5 stars for nostalgia. 3 stars for the food. I have been craving eating in a diner in a booth by a window and this was IT. It's been probably 20 years since I was last in a Frisch's but I do have fond memories of going when I was a kid. I went with the classic Big Boy platter with fries and cole slaw. It wasn't as good as I remembered, but it was decent. For someone who doesn't eat fish, I sure do love tartar sauce. It's surprisingly good on a burger. The building is older, but well maintained. The servers were friendly and efficient. Overall, definitely worth a visit if you're just looking for that retro restaurant feel or if you're a Big Boy aficionado. read more

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We have eaten here several times over the years and have always had good service overall. The salad bar was seafood and salad and we enjoyed it. This location is older but they do a good job of keeping it up. read more

Tasty food, great service & atmosphere AND... They now deliver!!! Www.frischsanderson.com read more

What a over and above waitress we had today. Her name is Arianna. Had a great lunch to boot. What more could we ask for. read more

Frisch's Anderson Big Boy - Sandwiches Near Me - Anderson, Indiana

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Service was quite slow but it was a Sunday lunchtime. What I particularly didn't like was the scoff my server gave when I ordered a side of fries to go with my turkey melt sandwich (delish, but very buttery) AND how she leaned over the half wall a la Jack Nicholson in the Shining to ask how we were doing. read more

Always quick and friendly service. My go-to is the Classic Big Boy - what a Big-Mac wishes it could be. A friend in our party got the chicken sandwich - and it gave him food poisoning. Even the waitress was disgusted when he showed it to her. Stay away from the chicken sandwich and you'll have a good meal. read more

Went with a friend for the Friday Night Seafood buffet, which is advertised on the website, and there was even a sign on the entry door advertising it. BUT......no seafood buffet. According to the server, it was discontinued several weeks ago. I substituted the cod dinner. The cod pieces were significantly smaller than I had on a previous visit a few months back. The serving of onion rings was also smaller than on previous visits and were overcooked/stale. Our server had an interesting sense of humor. The only other thing I can add is that, IMO, this restaurant has gone significantly downhill since coming under new ownership/management. read more

We decided to eat here today for lunch and it was completely disappointing. If you have childhood memories of this restaurant from the 70's just keep those and don't ruin it by dining here now. Service was terrible. The only way to get anything was to hold your hand in the air and flag someone down. They advertised fresh never frozen burgers, not true. Buns were stale. Onion rings advertised as hand breaded, again not true. Mozzarella sticks were greasy and not very good. Crinkle cut fries would have been good if they had cooked them all the way until they were done. read more

Stopped by here on our way out of Anderson because it's a place I went to as a child in the 70's. Such a big disappointment. The young girl that took our order At drive through was a bit of an arrogant snob. The woman with the purple braid and the cook were really nice. The onion rings, fried and chicken strips were very plain, no salt or seasonings. The super big boy spicy wasn't real spicy, so if you want spice but not a lot of heat, you'll like this one. The original super big boy was ok, both burgers just tasted a little watery. This place is nothing like it was when I was young, not even the big boy statue out front. Not a place we'd go back to. read more

First, the bright spots: - The patty melt was heavenly, with several napkins needed due to the buttery toast - The house-breaded onion rings were delicious - The hot fudge cake was a perfect sensory mix of room temperature cake, cold ice cream, and hot fudge - The service was excellent, with one employee actually running outside to stop our child from stepping onto the curb when I ran back inside to grab something (explanation below) - It was very inexpensive, just over $40 for three adults, one child, and one shared dessert - They have an Impossible version of their Big Boy, so now even vegetarians can eat unhealthy crap, lol Now the cons: - I'm pretty sure this place hasn't been updated, painted, or had a good scrubbing in a LONG time; outdoor decals were peeling, paint looked old, carpets looked grungy, etc. - So many things were really dirty; the salt shakers were sticky and had visible dirt on them, the front counter was dirty, the bathrooms were...something. It seems like staff probably does a surface "clean" but it hasn't had a deep clean that periodically needs to happen when you have an open-window kitchen and a lot of fried foods. - The fries were so oversalted that they were barely edible. If we weren't so hungry, they were bad enough that we would have sent them back. Instead, we just kind of rubbed the salt off or ate them with our other stuff that wasn't as salty. - The layout of the drive-thru. There was no line when we walked in, so we were IN THE PATH of the drive-thru before we realized it as we walked from the parking lot to the restaurant. There is one small sign, but it's not close to the entrance. For safety, they really need brightly painted lines and much more visible signage. That was the reason the AMAZING server ran out to grab our kid - she was very likely about to walk right into the drive-thru lane. read more

Love the food, Service, and Ambiance. I will come back here again. Also love the breakfast buffet.

We have no complaints about the quality of the food. The fish sandwich was fresh, hot and tasty. Fries were crisp. I rarely come to Yelp or any other food service app to complain... but today's service warrants me to speak out. Our server Joni, stated she had worked at the restaurant for 19 years...but we honestly are quite surprised, as she was downright abrasive and condescending to all members of our family. There are too many restaurants who serve their customers with kindness and respect to ever suggest returning to Frisch's Big Boy in Anderson... for fear we'd get seated in Joni's section again. She may have worked there many years, but she left us feeling uncomfortable and that she didn't like us or her job. A smile goes a long way, as does being nice. Both were lacking and so was she. read more

Stopped here for lunch earlier today, and I'm so glad I did. I was pleasantly greeted, seated immediately and had a friendly, attentive (but not overbearing) server. My order came out in under 10 minutes, and was excellent. I had the Farmboy and onion rings. The former was hot and tasty, the latter were some of the best onion rings I've ever had, light, crispy and flavorful. The restaurant was clean and welcoming, the service good, the food fabulous and the price is definitely right! read more

Frisch's Anderson Big Boy - Farmboy, onion rings & mashed potatoes with gravy - Sandwiches Near Me - Anderson, Indiana

Their food has potential but I don't know what is happening!? The fries are soggy, the tatertots too. If not soggy, overdone. I always order a Bacon Cheeseburger, pickle only, but always receive a Cheeseburger, sometimes with or without bacon, with everything on it. My SO recently tried the fish and unfortunately, it too was soggy. Thinking they may need to change the grease? In the past, the buffet days, the weekend breakfast spread would sometimes be really good quality. Was usually a hit or miss, ya never knew! The waitresses are great. Cleanliness definitely needs to improve, the bathrooms especially. Also, wish they would invest in a better seat to table set up. Table is quite high for the booths. read more

After a few visits, I felt it necessary to address the overall experience at Frischs. The salad bar is mediocre at best. The lettuce is halfway brown and the fruit not much better. Same offerings. I was waiting for fresh muffins but none were brought out. This, on a busy Friday night. Our server was good but not outstanding, and the price was more than it should be. I think we will wait before returning. Everything is ala carte. $30 for 2. read more

Pros: Friendly staff, clean restaurant, low price. The hashbrowns are pretty decent, and so are the grits and French toast sticks. Plus, they actually have a breakfast buffet- good! Cons: The pancakes and other fried carbs at the breakfast buffet taste like they've been on there a while. I got there at 8:40. The powdered scrambled eggs are on the lower quality side. Verdict: Unlikely to return. Deserves 2.5 stars. read more

We have eaten here for several years and have always had a good experience. Over the past couple of years it has gone downhill. Today we ate lunch there. The place is very worn and dirty. We won't be back. read more

Stopped in for lunch. Ordered the Big Boy and fries. It's been a while since I've been here. Ita was a sad day today. The burger has really changed. The meat was the thickness of a nickel. More bun than anything else. My server was great. Quick and courteous. Frishes has changed...not for the better. Not sure if I will return. read more

The waitress got absolutely nothing write. The food was mediocre but fast. We went to Anderson for a fishing trip and my husband used to live there as a child, Frischs being a fav. I had never tried it so I was excited. Over priced read more

I would've gave it no stars if I could!! Waited forever for our food!! And when we finally got it it had hair all in it!! Then go to get our money back and the manager asks for proof are you serious? Nasty place wouldn't recommend it for a dog to even eat! read more

Ordered to go. Got the larger big boy. And onion rings. Taste pretty good. Just like I remembered

We had an absolutely wonderful day my wife the gorgeous AnnaAnna! First of all we ever been to fishes since I was a little boy so we didn't exactly know how to get there yet we called a couple of times and the people of the phone were just so kind to patient with us. When we did find it, they had a bow handicap parking as well as just playing ample parking. We would to the side and warmed up as we were sitting there the waitress kept her table with a very current menus and also ice water and coffee and then said would you like to order from our menu or would you preferred to use our wonderful breakfast bar? We went over looked at the breakfast bar decided "yes" it would be worthwhile having that said testing spread, everything was fresh it's steaming hot they had every handmade biscuits end it every kind of sausage you could think of! they had beautiful soft scrambled eggs as well as pancakes bacon grits do you name it they had it they also had said test dick light or maybe say continental breakfast types of foods as Vanway for Swedish she prefers to have yogurt! and fruirás her breakfast meal. We were well fed because he was never a day we ate it till we were up for it we could've got back five more times with the bed over and eyelash also my wife had a desire for a large cup a large glass baby of freshly squeezed orange juice with the orange juice came it was freshly squeezed the breakfast bar is only eight dollars per person and only drinks or additional it does come with coffee and or tea enjoy yourselves go enjoy yourselves set your alarm to make sure you do! If you not in Anderson where we live maybe the price is different but I doubt it fishes rocks and they have everything you could want to eat that just the breakfast bar we went there for breakfast with you can you go there for a wonderful hamburger or anything else they would have steak take care of yourselves this is what Starwood it comes to price it five stars with the Cubs to value professionalism and kindness and see The for a long time take care bye-bye read more

This was good but I can't stand the mashed potatoes or Mac cheese because the Mac n cheese is sour and the potatoes has a horrible taste to it and their fish doesn't have a taste but the hamburgers are good. And awesome cars shows on tuesday read more

Dang... I had my mouth all set to eat some great food! I'm very, very disappointed in the quality of the food here! I had fond memories of the nice and juicy Big Boy sandwich with the delicious famous tartar sauce and scrumptious hand dipped onion rings! Instead, I received a burger that the meat was so paper thin that you could almost see thru it, a poor quality bun that that disintegrated in my hand AND it overwhelmed the 2 thin layers of meat, a thin spread of what looked like mayo and not the special tartar sauce and wilted lettuce with brown edges! WTH? The onion rings were pretty bad, too! Clearly they were some cheap frozen onion rings that had a corn mill texture to them and over cooked! My husband had one of the salads and he said it tasted like dishwater! The salad bar/buffet table was is disarray with food all over the sides of their trays... looked like a food fight happened there! Just awful! Even the waitress had to admit the quality had gone down over the years she'd there and apologized! That was the only saving grace keeping me from literally going off in there! I will truly never go to Frisch's again! And I made a special trip to Anderson from Indianapolis, just to go there and usually take extra Big Boys home! Nope, NOT this time!!! Canceled that To-Go order!!!! I sincerely hope things get better and management restores the food quality! Stop cutting corners to save money on your supplies...it shows! And, stop overcharging for substandard food, because after awhile, people won't come and you'll have to close it down! Just saying! I highly recommend NOT going there! Not worth the $30 I reluctantly spent there! Sad! True Rating: -10 read more

This is my dad's favorite restaurant. I personally give the Big Boy sandwich a big thumbs up. I was shocked he only gave it 4 stars but he pointed out they never offered us refills. He also wishes for an all day breakfast bar but that's just crazy. read more

Frisch's Anderson Big Boy - Little 500 time in Anderson is like Christmas and the 4th of July rolled into one - Sandwiches Near Me - Anderson, Indiana

Service was average and the food was decent. I had the turkey burger and it was ok. The taste was good but the party was dry. Wife had the big boy and she liked it. The prices were the best part of the trip. Very great price on all the meals!!! read more

Pretty good service. Clean. Food was good this time (as opposed to historical experience) price appropriate.

I haven't been here for 45 years since moving away and it's the same place which is great! The Big Boy sandwich tasted exactly as I remembered it which is great. I always remembered it fondly, so excellent! There is no need to change anything. The meal was hot when it arrived and the service was spectacular. Tarter sauce on a hamburger with lettuce and pickles really works well! It's nice to go down memory lane in a place that held great memories to still be what I remembered. Thank you for being what you have always been. read more

Food was great, nice salad bar, nostalgic building. Wish there was one closer to Indy.

Food was over cooked and terrible. It was cold and super greasy. Will never eat here again!

Stopped for lunch today First time in long time my husband and I had been here. Very sad that the big boy and fries were such a let down. Server was great, food simply gone down hill. Not at all as I remember read more

I remember eating here perhaps well over twenty years ago. My family and I decided to give them another shot... and we quickly learned that was a mistake. For starters, our waitress wasn't pleasant at all, not to mention she had a no-nonsense, "Just hurry up and decide" vibe to her. Getting refills in our drinks was near impossible because she hardly ever stopped by our table. She made us wait a good ten-to-fifteen minutes just to take our order, and we waited another twenty-to-thirty just to get our food... and once we finally got it, it wasn't worth it in the slightest. My buffalo chicken was nasty, but my fries were at least decent. My aunt's hamburger was alright, but her fries were burnt. My mother's hamburger was raw in the middle, not to mention her onion rings were also burnt and barely breaded in spots (someone near us also ordered onion rings, and we noticed they didn't eat them, either... tells us all we need to know). Probably one of the worst meals we've had in a long time. One other thing I feel the need to mention; while the service was poor, I was especially amazed at their lack of attention when it came to cleaning off tables after customers left. I seen food just sitting there for at least a half hour... and when we finally got up to leave, they still hadn't been cleaned up! There was even one table with a tip just out in the open... nobody to claim it because all the employees kept ignoring their duties. Do the waitresses even care? Do they realize how bad this makes the restaurant look? Ridiculous... Very disappointing. I can't see myself ever coming back to this place again. read more

Breakfast bar Sunday morning. Let me list in order as I ate items. Coffee good. Bacon had black carbon spots all over it. I've never seen bacon served like this in thousands of meals. Eggs? Are they? Looked like over cooked plastic egg substitutes. Tasted terrible. Pancakes and French toast old and cold. Grits were lumpy and thick. Shredded watermelon, flies and more flies let in by constant group of smokers at the back door. It's amazing to me that old food like that is ok with people. Hash browns terrible and dry, biscuits and gravy a 1 out of 10 no taste. On the other hand the water was excellent even though the waitress could only see to fill my glass once at the beginning. This place sucks as the worst breakfast I've ever had. If you like mystery sausage and cold food this place is for you. Don't waste your money here. The only thing good about this non-maintained paint chipping dump is the statue of the fat kid out front. Is they can't paint and clean they sure can't cook! McDonald's big breakfast is a 10 to this 1 of a restaurant. read more

It was the hottest day in September since sometime back in the 1950's according the WTHR-TV. The temperature gauged topped out at 98 F. The Mrs. and I decided to eat out and ended up at Frisch's. The restaurant was busy but clean. The waitresses were friendly and older, making me feel like i was getting served by my mother. The iced tea was kept full. The salad bar was well stocked. I sampled both soups even though it was hot outside. Both were excellent. The fruit bar featured fresh fruits, melons, and parfaits. read more

I have Frisch's usually only one time a year, and everytime it's pretty good, we only go there when they have their car show so I don't know how fast they usually are, but the food and root bear floats is always good read more

I have eaten the buffet in the past and it was terrible. The food was dried out from the warmers and tasted really bad. I haven't been back till last month when we stopped for lunch. I looked at the soup/salad/desert bar and was really surprised. Everything looked really fresh so I gave it a try. It was really good! There was a homemade Mexican soup that was surprisingly was tasty and their was a layered desert in a cup that was to die for! The variety of food wasn't large but what the had on the bar was tasty. I plan to return and see if it was a one time fluke or a continuing good thing. read more

2nd time I have had my order screwed up in the last week...I won't be back....ordered fish with heavy sauce and lettuce, well guess what....NO lettuce and very very little sauce. Too many other restaurants in Anderson to have to put up with this read more

Quality has improved and they will give you packets of big boy sauce. Onion rings have been hot and crispy with not too much batter. If they served real cola (Coke) I would of given them five stars. read more

Poor service, bad food. Onion rings were over cooked we told waitress and she was very upset with us, never offered replacements so we just ordered more they were over cooked also, just left them paid and left. Had the same type of service and bad food before will never eat in again! read more

I've ate here for probably over 10 years now, and I've never had a bad meal. If ever they make a mistake (i.e. cold fries, no salt shaker on the table, etc.), and this is rare, just tell them and they will always make it right. I always ask for extra sauce on the side and have no problem receiving it. In response to Adrienne K. - No cafeteria that I ever went to served up food that tastes like this! The meals have always been very well prepared with quality ingredients, and they have the best onion rings in town! I can come here and always know that I am going to get a quality meal from a clean kitchen. Oh yes!, and who ever heard that a restaurant with a drive up can't have good food!? It's not fast food, but it's well worth the wait!! read more