is packed, so expect to wait along the wall until enough neighboring seats free up for your group... and do yourself a favor, don't come here with more than three or four people on a weekend and expect to sit together. That's just extremely likely to happen. Oh, and don't forget, CASH ONLY. They'll have you run out to one of the ATMs nearby if you forget, but it's so much easier to "not run" after three pancakes. read more

It's cash only, which I hadn't realized when choosing a breakfast place. Fortunately, I had cash. All the seats are at a counter. There's simultaneously a sense of belonging and separateness with that set up. I like watching my food being prepared, so sat nearest the grills. According to the very helpful and friendly staff, it gets busy around 10AM. I will keep that in mind as I'm putting this place on my breakfast rotation. Since it was quiet, my food was finished before I had more than a couple of sips of coffee. While my over medium egg arrived done over easy, everything else was as ordered. I want to try a burger next time because I can imagine how tasty it will be with an egg on it. read more

One of Baltimore's hidden treasures! Pete's Grill is a small little restaurant with only a bar. That makes for limited seating, but it's well worth the wait (and people don't spend long eating, the food is that good). Tucked away on Greenmount in Waverly, Pete's has the perfect balance of local families and young singles who have moved into the city from the county. The waitresses and cooks feel like real, old-school Baltimore, will definitely call you hon, and will be (appropriately) disinterested in your presence. It's awesome. I always mosey on down to Pete's after the Saturday farmers markets on 33rd street and grab a short stack of blueberry pancakes. But make sure you have cash, I don't think they accept credit cards. And on weekends for breakfast you have to spend over 5 dollars, which may be harder than you think because Pete's prices are low. read more

Looking for breakfast or a burger? Pete's has awesome food for any mean with great prices! read more

Pete's Grille - Looking for breakfast or a burger? Pete's has awesome food for any meal with great prices! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Pete's Grille is greasy breakfast perfection at its finest. I came here with a friend on a random week day around 9:00 am. I was a bit anxious about space because I had prior knowledge that they just have bar seating. There were about 6 open seats, so we were able to sit comfortably. It seemed to be more packed when we first arrived and then it cleared out rather quickly around 10:30. I ordered the veggie omelette, a short stack and coffee. The omelette was spectacular and super filling. It came with a hefty portion of home fries- which were cooked perfectly. The pancakes were fabulously dusted with powdered sugar and my coffee cup was never empty. Given the history of this place, they are a classic and you really can't go wrong with any dishes here because they clearly have it down packed. read more

Pete's Grille - Veggie omelette + home fries and a short stack. SO GOOD. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

I was looking for a good place to eat breakfast. Came across this place. Read the reviews. They were great but I'm the type of person that likes to judge for myself. Going in I was expecting a long wait since the reviews said there wasn't much of a seating area. Walked in and sat right down. (There were two of us). The service was ok. (So so) Not the warm welcoming I was expecting. She wasn't rude or anything like that. Just didn't give me that warm welcoming (not even a smile). Gave off the vibe that she didn't want to be bothered with a lot of questioning. Talked to a few regulars and one suggested the waffles. So we order waffles, and vegetable omelette. The food was good. Better than expected and the reviews were good. The food was prepared quickly. Nice portions. Oh I order pancakes, eggs, bacon, and a waffle to go. I will definitely be going back. read more

At this neighborhood staple in Waverly, you'll find cops eating breakfast on weekdays, and large masses of Hopkins students on the weekends. Personally, I like the simpler things, like blueberry pancakes or waffles, but they have a full fare of southern cooking -- from scrapple to chipped beef and milkshakes. 100% counter seating can lead to long waits on a weekend, best bet is to show up on a weekday morning. Apparently, this is also Michael Phelp's (of Olympic gold medal fame) favorite breakfast place in Baltimore. read more

The best breakfast in Baltimore is blueberry pancakes with homemade scrapple and grits at Pete's Grllle.

We just tried Pete's. Meh is a good word. Pros: It is charming and the service was great. Gf had eggs over easy with grits - a plate full plus sausage. It was fine. I ordered a short stack of blueberry pancakes. The pancakes are HUGE so it's plenty. The problem was they were spongy and the blueberries had a strange consistency. I wished I had gone with chocolate chips like the little boy beside me. Gf didn't like that they didn't have that crisp from the griddle. I added 2 scrambled eggs and home fries. BAD!!!! Eggs way overcooked. They boil their home fries and then finish them on the griddle, which is acceptable. But they did not have that nice flavor from the griddle and did not have that nice fry. I am picky about both eggs and home fries and they failed on both. We won't be back. If we're going to get dressed and get in the car, might as well head to Teavolve for a truly delicious breakfast/brunch. read more

It's where the cops go in the morning to get their breakfast. Seriously. It's got that old-school "mom and pop" feel. Food is cheap and good, and the people are nice. Can be a decent wait though. read more

Absolutely the best breakfast to be had in Bawlmer! This place is as authentic as it gets - a place for the locals, not the tourists of the Inner Harbor. The food is plentiful, tasty and reasonably priced. Some cop friends took me here years ago and I have been hooked ever since. Too many Baltimore breakfast places have either disappeared or have gone way downhill in quality. However, Pete's still maintains high standards. read more

I can't wait to go back! The portions are large so go hungry. They only have seats at the counter, but if you go early you shouldn't have a problem finding a seat. I ordered a ham & cheese omelet with home fries & toast. Simple, but delicious. Great place for Sunday morning breakfast! All of the waitresses seem like they've been doing this for a while so they know all of the regulars. This place provides a great local hometown feel. Check it out! *This is is a cash only restaurant! Consider yourself informed otherwise you'll be visiting the riteaid across the street for an ATM* read more

God bless Petes for making it in this location! The four guys tilting brown bagged 40's at 8am put the spring in your step as you step over strewn trash and broken glass, and think about the panic button location on your car key fob. Petes is the upscale commercial retail anchor of a group of local stores struggling from falling into the Greenmount rut of chinese/liquor store/chicken facades.The fact that it is a breakfast place tones down the sketch, but it is easy to understand why a burgaler met the business end of a JHU student's samurai sword a few blocks away. You can only eat at a high top at a long diner bar at Petes, which brings the diner grill experience front and center. The chef deftly folds omlets, crusts scrapple, and flips flapjacks. The coffee and home fries were meh. The food is a notch above servicable, and in no way pilgrimige worthy. You get semi friendly hon service who make it clear that you aren't quite as welcome as regulars. The dullard Baltimore ambassador, Michael Phelps, used to routinely lap through Petes calories. Despite the high bar stool only seating, Petes is kid friendly if it is not crowded. You will be rubbing elbows with your neighbor, and you will wait in line if you are late. Go early to decompress on Saturday morning with plans to hit up the block away Waverly Farmers Market, the neighborhood's shining gem. read more

People rave about this place and I honestly don't know why. Yes it's crowded and cozy and quaint in its old-fashioned style but I don't imagine it's that hard to pack a place with only 20 seats. I feel like Pete's gets credit for being a popular spot just because having even a modest number of customers inside makes it look like the cool place to be. Which makes folks who are waiting in anticipation want to believe the food is great and they're in for a real Baltimore treat. I guess. I've been to plenty of greasy spoons and I don't see how Pete's is any different from any other breakfast joint in Small Town America. Except Pete's costs a little more (which is fair, they don't seat many), and the cooking doesn't even meet the low standards set by this genre of food. The eggs were half-cooked, the home fries were not fried - they glisten with a buttery sweat, and the coffee was a brown-flavored water (standard for diners, I know). If Baltimore had anywhere near the appropriate number of breakfast spots per capita, this place wouldn't be the one we'd all be talking about. read more

Pete's is a solid, four star Baltimore breakfast spot. It's proximity to the Farmer's Market on the weekends increases this to five stars, if you can get a seat in a decent amount of time. Order anything with blueberries in it, and you'll be glad you did. That doesn't just go for Pete's Grill. Like, as a "Positive Life Maxim", perhaps "Positive Life Maxim #79" ORDER ANYTHING WITH BLUEBERRIES IN IT, AND YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID. Jack Handey, you're not allowed to steal that. It's Ben Valis' "Deep Thought' For Real. read more

I am laying in bed right now w/a hangover. I'm gonna get my grill on later to fill the void in my stomach and my soul, but last weekend I discovered the ideal way to do that - Pete's Grille. Yes, that's an e on the end. Get there early or else you're gonna wait in line behind the counter for seats to open up (I would go solo or with just one other person). Simple, short order solid-ass stick to your ribs breakfast, very reasonably priced. Excellent potatoes, bacon, blueberry pancakes, fountain soda (the ultimate hangover lifesaver) and they just give you a crapload of food. What more could you ask for to cure a hangover? Just a great salt of the earth neighborhood joint, can't beat it, if it's good enough for Michael Phelps' stoner ass, good enough for me- read more

Place is OK, Very busy, bar seating only. Mostly standing room only, and must wait to be seated. Food was ok was ok too. One turn off for me when I noticed waiter washed (dipped) the used classes in soapy water then rinsed them in soapy water and immediately fill the now soapy glasses with ice water! read more

This isn't my first, second, third, or even fourth time coming here. I absolutely love the people and especially the food. Every time I come here the service is outstanding and the food is to die for. I've tried several things on the menu and still haven't been disappointed. I highly recommend coming here as often as possible! read more

Went to Pete's grill if you like breakfast food reminiscent of your college cafeteria then this is your place to go. Cheap and fast. Just ok. read more

Not bad. Walking into to the corner diner, you'd be surprised. It's a country/small town-feeling diner on Greenmount and 32nd, in an area between the Hopkins students and hipsters on one side, and the rough neighborhood on the other. It's rare that you'll walk in and there's seating available. Usually, you'll stand at the wall, behind the seated customers, waiting in line for an open stool. The wait ranges from 10-30 minutes, depending on the time of day and size of your party. Then, you sit down, order, and have some nice, greasy diner food. There are lots of good dishes, but nothing here is spectacular. The point is that it's quick, cheap, and greasy. There are lots of posted rules about ordering, conduct, paying, and taking up space, but then, their space is at a premium. I'm usually okay with those rules, but they felt a bit stifling, especially when the food is really just pretty good. I like it, but I imagine some tourists walk in and might be turned off. read more

I've known about Pete's Grille for a long time. Finally went for the first time today. Don't know why it took me so long! Excellent old school Baltimore diner serving up traditional breakfast and lunch fare. Got the Belgian waffle with 2 eggs, scrapple, and coffee. Everything was so good! Most places serve scrapple thin cut and crispy. Here it's thick cut and extra crispy. I thought I preferred scrapple thin cut until today. Pete's changed my life with that scrapple. read more

Nothing but a long counter, Pete's fills up fast on the weekend and with good reason. The breakfasts are not the fanciest one can find but they are big, filling and pretty tasty. The pancakes are huge (I am a little afraid of anyone who can eat a tall stack), the turkey sausage is delicious and the eggs made just right. The hash browns tend towards the soggy side, however. The service is attentive and I cannot recall my coffee cup running empty. In all, this is the kind of joint to hit when you just want your energy fix at the beginning of the day. read more

Love this place for breakfast/ brunch. It is one pensive, CASH only. It's a quick turn around service which works because it's only bar seating and there isn't much Of that either. The food is simple but good. read more

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Came here on a rainy Saturday afternoon and it was pakced. However I only had to wait about 10 minutes before sitting down. I got chocolate chip pancakes, bacon, and home fries. The pancakes were very fluffy and filling, but could have used more chocolate chips. Frankly I think I make better pancakes at home. The home fries were ok, they were a hot mess of grease and mush. The bacon on the other hand was delicious. If the bacon had been bad, then my entire day would have been ruined. The service is very friendly, and the prices are cheap. Would I come back? Possibly, I don't see why not. But I'll stay away from the cakes and the home fries. read more

They aren't lying about the blueberry pancakes. Everything is delicious, the entire place smells amazing. Pete's Grille is tops as far as neighborhood places go. I do love me a good diner. I was turned off by the cash only policy, however. Be prepared for that, the only ATMs near by are stand-alones. read more

This place is a diamond in the rough, the only reason I am not giving it 5 stars is that the waitress we got was a little grouchy. Now I know it was a busy Sunday morning but everyone else looked happy. Not a big deal though, we all have those days and the food was amazing! read more

Pete's Grille - Western Omelet w/ Home Fries; Sunday special 7.50$ not bad! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Cool concept, diner bar style. You must stand and wait a little close to those sitting if all the seats are full. Ordered to go, had to yell over people eating in already tight quarters. Eggs and potatoes need salt and pepper, Italian herbs, something. Still think placing a cold slice of cheese on eggs just doesn't do them justice. Me and hubby prefer Lost in the 50's diner so far for local breakfast. read more

Pete's Grille - My to go plate looks like how I pack food from home - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

It's like the Waffle House has been reimagined funky Baltimore Style. The neighborhood might make you check the lock on your car twice, but this busy counter service Grille is delicious, crowded, and aims to please. Great sausage gravy and everything else is what you might expect. Recommended for an authentic feel of beat up Baltimore. Don't be afraid of long lines on the weekends, they go by very quickly. It misses a perfect rating only due to its own limitations as a counter Service Place. read more

Pete's Grille - The counter service is always popping and friendly. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

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Whoever said you can't have something good and fast has never been to Pete's. This neighborhood diner seats no more than 20 people at the counter and has great food for a greasy spoon. The lively, fun atmosphere brings me back to the era of "Cheers". I wouldn't be surprised if they name the seats for the regulars. The hours are short. Pete's is only open until 1PM on most days, but thankfully, you only need about 20 minutes from when you sit down to paying your bill. read more

I stopped eating at this restaurant after 10 years because of one rude, unprofessional Possible racist Waitress. Tried to make a complaint about the waitress with the manager or possible owner but she really didn't care. I starting reading comments on this site about other African Americans having the same problems. Update,I received a messages from someone at the restaurant after my review. "One bad apple can spoil a bunch". Outside of the incident I was a loyal customer known by name. Hopefully moving forward customer complaints will be a priority and investigated. read more

Best breakfast in bmore hands down. Everything is delicious, especially the fluffy pancakes and home fries, and it's affordable best of all. It can get pretty packed on the weekends but it's worth the wait. read more

This place was great! Small little diner in the corner of the building with just bar top seating. The staff was super friendly and the food was fast. I got the special: 2 scrambled eggs with cheese, bacon, and French toast and my husband got an omelet with home fries, which were delicious! Everything was so good and it was exactly what I wanted for breakfast. read more

This is a very cute laid back breakfast spot in an unlikely spot even though it's been here for 50+ years! They have all of your breakfast needs and more. The parking is pretty easy to find but you do have to pay 50 cents per hour, not bad. The place is CASH ONLY, so please be aware. I didn't notice any signs when I came in and staff won't tell you until it's time to pay. The service is really fast and they make all of the food directly in front of you. It's a old timey diner that is bar seating only, so be aware of later breakfast times because it will be packed and seating is limited. The prices are good and the staff is pretty friendly. The downside is the cash only and super limited seating. read more