Majestic Restaurant

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The Scene
For decades, the Majestic Cafe has been an anchor of good, cheap eats and smoke-smoggered, elbow-to-elbow ambiance in the Central West End (where fly-by-night, too-chic eateries have often been the rule). The front is a cafe often packed full of students, Greek regulars and solo locals lingering over coffee and the paper. The back half has more tables but also a bar and a big-screen TV.

The Food
You can't go wrong with this mix of American diner grub and Greek fare. For breakfast, there's a multitude of omelets, hot cakes and egg dishes (including a brains-and-eggs dish). Later-in-the-day food includes burgers, a universe of gyro varieties, and pastas, sandwiches and salads. There are pies and ice cream for dessert (including, of course, baklava). The chicken gyro comes with juicy chicken breast strips on a warm, cushiony pita with tangy feta. The chopped sirloin sandwich is best eaten quickly and without remorse.