The Stuffed Bun

Every town worth its salt has a breakfast institution — the unpretentious diner where the portions are enormous, the coffee keeps coming, and the regulars have opinions about your order. In Pontiac that’s The Stuffed Bun, a brother-and-sister-run spot on Walton that’s been feeding the neighborhood for roughly three decades. The specialty is right there in the name: stuffed omelets the size of a forearm, plus towering pancakes, biscuits and gravy that locals will go to bat for, and an open kitchen so you can watch four cooks work the griddle like it’s a line show. It is not fancy and doesn’t pretend to be; it’s fast, generous, cash-friendly (though they take cards now), and exactly the kind of place you want after a late night or before a long day. Consensus favorites include the banana pancakes and anything with the word ‘stuffed’ attached. Bring an appetite you can’t finish and a little patience on weekend mornings. It’s on our list as the dependable, been-here-forever breakfast anchor every good Pontiac morning deserves.