This place is under new management and it's definitely not the same place that it used to be. The person who brought out my food didn't have the hash browns on the plate. When I asked where they were he stated the my waitress didn't write them on the ticket. I informed him that she shouldn't have to because the dish I ordered automatically comes with hash browns. This is just one example of the "delightful" encounters we had this morning. read more

Excellent family diner to have breakfast. I had the Eggs Benedict & the eggs were cooked perfectly...light & fluffy. The portion size was perfect. My husband had the Chopped Steak & Eggs...meat was cooked to his liking & eggs were done coorectly as he requested (over medium). We will be stopping by again..good food guaranteed. read more

Love this place. Love the waitresses and waiters who are the cornerstone of great, feel like home service. In 5 years of going there, they never disappoint with customer service. Best chicken and tuna salad anywhere. Perfect breakfasts! The veggie omelet is amazing with fresh al dente vegetables. Craveable! Staff makes you feel welcomed, know you and are so polite and friendly. Can't wait for next Sundays brunch. It's a definite weekly tradition. Thank you for a yummy meal. read more

We visited Sunday 5/27/12 for lunch. Delicious Dressing, sides and entrees. Old fashioned in look and style of service. Successful? You bet! read more

I had breakfast in the late afternoon. I ordered migas with bacon and a coffee. It was really good. This place reminds of old Denny's, but with good Mexican food options along side the good old country cookin'. The service was a little slow, but it WAS late afternoon. read more

Fantastic good old southern cooking like your Grandma would make. I truly can't say anything bad about the place.

Been going to Circle Grill for over 40 years and my opinion they have the best chili hands down and their cheese enchiladas are awesome too, PS everything else on the menu is also very good read more

This is my 2nd visit here. First time I went for lunch and today I was there for breakfast. The breakfast food is top notch but I bit on the pricey side. The lunch I ordered my last visit was "okay" but I wouldn't reorder. The sides (corn and mashed potatoes) were from can or fake tator. read more

Tuna sandwich and fries. Kinda of expensive but good. 13.00 with tea. This place has been here for years. They're doing something right.

Food was mediocre. Our table got the chicken fried steak, enchilada and tamale plate, and smothered steak plate. The good part of the meal was that it was a good amount of food. The bad part was that the smothered steak and coleslaw had to be swapped out for the enchilada plate because the smothered steak tasted like it was a frozen patty and the slaw nasty. The service was good. Won't be coming back since we can get better food elsewhere. read more

Great food and great prices. if your eating on a budget and have a huge appetite then this is the place for you. If you drink your beverages like a fish ( I do) they are quick i dont think my glass ever got half empty and had a fresh one. great eats read more

Walking into this restaurant it's like taking a step back in time. The seats along the counter to eat the booths along with the tables. It's all well kept! We were seated as soon as we walked in. They even have things to buy with their name on it like mugs and shirts. The menu isn't huge so that was nice not having to flip through pages and pages trying to make up my mind. I got their fried chicken tenders with country gravy. If you want home cooked chicken tenders this is the place to go. Not overly breaded and you can tell they cut the chicken into tenders. I also had fries and a side salad. I'm a huge Ranch person and the Ranch tastes as though it's homemade as well!! Huge points there from me! The Waitress was very nice and on top of her game. I never saw the bottom of my ice tea. By listening to the conversations around me I could tell the Wait Staff had regulars and really cared about their customers! Definitely worth going to and we'll be going back! read more

Best Diner in the city because everything is made from scratch and the staff is so lovely and friendly so don't worry about what you order it's going to be great ! read more

Really good lunch on New Year's Eve. There were 10 of us. We had a variety of orders: chicken fried steak, chopped steak, salads, omelette, etc. Everyone enjoyed their food. I had kernel corn and black eyed peas, both tasted like they were out of a can. Very extensive menu as would be typical of a diner. Service was a bit slow, but not a problem. Waitress (Gloria) was wonderful. Very personable. Very attentive. We called ahead and made a reservation and they were ready for us when we arrived. Give them a try! read more

This place is a hidden gem. Clean, friendly staff and great breakfast. Lenora was sweet as pie. Definitely will be back.

It has been several months since my visit, but still I look at breakfast and compare it to breakfast at the Circle Grill. 9 times out of 10, nothing comes close! Food, atmosphere, service and prices were PHENOMENAL!!! Definitely a must try! read more

This our 1st time here. The atmosphere is great. It's a diner style restaurant. April our waitress was extraordinary. She was kind and knowledgable. She gave her recommendations. Service was attentive and great. Coffee was great. I ordered a spinach mushroom Swiss omelette with hash browns and biscuits and gravy. Omelette tasted great with extra cheese which I love! The biscuits were fluffy and the gravy was divine. The hash browns were overcooked, too crispy for my preference. My husband ordered a chicken fried steak with pinto beans and green beans as a side and a cornbread and roll. The steak was amazing! Very juice chicken paired with the gravy was like heaven in my mouth. Lol However I think heaven might be better lol green beans had good flavor and the beans were ok. The cornbread and roll were tasty and fluffy. My husband also ordered the coconut creme pie which he devoured. I'm not of fan of coconut but he really enjoyed the dessert. Overall I highly recommend you check this place out. There are mostly older folk here but it's comfy quiet place to have some nice lunch. read more

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I've been coming to CG for many, many years. In the beginning this was the best place to get chicken fried steak a long time ago. To me and many others, that is not true anymore. It's always tough and need a steak knife to cut thru all the gristle. The black eyed peas always seem like they have been reheated several times from the past few days thus their texture is tough. The above 2 items have been that way every time. The other items on the menu I've tried are good though. The staff is excellent on customer service and there are very many regulars who eat there daily including myself. read more

We went here Sunday for brunch. We were weary of it because it looked a little on the trashy side from the outside, and the neighborhood isn't exactly awesome. However, we were pleasantly surprised. The food was amazing. Not healthy, but amazingly good. My husband had the fried chicken which apparently was so good it caused him to say that this was his new "chicken spot". I had a regular breakfast. Eggs were cooked over medium perfectly, the grits were not too runny, not too clumpy! We'll be back! read more

So glad I found this place! Delicious breakfast a little pricey but very good! The cinnamon roll French toast are to die for.

A hidden gem. Great dinner food in east Dallas. The burger and omelet I have had were both done well.

Do they even deserve one star? What has happened to this place? We are here now, and we are very disappointed. We ordered the pork schnitzel, we even asked the waiter beforehand if he knew the difference between pork chops and pork schnitzel. He said yes, the schnitzel is pounded out real thin. So we placed our order, there were 4 of us, we ordered 3 schnitzels and one pork chop. Good thing I had the menu memorized since he took our order as soon as I sat down. What happened next is unbelievable. It's almost like a poorly written sitcom. Our fine waiter, I think his name is Ceasar, brings out 4 plates of pork chops. Two of us know their chops suck, from previous experiences. So we tell him, these are pork chops! He says sorry we were out of schnitzel. We tell him we don't want them. Why didn't he tell us that beforehand. Like, hey! We are out of this so you want to order something else? Instead of, oh, they won't notice. So he picks up our pork chops and makes the comment, I won't charge you for this, just charging you for the vegetables, duh, we have waited all week for this overpriced experience, and you brought us the wrong thing, but we only have to pay for the veggies? At that point, we told him just take the cold veggies back, too. We had ordered green beans, they were mixed with stewed tomatoes. Who does that? It looked like they had opened a can of green beans and a can of tomatoes, mixed together. Not a tasty combo. Served cold, with attitude! Our dear sister and granny ate part of theirs, they were hungry and overly polite. Granny said she used to eat breakfast there, years ago, but didn't go there any more because the food wasn't good. Our waiter came back, what a smart ass, he asked if we were ready to order desert. We just wanted the checks. He said he wouldn't charge my sis and I for our drinks. That's good, since granny and other sister paid dearly for their chops. $10.85 plus $1.95 for tea. Plus tax and tip. I told the gentleman in the plaid shirt on the way out, just FYI, here's what happened....he said, "you're wrong, they were schnitzels, I saw them, our pork chops are like this (pinches fingers together about inch and a half), our schnitzels are like this (pinches fingers about an inch)". Us, hungry and exasperated, leave. Granny says, if yours was schnitzel, what was mine? They were all the same! Later, when we got home, I called to express my displeasure, asked to speak to a manager, and the guy on the phone told me he is the manager and he was the one we dealt with in the restaurant. He said we were wrong. I told him we just will not be back. These people have zero customer service, they are tired and burned out. I have never seen this clown behind the counter and I've been going here all my life. They are incredibly rude and overpriced. They are coasting by on the warm and fuzzy experiences we've had in the past. Food is overpriced, over salted, bland except for the salt. Customer service is zero. They couldn't care less about you or your hard earned money or your family outing or your hunger pangs. This is a sentimental journey that we won't be taking, ever again, at least I'm thankful we didn't get wire in our food. read more

Oh retro diners, I love you. This one is its own unique slice of vintage. Clean, quaint, and tasty. Service is sincere and affable, and will keep your coffee filled with a smile. We came here on a Facebook recommendation from one of my favorite coupled friends, and decided to follow in their foot steps a couple hours later. We received a copy of the lunch menu when we sat down because it was around noon, but were quickly whisked the breakfast menu upon requests. Lots of options and plates to choose from for both lunch and dinner. Between the two of us, we had a large spread of breakfast tasties. The husband, who is the more adventurous, took a stab at the Old Timer breakfast, which was fried calf liver. I tried and it was the most disgusting thing that I have ever put in my mouth. But, he is still raving about how tasty it was. In spite of the over abundance of food that we ordered, I had to try a cinnamon roll, because, it is a cinnamon roll. Holy sweet cinnamony balanced goodness. It is one of the best I've had in ages. We were told that they serve dinner on the weekends, and the owner makes some of the best off the menu specials. Definitely peaked our interest to come back for more than just one of the best breakfasts I've had in the East Dallas in awhile. Circle Grill, I will be back for more retro tasty. read more

Absolutely fantastic service and atmosphere. Nothing too fancy I'd say, but that's what makes it so great. Good food, marvellous dessert and great coffee. read more

It was super delicious!!! Our waitress was great! Service and food were just awesome!!!

We eat there regularly, however today we were there and were VERY disappointed. We ordered our food and waited and waited and WAITED. People around us came in order and got the food before we got our food, some of them even had time to eat and LEAVE before we got our food. We asked a couple of the waitress to check on our food and they said be patient we are very busy. We finally did get our food however the gravy was COLD and hashbrowns undercooked. When the cashier asked how everything was we explained our experience and her comment (with attitude) was 'That's too bad but we are very busy and doing the best we can'. If they cannot keep up with the crowd then don't fill both dining rooms! read more

Clean restaurant, good service, food is tasty but... the prices charged are beyond comprehension. Had chicken tenders, 3 mediumish pieces with fries and coleslaw at a cost of over $11! I think I could have gotten almost twice that amount of chicken at Church's. Sure, not the same atmosphere, but I do not expect to pay premium prices for sitting in a nostalgic diner. Almost $12 for a Patty Melt; again beyond comprehension. Won't be back. Not the same Circle Grill I remember. Heading to John's Cafe. read more

This joint is so unpredictable. Good food = bad service. Bad service = good food. Expensive for what you get. Hashbrown potatoes I could swear had bleach in them. So I took the rest home and put them in with a load of whites and everything come out white as snow. Mind your manners with these old kruchity waitresses. They really don't play. Maybe where the bleach comes in. Mmmmmmmm. Not really interested in going back unless I have another load of dingy whites to do. Oh yea. Cold cream gravy in fun to play with. Like jello. read more

decent food...absolutely NO seasoning on the food whatsoever!! seriously, not even salt & pepper...every last one of the patrons were over the age of 60...except for us! most likely won't go back. read more

Love this place for the great and friendly service they provide and the wonderful dishes they prepare and serve. My husband and I are regulars. We've been going to Circle for the past ten years. It's kind of nostalgic in its presentation and brings back memories of the ole fashion diners of yesteryear (smile). My favorite dishes are the Rancero Omelet with Rancero sauce on the side. I usually add bacon and jalapenos to my omelet. You talk about tasty!! I've also tried the pinto beans and chili sauce (really good) over their Cheese enchiladas. I'm talking hmmmmm good. Their burgers are also worth mentioning especailly with their homemade potato chips!! I haven't tried everything on the menu because I keep ordering my favorites but from comments I've read on this web page I just might try the Chicken Fried steak next time I'm there. read more

I have been eating here every sunday for many many years. Always good food and lots of it. You really could split an omlette if you are lite eater. Nice people run it and nice people work here. We have had a couple of functions in the back room and they went well too. It's not a fancy place but its clean, priced right and the food is good and fresh! read more

I go at least once per week sometimes two or three. I had breakfast today and on my way for a Greek Food Special tonight made by the owners daughter. Yes Greeks! We know they know Diners. It is an institution in East Dallas for 50 years. Home Style at it's best. My Boyfriend and I are on a first name basis with many of the staff and the owners as well. There are plenty of other Gay couples who frequent this place along with families and the older folks who have been here forever. We are treated downright special by the staff and even know a few of the other regulars, many by sight and some by name. It is home to us. read more

Great breakfast. Great wait staff. Reminds me of being a kid out to eat with my parents. Old fashioned and down home. They have all of my weekend breakfast business. read more

I've been going to the Circle Grill for ages and if I only reviewed the food and the wait staff I would have to give this restaurant 4 or 5 stars since they are all excellent but they aren't giving it away for free so price has to be taken into consideration as well. I am still in shock after ordering a waffle, 1 egg (scrambled), 4 pieces of bacon and a glass of chocolate milk and getting a bill for $19.11, tax included. You read that right. There are a number of other family friendly restaurants in east Dallas that would charge $5 or $6 less for the same meal and I'm afraid that they will be getting my business in the future. read more

Great place for breakfast, lunch and when they are open for it --- dinner as well! I usually go there for breakfast and they really do know how to whip up traditional American breakfasts. They're waitresses all seem to have been there for awhile and they really are efficient but friendly at the same time. I have had the burgers and sandwiches and they definitely pass the test. read more

The food was good until I saw an employee go back to work without washing her hands. Doesn't seem very sanitary. I will not go back to this restaurant. read more

nothing bad to say. hostess easily and happily accommodated 10. not a huge breakfast person, but huevos con chorizo were much more enjoyable than most standard options. wife's pancakes were very good. is probably a 5 for diner breakfast food. read more

the food isn't bad but it's way too pricey for what it is....basic diner fare. atmosphere is a bit dated...floor was filthy....the place wasn't packed so i couldn't figure out why my waitress didn't refill my coffee or take my empty dishes away. think i'll go somewhere else next time i'm in town read more