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I drove by 3 times before I found it and the entrance. It was late, 1:30pm, 1 hour before closing, so it had plenty of seating. I was amazed at the [select]ion, thought the pricing a bit high, but boy, when I saw the plate, it was enough for 2 and the price was reasonable for the portions. The waitress was friendly. Clean diner, with clients that were there ranged from teenagers having burgers to elderly. Board had several specials of the day. Many clients were greeted by name. Can't wait to go back and try somethhing else on the menu. If you are a breakfaster lover (like me) you should be very happy. It's homestyle, good cookin'.

After seeing this place on the food channnel,we thought it sounded great.The food was fabulous and the service outstanding.The prices are a little high but the quality and quantity make up for it.We drove from Long Beach but would go back even if it was alot further.

Like the other posts here, I am also a Food Network junkie. I saw the program (Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives) with the host Guy Fieri. He seems like a credible enough food critic so I totally trusted his judgement when it came to this Gaffey St. Diner. I went with my family from Los Angeles and drove 40 miles (round trip) to get there...... this is not unusual for us as we have driven many more miles for a "great food find." Well, what a MASSIVE DISAPPOINTMENT!! First, the place was almost empty when we arrived and we still waited 10 minutes at the host station (as it said to please wait to be seated) only to have a waitress finally come over and tell us to sit wherever we wanted. I read all the specials on the board and decided on the French Toast Supreme (I think that was the name). This was the one featured on the show and it looked yummy on TV. Well, this french toast arrived cold and not even egg-dipped french toast...... it was simply cinnamon toast with some fresh fruit on it and whipped cream (for $10.50). When I cut into the piece of french toast, it was absolutely dry with no egg mixture absorbed through....... since it was a thick piece of bread, it requires extra soaking time for the bread to absorb........ it was barely drizzled, a real joke!!! What was Guy thinking?? So...... I also ordered the Eggs Benedict with the highly touted "homemade" hollandaise....... you must be kidding!!!!! The sauce was a fake yellow color with absolutely no taste of a true hollandaise sauce............. The ham was the only decent thing on the plate...... home fries weren't bad, at least they were hot. My mom ordered the biscuits and gravy, just okay, a bit on the tough side. My brother ordered the Menudo, the best thing on our table. I don't eat it, but he said it was very good. The waitress was doing her side work (since it was 1 hour before closing) and it was difficult to get her attention throughout the meal........ she forgot our coffee (after she told us a fresh pot was being brewed) and finally brought it over at the END of our meal. Mind you, the place was almost empty at this point and it shouldn't have been a challenge to remember this simple request. I would deal with these gliches if the food was worth it, but it was not. If you watched Guy, he totally gushed about the great food...... TOTALLY WRONG and to mirror the other post, was a waste of gas, time and most importantly, my stomach!!!!!!

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I watch a lot of Food Network TV. There's a show on there that's called Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. The show visited a Diner in San Pedro called The Gaffey Street Diner. The food that they aired looked pretty darn good, and of course being a food critic...I would expect the host to be honest when it comes to food tasting, knowing that he has a wide audiance and fans that takes his word into great consideration. After seeing the dishes come out from the kitchen, my mouth couldn't help but water haha And just seeing the host consume the dish they called the 'John Wayne" I immediately wanted to go check out the place myself. I finally had a chance to today. I ordered the John Wayne and the Gaffey Street Diner Special. The John Wayne was a big plate with a tortilla on the bottom, home style fries stacked on top and eggs...Covered in Spanish Sauce and two sausage patties. The Gaffey Street Special was Spicy Churizo pork scrambled with eggs and cheese with a big helping of Home style fries. I have to give it to you, the host should win an academy award for best actor of the year. The way his eyes rolled back when he took the first bite of the home fries and how he slowly put down his fork and took a deep breath and said "Wow, this is just amazing! Delicious! I've never tasted something like this before." I must say, he got me there. I was pretty convinced that the food was really out of this world...UNTIL the day I went to Gaffey's myself. I have to agree, I've never tasted anything like this before! I guess it's because I've never tasted my own crap. And he's right, it is amazing! It's amazing how a bunch of people can't taste out fragments of their own waste, and pay $8 a plate for something they can get out of the toilet. Let me put it this way, I drove 20 miles on the FREEWAY to get to this place. Paid about $8 a plate for pretty much home fries which is way over priced and ended up spending about $25 + Tip + Gas + Time for something I can easily make at home that would at least be bearable to eat. As you can see, I'm pretty upset at the Food Network! I've been mislead and I'm dissapointed.

After seeing Gaffey Street Diner reviewed on FoodTV, we went. Our mistake was to go on Saturday. We waited almost an hour. It ultimately was worth the wait, but next time, we'll go during the week. The food was great, and portions were huge. I had the Harbor omelette. It had shrimp and scallops along with spinach and swiss cheese. I passed on the "Krab". I would rather pay more, and have real crab. Great potatoes, wonderful salsa. Truly great food. My partner had ham and eggs that were done to perfection. The ham was a complete ham steak! Service was wonderful, quick and fun! With the new customers from the FoodTV show, I would think that it's time to fluff the place up a little. It needs some better atmosphere and a lower temp setting on the air conditioner! It was hot in there! We will definitely be back.

Hey, Diner Betty, you say the food was only so-so, but the service was "awesome" -- Could you elaborate about what raised the service to this level?