Elmwood Park Diner Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Every meal was prepared correctly, deliciously and delivered with a smile."
• "The food is really good here."
• "The burgers are always on point and the waffle fries 🍟 are yum."
• "Not only was the food fresh, tasty, and well-portioned."
• "Believe me it was delicious! If I’m not mistaken it was the chipotle chicken wrap. Mmm mmm good! 🤤"
• "The FOOD IS DELICIOUS. I've NEVER been disappointed."
• "The breakfast was delicious."

Cons:

• "Salt overload on soups & gravy's. Meal comes 5 mins after getting soup or salad, feels rushed."
• "Would not recommend this dinner used to be our go to not anymore."
• "The corn beef hash and eggs looked and tasted like it was dumped out from a 40 year old can and heated up in a microwave."
• "The calamari tasted old and to cover it up they added a lot of hot sauce."
• "Sandwich was good but had wayyyy too much sauce and was soggy. Fries were soggy."
• "Went for breakfast and got the chicken and waffles, which I didn't have massive expectations for, but it was literally just chicken tenders thrown on a single waffle."
• "Food was not good, soggy fries, my chicken sandwich tasted like hot sauce was the only thing they put on."

Service

Pros:

• "She showed genuine interest in our lives, our kids, and related her own stories to us."
• "Staff and service was great. Everyone was attentive and alert."
• "Outstanding customer service they have a waitress by the name Ana gave the best service ever experience."
• "Friendly, attentive wait staff are just two of the greatest things about this diner."
• "The waitress was very attentive and exceptional."
• "Waitress was great. She was professional, friendly and attentive."
• "Ruby was our waitress and she was an absolute sweetheart, she was attentive, polite, and took care of the little things."

Cons:

• "Waitress unfriendly and expressionless."
• "I asked the waitress 2xs to stop by the table. She never did."
• "The server was really rude, he threw my chicken soup at me."
• "Service was on the rude side."
• "The service was EXTREMELY rude and completely inconsiderate when we brought it to their attention and ultimately nothing was done."
• "Tall obnoxious rude arrogant hag that works the night shift on Sundays and Mondays needs a major attitude adjustment."
• "Very unprofessional, awkward seating, and WORST SERVICES EVER."

Ambience & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Ambience was good. Felt like a diner just being a diner. Which is always true to itself."
• "Nice atmosphere and clean."
• "Your typical diner, with booth seating and counter table swivel chairs as well. Looks clean and well lit."
• "It's very clean and doesn't have that overwhelming bleach smell so that's awesome."
• "Tables and booths were very clean, as were bathrooms."
• "When I went to the ladies room it seemed like it was just cleaned and smelled fresh. 👍"
• "They are renovating the place, giving it a fresh look."

Cons:

• "I felt like I had just been robbed. Bad food, worse service and I won't even mention the state of their bathrooms. DO NOT GO"
• "I think it's time for the interior decor to get updated."
• "Morning/afternoon is unbearable when the old man is there screaming at his wait staff."
• "Every time the door opened there was a draft."
• "Floor sticky...on the other hand the dessert case looked fabulous."
• "The entire experience was overshadowed by this old dude!"
• "The breakfast wasn’t so good. The food taste bland and felt like it was made with no love."

Value

Pros:

• "The proportions are large and the prices are very reasonable."
• "Most of us took some food home in a box, so while it was slightly expensive for a diner, we got our money's worth."
• "The prices were more than fair."
• "You can still ask very fair pricing and very good quality food and presentation."
• "Food prices reasonable especially during inflation."
• "Pretty normal prices for a diner, and good quantity for price."
• "Very good value and the price very reasonable."

Cons:

• "Once we placed our order we were told that we would be charged a $3.50 sharing fee."
• "It was $14 witch sounds like a lot to me but I pay the bill. Will never go there again."
• "They ripped me off & charged me $21 for French toast, eggs, and home fries and coffee ☕️."
• "Asked why my bill had a lower price than the price on the check I was to pay. Was told there is a 3.99% charge for using a credit card."
• "Charging someone to share a meal feels extremely discriminatory towards people like me with medical conditions that make them unable to eat large meals."
• "The fish isn't worth the price."
• "The food was all soggy and a little burn."