If you’ve never been to Nana Dee’s Diner at 6353 E Southern Ave in Mesa, you’ve lived a charmed, slightly greasy life. This pink-anchored eatery isn’t just a meal.
It’s a morning (and afternoon, and sometimes dinner) ritual. For decades, Nana Dee herself has slung stacks of buttermilk pancakes, crispy hash browns, and eggs any way you like ’em, her apron always splattered like a Jackson Pollock painting.
Locals flock here not just for the all-day breakfast (think: bacon-laced biscuits at 3 p.m.?) but for the rhythm it brings…