Sunrise Luncheon

Just on the east side of Main Street, this small eatery isn’t a tourist destination but one for locals including recent arrivals from Latin America nostalgic for the cuisine from home. Mi comida: tilapia con arroz y frijoles pintos, y tortillas. ¡Maravillosa!

This place doesn’t look like much from inside and out! But the food is amazing. The pinto steak is one of my all time favorites alongside the Casado con pollo the plátanos are sweet and delicious as well! I’ve never been disappointed, some of those hole in the wall restaurants are the best places for food than those big restaurants that disappoint me almost always! This place has been around for a very long time too, which proves their food is good! A small family owned business, from since I moved to somerville from Queens like over 10 years ago.

Please avoid at all costs! I went here one morning after drinking. Woke up late and I wanted a close place that was still serving breakfast. Wasn’t too bad until flies were flying on my food. Absolutely disgusting.

If you ignore the décor the food is really good here. Authentic Latin food including Pinto for breakfast. It’s kind of a hole in the wall diner.

Have passed this place hundreds of times never gone in before today. I wanted some breakfast and my other places were not open yet so I gave it a try. The smell of grease should have made me run. The scrambled eggs were greasy and not light and fluffy. Bacon was fatty and terrible and the home fries which I requested well done were not at all appealing. The rye toast was okay, even that had too much butter.
Will not ever go back.

So good. My husband and I go every Sunday. Highly recommended. Gallo Pinto really flavorful. I like the Arroz Cantones.

OMG! Small does not adequately describe this place. Part of my rating is always the bathroom. It was 18 – 20 inches wide. The sink was in my lap when I sat and I hit my knee on the plumbing
The food. So so
The place. Dirty without being too obvious. Will never come back
How do I rate 0 stars?

The good: Gallo Pinto
The bad: a little dirty. Smells a bit like fry oil (the kitchen is behind the counter). The bathrooms are the smallest bathroom I’ve ever seen. Seriously. It’s worth a trip just to see them. So small that I tried to take a pic for Instagram… and failed. There wasn’t enough room to back up and take the pic haha.
I only have their gallo pinto. I have tico family and sometimes get a craving. I’m sure the rest of the menu is similar– good but not great.

I’ve always been fond of taking a stroll in Somerville’s main st. I’d like to think that if Clark Kent aka Superman lived in New Jersey, he would live in Somerville.
There are a lot of eating establishments on main street, but have yet to try most of them. However, I am slowly making a list of places to try.
Sunrise Luncheon, at first i thought it was related to Sunrise grease truck on rutgers campus,. however it seems sunrise is simply a popular name.
Ambiance: From outside to inside, it was pretty much a change from quaint main street to downtown NYC. The service is pleasant and on the mom and pop side.
First impression: The food is not bad, I ordered a turkey blt and the sliced bread they used along with sandwhich in general tasted great. I noticed they had some bigger meals and spanish/​latin dishes… dishes that came with beans and rice that looked interesting.
I will be taking more strolls in sommerville and checking out places.

Nice enough diner directly across from the courthouse. Décor is dated but acceptable. Still using an old TV — no flat-​screens here. Run by Latins so they have several Latin American specialties on the menu along with the usual American choices.
I stopped in for breakfast and ordered my usual corned beef hash and eggs, toast, hash browns, coffee. All good. Toast was even hot which is often not the case these days. Came to just under $ 8.00 before the tip. Prices are reasonable — a cheeseburger is $ 4.25 on the take-​out menu. Nothing is over $ 10.00.
I will post a pix of the menu.