Ace Diner

You'd likely drive past this diner without giving it a second thought. But the sign reading 'homemade bread' caught my attention. After fasting for a blood test this morning, I said to T, "let's give Ace a try." And I'm glad we did.The building goes back about ninety years, maintaining its old-fashioned ambience ... or what one might consider lack thereof. The menu is more limited than what you'd find in contemporary diners, but they had what I wanted, a western omelet. Served with coarse buttered grits -- delicious! -- the omelet was better (and cheaper!) than what I ordered in Florida's popular "House of Omelets."So, dummy me, I didn't take a photo of the bread that brought me in, in the first place! (I was preoccupied with a phone call.) Eggs come with two thick slices of pre-buttered white bread toast, which I'm guessing makes excellent French toast.The diner is open for breakfast and lunch. While it wasn't busy mid-morning, takeout orders were flying out the door. Apparently Ace Diner is no secret to locals.

Awesome diner in Overbook on Lancaster. Doesn't look like much from outside, but inside it's clean, bright, and inviting. They do a constant stream of takeout breakfasts, they are humping!I ordered the three stack of pancakes, with bacon. They have a wide variety of breakfast meats to choose from. Pricing is extremely decent, and our server was friendly and helpful. Definitely the best breakfast spot on this side of town.

I have been going to Ace Dinner since I was a teen at Overbrook. The best bread in the world. It's a typical dinner. I order Uber eats most of the time now.

It's a dive diner, but the bread is homemade and delicious! The sausage is as well! My mom used to go after church on Sundays and get a platter of grits, sausage and eggs and that was our happy brunch! Shame you can't buy the sausage by itself, cause I'd likely have a stash of it in my freezer! I've never had a sandwich, but I can eat the bread with just butter with no problem!

TL;DR Version: Excellent home baked bread, two meals for the price of one.Full Version: As mentioned, Ace has good food at good prices. There are a few places locally where you can get a cheaper breakfast, and a few places where you can get a bigger breakfast, but I've yet to find one with a cheaper, bigger breakfast on offer. I usually end up leaving with breakfast for the following day.On top of that, they have excellent home-baked bread, which they use for everything you'd expect; toast, French toast, sandwiches, etc. They'll even sell you a loaf if you ask nicely, which I've done more than once.

When the waitress called me "Sugar," I knew my meal was going to be good.There's something about old diners that look terrible on the outside and are full of 'family' on the inside. You know, a place where folks frequent so much they turn into family? Everybody knows everything about everyone. We heard convos across the diner and it felt like home.Our meals were served pretty quick, piping hot. We grubbed as we discussed the Eagles in the Super Bowl. That's of course the talk of this town these days. My daughter had two huge pancakes and worshipped every bite. I had eggs, bacon and home fries with onions. Our waitress was super sweet and we were in and out in less than 30 mins and under $20. What more can you ask for?

Overcooked, dry, missing shrimp for shrimp and grits. Called the manager and she basically said "oh well" will not patron this business again.

Get the home made bread with an old fashioned diner breakfast. Parking is tricky to back out of but it's always available.

A very classic little diner with nice people and great food. May be the best omelette I've ever had, and their bread is to die for. It was a great breakfast!

Wonderful food great service and the food taste fresh and always hot, will always be a west Philly spot