Broiler Express

Good food, reasonable prices. Friendly staff. I recommend this place. A real treasure for San Carlans.

The hours are wrong. We came at 6:15 and they were closed. We drove out to get here, would be great if they could update!

Great staff , great prices too. I've been going here since I was a kid. My favorite thing on the menu is the breakfast burrito.

this has become one of my go to places for brunch with my peninsula friends! we stumbled upon it randomly one day, and were impressed by the selection and variety of options on the menu...in addition to breakfast served all day, they have all the usual american comfort food favourites like burgers and sandwiches, as well as a selection of greek favourites.

on our first visit, my friends noted how reasonably priced everything was, and sizeable portions! the food was very tasty as well...something you don't often find in the bay area...usually, we see overpriced items with a small serving size and mediocre taste. i ordered the veggie omelet with peppers, onion, tomato, mushrooms, avocado and jack cheese. as usual, i subbed for egg whites, and chose the fruit cup and whole wheat toast for my sides. the meal was very filling and i couldn't even finish everything so i had to take part of it home! the bill? $16.74 including tax + tip! i'd normally pay $20-25 everywhere else in the bay area for a similar meal!

on my most recent visit, i brought my friend who is actually from greece (now living here) and she commented that the vegetarian pita wrap was very good. i'll definitely be trying that on my next visit!

there is indoor and outdoor seating (covered with a canopy). restrooms are in the rear. plenty of street parking just outside or anywhere in downtown san carlos, be mindful of the 2 hr limit monday-saturday.

Broiler Express is a classic diner with decent food for its lunch and dinner options. It's fairly well-priced, too, so it's great for a cheap meal on Laurel St. They have ample seating, both indoors and outdoors, and they're open fairly late, both of which make it a convenient option at pretty much any time.

The vibe and atmosphere really harken back to the 80s and 90s, like the kind of diners you'd see in a John Hughes movie, and it seems like most of the decor and aesthetics are original. Even so, they're kept up pretty well, so it avoids the kind of dated dinginess that a lot of other places with old-school designs can have.

I'm not as big a fan of their breakfast food. Their options are pretty basic in ways that are easily reproducible at home, not exceptional in the ways other breakfast places can be.

I've been going here since I was a little girl but just came back after living in LA for 10 years. My brother asked me to dinner and suggested getting burgers from here. It had been so long and I thought what a fun and nostalgic thing to do! Let me just say...nostalgia was the perfect word. This place has not changed one bit. The menu board is the same. The decor is the same. And also the quality of food is the same. And it's still family run which is beautiful! If you're coming in here expecting a fancy burger, this is not the place for you. It's affordable and consistent quality. I got the mushroom Swiss burger and it just brought me back. The taste was exactly the same! A nice filling and yummy burger! I also love the fries here!!! I will absolutely be back!

Food Never disappoints! Everything we have had has been delicious. The dinners are a must try including their breakfast!

Our go tos
Bacon and eggs
Onion rings
Club sandwich
Burgers
Dinners (broiled chicken, salmon)

Milkshakes are soo good!

Service is 5stars and prices are very reasonable for great food. Overall a very nice cafe!

Great food and great people/service! Street parking and clean environment. Been a fan for years.

Oh heck yes!!

Had never been here before, kinda figured it was dumpy (no idea why?) but wanted a burger and my friend suggested Broiler.

I am an old soul and tend to gravitate to and enjoy older-style things/music/people (sup my silver foxes)/food/decor. When I walked in it reminded me of one of my fave childhood chicken pot pie places in Fresno so immediately I felt comfortable and excited.

Soup is 50% of my diet (veggies? meat? somewhat healthy? not too expensive? can fill my belly with it? checky check check) and I saw they had two soups on the menu - an Italian Tuscan tortellini and 20-bean w/beef. Ordered a cup of each *and* a mushroom burger with added Swiss since that was initially what I was craving, the reason why we came here. Everything was very good, especially the 20-bean soup!! I was expecting a chili but it wasn't, wish I had only ordered the bowl of that. Tortellini was fine but had a spicy kick to it and I'm a wimp.

Thrilled to find a new not-overrated-$20-Town-burger and a new soup place =) Been sad since Bianchinis added giant terrible textured balls to their meatball soup and is charging like $9 for their smallest cup so this truly couldn't come at a more perfect time especially with the cooler fall weather coming up!

I've been meaning to review but went in today with kids and remembered to take pictures! I found this place when I saw a coupon on the register tapes at Lucky in San Carlos.

The food is consistently good and the portions are worth the price. The workers and are so friendly and I enjoy eating there.
We had a seafood omelette, veggie omelette and eggs and sausage! it came with hashbrowns and toast.

Will be back soon!