The Potholder Cafe Los Alamitos

"The experience is actually quite pleasant after a beautiful hike with friends. My favorite dish is breakfast burrito because it’s the perfect thing to have to get my energy back, easy on my tummy. Love the flavor. Atmosphere is calm and not noisy so me and my friends don’t have to talk over the noise. I’m thinking this is a good to place to wind down . Glad the group leader gave this destination to us for after hike events."

"Wow, ordered the chili Verde omelet and it was breakfast and then dinner. SO delicious withh the perfect ratio of pork to omelet, lol. Came with potatoes & toast....very generous portions of delicious food. Service was spot on....fast, courteous and a friendy smile."

"This place is great. Me and a buddy of mine, eat breakfast here maybe every other Sunday and I just love it. Only thing is, I don't think they have a biscuit and gravy plate, just as a side. Other then that, the waitresses are cool as hell, coffee cup is always full, and the food is just great! I recommend this place to everyone!"

"Came here for breakfast on Saturday morning as I was passing through the area. The location is rather odd, as it's a diner located in a shopping strip with a lot of miscellaneous stores around it. Inside however, it's very pleasing to the eye. I like how it feels like a very laid-back diner, with an American/50s-esque theme. The food was delicious and with the wide variety of options, an appetite of any kind can be accommodated for. I had two eggs with two sausages, three pancakes and a potato scramble. It had some specific name as a combo option but I cannot recall it now. It goes without saying, what I had was delicious, everything was perfect from the fluffiness of the pancakes to the potato scramble. It was great. Service was also amazing, all the employees were friendly and attentive, making sure we always had everything we needed. One man thanked us for coming in to eat there that morning as he refilled my coffee, and I felt that type of service was endearing and something not common at most other eateries. I really appreciated it. Overall, great stuff, I loved this diner a lot. Will be back when I visit SoCal again in the future."

"I was looking for a new breakfast place to try that wasn’t far away and offered a sit down breakfast with lots of options including chicken fried steak and pancakes. This place delivered. They have an outdoor patio and about 12 tables indoors. We chose indoors as it was still a bit overcast outside. We were greeted by a friendly server that told us to pick a table. She was quick to take our drink order and bring menus. I ordered the breakfast enchiladas and the hubby got the Sam’s breakfast bowl. Both were amazing! I loved my enchiladas and the potatoes were yummy too. Hubby’s bowl was piping hot! The enchilada sauce had good flavor and he’s pretty picky on his sauce. Parking was a bit challenging as the driveway does not go all the way through so when it was full, we had to back out to turn around and find parking. I would definitely recommend giving them a try. We will be back."