No Name Coffee Shop

I was headed to a different restaurant on brookline Blvd when I saw this place. Even from the sidewalk it nearly blended in with its surroundings. The place itself is incredibly tiny but the 2 women working were incredibly nice and the food was delicious.

Stopped in for a quick breakfast. After all the menu says, «Best Breakfast on the Boulevard».
Did not realize this place existed even thou have driven by hundreds of times. A friend that I was meeting told me to stop in and have a quick breakfast with him. It is tiny, 4 tables and 4 counter stools. An old worn place. Had the Italian scramble — 2 eggs w/​peppers, onions, pepperoni and provolone cheese, home fries and toast. The food is what you would expect, nothing fancy but good and at a good price.
There was one women behind the counter that handled all the cooking and serving.
Open 7 days 8 to 3.
CASH only!

This little diner is probably the smallest restaurant I’ve visited, with all of four dining tables and a couple of bar seats. The only staff on hand was the owner. But the No Name is a hidden gem with outstanding greasy spoon fare and the most welcoming atmosphere.

No, it is not owned by Clint Eastwood. That would be kick-​ass if it was, wouldn’t it?
Nah, this place has been here in my native Brookline (Pittsburgh’s 2^nd largest yet most forgotten neighborhood) forever. I was in here once before as a lad and recall eating a BLT. After it was mentioned in a Post-​Gazette article concerning the author’s (Bob Batz Jr.) «food walk» in Brookline, I had been meaning to stop in and try it again. My rock ‘n’ roll schedule gets in the way as does my aversion to getting up early if I really don’t have to, so since I always eat at work right before my shift starts at noon, I decided to try takeout.
It’s a good thing too since this joint is subatomic! And it was full! It actually reminds me of a lunch counter you’d find at an old-​school department store. They do serve breakfast all day, which is always a draw.
But I wanted to try that burger. According to that Post-​Gazette article, one of the employees said «We got the best hamburger on the Boulevard.»
Uh-​oh. Dem’s fightin’ words. Is there a secret Brookline Burger War brewing on top of a Pizza War? We need NATO down here!
So I call, order my cheeseburger with fries (I had no menu and therefore not much of an idea of what else they had). I also ordered the only thing I know of on their menu (thanks again to that article); The Brookline Sandwich, which is just a chipped ham sandwich with horseradish. Whether they fry it up (try it sometime if you haven’t already! yum! I do it a lot at home.) or not I dunno. But they were outta chipped ham. If you’ve ever had chipped ham, it’s easy to see why there was a shortage since it’s a frickin’ delicacy ’round here.
I get to work at 11:30 AM and unwrap my burger.
Where do they find these manhole cover sesame buns?
A pretty damn tasty, sandwich, I got it with lettuce, tomato, onion, and mayo, which is the standard for me. Was it the best in Brookline? Thus begins another quest. It gives Tessaro’s burger and The Tic-​Toc burger a good match but taps after the 4^th round, but it does put anything from McDonald’s, Wendy’s, or Burger King to sleep. We’re talking 1^st round TKO here.
I have to knock off a point for the fries. I know frozen Ore-​Idas when I see em! Yer zig-​zags are showin’.
I need to get up earlier so I can try their breakfast. Ya can’t do takeout with breakfast since it usually doesn’t work out too well.
Try ‘em out, but keep your eyes peeled. No Name’s is easy to miss when cruising the Boulevard.