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Mr.- Mrs. N.
Homemade comfort food, soups, salads, appetizers & desserts. Fresh, never frozen-deli meats, steaks, burgers, chicken breast. Breakfast scrambles, omelets, Belgium waffles, benedicts, pancakes, sausage gravy over biscuits, streak & eggs, country fried steak! All-you-can-eat Beer Batter Fish Fry-every Friday Wed-Sat, homemade lunch/dinner specials. Made fresh daily
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- Judy M.Alachua, FL053Nov 6, 2023
Food is always good! But we go to be able to be taken care of by Lisa!!!....the most amazing server we have ever had! She never writes anything down...and never makes a mistake!!!(and we have taken parties as large as 16!!!) She's amazing...and very sweet!
Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Mar 6, 2023
The place is good, very hometown-type feel.
When we first walked in, we stood in the very small doorway for a good 3-4 minutes, next to the sign that says "please wait to be seated".
Finally, we were acknowledged and seated in their 3rd room-space. It was Sunday, around 12:30pm; busy for their respect and we were a party of 5. Not ideal for a 4-sided table, but luckily there's a corner booth in this room.
Food was good, to be expected for a diner. Kids had fun, nothing was left on anybody's plate.
When paying, the people behind the counter were very nice. Can't imagine we'll be back anytime soon, but it's not bad for an impromptu Sunday lunch/brunch.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 1Business owner information
Joseph N.
Mar 6, 2023
Thanks for the nice review. We’ll be checking to see why you weren’t greeted sooner! Hope to see you again :)
- Jonathan K.Colorado Springs, CO174162May 2, 2023
Benedict was amazing! I prefer the sauce to be more buttery than tangy and it was amazing. Eggs were does just right.
Service was great! They were a little short handed but the staff was super kind and timely.
This place has become a favorite of our. We love it. The pancakes and the best I've ever had to!Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Ben L.Aurora, OH02Mar 10, 2024
I just wanted to start off to say, this place should be called Dicky & Shittys. By far the worst food I had in a while. Box tastes better than the corned beef. The servers couldn't care less to work and getting the check is like pulling teeth. Don't understand how people genuinely eat at this shit hole.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Susi L.Aurora, OH07Sep 20, 2023
Perfect place for breakfast or lunch. Wish they were open for dinner. Friendly staff. Just a great neighborhood restaurant.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Susan B.Kent, OH04Nov 18, 2023
Excellent food in an old fashioned dinner atmosphere. Usually crowded so expect a wait...but it's worth it!
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - R C.Washington, DC1296695Dec 20, 2020
This place was so awesome we ate here two times in a row ...the French toast with the banana's and candied nuts was AMAZING and I had the omelette chorizo and the crab eggs Benedict and I'm very picky about the Hollandaise sauce and this was so yummy ... both were good but chorizo was my favorite .
Tried both the pancake and French toast with the bananas and nuts and can't pick a favorite because they were both so good!!!
The locations has a gorgeous view of the oceanHelpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Michelle G.Aurora, OH011Apr 9, 2022
Eggs Benedict horrible sauce must have come from a jar
service horrible
took foreve r, much too long to cook eggs and my husband got someone else's order.
coffee horrible and took about 40 minutes to get a warmup aka refil
save your money go to First watch in Solon.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Business owner information
Joseph N.
Apr 9, 2022
So sorry to hear you didn’t like the Benedict, we use fresh eggs, butter & an expensive Knorr packet for emulsifying so it doesn’t break. Please return food you don’t like.
Also know we’re short staffed, - since the Pandemic- & I’ve worked months 7 days a week @ 70 hours a week to keep us open for breakfast & lunch only.
Just wondering why you didn’t return your meal instead of bashing a LOCAL RESTAURANT & giving a Nice Shoutout to a HUGE FRANCHISE?!
It’s so heartbreaking to know we’re not spoken to in the restaurant- just Publicly Shamed?! We have hosts & bus people walking by- they’re happy to get you coffee too. I’ll talk to our server- but last week she was crying having to take too many tables & no Other Servers to help her serve - SHORT HANDED! - Feb 18, 2019
I've been a regular at this restaurant for years now. I've since moved an hour away but stop by when I'm in town. Not much has changed. They still serve top notch food with excellent service. The owner even remembered me after all these years. If it's not broken don't fix it.
I brought 2 friends with me for their first visit recently. It was a Sunday and it was packed with the after church crowd, but we were seated promptly. We ordered the patty melt, blue chicken sandwich and bacon, egg & cheese croissant. Everything arrived fresh, hot and timely despite it being so busy.
If you're in the Aurora area, I highly recommend checking out this restaurant. I've never had a problem in 10 years of going there! I can't wrap my head around WHY so many people bad mouth this place. It's a family-owned deli. It's not snooty or pretentious. It's good, honest homestyle food. They serve breakfast all day. And I believe they still have the best ayce fish fry Friday during lent in northeast Ohio!
With that said, if you want a gourmet 5 star experience, keep on trucking a little further down Rt. 43 and don't choke on your silver spoon. You're welcome.Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Trgmapx39 X.Aurora, OH015Aug 6, 2022Updated review
The training and work has paid off as our trip today was fantastic. Food was great, service great!!!
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Joseph N.
May 22, 2022
So sorry to hear it was so busy when you came. As you stated, we’ve been short staffed & had to hire high school students so we can stay OPEN - at least for day shifts. :/
No employees avail for evening hours yet.
Joe said he sent a host to ask the lady with a walker to sit in a small table while waiting for a booth.
Wish we could’ve spoken with you while you were here! It’s sad you have to publicly HURT our business when we’re losing thousands during this Pandemic (labor & supply shortages).
Please let us try to help you prior to Popping Up a 1 Rating!
Just trying to make it, after 21 years of attempting to cook good food for people!
Please know most popular Breakfast restaurants have a 10-50 minute wait on weekends, even pre-pandemic.
I’m working 7 days a week & cooking with our new cooks - we’re doing the best we can without killing ourselves. Have you seen the life expectancy of restaurant owners? :(
Sorry ~
SmittyMay 22, 2022Previous reviewAll good, i hope you stay is business. You are correct should have not posted a thing.
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