Typical divvy cafe atmosphere. I sat at the bar area just before lunch time, took a second to get my order in, but the cook came and took my order. She was very friendly, and was very pleasant. I ordered the melt sandwich and upgraded the chips to onion rings. The patty melt was made to perfection and was probably in my top 3 best melts I've had. They didn't skimp on the cheese or onions which is a plus, and the bread was grilled perfectly. Onion rings were good, and the quantity was perfect. I got sweet tea to drink and it was made to perfection as well. If I'm ever back they, I'll definitely be stopping back. read more

This is a gem of a diner in Granville. It's a small place along a main strip of shops, and when you walk in, you're immediately hit with the smell the food being prepared. We could sit where we wanted when we came in, the waitress was quick, kind, and checked on us often. You can see the cooks prepare your food from where you're sitting. Prices are reasonable. The fries are similar to fresh cut fair fries- absolutely delicious. My friends got lunch sandwiches, and they loved them as much as I enjoyed my breakfast bagel. The only thing that would make this place better would be malt milkshakes. I'd recommend if you're in the area. read more

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This is a great little place for breakfast. The staff is so friendl. The breakfast is incredible especially the thick cut bacon that is cooked on the flattop. The pancakes are very good and huge! Highly recommend this quaint little place. read more

The owner is nice and the food is generally ok but the restaurant is always dirty. The main cook, for the 12 years that I've lived in Granville constantly sneezes on or open mouth, no cover coughs on the food. She picks or wipes her nose and IF she is wearing gloves, never changes them. It's disgusting. Today, we witnessed her put raw bacon on the grill next to the potato's using her hands. She then moved it around with tongs and then used the same tongs to grab toast. The interesting thing is that the guy that used to cook on the grill there did the exact same things. My guess is that there is just no standard of cleanliness across the entire restaurant. The food is meh at best and we will not be going back. The Licking county health inspections actually noticed all of this too. read more

We were in Granville for a track meet and arrived quite early (8:30am). We decided to grab some breakfast but really had no idea where to go. We stopped in at the Buxton Inn...they don't serve breakfast. We didn't feel like going to the Granville Inn because it didn't seem as inviting or as open, literally, (We didn't know how to get into the place). So we did a quick U-turn and ventured West on Broadway. We parked in front of a little eatery called The Aladdin Diner. Upon entering we knew we had found an awesome place to eat. Prices were unbelievably low and the staff was unbelievably friendly and welcoming. I decided that for me, lunch would be breakfast and I enjoyed a great hamburger with hand-cut fries. As we were paying our bill, the waitress advised that there is an aladdin Diner in Columbus! as I thought about it, I remembered seeing the small restaurant on Thurman Avenue in the heart of German Village. Do yourself a favor and either make the trip to Grandville to enjoy a wonderful destination meal or head down to German Village in Columbus and enjoy what I promise will be a satisfying experience. read more

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It's like taking a step back in time. Love visiting this greasy spoon on the weekends and watching them cook in front of you. Great breakfast and friendly staff. read more

I have been going there for breakfast off and on for years. The service is always good and the food is great. the old time atmosphere of the old dinners is also very enjoyable. read more

Nice diner along the attractive street with other different types of eateries. You seat yourselves, and the menus are on the table. This is a 60s style diner. Not trendy or hip, just good food at a good price. The ceiling looks like old fashioned tin. Pictures of Granville landmarks line the main wall. The other side is a grill and counter with stools. We both ordered the patty melt which came with chips. The nice waitress asked if we wanted the chips or another side. I asked for cottage cheese in place of chips, and I received a hefty serving. Coffee was fresh and decent. There was an empty high shelf that would be perfect for a decorated tree. On street parking. Single bathroom was clean. read more

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We stopped in for lunch. The place was full, people were waiting to pay, and we waited awhile to be seated, and we waited to pay. I'm normally impatient when I'm "hangry" and today was no different. Something told me to stay, and boy am I glad I did. I knew what I wanted, and ordered the club. My wife asked the waitress what she thought was good, and she immediately said the burgers. I switched to the burger, and YUM! It was delicious! Just like grandma used to make! A soft corn dusted roll with a 1/2 pound of 80/20 beef with LTO, and mayo! The lettuce wad leaf style, the tomato was thick sliced, and the onion was thick slices sweets. I got the onion rings, the wife the fries. The rings were very good! Real onion rings, not the fake stuff, the fries were sliced potatoes that had been double cooked brown. Both were in point for a diner. The atmosphere is reminiscent of a 50's greasy spoon with smoke from the flat top clinging in the air, filled with the mix of breakfast, and burgers. The decor has been painted at some point to a more modern scheme. But the booths and counter seating are still there. All in all, this is a great greasy spoon to grab some grub. read more

Greasy spoon diner. The staff was friendly, the place was clean, and the service was quick. Biscuits and Gravy: D (not good) Banana Pancakes: B+ Bacon: B+ Hash Browns: C Coffee: C Price and Value: C, for what I put together I was kicking myself for not having the food over at Granville Inn for Sunday brunch read more

Aladdin Restaurant - Sausage Gravy / Banana Pancakes / Eggs Toast Hashbrowns - Diners Near Me - Granville, Ohio

Authentic home cooked breakfast fair. The bacon is locally sourced (Columbus) and it shows. Love this place read more

Aladdin Restaurant - Outside view - Diners Near Me - Granville, Ohio

Great little place. Love it. You go there expecting exactly what you see. A little hole in the wall restaurant with tons of eclectic atmosphere and "American Comfort Foods." If you want exotic tastes and menu, look elsewhere. My boys and I have been going for YEARS. Yes they have up and downs in food quality of the years but I've never had bad food. It's cheap and it's quick. In fact quicker than Wendy's (down the road). Overall a great place to go in and grab a quick bite to eat! read more

Aladdin Restaurant - Quint indoors and limited seating make it very popular on the weekends for breakfast - Diners Near Me - Granville, Ohio

First, it's the only diner around. Second, really good diner breakfast - good pancakes, sausage, and bacon and fairly quick. Third, A diner burger like you used to get, including these patty melt. It's loudish, smells like a diner, and gives good lunch. Not for everyone, but really good if it is. read more

First time here, what a great find. The food and service were fantastic. We had breakfast and looking forward to returning for lunch sometime. read more

The oatmeal is made with water so I got the oatmeal with no butter or milk and ordered a black coffee. I brought my own vegan creamer and vegan butter and ordered the berries and raisins to embellish it all. See photo. Aladdin needs more vegan options! Vegan = 100% plant-based alternatives (plant meats -such as vegan chickin, vegan porq, vegan "beyond beef", plant milks (almond, cashew, coconut, soy, rice, hemp, oat etc), plant butters, plant cheeses, plant yogurts, plant creamers, plant eggs, or seitan, or tofu) vegan cookies, cakes, ice-creams, scones, etc) and substitutes for conventional animal-based foods, or just 100% plant foods that are delicious. (Ex: Chili that is bean and vegetable based with no animal meat or cheese or animal broths) use vegetable broth instead of chicken or beef broth in otherwise vegetable soups. Instead of animal proteins in everything, provide healthier, lower calorie, sustainable plant proteins such as: beans, lentils and nuts and seeds, or mushrooms. For creamy-fatty cheese like flavors/textures- try avocados or nuts and seeds. Fruits, berries, greens, grains, potatoes, tubers etc. are other important options to provide, even broccoli and cauliflower are loaded with adequate amounts of important nutrients and proteins. Pancakes, waffles, omelets, french toast etc. can be made vegan as well with affordable, shelf-stable non refrigeration required egg and dairy substitutes like The Vegg or plant milks. http://freepress.org/article/%E2%80%9Cno-option%E2%80%9D-not-option-vegans read more

Aladdin Restaurant - Veganizing the basic oatmeal. They make it with water. - Diners Near Me - Granville, Ohio

This is my go-to breakfast spot in Granville. It's not the fanciest. It's not the biggest (quite crowded, actually). It's not the best food in town. But.... they have a lively diner atmosphere with a menu full of yummy, filling [greasy] meals at really low prices. Get your simple bacon and eggs or get something a bit more complex, to whatever your taste is. I've dined here with groups and I've dined here alone numerous times. All were pleasant meals, none of which I had to wait too long for. The crowd is a mix of locals, tourists, and college students. Everyone fits in here. I think all small towns should have a joint like this. read more

The food is your typical greasy spoon diner food...it's not bad. Heads up, your clothes will smell the rest of the day after you visit. Two stars for the rude lady behind the counter today. Typically we've never had any problems and the staff has been friendly, but she ruined it. We won't be back because of her. If there's one thing to take from this review, please avoid the biscuits and gravy and go before Denison students roll off the hill. read more

I love this place! Great basic diner food, and super nice employees. Highly recommend the biscuits and gravy, eggs cooked to perfection, and some of the best thick cut bacon you've ever had. Great service! It's your basic hometown diner done very well. read more

This place has basic breakfast staples and decent service, the bathroom was clean. We were in town for a major event and the place was slammed but the service was still reasonable and efficient. I would have liked my coffee refilled at some point but no one is perfect. Our orders were all correct despite many of them having bat and ball changes to how the menu described them. Custom orders at small places like this don't always work out. Everyone enjoyed their food and we didn't feel pressured to leave when our chickens got restless. read more

Stop off visiting family and wanted Sunday breakfast at a local eatery. Ordered a veggie omelette with hash browns and wheat toast. YUM! read more

Aladdin Restaurant - Diners Near Me - Granville, Ohio

The breakfast I had at Aladdin's was average. I came on my morning off from work and expected some good homemade food. What I got instead was sausage gravy that I used to eat in my high school smothered on top of two biscuits. My friend got the western omelette which also looked like something we could've easily made at home and with better quality. The pancake special was great though. When my coworkers told me they wanted to go to Aladdin's for breakfast, I steered them away. read more

Set on the main drag of Granville, Ohio. From the outside it does not look like much, but a greasy spoon-style joint. Opening the door you walk into an intimate elbow hitting arrangement of counter and table seating ( max ppl 63). Sit yourself down when a table or spot at the counter opens up. PPL this is a local place not ur run of the mill franchise. If ur looking for that get back on STRT 16 head east you will bob Evans about two miles on ur right. I had the western omelette and sour dough toast (grilled) it was amazing. I tried to convince myself I needed another order. read more

Aladdin Restaurant - The counter and grill - Diners Near Me - Granville, Ohio

So, the five stars are to directly counter the snobs that complain about a greasy spoon diner not offering any vegan options... Tip: don't go here if you have an aversion to bacon. I'm not going to go to a vegan restaurant and give them a bad review for not offering meat. This only further proves that I don't like people that don't like bacon. As previously stated here (and several other reviews)... it's a greasy spoon. Don't expect it to be something else. Because of that, they are perfect the way they are. Good food. Good prices. If you don't like that, then don't go. read more

My wife and I had breakfast here last Sunday. The Aladdin is right downtown Granville and is a charming throwback to early 20th century America. The place has an old time diner feel about it. A lot of the food is prepared on the grill right in front of you if you take a counter seat, which is exactly what we did. It was fun to watch the banter between cooks as the hustled to turn out orders quickly. The place has a good clientele and it's easy to see why. Nothing fancy happening here, just good simple food prepared well and served quickly. I ordered a ham and cheese omelette and my wife got the Monte Christo sandwich. My order was great, my wife's wasn't so much. The ham in her sandwich could have been warmer and the bread was only grilled on the outside. Traditionally, a Monte Christo is assembled, then dipped in an egg wash and then quickly deep fried. That didn't happen here, so I removed one point from what would otherwise be a 5 point review. If you like a quaint greasy spoon diner, it's a nice place to go. read more

Aladdin Restaurant - View as you are walking in the front door of Aladdin - Diners Near Me - Granville, Ohio

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I really love this place but today, I watched one of the cooks in the back microwave one of the customers dishes then send it up front. other than that, this place is always delicious. read more

Cheap, accessible, fast, tasty. Not much more you can ask for in a small town diner.

Aladdin has a hip and old-school diner ambience. The service is pretty quick and the staff are all very polite. I have had their breakfast food like their western omelette, hot cakes, eggs, bacon, and toast. All very scrumptious with a homemade style. I definitely recommend the restaurant if you want to go out for breakfast food with a friend or a large group, but still desire a home cooked flavor. read more

Aladdin Restaurant - Diners Near Me - Granville, Ohio

A classic spot for a no-nonsense, straightforward and delicious breakfast. Thick sliced crispy bacon, eggs any-way-you-want-em, grits, .... Not to be missed when passing through Granville. Or even if you're staying. read more

Dear readers: I hate to blow your minds, but this is the clone of the German Village Coffee Shop. Somehow, GVCS gets higher ratings, despite being identical. Why is this? Is it because somehow, despite Aladdin being a greasy spoon as long as the building has stood, people expect something other than hangover quality potatoes, generous pancakes, and crunchy onion rings? In the other reviews, it appears folks are not familiar with an honest-to-Pete diner. And it's ok if you prefer Denny's or whatever chain you like... Because that means I don't have to wait to tuck into my club sammich! Aladdin in fantastic, honest, not healthy, delicious food. Deal with it. read more

This place could be great... but it's on the lower-end of OK. The food is average so I'll just list what could be done to make eating here a better experience for the customers. 1) At the end of each day, wipe down the salt and pepper shakers, ketchup and mustard containers and everything else on the tables and counter that customers regularly pick up. It is clear this is never done. 2) Put a swinging door on the kitchen entrance. That's gross in there. 3) Mop the floors with grease-cutting solvent a couple times a day -- maybe one with a nice lemony smell. 4) Limit the times each hour employees working in the kitchen come into the dinning area. That's just nuts. 5) Connect with local farmers for your eggs, bacon, meat, fruit and veggies. We grow/raise it all in the area so why not use it? Owners, listen to the inner Gordon Ramsay in you. I want to love this place so dish out some tough love to yourselves and your staff. Then you'll be great! read more

This little diner was such an awesome addition to our recent trip. We were in the area for a wedding and happened upon this place based on availability and proximity. We walked in, no call ahead, had a group of 15. There was a booth set up that could fit all of us and we were seated immediately (super impressive for a small diner) This place was hopping, lots of traffic in and out. We got a wide range of different dishes and we all left raving. Sourdough French toast was delicious, wonderfully tasty omelettes, pancakes cooked to perfection, and sausage and gravy biscuits that impressed the southerners amongst us. Despite being busy and short staffed, we were well cared for and received our food relatively quickly. Great place to drop by if you're in the area and want a tasty breakfast that is reasonably priced. read more

What a disappointment. My family and I rode our bicycles from Alexandria to have a nice afternoon in Granville. We looked at the menus for a couple different places and decided the simplicity of Aladdin's menu appealed to us. The service was less than exemplary. We had to ask for straws, silverware and napkins. Whenever we wanted something we had to wave over a waitress as they never visited our table on their own. The food was okay. I had. Grilled chicken salad which consisted of bagged iceberg lettuce, chopped dry chicken and bottled Italian dressing. Not too thrilling. My fiancé had a chili dog and fries, it is what it is. My daughter had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and chips. In short, I could have made all of this stuff at home for pennies instead of paying twenty dollars to have it half heartedly served to me here. read more

If you are looking for good breakfast food, this place is for you. If you are looking for low calorie, vegan, organic tofu, this is not your place. Everything tasted great, the staff was nice, and the wait was short. I plan to go back again soon! read more

7 WORDS: GREASY SPOON / CLEAN / 50s DECOR / CHEAP / DELICIOUS DECEMBER 11TH: A MILD BUT COLD MORNING Time for a road trip: we head east and ended up in Granville. We weren't sure if the Buxton was open for early lunch, so we headed into the City Center. When we reached Aladdin, we wondered if it was Middle Eastern Cuisine, but when we looked in, it was obviously a Greasy Spoon, so we decided to give it a try. I ordered the Monte Cristo and my breakfast companion ordered a standard eggs over easy, hash browns, and bacon breakfast. . Our orders came quick: within 5-6 minutes, so I'll appropriately start with the food.. . My Monte Cristo was "exactly what you'd expect" - but then again, it was really good. I don't know if I was hungry or not, but I quickly devoured my sandwich and chips (Ruffles Standard Deli/Restaurant Style). I snagged the waitress and ordered their version of the Fried Bologna Sandwich. I nearly inhaled it, too. . All three sandwiches were BETTER THAN Average. They were really good. - Sure, it's greasy spoon, but that seems like that would be easy to Give a bad yelp to - just to be pretentious. The total bill (three decent-sized sandwiches, two sodas: 19.50.. . Can you even beat that at Wendy's? I mean, honestly, if you're giving this two stars because it's bologna or fried egg sandwiches - you have to take it for what it is and measure it on that scale, too. That said, this is 4-Stars. Not the best, but definitely a place I'd come back to again and again and again if I lived in Granville and DIDN"T Want to eat in EVERY OHIO Restaurant before I die.. . As for the decor, it's pretty standard fare: black and white checkerboard floors, the old sparkly-red and chromed steel 50s-ear Soda Stand decor with a shotgun-style seating arrangement. The Grill is on the other side of the counter, so if that's going to bother you - go somewhere else. Your loss. / If you're into off-the-beaten path or quick/cheap/good grub, this place is DEFINITELY FOR YOU. And *THAT* is why I'm already a big fan. . read more

Awesome food and great people biscuit and gravy was good we also had omelets and French toast it was all good

Food was good. Don't wear anything that you don't want to collect the airborne grease. You're going to smell like this place for awhile afterwards. But...it's a greasy spoon and doesn't pretend to be anything different. The reviewers that seem shocked by the atmosphere (literally) in this place must be quite sheltered. Don't expect service beyond what you need, have some good fried potatoes and go home and wash your hair. read more

Aladdin Restaurant - Your basic small town greasy spoon. - Diners Near Me - Granville, Ohio

We love this small town diner.  Fast polite personalized service, always.  I love their hotcakes, always made just how I ask them to be prepare, a bit under done in the middle, love them!  Their sausage patties are fantastic!  Don't get me wrong, they have a full menu, we've always had great food there no matter it being breakfast or lunch. read more

This place serves breakfast and lunch all day. They serve sandwiches, omelettes, hotcakes, toast - very classic and traditional American cuisine. Their food has a lot of grease like what the other Yelp users said. The place itself has a dirty feeling. The floor feels greasy and tables aren't completely wiped down clean prior to seating new customers. Ingredients for the food they make are definitely mass-produced and processed, such as eggs, lettuce, tomatoes, etc. The food is also hastily made. The quality of the food doesn't justify the prices here. Service is scatterbrained. Waiters don't check up on patrons (at least for my table). Not being a snobby New Yorker but being a normal diner, that's unprofessional for any restaurant establishment. Perhaps they're only like that to college kids, I don't know. Since there are only a few businesses in Granville, Aladdin is part of an oligopoly. No competition and nowhere else for Granville townies and Denison students to go which means that however shoddy the service and food are, they will still get business. And if they have good business, they have no incentive to improve. read more

Receive the wrong food, didn't have any place to sit other than squeezed in the bar, waitress didn't check in with us whatsoever other than for drinks. I asked the front desk associate, and they notified me they do not season any of their food, beware. read more

Fond greasy memories... too bad they're closed! I recall eating here before I left Denison for winter break every year and those burgers have never let me down. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a diner so don't come in expecting 5 star service and food. If you are in the mood for a greasy spoon, this will hit the spot. The breakfasts here are the definition of grease and comfort. Nothing to soothe the soul after a 9:30 final than a heaping of eggs, sausage, grits. Overall, Aladdin, while not the finest eating establishment, holds a special place my heart. A new place will open, but it'll never be Aladdin. UPDATE: A new place did open and it was Aladdins again. Oops. read more