One of the South Sound's favorite old dining haunts serves all-American classics for breakfast and lunch. Owner Marcia Crelling has zeroed in on what customers want at her down-home diner, Marcia's Silver Spoon, on South Tacoma Way. And boy oh boy, does she give it to them in heaping, plate-swallowing, mountainous portions.  A ham and egg breakfast by any other name is not as sweet. A quarter-inch thick slice of grilled ham as big as a Frisbee is served with shredded hash browns or home fries that appear equal to at least two potatoes. Two eggs cooked your way and a choice of breads make this a breakfast fit for a lumberjack. Take a jacket, you may end up waiting in line outside for a table to open up, but it will be worth it.

[2601 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, 253.472.0157]