Mitzel’s American Kitchen

The food and service was very good! The only issue was that it was a party of about 30 people for a wedding reception. The waitress told our guests that it was an open bar and this was not ever discussed when choosing and making plans for my wedding! We were not aware that this was offered until after we left the restaurant. No one ordered alcohol anyway as most are non drinkers!!! But what if they were and we had a huge bill due to alcohol served??? This was so wrong! But we do enjoy this restaurant and the food and all had a wonderful time!!!

Pretty tasty place! Mom and I decided to stop in for a late brunch around noon on Saturday and it wasn’t busy at all, probably only around 10 people inside (more by the time we had left). Had a nice waitress who asked what we’d like to drink and then took our orders. Sadly she forgot to bring us water for about 5 minutes and even commented on it and apologized, but with the place so calm, definitely found it strange something like that could slip her mind.
Anyways, the food! I went with the Very Berry German Pancake with triple berry compote and opted to make it a combo with 2 eggs scrambled and 2 slices of bacon. Mom ordered the Chicken Apple Sausage Omelet without mushroom, subbed fresh fruit for hash browns, and pancakes for toast. We shared everything so we could each get a lovely variety of what they offered and I’m so glad we did. All the food actually came out rather quickly and caught me off guard. I’m not sure if that was a direct reflection of them not being busy but kudos to bringing the food out promptly so we didn’t have to wait very long!
This was my first time trying a german pancake and it was pretty good! It tasted exactly like a crêpe except thicker! They also put A LOT of berries on it which I loved. Some places really skimp on the berry toppings but not here. Also the pancake itself was much bigger than I thought it would be so that was a good surprise :) One thing I did notice however is that the menu said it came dusted with powder sugar but mine was lacking that. Still delicious, loved the berries on top, but it was missing that little extra. My side was fine, just your regular scrambled eggs and bacon, nothing fancy.
I was really impressed with the chicken apple sausage omelet. Large chunks of sausage, zucchini, and onions made it a very full omelet. They were sauteed just right to bring out the flavor without over cooking them and overall, that combination worked great in an omelet. Definitely worth trying! Again though, the menu said topped with shredded swiss cheese, tomatoes, and fresh snipped chives but I couldn’t see or taste any shredded swiss cheese that was supposed to be on top. There were a few tomatoes that had fallen off the top and settled beside the omelet but especially considering the hearty inside of it, I would of expected the cheese to be there with a decent amount of tomatoes resting on top so it was a hit and miss. Still a wonderful omelet, just lacking a few key features that are presented in the menu! The side of fresh fruit was nice, kind of small but that’s not a deal breaker. The side of pancakes were amazing though! Got two as a sub for the toast and I would highly recommend doing that because 1. they were incredible and 2. there was no extra charge to make the sub.
Overall, nice little place to grab some food. If you’re on the fence about eating here, I’d give it a shot but I would suggest maybe reiterating what your meal is supposed to come with just to be on the safe side. «And that comes with powder sugar on top correct?» or «And that comes with shredded cheese on top right?» That way everyone is on the same page and you get what you pay for! :)

Hubby actually found this place on Unilocal.I was hesitant at first, but after getting seated and having a great waitress name, Donelle I really enjoyed my meal and time here. I’m all about customer service and Donelle went above and beyond with her service. Even our 9 year old son gives this place 2 thumbs up, that just goes to show how much we enjoyed our experience here. More restaurants should have employees like Donelle. It looks like Mitzel’s going to be our new regular place to eat at and take friends to when they visit. Thank you Donelle for your great service, we truly appreciate having you as our waitress. We’ll be requesting you every time we go to Mitzel’s.

Nice breakfast spot in Kent! Great service and food. A little on the pricey side but everything we had was tasty and fresh. I highly recommend the eggs benedict!

I have been coming to Mitzel’s American Kitchen for years. It use to be one of my Grandmother’s favorite places to go when I was a kid. Good Amercian food with a touch of German flair.
Me and my girlfriend are now regulars here. It is our go to place for breakfast/​brunch. The breakfast menu items are all very good. Mitzel’s has got you covered from the classic bacon and eggs, to the omelettes, or even the waffles and crêpes. The German pancake is next on my list to try. It looks to be a popular menu item, as I see it ordered almost every time I visit. They even have seasonal menus to help you try and break your habit of getting the same delicious meal each time. When asked i suggest getting the biscuit with their homemade jam, and also ask for a side of their delicious country gravy to smother your hash browns with.
The staff are friendly and welcoming. They are all very attentive and do what they can to make you feel at home. Cute décor and comfortable surroundings help add charm to this already enjoyable experience. One of these days we promise to come in for dinner. :)

We always go to Mitzels for weekend breakfast meals. This place has some of the best portions and food, and great bang for your buck. All the entrees are good but my favorites are the Fried Chicken steak meal and it comes with a choice of pancakes. My wife always gets the vegetable omelet, which also comes with pancakes or biscuits. If you ever come here make sure to try some of their desserts, they have seasonal selections like pumpkin pecan pie! It’s definitely where you want to go if you want American fare comfort food!

I drove by this place and never felt like I needed to try it. Then, one Saturday morning, I Unilocal searched for «pancakes» in Kent and saw some of the photos here. That French toast pic? Those thick German pancakes? Sign me up!
Well, my husband and went here, and do you think we got the pancakes that I searched for, or the French toast, or the German pancakes? No, we both got skillets. But, let me tell you, they were tasty. I had the chicken fried steak skillet, with potatoes and peppers, topped with a scrambled egg and sausage gravy. Oh, and a biscuit on the side. It was everything I’ve ever dreamed of. My husband had the Prime Rib Hash skillet, which was also good.
Our server was on top of things! She came by to top off the coffee every few minutes. I could hardly keep up with her!
The décor was a little dated, but cute. Kind of like going to grandma’s house. Bonus points for the fireplace. There’s nothing like a fireplace to make a room cozy.
I can’t wait to go back and try the rest of the menu.

I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food here. I wanted to head to the city but the kid wanted to try Mitzels. The Prime Rib is excellent and her Salmon & Shrimp is yummy. The service from Stephen was great and cheery. Thanks for a great meal.

Ordered pork chops & chicken fried steak for pick up. Was not greeted when I walked in and a lady behind the counter was a bit rude. After paying the gentlemen Asked me if I needed change. It was a large amount of change & it definitely felt as if he was asking for a tip. I can’t see why you would even ask for a tip when I didn’t even dine in and haven’t even tasted my food? May I add he wasn’t even nice either. My short time there was not the best experience as a first time customer and definitely would not return or recommend this place to any of my friends or family. The food was so bland & over priced! Never had to season my own food so much.

Visited 10÷29÷15 for lunch. I ordered an omelet with ham, tomato, mushroom and hash browns. She ordered the Hungry Rancher (typical eggs + meats plate) with a side of gravy for the biscuit.
My omelet was cooked as a slab of scrambled egg wrapped loosely around a helping of cooked things, instead of the expected omelet where the ingredients are cooked into the egg. The filling was watery and unappetizing. Portion size on the omelet was fine but the hash browns were scarce on the plate.
Her eggs were way undercooked, and the gravy was bland and metallic. The breakfast ham, sausage, and bacon were totally fine. Biscuit was overcooked but salvageable.
We ended up not eating the gravy, and when the waitress asked we mentioned that it was pretty bad. She apologized but elected to not do the proper customer service response of removing the $ 1.29 gravy from our bill.
On the way home I felt ill and spent the remainder of the day (it’s about five hours later now) with a severe stomach ache, headache, and nausea — but alas, couldn’t manage to throw up the food to end my torment. It wasn’t botulism but it sure as hell wasn’t a positive eating experience. I would have paid the $ 26 to go hungry and not eat bad food.
This is our fourth visit to Mitzel’s in the past year, split 2 – 2 between the Kent and Fife locations, and it’s never been delicious. Why do we do this to ourselves? I feel like I dined at AM-​PM.

The service and food here has been pretty good for us. The waitresses that we have had, had provided us great service and they were nice and checked on us often.
The food:
Classic eggs Benedict with Hash browns. Buttery creamy hollandaise sauce, eggs were poached perfectly. Hash browns were just regular hash browns. I thought this dish was really good and I’ll probably order this again.
Breakfast sausage and bacon are good the bacon is a thicker cut and it taste pretty much like what you would get elsewhere.
Crepes with triple berry compote is not too bad a tad to sweet for me and a little too much syrup.
Overall, I like it. It has a homey atmosphere and the food is good and the ladies here are friendly.

Amazing customer service and a full gluten free menu! The gluten free pancakes are amazing! A must try place for sure!

Wow. We escaped the dreary breakfast across the street at the Comfort Inn and decided to try Mitzel’s. Everything was awesome! First off, very comfortable, clean restaurant.
The menu is incredible with a LOT of great sounding items. We did a little of breakfast and a little of lunch. Had a spinach benedict, club sandwich and two kids meals. Everyone raved about their meals. Also, they serve some great strong coffee too.
Our server Masako was just what you want in a server. Attentive and friendly.
8 thumbs up from the four of us. If we ever are back in Kent, we’ll be stopping in. :)

Amazing service, our waitress was the best. Kept up on our free refills of drinks and fries! And the Turkey Noodle soup was Devine. I may become a regular.

First time at Mitzel’s and I was pleasantly surprised! If it wasn’t for the first waitress we interacted with, this place would’ve been a five.
We walked in, and nobody greeted us. After a couple minutes, one of the waitresses looks at us and goes, «Have you guys been waiting?» to which we said yes. She grabbed menus and said to follow her. She led us to a table, dropped the menus down, and said, «here you guys are,» and just walked off. Not exactly the warmest employee they had that morning.
Our main waitress was so nice, and so genuine. I wish I had gotten her name because she was awesome! She’s an older lady and I heard her mention that she’s worked there for like 15 years, so you can tell that customer service really is something she’s passionate about.
I ended up getting the ham and cheese omelette because I was hungover and needed something greasy. It did the trick, for sure! My only complaint is that I wish it had more cheese. I also wish that my hashbrowns were a little bit more crispy, but I didn’t exactly specify that.
The décor is really cute too — they have big teddy bears lying around with Seahawks t shirts on, big fireplaces, and lots of hometown decorations on the wall. Very cute place for a low key meal.

I absolutely love this place for BREAKFAST only. I come here all the time with my family. This is our go to breakfast spot you can’t go wrong with traditional breakfast!
I always get the Country fried chicken. Their biscuits with their jam is amazing!!!
–We came in for dinner ONCE. I got the turkey dinner and my daughter got a cheeseburger. Her burger was a little dry and my turkey dinner was just ok.

Awesome place. Super accommodating. We arrived after 9:30pm and they were so very gracious and did not give us a hard time about it being close to 10:00pm (when they normally close for the night). Had the prime rib dinner; nothing too crazy fancy but solid home style Sunday dinner fare. Beef was tender; veggies fresh (not frozen then nuked); skin on mashed taters had good flavor; and the turkey noodle soup was delish. Even got an apple crisp to go and it was heavenly. Will def be back again.
Came back in the morning for brunch — had the cranberry turkey salad and it was divine. I wasn’t expecting turkey salad as in chopped or shredded turkey with mayo, etc. (akin to tuna or chicken salad) that had tons of flavor and super nice balance with cranberries, sliced green apple and tomato wedges. Didn’t get a chance to take a picture because I dove right in :-) but trust me — for someone who’s not a turkey fan by any measure, this turkey salad was well worth the price of admission. We almost drove back for another round (but ran out of time); Rest assured that we will def be hitting this place as many times as possible the next time we’re in the area.
Don’t forget dessert — they have tons of GF options that taste just as good, if not better, than regular (non GF) offerings!
Thank you Mitzel’s for a wonderful testament to good ol’ home style honest cooking!

Good home cooked food. Perfect comfort foods when on the road for work. Are here several times whilst working in the Kent auburn Washington areas. Food is good value well cooked. Staff are really friendly and helpful. Had breakfast and several evening meals here. Could not fault the food. Where else can you get steak and prawns for $ 20 plus taxes and it comes with a baked potatoe with the works and a chowder appetiser ask included?
Well worth pulling off the freeway for the food. Close to the state Road so worth the minor diversion for good food

I’ve been here a few times along with it’s South Tacoma brother, «Elmer’s» — I’m not totally sure if they’re related, but the food is nearly the same… though, I like Elmer’s a bit better.
I don’t know how so many people think this place tastes like homemade… but, I’d venture to guess that these same people have similar sentiments regarding Shari’s and Denny’s.
The food is fine, the prices are fine and the service is fine… a bit slow the times I’ve been, but fine. Nothing really stands out about this place at all.
Parking is easily available, the place seems clean, and it’s close to home. You wont be, ‘wowed’ and you wont be disappointed… but, your appetite will be satiated.
I wish I had something better for you, but then again, I wished Mitzel’s had something better for me to Unilocal about!

This place specializes in breakfast and deserts from what I could tell. We weren’t familiar with the area and found ourselves spending the night across the street so we decided to go for dinner here. I ordered the Chicken Fried Steak and got the standard FROZEN patty with some sort of cream gravy with strange lumps in it (I’m from TX so I know what it’s supposed to look like and that wasn’t quite it), I must admit the mashed potatoes were very good! My husband ordered the Salmon with Hollandaise Sauce. He too said it was just okay. None of us were overly excited and without appetizers it came to almost $ 80.
The staff was very kind and attentive to our needs, we didn’t have to wait for refills or anything, but for what we paid we expected something more, I’m not sure what perhaps a 3 course meal, appetizer, mean and desert w/​drink but I feel they are too expensive for what you get.
This places seems like a place where many of the town’s elderly eat, not young families. Due to the price point I highly doubt we will ever return.