"The fruit bowl with yogurt and granola is a shockingly salubrious diner dish. Becky said that her food suppliers are always trying to convince her to switch to canned fruit cocktail and avoid the fuss and labor of actually cutting pieces of fruit. She declines because, she said, the canned stuff 'all tastes like grapefruit juice.' In Becky's fruit cocktail, each fruit tastes like what it is."
Michael Stern
"Split and grilled with plenty of butter is the best way to enjoy Becky's excellent muffins. This one, of course, is the Maine classic, blueberry."
Michael Stern
"Becky's always has about a half-dozen cakes for dessert. One of the best, and a flavor unique to Maine, is Whoopie Pie Cake, which is a chocolate & cream sensation. "
Michael Stern
"You won't be seeing this pot roast supper on the cover of a glamorous cooking magazine. It is rather homely. But ooo-eee, is it ever good. The pot roast is fallapart tender, the potatoes are full-flavored, the carrots are al dente, and the onions have plenty of snap. In some ways this is a classic Yankee image of the time-honored boiled dinner."
Michael Stern
"Here's a cup of haddock chowder. It is ridiculously full of sweet fish, tender hunks of potato and lots of bacon. You really can eat it with a fork."
Michael Stern
"A close view of the peanut butter and bacon sandwich only hints at how rich and satisfying it is. This one is made on thick slices of Italian toast, the only way to go! In the background are Becky's excellent homefries."
Michael Stern
"Thanksgiving supper can be had 363 days a year at Becky's, where turkeys are roasted daily."
Michael Stern
"A mighty, mighty meal, the titanic omelet costs three dollars more than any other omelet, but it contains all three breakfast meats, plus cheese, onions, and peppers. That's Italian toast on top and homefries in the background."
Michael Stern
"A view of Becky's early in the breakfast hour. This photo was taken in 2005, before the diner expanded."
Michael Stern
"What Roadfood traveler could not love a diner that is open from 4am to 9pm every day of the year except Christmas and Thanksgiving?"
Michael Stern
"Becky's on Hobson's Wharf: serving Portland early birds since 1991"
Michael Stern
Becky's boasts that it is open 362-1/2 days a year, every day except Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the second half of Christmas Eve. The last time we stopped in, every seat in the house was occupied with a clientele that includes men and women who work on or near the waterfront as well as a good number of visitors to Portland in search of a great big diner breakfast.
