I like the breakfasts very much. Haven't tried lunch or dinner meals yet but based on breakfast, they're probably tasty and well made. When I've asked to make changes to my meal they've been very nice about it. Refills come regularly. Staff are friendly. Plus the servers are cute! read more

Just awful! Had breakfast here, first off let me start off by saying please please please teach the cook how to make a potato. I wouldn't even consider this food edible and I'm not exaggerating! Being a fan of eggs Benedict and it's my usual breakfast staple, I decided to give it a try at this place they call a restaurant. The home fry potatoes were not even cooked and more leading on the raw side. The Benedict sauce isn't even a sauce... It's more leading on the water side. Service is "here's your food please don't ask me for anything else, even if you wanted to you won't see me for the remainder of your awful time here" read more

A solid diner! Tasty food, big portions, nice staff. Overall very good value. The interior could use some renovating, but the food and service are great and that's most important. read more

Cheap breakfast, fresh fruit...eggs benny is made with peameal bacon and is a bit heavy. The homefries are very tasty. Much better now than a year ago. The servers work their butts off, so there's usually not much of a wait. I haven't had lunch/dinner items, so this review is based solely on breakfast/brunch. read more

This place is great. So diner-ish. This is not a high end restaurant in the least but price is great and portions are huge!! And only serve fresh oj and gj. Servers are awesome and special orders don't upset them!! Loved it read more

A local diner I've been meaning to put through it's paces for a while. This place has staying power. Compact, clean, friendly staff at brunch. With "boogie shoes" playing in the background, I tentatively take my first sip of oj expecting to be disappointed since I watched it being poured from a Fair-Lea jug, but lo and behold it's freshly squeezed! Amazing! The eggs BenFlorentine is pretty solid, but a little too much hollandaise. I'm going to have to run a workshop on what a dollop is to the brunch cooks of this city. Over-hollandaising is becoming an alarming trend in my estimation. read more

I come here regularly for the Egg's Bene! It is amazing and they have some great choices. The service is always very fast and friendly. The food is always consistent and you get a huge amount. Once you start thinking about it you crave it, see you soon Chew Chew's :) read more

The food was amazing, esp the home-fries! It was exactly what I was looking for in a breakfast spot! The service was very fast, and efficient. We ended up going back both days we were in Toronto, the 2nd day with a large group. I would recommend this diner to everyone! read more

This place is my destination for hung over Eggs Benedict! They have all different kind of bennies, also have a crazy selection of poutines although Ive yet to be daring enough to try one of them. I usually stick with my classic eggs Benedict with pea male. Their hollandaise sauce is rich and creamy and usually generous. I recently had a burger that wasnt reallly amazing had processed cheese on it which wasnt really appetizing but for 8.99 what do you really expect. I still rate this place 5 stars because of the neighborhood diner feel, friendly fast service, and delicious eggs benedict. This is a family run business and they truly make you feel like they appreciate your business, which makes you happy to come back. I also noticed while dining there that they sometimes will give basic breakfasts to homeless people for whatever they can afford to pay. I think thats really cool that they do that. read more

Charming little diner was a great surprise! My sister and I traveled to Toronto for a concert at the Phoenix, right around the corner from this place. After realizing the place we had planned for lunch was dinner only on weekends, we dipped in for a quick lunch and I could not be happier! Enormous portions and quick, friendly service. I got the BLT, which was under $5, and my sister got the Greek salad with chicken, which was huge. Their coffee was also a great pick me up. A lovely regular patron overheard us talking and realized we were from the states. He came over to chat and welcome us to town. In fact, the place seemed to be crawling with regulars, which is always a good sign in my book. He informed us our server was actually one of the owners, and we had a nice time chatting with him too. I will definitely be returning next time I'm in town. read more

Had an amazing breakfast! my husband and I both had the egg Benedict. Very good!!! the eggs cooked perfectly...the sauce was wonderful and the peameal bacon was cooked just right. The service was fast and very friendly. We will definitely come back when we are Toronto again. Highly recommend this place!! read more

Got breakfast and was very pleased with the service and food quality. The place has a nice simple feel to it. Portions were very large for decent prices. Would definitely go back. read more

Food: 5/5 big, tasty meals. We made take out with us because couldn't finish breakfast portions. Service: 5/5 no fake corporate smile. They really giving you friendly, no annoying attitude. Price: 4/5 in other places you will have half of their portions. Location: 3/5 couple of blocks from downtown. Will be back! Recommended! Super breakfast place! :) read more

My favorite breakfast is def eggs benny - This is pretty much what I only eat at Chew Chew's. The 3-egg Benedict is the best! The hollandaise sauce is just phenomenal! If you're a fan of eggs bennys go try this place!! read more

Finally I made it to this place. Any restaurant is good when you go with the right company but unfortunately for this place, I was with the best company possible, my friend James, and it still managed to disappoint. I find breakfast out to always be a bit of a disappointment anyway, so it is an uphill battle to impress me, I prefer breakfast at home. I found it to be a bit expensive for what it was and the presentation sucked. I would say this place is surviving on its history more then the quality of the food. I wouldn't be back even if it were suggested... just too many other places that can deliver better. read more

Tasty diner fare, friendly servers, and fast service. If you're in the neighbourhood, you're assured a good meat & eggs breakfast. If not, they'll welcome you with open arms. read more

Greasy spoon. I might be mistaken but they may have started using real cheese in their grilled cheese. Potatoes are unreliable. Sometimes crisp, sometimes soggy. Bacon and eggs are usually done well. Staff are great. Be prepared to surround yourself by the drunk and underemployed. Great place for filling yourself up quickly and regretting your far consumption soon after. read more

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Wouldnt recommend it. The food is too greasy and the coffee tastes like water. I was hyped when i read the other comments but now i am very disappointed. read more

This diner is exactly what a diner should be like - good food, very generous portions and friendly service. By far the best breakfast during our five day stay in Toronto. The owner is super nice - I highly recommend this place! read more

Really depends on the server, today with sloppy burger, one thin napkin provided. Server didn't notice and difficult to catch his eye and get more. read more

All awesome! Good food, quick service by friendly staff, train decor and decent prices. Breakfast and lunch was good.

Great food and prompt service. Try there Bacon Cheeseburger or Soulvaki dinner both are great.

This place is excellent. All of the servers are very friendly and FAST. The food is exactly what you'd expect from a diner. One of my favorite breakfast spots in Toronto. read more

This diner is cozy with a friendly atmosphere. The service was prompt and attentive. The food was a sizable portion. I ordered the railside omelette and it was fully loaded with mushrooms, bacon, cheese, etc. It was paired with home fries and toast. The omellwtte wasn't greasy and the bacon was perfectly cooked not too crunchy or dry. Very flavuorful. I would definitely come back to try other things on the menu! read more

My partner and I eat a few times a month at Chew Chew's Diner. We were particularly fond of their Eggs Benedict dishes. Last night was my partner's final night in Toronto, before returning to Brazil for several months. We were both in the mood for their Benedict, so I phoned Chew Chew's and asked the server -- I recognized her voice -- if she would reserve our favourite table for us. I informed her that it was my partner's last night in town and she confirmed the reservation for 7:15pm, a full 45 minutes before the posted closing hour. When I arrived, the door was locked. I knocked and a gruff member of the kitchen staff came to the door to tell me they were closed. "But, I have a reservation," I said. "We're closed! Everything is turned off!" "You're closed 45 minutes early?!" "It was the owner's decision, not mine. We're closed!" "Yes, you said that. Did you tell the owner that you had a reservation?" I could see the server, who had taken my call earlier. She would not even look at me. "Yes, we did!" "Well why would you close when you're expecting a reservation?" "Take it up with him!", he said, then closed the door in my face, locking me out in freezing rain, to await my partner. One ought not to expect finesse from a diner, but it's fair to expect the basic ingredients of hospitality: respect, courtesy, and professionalism. Last night, all of these qualities were appallingly absent. I have never been treated so badly by restaurant staff and certainly never with the encouragement of the owner! Only visit here if you're prepared to have the door closed and locked in your face on a whim. EDIT: I'll grant, I just noticed on the restaurant's Yelp profile that they don't take reservations. I was unaware of this. Nevertheless, the server certainly did not inform me of this, when she accepted my reservation. read more

The food was okay but could be better. I ordered fish and chips and the fries were definitely not fresh. That being said, the service was really amazing and the atmosphere was good! read more

Good, simple, diner food. The staff know all the regular customers and are always friendly.

The friendly staff was willing to indulge 2 fussy ladies. Meals were tasty, and large portions. We were sitting and talking, after eating, and except for coming round with more coffee, we weren't made to feel rushed. read more

I wanted to like Chew Chew's so much. My friends are university students who live downtown, and it's super close to their place, and they've said that it's great. So I went one hungover morning with a couple friends (by the way dear readers, everything usually tastes good when I'm hungover). I should've just gone with the classic eggs and toast. Alas, I chose the special on chocolate chip bread French toast. Oh, it had such potential when I saw the sign. It was pretty expensive--like $10/$13--compared to everything else on the menu, but I thought I could do with some calories. I got freshly squeezed orange juice. Drank that down like it was Draino for my liver (it was). It was delicious. 2 stars! The food took like less than 10 minutes to arrive. I will now describe to you the worst French toast I have ever eaten in my life: It looked pretty good, and it came with home potatoes. I poured a bit maple syrup on top, and sliced into it. "Hm," I thought, "Wonder why the bread's an inch thick." Took a bite. The bread was like a super heavy cake bread (similar to banana bread) and so it had absorbed the egg and had a layer of overcooked egg all around it. Not even like cinnamon-y or salted egg, or anything. That was probably the worst part. The chocolate chips were really gooey, but this worsened the weird heaviness of it. It came with two giant slices and I probably literally had four bites. It was like thick, uniformly sweet, bready glue in my mouth. I could barely swallow. After 5 minutes, it became so soggy it self-decomposed on my plate and crumbled because it couldn't handle it's own weight. The home potatoes turned out to be very dry and gross. I spent like $23 with tax and tip, and it was a very disappointing waste of money. I will however go back anyway, because I always give second chances. **My friend liked his eggs Benedict and my other friend liked his pancakes. It's quite possible that I have high standards, but one of them tried my soggycakebreadeggtoast and agreed that it was awful read more

Living right around the corner from this place means it is always our go-to brunch/lazy day diner. It's got everything you want in a diner: - homemade pies - a wide array of breakfast combos and crazy selection of omelettes - about 15 different styles of poutine! - greek specials - awesome daily specials too! The service is super fast (the servers literally run non-stop), and the portions are big and prices reasonable. Probably my favourite part is the train themed decor - think booths with panoramic pictures to imitate an actual train, and the cooks wear conductor hats, not to mention the giant train mural outside! the fries are occasionally over cooked/too salty but 9 times out of 10 they are the perfect amount of greasy/salty. You might have to wait a 5 or 10 minutes for a table if you show up around noon on a weekend, but go around 2 in the afternoon and the crowds have cleared out. We like to think of this place as being our "Tom's Restaurant" in New York (the diner in which many Seinfeld scenes are "filmed"). read more

I've been to Chew Chews for breakfast on a number of occasions. They serve a very good breakfast and the service is friendly and very efficient. Great place to start off the day. read more

My friends who are regulars brought me here today, they love this place and now i see why. I had the eggs Benedict and it was amazing and huge. It came with 3 eggs and a large portion of peameal and some delicious hollandaise. My friends both had breakfasts as well and were very happy. Also the fresh squeezed OJ was great. I hope to be back soon. read more

All I can say is if you eat here you will definitely get food poisoning. I ate here and then the next day I was barfing all day and #2 all day. They do not understand the concept of "Fresh". I only ate here because people in the area said it was the best. The food looked old and dry but I figured why not try it and now I completely regret it. read more

$25 tax in. for club sandwich on rye with fries. Partner had 3 eggs, amazing bacon, home fries and toast, unlimited coffee and unlimited coke. Deal of the century. They could use some flavour in the potatoes but ample food and fast service and cheap! This place doesn't try to be something it's not. It's honest diner food at a decent price. Two Thumbs up. read more

Went for breakfast last Saturday. My hubby and I both had eggs over easy with bacon, very well cooked food and very good. A quiet very friendly quaint diner. Will recommend and will return! read more

We walked to this local diner w an easy vibe. I tried peabacon for the first time- like a ham & i liked it. Fresh eggs, good rye, big portion. Husband ate all his cinnamon french toadt w strawberries. Waiter Steven was super Canadian nice & spent time with us discussing Toronto, sports & pop vs. soda. read more

Chew chews is a local diner with fabulous homecooking, friendly waiters. Will be going back to try out the breakfast. Roasted potatoes I had with the hot chicken sandwich were amazing. read more

If I could, I would give 1/2 a star. This was undoubtedly the worst lunch/brunch we have had in a very long time. Omelette: crunchy? Pulled pork on a bun: just plainly grim. After reading the reviews I was excited about trying and should have known better when we walked in mid lunch and the place was almost empty. Just don't do it. Expensive stomach ache was definitely not worth it. read more

this my regular spot ever since it opened. quality of food and service level never has disappointed me. this place is a home a way from home offering home cooked food. the great part is you can watch your food cook sort of.. read more

I wasn't there 5 minutes with 2 colleagues from work when a cockroach appears on the table. I killed it - then they came and wiped down the table. Didn't offer us another one. Against my better judgement I ordered fries which were ok - gravy was crap (looked like mud with lumps) Cutlery was dirty. And they didn't even offer any discounts on our food. Like overall experience was really horrible. I won't be going back there anytime read more