I’ll admit it right up front: I am kinda obsessed with a diner that doesn’t try too hard. You know the kind I mean. Worn booths, coffee that keeps coming, and a menu that’s been perfected over decades, not focus-grouped last Tuesday.
Fred’s Diner at 930 Home Ave in Akron, Ohio 44310 is exactly that kind of place. It’s the sort of spot where the regulars know the servers by name, the bacon comes in mounds instead of measly strips, and the unofficial motto hanging on the wall reads “Eat, Pay, Get Out” without a hint of irony.
Walking through the door feels like stepping into a time capsule where breakfast is still king, portions are generous, and nobody’s trying to reinvent the pancake…