Pinnacle Peak General Store

The real reason you come here is for ambiance. It’s got a cool 1940’s soda fountain, wooden plank floors, red checkered tablecloths, and a darling outside courtyard with burbling fountain.
Food is decent but nothing exciting. Expect burgers, sandwiches, chili, salads & a daily soup. All day breakfast is a bonus with gigantic thick pancakes. (I prefer smaller, thin pancakes but my daughter loved hers.)
Get a cherry, strawberry or chocolate phosphate for an old fashioned treat!

This is a great place to enjoy a hearty breakfast, with plenty of inside and outside seating. I come here at least twice when I spend a week here in the springtime. You can even stop by the post office inside!

We went on Easter. it was not crowded. it is a general store, Gas Station Post Office, restaurant and liquor store all in one. very friendly people very quick service tasty food. pancakes are very big. The pancake combo breakfast comes with one pancake which is more than enough but you do have the option to add a second pancake. It has a more homestyle friendly Cracker Barrel type restaurant feel to it.

Great food and reasonable prices. Servers have been here for years and know most of the clientele by name. Been coming here for years and really enjoy the atmosphere.

Very good. Very friendly.
What else do you want for breakfast?

This food isn’t even good enough to deal with the horrible service it comes with.
Ordered food to go since the service here is god awful. I got there and took the receipt to pay first, since that’s what they have you do before handing you your food. Then, I stood at the counter for about 15 minutes staring at the styrofoam box on the other side that I knew was my food. All of the waitresses looked right at me and kept walking by without even saying a word. This wasn’t even a busy day. When one of them finally asked me what I was waiting for, she said my food wasn’t ready yet and walked off in a hurry. I waited around a little longer and finally another waitress asked if I’d been helped. I pointed to the box and told her that’s my food and I already paid. Got the food and left pissed, as usual.

Love this place! It has so much charm. The food is right up there with what your make at home. Real simple and down to earth. Like your mother or grandmother made it for you.
There are a lot of things to check out while you are seated and most are available for sale.
Will be going back for sure!

Best place in the area to have breakfast… been coming here for 10 years. Great location (not in a «strip mall» as some other poster claimed) in a old Spanish building complex with iron chandeliers, cobblestone floors & arched doorways. The outdoor patio has multiple pretty fountains & lush gardens all overlooked by a beautiful clocktower that chimes! I feel like I’m in some charming old town in Mexico or Spain.
Inside, it’s a «general store» with all sorts of tsotchkes hanging around… it’s meant to look old & funky, people. Food is diner food… just that… nothing exceptional, but tasty, plentiful & cheap. But… the French Toast is AMAZING! If you’re a Foodie, eager to Instagram your most recent dining adventure to your followers, this is NOT the place for you.
Yes, waits can be long (its popular with both locals & tourists) but that’s everywhere in Scottsdale (especially «in season»…Hello Snowbirds!). Servers are overall pleasant. occasionally abrupt, but they are typically running their butts off and let’s face it, some customers can be difficult to deal with. Be nice (and patient)…they’ll treat you the same. Patio is dog-​friendly, so take your furry friends!

This is hands down my favorite breakfast. It’s an old place with plenty of nostalgia. From the 1950’s trinkets hanging from the ceiling to the fun touristy gifts on the side of the restaurant this place has plenty of character. It’s hard to pinpoint what makes the food so great but it’s your standard country style breakfast. My favorite meal is the chicken friend steak, with biscuits and gravy. Needless to say come hungry. The staff is great and many have been there for many years. Give this place a shot and get a blast from the past.

Great breakfast place… if you like french toast, they have the best! Reasonable prices. Service is ok. Fun atmosphere, and great place to take out of town guests.

Good food friendly service and a great location. Good place to bring out of town guests for breakfast. We will be regulars. We have lived here for twenty years I can’t believe we have not been here before

Meh… interesting atmosphere. The service was fine. Uninspired food. Kids enjoyed their breakfast. I ordered the breakfast burrito with sausage instead of ham. I received a meatless burrito that was on the small size. Country potato side was not warm with odd taste. Meh.

For some reason, this general store makes me feel like I’m about to go on a fun road trip, so it’s a perfect place to visit if I want to pretend like I’m going on a trip. I think I feel this way because the general store reminds me of spots we would visit on California road trips during my childhood.
This is a gas station, gift shop, post office and delicious diner all in one! It’s absolutely worth visiting and seeing for yourself. The general store is filled with knick knacks that include new items and antique items. I’m pretty sure everything in the store is for sale, even the fixtures on the walls! The post office is fast and efficient and a perfect one stop shop.
The element that stands out the most is the restaurant. The moment you walk in, a scent of syrup welcomes you and begs you to sit down and enjoy some pancake goodness. You can choose between sitting on the pretty patio or the funky inside diner. It was pretty crowded when we stopped by so we sat inside. I really like this diner because they offer meals which include a pancake, eggs and bacon/​sausage or a waffle, eggs and bacon/​sausage etc. So, if you are craving some breakfast bread to go with your eggs, you have the option to enjoy both! The food was above diner quality and hearty. It’s a perfect place to have a casual yet fun breakfast on a weekend. The patio is also dog-​friendly so bring Fido along!

We’ve decided that whenever our morning workout consists of a grueling hike (Well, «grueling» to me) in N. Scottsdale, we are refueling and then some at the General Store.
Generally (har har) speaking, I like to keep my breakfasts as heavy on the protein and light on the carbs as I can. All bets are off here. My order was a simple 2-​egg breakfast with hash browns and sliced tomatoes instead of toast. The menu is simple and homey – there are no offers to make your order with egg whites only and no offer to sub fruit instead of potatoes. I’m sure you could ask, but you should probably just say screw it and dig in.
We also chose to split a short stake of 2 fluffy, malt-​y cakes along with our respective meals. I want to wrap myself up in one of their pancakes and fall asleep until it’s time to eat again. We couldn’t finish the stack of two, which shows how chewy and dense (in a delicious way) and big these bad boys are.
3 stars because service was a little off… just kind of scatter-​brained and slow (and I’m VERY forgiving to breakfast service. It is one of the most god-​foresaken shifts in the service industry). But not so bad that we’ll never go again. It’s cheap, tasty and hearty. Tap into your inner Midwesterner… and get the pancakes!

We have lived close to this place for a while now, and thought we would give it a try sunday morning. There was a bit of a line, but no biggie. We waited about 15 minutes but that’s to be expected in a small place that serves good food. There is lots of interesting stuff to look at while waiting as it’s quite an eclectic little place.
Our waitress was friendly, helpful and prompt. The food was well priced and big portions. It is a diner, and that is the type of food it is. Don’t espect fancy breakfasts, just a hearty breakfast that tastes great! For sure will return.

Never again! Rude people. I was in a great mood when I went in and now I’m a little agitated. Thank you for doing that.

This place has all the potential in the world to be super interesting but instead came off as a bit strange. We came here after reading all the rave reviews about breakfast. We sat down and waited a bit before any one approached and when they did it was not pleasant. Our server was barely interested in us and couldn’t even bring herself to make eye contact with us. Our daughter who is quite the charmer couldn’t even engage her. She was so disinterested that she brought us out the wrong drinks — not a good start. The food was completely and absolutely average. It was not worth the price or the rude service.
We will most likely not be back.

Delicious food. Excellent service. Friendly prices. Cute, unique setup. Love this place.
I always get the huevos rancheros if possible and am somehow always disappointed by the quality or unable to finish the food. The huevos rancheros here are to die for. I finished it all.
My boyfriend got the french toast combo and also cleaned his plate. I had a bite of his french toast… so good.
We also got the chocolate milkshake and it was nice and rich and creamy. The waitress also gave us the extra leftover milkshake that she couldn’t fit in the glass. Killed that too.
The waitress was really welcoming and down to earth. I noticed her colleagues were just the same with the other patrons: super friendly, taking pictures for them, etc.
We sat aside and the giant umbrellas provided a lot of shade, which made the experience super pleasant. There’s a little water fountain and a church as a backdrop.
This is a definite favorite and must-​return next time I’m in Scottsdale.

Not what you expect when you pull up to a gas station. Love coming here. Usually my opinions of restaurants are based 90% on the food, but this is not so much the case for this review. The atmosphere of the General Store is very Old Fashioned Arizona-​y. Eating outside during the Fall and Spring seasons is a great idea. The flowers are beautiful out there. Eating inside is nice as well, very cute and quaint.
Never had any memorably terrible or great service experiences here. Usually good for the most part. The food is good too. Not like extremely amazing or anything, but it is yummy for sure.
This is a fun different place to go for breakfast or lunch. Would also be a good place to take people who are visiting out of state.

If you like to start your day with a great cup of coffee and a plentiful country breakfast, then this is the place to go. I had the three egg meal with hashbrowns and smoked bacon. Delicious! Everything was cooked just the way I like it; hashbrowns a little crispy on the outside, and crispy bacon. The staff was friendly and there are interesting decorations on display. Some are available for purchase.