First off I'd like to state that the food was tasty and there's nothing wrong with the quality of the food. I had the buffalo chicken wrap and my date had a corned beef Rueben. My only issues with this place is the portions were a bit mediocre for the price. We ate at an odd time so there was only one other group there. Unfortunately it was just enough to leave me satisfied but I am going to be hungry later. The waitress was really nice, but wasn't around much. Overall experience was good, just not sure it's worth double the price of steak and shake. read more

When you walk into east side... or lamp post... the locals call it both (long story, basically the merger of 2 restaurants) you're greeted by typical 50s diner decor. It's a little kitschy, but at least it's clean! Awesome things about the restaurant in list form: -open 24 hours... not an easy thing to find in Akron, not an easy thing to find in a restaurant that's not a chain. - you can get breakfast lunch or dinner anytime of the day or night-- sometimes for breakfast I'll get eggs and my boyfriend will get a buffalo chicken wrap. This place can make us both happy! -portions - they're a good size, and generally worth the price. -breakfast is awesome here. They have great selections of all the traditional's, plus some amazing combinations of their own thing like their he-man breakfast - The french fries are amazing - anytime of day or night, I've always had good service! This is it something you always get from the diner like this. Overall, I love lamppost & you'll will too. read more

Very good food. Large portions and reasonably priced. Glad they are open on holidays when others are closed.

We waited for 30 minutes during a very slow time. Breakfast was pretty good, burgers are not worth the money at all. The staff just stands around and I could hear them talking about other customers. Wasn't too pleased read more

As I began to type this my husband is saying "you have to say the philly is awesome and they have the best fries." So please take note of those. :) I have had two soups the potato was great and I was disappointed with the broccoli cheddar. The broccoli cheddar tasted almost sour, maybe really cheap cheese was used. All the other food I have had was good with that exception. Previously they did not take credit cards, they now do! read more

A true dive. But don't let that deter you from going here! The staff are friendly, the coffee's hot, and the food ain't too bad either! Large portions, breakfast all day, and open late. I had the fried chicken wrap with a side of cottage cheese. Mom had the mushroom & Swiss burger with fries. Our food was very fresh & made to order. Neither of us could finish our food because the portions were huge! read more

Eastside Lamp Post Restaurant - Fried chicken wrap with cottage cheese. Swiss & mushroom burger with fries. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Akron, Ohio

was out doing some shopping around the neighborhood and came across a nice little drive-in style dinner. when I entered coke-cola memorabilia was almost completely covering the walls as if it were wallpaper. for my meal i had the jalapeno burger with provolone. the brain for the jalapenos had a dill pickle quality like nothing I have ever had. hands down one of the greatest. a must have if you enjoy the little things in life. also classic ceramic coffee cups. read more

Oh breakfast... one of my favorite meals of the day. Too bad this place didn't impress me that much. We came here after staying with a friend so we could attend the HS championship football. (I know, such exciting lives we lead...) And while the place is small (I didn't mind) ... the booths aren't really made for 4 people. So a cramped breakfast was had... They have really great breakfast specials until 11am. So with that, I got the omelette of the day, hashbrowns, and toast for only 5.99! Steal. My omlette was okay... "western" style with american cheese. While I'm not big on american cheese, I wanted the deal. It was real egg, and a real breakfast. Can't complain much. Friends had sausage and gravy... bacon... corned beef hash... and the comments made about the bacon (and what I noticed) was laughable. The bacon was so thin it looked like tissue paper. No thank you. All in all - it's your typical mom & pop 24hr breakfast joint. But hey, I could had made something better on my own. I like unique brunches... not just the run of the mill. read more

It's gross on so many levels, like county fair food. You love it, but there's the guilt, but d--n it's good. The gyro and fries is solid. Super crunchy (coated?) fries. Gyro is not a monstrosity - sensibly sized. Had breakfast and it was classic greasy spoon - everything cooked in that Sysco liquid butter slurry that makes you poop 2 hours later. But once in a while ya' gotta' go for it. Looking for homemade? Looking for trendy diner? Looking for the "cool" local spot - The Lamp Post is none of these. It just is what it is - decent food, cheap, quick, with character that quite literally leaves a weird taste in your mouth when you leave. PS: The worst parking lot since the invention of parking. Prepare the fall neck-deep into a crater. read more

M- What happened to an icon. It is the road of every restaurateur the raise and fall. Today we fell upon Lamp post fall on hard times unfortunately for my first visit it had the taste of neglect. My meal was hot but that's it. It had the taste of cleaning solution which is comforting but not pleasant. That portion of my meal was credited back but I wonder if the product was replaced or repackaged. I'm calling out restaurant impossible to solve this one. But at some point you need to get in or get out. D- The Heman which is what is most known here was way to big for me. I ordered my usual.. 2 eggs over very easy, hash browns, sausage patty, rye toast $4.50. Toast was dry, hash browns and sausage patty where the same as I had elsewhere, eggs were cooked good. There wasn't anything here better or different than I had at other places. Just a little onion or something would help a lot. I tasted the gravy M got. It tasted like it was tainted with cleaning solution. What do you do? He did the right thing and brought it to the waitresses attention and she did remedy the situation, but she did it unapologetically. read more

AMAZING BRUNCH spot! If you love Diners!! Do not pass this up! We had a group of 6! Food was perfect and the Service(Kennedy was our server) was over the top! I personal bar tendered coast 2 coast and great customer service is hard to come by! Kennedy and her coworkers were PHENOMENAL!! Highly recommend and we will be back next year, same time! Thanks Team Lamp Post! Keep it up!! read more

Eastside Lamp Post Restaurant - Awesome! Our server and I think that's the owner! Great people! Thanks again!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Akron, Ohio

This place is fun! We came here after an evening of drinking. The parking lot is small and the seating is not meant for big groups, although we were all able to sit in proximity to our party which was fine. Most of us ordered the he-man breakfast. Those who ordered it ate most of it and the reviews were decent, but not raving. I had a burger, chili cheese fries, and onion rings. We all had a TON of food. The burger was good, the sides were fantastic. The price was decent. The service was great and the kitchen staff was rocking out the food! I wouldn't come here if you were in search of fine cuisine, but for a fun dive to hang out after the bar or to grab a quick diner bite, this is your place!!! I wanted to give it 4 stars for being a fun place, but I couldn't bring myself to do it because the food wasn't beyond expectation. I will be going back! read more

Not bad food. Prices went up. Like others said, more worried about people wearing masks to walk 5 feet than the customer service. Anyone ever notice, that if you pay your bill with cash money, you'll get the dollar amount in bills but the actual change is kept by them. In most cases I wouldn't care, however in time that adds up to the person pocketing everyone's change and or the establishment keeping it. Sooo are they short changing everyone here? If they are that's just wrong and quite frankly SAD. Again, in most cases I wouldn't care, but that indeed adds up from all the customers coming through day to day. read more

Super clean, well staffed, good standard diner menu. The patio area is so cute and the booths inside look brand new! We sat at the counter and Emily and Josie gave us personal, excellent service! I had the chicken fried steak, H had the sirloin breakfast platter. Tip of the day: get anything that has the sausage gravy on it. Might be one of the best recipes I've ever had. Air conditioned, so Summer meals will be comfortable. Crowd looks like a mix of regulars and people who needed to eat off a rough night :-). 5 big stars! read more

Ordered carry out. Stood in front of cashier for about 5 minutes to have someone else who came in after me to be acknowledged while I was ignored. I was wondering why there was hardly any cheese on my cheese fries and then I discovered all of the cheese was at the bottom of the box because my fries were served in my box upside down. The cheese was also not melted. I asked for extra powdered sugar on the French toast but it had none and it was covered in egg around the outside of each piece which I'm not a fan of. I've eaten here in the past and enjoyed it but for Togo it was a let down. read more

They have amazing food BUT they could put a little more care into cookong it. Other than that the food is amazing it's open 24/7 so no matter what time of day or night you can always get one of the best breakfast in town. read more

I adore lamppost its probably my fav place to eat in all of akron..they have bomb fries, I always get ranch to dip them lol..very good food and a lot of it for ur money I highly recommend lamppost read more

Food is fair, but honestly I feel a bit overrated. Was underwhelmed by the atmosphere when my brothers and I ate here, and were fighting off flies the whole time. This was several months ago, it's possible things have changed or it was a bad day. Still, it was uncomfortable enough and the food wasn't good enough to make me want to give the place a second shot. read more

I've been to the new spot a few times. Best blueberry pancakes I've had. The He-man breakfast is my usual, enough to feed 2. This location caught fire a few years ago, moved into the old Lamp Post across the street. They rebuilt & did a beautiful job on it. Forget the 24/7 chain places. read more

The Lamp post is nice and cozy, the staff makes you feel at home. Love to work here and the food is absolutely excellent! Nothing better than some country fried steak smothered in sausage gravy or a nice short stack of pancakes! The food choices are varied and everything on the menu is served 24/7! :) read more

Open 24/7. Diner-style menu with breakfast available all day. Standard American dinner fare with burgers, country fried steak and some unremarkable but decent salads. A handful of Greek-style dishes on the menu. Staff is pleasant and efficient. Clientele is largely working-class folks from the Ellet neighborhood. If you go to restaurants to eavesdrop or listen to stories, quite a few customers are colorful characters. The food is exactly what I expected; not high class but not bad. There is a He Man dinner for $10 that gets you a phenomenal amount of breakfast food. You can get burgers for $4, and the cheaper dinners with sides for $8. read more

The best 24hour diner around! Great wait staff, entertaining crowd of your neighborhood crackheads, bikers, heroin addicts, bums, cops, and molestors. LOVE this place. The bathroom is tiny and I was afraid to use it, but it has a fancy hand dryer that looks like it costs more than the building. The parking lot is kind of an adventure. Awesome food, favorite 3am diner possible! read more

Went there for lunch today and I was satisfied. Having the ability to sit outside on a nice day is always a benefit. Gyro was filling and was one of the specials of the day. Service/food was a slightly slower than I expected but did not take away from experience. We will definitely return for lunch on a sunny day. The booths inside are a little tight for out normal group of 4 or more. Would have given 3.5 stars but only can pick 3 or 4. A couple of small points and I would have given the 4. read more

Food is okay, service is good, very cramped inside and I never go there unless I'm starving and want a quick bite to eat.

Food was delicious & cheap! Servers kept my coffee cup full & I loved every bite of my waffle! Will definitely be a repeat customer!

I'm being generous by giving this a two. I'm no stranger to "divey " places and welcome that atmosphere. However, the staff was rude, made serving simple drinks seem like a chore, and made it clear we weren't welcome. The food was pretty good though, but doesn't make up for the hassle we had to go through to get it. read more

Food great but warm. Lunch time and one waitress. We waited and waited milk shake a little soupy. Will I go back NOT SURE.

Really bad. Thought it had potential after reading some reviews, but inside was dirty, coffee was gross, and the toast was dripping with butter substitute. Hash browns were undercooked and seemed like they came out of a box. Unfortunately the bacon didnt make up for any of the breakfasts shortcomings, it was prepackaged and microwaved. No refills on the coffee and to make matters worse, i had to avoid the shards of glass threatening my tires as I left. Word to the wise, if you see the lamp post head the other way. read more

-- The Best Club Sandwich I've Had This Side of The Mississippi -- Let me start off by saying, we're a touring band from Arizona, and needless to say, we've eaten in our fair share of diners, but gosh darn it all if we didn't enjoy the blessed heck out of ourselves at The Lamp Post in Akron, Ohio. The Lamp Post sits on a humble and unassuming corner near a Subway, a reasonable distance from the interstate, and on this particular day, under a clouded and beautiful Ohio sky. When we entered with our hungry bellies and road worn hearts we were greeted by the lovely Cassy, who was more than pleasant, and fitted us with menus and drink orders before you could spell "club sandwich" which is exactly what I ordered. Even our most finicky band member Gaboozi enjoyed his (as always) custom order, which consisted strangely of gyro meat and eggs. Despite his annoying refusal to simply order off the menu and the rest of our bands friendly but indecisive order making, Cassy kept her cool and took our orders like a pro - pleasant, composed, and polite. I'd also add that the lighting inside the establishment was extremely pleasant and natural, thanks to the diners large windows. In short, the club sandwich was amazing, my coffee was always full, the price was kind, and we left with full bellies and rejuvenated souls, ready to greet the sweet mistress we call The Road. read more

Ate here this morning for breakfast. Had a little bit of everything. Not bad. I feel everything is semi-home cooked... The biscuits taste pre made, the gravy is definitely from a can, the bacon transparent and super thin, scrambled eggs with cheese were served with American cheese slices melted on top target than the shredded cheddar I was wanting. Visiting from the south, it wasn't the serving size or homecooked taste I was hoping for. It didn't taste horrible and if invited I would go back, but the quality was similar to Waffle House and I was wanting an awesome diner taste. read more

I absolutely adore this place. I get the chicken gyro and fries here at least once a week. You can always trust them to make good quality home cooking. Nothing fancy, you wont miss it read more

I have become so disappointed with this place while they still make a mean patty melt their breakfast has gone way down. Hashbrown's are always cold and undercooked and the bacon and sausage links are always deep fried even when you ask for limp bacon or specifically say do not deep fry my bacon they do you can watch the cook and every time boom in the deep fryer no reason for it just pure laziness. So definitely stop by for lunch but eat breakfast at home. read more

Just got here for breakfast, and my server brought me my apple juice with ice in it? She then explained to me that's how they do things in Ohio. Said they put ice in all their juices. Anyone every been served ice in their juice? I've been here at least ten times never been served ice in my juice. read more

Stopped here for breakfast 8/25/2017. The same older woman was working, just as she was in July 2016. Typical of a divey type place we had to wait for menus and drinks. It wasn't busy, but this waitress and another one seemed to careless about any customer there. A younger girl was pretty much covering all tables. Food was average at best. NEVER AGAIN! read more

Ohio is for club sandwiches, not broccoli and cheese soup. Kassie provided great service and the simple staples were easy on the pocketbook.

I use to go here every Monday night when I working at a bar. Staff is nice and friendly. Prices are low and you leave full. Usually get breakfast but everything is good. Recommend this place to anyone. read more

The He-Man is fantastic! Open 24 hours is the thing I love the most!! Great little diner with perfect hangover food! Friendly and fast!

FUCKING AWEFUL. Took forever to get the food, after an hour and a half it finally arrived. Once it got here the quality was average at best. DO NOT GO HERE read more

Great wait staff with lots of experience. Food was great and place was very clean. Amazing diner!

Breakfast served all day. Huge portions. Cute diner with vintage style booths. Staff very friendly. They always keep your coffee cup full.