Pete's occupies two storefronts: One side has a lunch counter and booths, the other has a bar and booths. It's a real neighborhood joint, comfy, casual, convenient (right around the corner from the movie theater), unpretentious. Lots of stuff on the menu for under $10. No frill, no thrills in either decor or cuisine.
All three of us ordered the same thing: a decent, meaty burger with iceberg lettuce, yellow American cheese, pinkish tomato slices, served with a mountain of bland mashed potatoes (in lieu of pale fries) and a garlic pickle. The thick, hand-formed burger patty was the size of the supermarket bun it was served on, kind of a nice change from the enormous burgers that have skewed our idea of a normal serving size. Mine was cooked medium, nice and juicy.
There's something old-fashioned and oddly appealing about the (lack of) ambience. I want to try Pete's for breakfast. And I'd definitely go back for a quick pre-movie bite.
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