Don’s Diner

Great little dirty diner! Got the pancake & egg deal & upgraded to the thick cut bacon with thick Italian toast. Excellent! Family owned & operated. Close @ 1:00 so get lunch in early! Def try this place!

You’ll feel like you’ve been lost for hours getting to Don’s Diner. Under this bridge? Yes. Around this bend? You got it. Through this creepy industrial park? Let the smell of fried bacon be your guide.
Don’s is tucked underneath a bridge and looks unassuming. The cuisine: also unassuming, yet delicious. Upon seeing breakfast sandwiches listed for $ 2.25 my friend chuckled and said, «I’ll take 7.» Most expensive sandwich on the menu was $ 7.
We took our seats and ordered a Wet Judy and a typical egg breakfast. Both were delicious and I had a craving for a Wet Judy for DAYS. So much messy egg goodness on a sandwich. Upgrade to the thick cut bacon if you get it. Which you should. It’s a new favorite.
Waitress came over and said she didn’t recognize us and asked if it was our first time. You betcha. She showed us laminated pictures of a film that was shot at the booth to our left and explained how long her father had owned the place.
Place is cash only, but nothing less should be expected from Don. Thank you for a delicious, classic, Pittsburgh brunch. Can’t wait to be back!

Don’s Diner is a very well kept secret. I first heard about it from a very friendly waitress at one of my favorite spots and then again from a personal friend — both highly recommended Don’s Diner for breakfast. In trying to get more info online, it’s slim pickings. Thank goodness I found a review from Munch at the Post-​Gazette so I could be prepared to order the good stuff:
First, if you have no idea where this place is, it is, quite literally, under a bridge. If your GPS seems to be taking you on a wild goose chase, you’re getting closer. There is a convenient parking lot just next to the building. It looks small from the outside and inside it’s even smaller. Just a few booths and some seats at the counter. I was glad I had asked my friend before I got there if it was cash only because a sign above the register tells you that as you walk in. I took a seat at one of the cozy booths, just next to some of Pittsburgh’s finest and waited for my friends.
I browsed the menu for my options but had my mind made up once I saw the pancake special: two pancakes, two eggs, bacon and potatoes. Thanks to Munch’s review, I knew to upgrade my bacon to the thick cut. I also added some Texas toast for my dippy eggs. The fluffy pancakes arrived first. I apologized to my friends for not waiting until their food arrived to dig in, but they forgave me when I offered to share these deliciously light clouds that needed just a few drops of syrup. The bacon upgrade was also a key component to making this a great breakfast. My two eggs were gigantic. The yolks were the largest I have ever seen and made for some great dipping. My friend wondered why the home fries were so good and I had to tell her it was because I saw Don preparing them at the grill and brushing butter on top. It gave them a beautiful golden hue and the most divinely tasty crunch. Even with my extras, upgrades and coffee my bill was still under $ 10.
I want to highly recommend Don’s Diner to anyone I meet — but then I don’t. I think many local regulars want to keep Don’s to themselves and I understand; I now want to keep this secret all to myself. So I guess I should say I don’t mind recommending it… as long as you don’t tell anyone else.