Elmer's Restaurant (Coeur d'Alene, ID)

Oregon Coast chain resto, and the only one in our area. They are a step above a regular diner experience, foodwise, and have a nice dining area, with big booths for gorillas like (moi). Booths are spaced nicely in an 80s style of way. Their take on a Club was great, and the other half will be my lunch on Monday. Here's the deal... I don't eat pink-flesh fish, but the Wifey loves it. I suggested the salmon, and she took a big chance going for it. Didn't hear much from her, as she was eating, but I got the gist. They hit the right notes for that Iowa gal. Really nice crew in there, providing friendly service. Not somewhere that most folks might consider a destination, but a comfortable fit for us regular folk. Gotta give them a high five for our lunch, fo' sho...

If you're looking for a wide variety of hearty breakfast options, this is the right place. We had Ranch Breakfasts and the scrambled and over-easy eggs were cooked perfectly, the bacon and sausage good, and excellent fluffy biscuits. The staff were friendly and efficient.

Excellent breakfast variety at Elmer's Restaurant. We enjoyed the potato pancakes with cheese and onions. The Sweedish pancakes with lingonberries were delicious and unique.

Inconsistent is the best way to describe this place. I order my eggs over- medium and I always ask if they will make sure the whites are cooked. I had breakfast there last week and I cut into my eggs and uncooked egg white bled all over my plate. The waitress came by and I showed her and she said "huh, this lady here (pointing to a customer sitting in a booth in front of me) ordered her eggs over medium and hers turned out perfectly"! And walked away. She didn't offer to fix the problem or even bring me a different plate so I could save the rest of my breakfast from the raw egg white bath that it was sitting in. Not going back here. It's hard for them to get your order correct, and it's also pretty expensive (their prices went up during the egg crisis and never went back down).

We are traveling through and picked this place based on Yelp reviews. It did not disappoint. Everything is obviously made from scratch, which is hard to find these days. The coffee tastes very good. The German pancake is thinner than expected and tastes very good. We could only eat half of it. The sausage is mediocre. The vegetable omelet had less veggies than I’d hoped, and the zucchini chunks were fairly raw. The hash browns are excellent and chunkier than the frozen stuff. The ham and cheese omelet is large and tasty and includes lots of ham. The pancakes are delicious. The ranch breakfast was also good. The server was prompt and friendly.