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    Bristol 45 Diner

    4.0 (213 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    BRISTOL 45 DINER ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Country fried steak

    Country fried steak was great. Great place to meet up with friends. Kelly takes great care of our group, always a pleasure to come here.

    Food is amazing. Service is great. Ambience fiftyish awesome. I love it. It's amazing.

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    Ronald G.

    I've been coming here for years. Friday night, I wanted fish fry, my wife wanted pie ! There is only one place to go for pie, Diner 45. I got my fish, wife ordered a club. Took our pie and ice-cream home. Best fish fry I've had in a long time. Usually, only come for breakfast or pie. Now going to come for fish!!

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    Great little diner. Servers are professional and fast. I enjoy all the soups but the pancakes are the best.

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    3 months ago

    Place rocks. Service is great. Place is clean. Food is great. Nice location. Like going back in time.

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    2 months ago

    hashbrowns were 100% undercooked and the food quite honestly didnt have very much seasoning

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    2 months ago

    food was amazing the service was awesome we got food immediately i had so much fun 5 stars

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    9 months ago

    Service was great. Food was delicious. Loved the interior design. Good price point. Really enjoyed eating here.

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    1 year ago

    This place is excellent. Great ambiance, waitress' are very attentive. Menu is reasonable.

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    2 years ago

    Cute place, friendly service. Bad coffee and hash browns had a funky taste. Decent egg white omelette that was a normal size, great bacon.

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    10 months ago

    Great food, reasonable prices, quick service! We will be back! The place was packed last Saturday:)

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    1 year ago

    Service and food were great! We've been there numerous times and each was enjoyable. The Old Diner Themes is nice.

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    2 years ago

    We always stop here for dinner when on the way home from Wisconsin. They have big portions and excellent meat. We love their soup as well.

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    2 years ago

    Nice busy diner with good food. Love the perch and American frys .good service from friendly waitresses .great malts

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    Franks Diner

    4.2(672 reviews)
    12.0 mi
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    This place is an absolute gem and worth burning a little gas to get to. The food was outstanding…read moreand the staff somehow managed to be both wildly efficient and genuinely warm, like they actually enjoy being there. I ordered the half garbage plate with sausage and bacon. Pro tip: ask the difference between the half and the whole before you commit. The half comes with three eggs. The whole comes with five. Five. I chose wisely. Oh and don't forget the homemade bread smothered in butter! It's clearly a neighborhood staple. People were greeting each other by name, swapping stories across tables, and operating like they've been meeting there every Saturday since 1974. Thankfully, they extend that same friendliness to random out-of-towners who just wandered in hungry. The vibe is energetic and communal, the kind of place where conversations overlap and nobody seems to mind. It has a modern, eclectic feel, but there's also a subtle time-machine quality to it. Like you stepped into the 1960s, just with better coffee and fewer ashtrays. Perfect blend of nostalgic and now.

    This place is super cute because it was an old train car made into a diner. There is so much eye…read morecandy around with funny signs. If you're a snobby person or someone with tons of food allergies don't come here. They are irrelevant in a very good way. I would stick to the basics here. My friend got the cheeseburger with fries and it was perfect. They have fresh meat, no frozen patties. I got the half order of biscuits and gravy with 2 eggs and it was perfect diner style food. The portions are huge so a half order was way more than enough. My friend had the roast beef omelette and I wouldn't recommend it because the beef was in chunks and was full of gristle. However, everything else was terrific. I didn't have the garbage plate because the portion was huge but it's on my list for next time. Maybe I'll split it with someone because you need to come hungry. Prices are very reasonable but it's cash only.

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    Franks Diner - Cool decor

    Cool decor

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    Garbage plate

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    Fred's Diner

    4.4(245 reviews)
    14.7 mi
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    Fred's Diner is the very definition of a hidden gem. It's the kind of cozy, no-frills, family‑run…read morespot you might call a "hole in the wall," but the food and hospitality make it absolutely unforgettable. We stopped in for a simple breakfast, and it turned out to be one of the best we've had in a long time. I ordered an omelette loaded with every vegetable they offered, and they were more than happy to customize it exactly the way I wanted--something you don't always get at small diners. My husband had their ham and eggs, and he said it was the best he's had in years. Even the buttered wheat toast was exceptional, which really says something about the care they put into every plate. The service was friendly and genuine, the atmosphere was charmingly old-school, and the food was outstanding. We will definitely be back any time we're in the area. Highly recommend Fred's Diner to anyone visiting Grayslake or passing through--you won't be disappointed!

    Breakfast is ordinary nothing special. Only accept cash. I heard many raving about this place and…read moreits not worth the hype. Its a diner and I was shocked they didn't have grits. Diners have grits its part of the breakfast. If you wanna go sure but I will not be going back.

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    Fred's Diner - Partial seating area with booths. There is seating at the counter too.

    Partial seating area with booths. There is seating at the counter too.

    Fred's Diner - Eggs, potatoes, sausage and pancakes. $9 approx.

    Eggs, potatoes, sausage and pancakes. $9 approx.

    Fred's Diner - Seating on other side with funny memes and pro American signage.

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    Seating on other side with funny memes and pro American signage.

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