Weekend breakfast in Bethesda?

[Anonymous]

What are people's recommendations for a family breakfast (not brunch) in Bethesda? We rarely eat breakfast out but our kitchen is under renovation. I'm looking for a sit-down meal.
Thanks.

[Anonymous]

tastee diner old georgetown grill, pancake house peters carry out

[Anonymous]

Original Pancake House, Tastee Diner, Georgetown Diner.

[Anonymous]

Le Pain Quotidien. The service can be spotty though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Le Pain Quotidien. The service can be spotty though.

Ew, no chain restaurants please.

[Anonymous]

Le madelein

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Le madelein

Give me LPQ over La Madeleine any day when it comes to chains. La Madeleine is gross!

If you can make it to Cabin John Mall, Attman's Deli has a good breakfast. I am a fan, though, of Tastee Diner for breakfast

[Anonymous]

Yum Tastee Diner!!

[Anonymous]

I'm a fan of Old Georgetown Grill. IMO, much better than Tastee. I can't stand Original Pancake House.
There's a deli next to Matuba called Heckman's that's pretty good for just the basics.
I also like Louisiana Kitchen on Cordell, and the brunch at Uncle Julio's. Even though you said no brunch, and even though I otherwise hate Uncle Julios--their migas on weekends are good.

Finally, I know you said sit-down, but there's a pretty good food truck at the farmer's market -- at Old Georgetown and Executive on Saturdays, and at Bethesda Elementary on Sundays. The Sunday market also has a crepe stand.

P.S. More of my opinions: the problem with LPQ is not that it's a chain, it's just that it's not good. Expensive, bad service, bad coffee, and the food just ain't that good. A chain breakfast that I like is the Corner Bakery. There's one on Westlake behind Montgomery Mall.