Jewell Cafe

Kissner's is a true Defiance staple--the oldest tavern in Ohio still owned by one family--and it…read moreshows in the warmth, consistency, and quality they've delivered for 95 years. Whether you're stopping in for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or late-night munchies, the full-service menu genuinely has something for everyone, from classic omelets to more adventurous options like pork brain. The ambience is part of the charm--it still has that same old flair, giving the space a nostalgic, welcoming feel that reflects its long history without feeling dated. I especially loved the little touches, like the coat and purse holders on the wall--if you blink, you might miss them (they were hidden under garland, lol). I had the Sizzling Boys Steak Hoagie with light onions and mushrooms, plus a side of Cheddar Cheese Curds--all excellent. Halfway through my meal, I couldn't resist stealing my partner's bacon and adding it to my hoagie... OMG, it took the flavor to the next level. Highly recommend that upgrade. Jake went with two French toasts, eggs, bacon, and waffle fries (subbed for home fries) and was just as impressed. The food was delicious across the board, and our waiter--whose name I unfortunately don't remember--was amazing and incredibly attentive. Great service, great food, and a timeless atmosphere--Kissner's absolutely lives up to its reputation.

Passing through. Absolutely best food decision make. Just go and enjoy. beautiful Main Streetread more

Outside of Kissner

Added bacon to my sizzling boys hoagie -- remaining cheddar cheese curds

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Sizzling Boys Hoagie Inside View

Fired Stone Tavern

4.2(39 reviews)

3.6 mi

I have been here several times!!! Can't go wrong with the pizza. Tried the wings this time…read more Delicious!!! The vibe is fun and inviting. With televisions to watch sports and even Judge Judy. Jas was an amazing server!!! Bright and personable!!! I highly recommend this one!!!

I have been serve safe certified throughout my restaurant career. I now am a DoorDash driver. Y'all…read moreneed to know my background to understand this rating. This restaurant desperately needs improvement on DoorDash deliveries. There isn't a dedicated area to pick up deliveries like other restaurants. So tonight, the 5th employee that walked by me finally asked me if I was being helped. She was very polite. The previous 4? No acknowledgment at all! No eye contact, no smiles... DoorDash gives drivers a time to pick up orders. Almost every time that I arrive, this restaurant hasn't been able to deliver a pickup order within the allocated time frame. The longest I have waited to pick up an order has been 35 minutes. I have waited more than 10-15 minutes on other orders, and drivers have the option on unassigning an order if they have to wait that long. The problem with that is that if the order is unassigned, the customer has to wait until another driver comes to pick it up, and I'm sure that especially on non pizza orders, burgers for example, those orders are not hot at all. As a customer, if your order from this place isn't hot, this is probably what has happened. This restaurant has issues and I won't go into them here, but this is to educate customers as to what happens when you place an order here. Expect a delay on your order. And if your order is hot, and your order has taken awhile to be delivered, that means your DoorDash driver waited until they prepared your order.... Customers need to keep this in mind when ordering from here.

Entrance to Fired Stone Tavern

Yahtzee Burger (Caramelized Onions, Mushrooms, Swiss, Bourbon Glaze, Truffle Mayo) at Fired Stone Tavern

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Storefront for Fired Stone Tavern

Bud's Restaurant

4.7(43 reviews)

4.8 mi

A family burger place. Quiet, they know all their customers by name. The cheeseburger comes with…read morewhatever you want. I got mine with tomato, pickle, onion and mustard and an order of fries. The tomato was so fresh and in season. Perfection! Cooked well but not overdone. The fries were so crispy. My pie was packed with homemade goodness. The crust was sweet and flaky. Our waitress was so friendly and filled our drinks without asking. Just an overall good experience that transports you back to better days! Love this place in its simplicity.

Great service. Good food. Drive a little past all the fast food and try this place. This was…read moredefinitely worth the visit.

Warm Apple Pie

Banana Cream Pie

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Homemade Banana Cream pie.

Okolona Tavern

4.4(5 reviews)

4.1 mi

Late on a Sunday night there is not much open on the route from Detroit to Indianapolis. Luckily…read moreOkolona tavern was open! A small tavern in a tiny town filled with locals - that's what you'll find. The place was no frills, but the service was friendly and the food tasty. We shared wings & fries - with a really yummy Jack Daniels BBQ sauce and had a few loaded burgers. The prices were reaonable and it was a perfect break in our drive.

Great wings! Great local vibe. Comfy chill relaxed atmosphere. Friendly staff what more can ya ask…read morefor. Great bar!

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Frisch's Big Boy Restaurants

2.0(32 reviews)

4.2 mi

I stopped at Frisch's Big Boy for lunch earlier today as I was driving from Indianapolis to Detroit…read moreas this is a quick easy destination just south of US-24. I stopped to take a selfie by the entrance of the iconic Big Boy statue as I entered that I thought would be fun to send to my family and friends. To my surprise, a hostess had seen me from inside and offered to take a picture for me which I declined, but we both laughed. I've been going to Big Boy in Ohio since my childhood as this was a destination that my parents would meet my great aunt and exchange different siblings/cousins to go spend a week vacation in Cleveland which would go on for a few weeks with weekend meals at Big Boy and then exchange another set until everyone had a turn which is a fond memory. I ordered a Big Boy Special which is a double decker hamburger and I chose onion rings and Cole slaw. My food was prepared quickly and I found the Big Boy to be as tasty as I remembered and the onion rings were crispy and not oily at all and the coleslaw was simple and delicious. I was even sending some photos to my friends who wanted to know what I was having and thought this was a nice portion. This location usually has a few locals frequenting when I stop and my server, Miranda C , was efficient and friendly as was the hostess who offered to take the photo. My table was clean, patrons were enjoying themselves, and the rest room was clean. Lunch was just under $21 including gratuity for an enjoyable break from driving.

Whenever I see a Big Boy I need to stop in and have a bite of nostalgia. In many cases when one…read morewants to reminisce of the 'good ole days' foodwise, one finds a semblance of the taste, environs and history combined in the setting. Unfortunately, this was not the case with my visit recently to Frisch's Big Boy Restaurant in Defiance, Ohio! One of the few vestiges of a Big Boy bygone era. Unfortunately, the expectations are one cannot relive the past to remake current expectations. But, since my last visit to this here specific Big Boy on Clinton Street in Defiance just a few very, very short years ago, things seem to have gotten worse. I now understand why they have only garnered a 1.8 rating on Yelp! It makes me wonder whether the other seven locations are the same. From the almost bare seating available other than the 100-year-old booths, to the lack of patrons at lunch time, to a certain degree of deficiency of cleanliness says a lot. Their offerings although somewhat extensive ranges from Burgers & Sandwiches, beverages, hot meals, salads and so on... but once ordered, one's nostalgic enthusiasm is exhausted! To make a long story short my wife and sis decided to go the their ¼ lb. beef burger with cheese, mayo, tomato, lettuce and pickles. And I went for the cup of Chili with onion and cheese - very bland, very lacking. And the Fish & Chips with 2 dried up and tough brown batter which seemed like they'd molded pieces of whitefish served with fries and what they called Tartar Sauce. I'm sorry... we have visited Frisch's Big Boy Restaurant of Northwest Ohio here in Defiance with every visit to Defiance over the past twenty years, but unfortunately not again. Caveat emptor.

Coleslaw

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Breakfast menu April'26 (both breakfast and lunch both available near lunchtime)

Jigg's Rootbeer Stand

4.2(11 reviews)

5.8 mi

Dirt cheap and delicious! We took a chance when passing through and it was worth the stop. Carside…read moreservice was great, vibes were good, and did I mention the hot dogs are great?

Good service. Best food and root beer. The old fashioned atmosphere is great. When I was little it…read morewas my favorite place.

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Why, it's the Jigg's sign!

Wendy's

1.5(24 reviews)

3.9 mi

0/10 would not recommend. they forgot 2 fries and 2 frosties the said they didnt have a burger my…read morebrother ordered the previous day when it was clearly on the menu. They were super slow even though we were the ONLY ONES in the store. They was no music, no tvs on, nothing. Will never be coming back.

We ordered a bacon double cheeseburger and fries with a large chili. Also ordered a Dave single…read morecombo. By the time we got to the window, the bill was a total of $28. The girl up in the window to get the card and now she was doing that two women were arguing on the inside stating that thank God there's no camera watching them at the moment because they were arguing loud enough that we could hear it in the car at the drive-through. Then the girl shut the window. It was discussing how there was a mixup with some orders or something with another manager, talking back-and-forth loudly where we could hear that even with the window shut. She hand us the bag with the hot chili in it that literally tears and falls apart on my husband's lap. Luckily he did not get burnt. The girl at the window was nice enough to offer a couple extra bags and a spoon and gave me back my card. For $28 I got a very lukewarm if that Dave single the cheese was not even melted it was that cold. My husband got a double bacon and it was not warm. The french fries were hot and then we got no straws in our bag for pop. I've only been through Wendy's once when I've gotten a good hot sandwich, every other time nothing. I would probably skip this restaurant maybe suggest a Culver's be put into town.

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RIVER'S EDGE BAR & GRILL

3.0(2 reviews)

4.1 mi

Bartender/waitress was professional and courteous. The burger was way above good and the atmosphere…read morewas a typical bar setting. Try it.

We walked in at 6pm this evening to grab a drink & play Keno. We waited 5 minutes before seeing…read moreanyone at the bar. We were not acknowledged when she came out, the bartender refilled some drinks and kept walking back & forth (total of 4 times) never once said, "hi. I'll be right with you." After another 5 minutes we got up & left.

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Applebee's Grill + Bar

2.8(45 reviews)

4.3 mi

Our food except for the fries came out cold. When it was mentioned to the manager, her response was…read more"tell that to my hourly employees". 1star is. too high.

Had coffee, ordered lunch specials: French onion soup and a wrap, chicken tortilla soup with club…read more Waited 25 minutes and left. Not even half of dining room was used, 3 maybe 4 servers with a trainee and bartender. If you can't SERVICE all your customers then slow down the seating. Unacceptable!!

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Jersey's Gameday Grill

3.5(58 reviews)

4.0 mi

Plenty of parking. Tons of tv's on every wall!!! Service…read morewas accommodating to the menu . $7 Long Island tasted mostly like sweet & sour mix but what do you expect. Bathroom was clean but outdated and rusty. Plenty of seating indoors and out. Ordered the chicken bacon ranch w/ crispy chicken $2 more, and fries. Wasn't bad, needed more ranch though. The fries were hot and dipped in ranch. The tenderloin was very thin and not big like you find in Indiana and the onion rings were descent and you got quite a few. Overall not too bad.

Awesome place , good food , great atmosphere, best Wings around by far !!!! Would highly recommend…read morethis Best Sportsbar around

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Chicken bacon ranch

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Plenty of tv

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Eric R.

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11 years ago

This place be in the middle of no-where, but it is definitely worth the drive! Amazing food, great service, and very friendly staff.

Keith O.

323

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9 years ago

Great food. Great service. Super small town atmosphere. Kind waitresses. Big menu with Prime rib.

Will C.

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7 years ago

The only thing better than the food is the service. This literally couldn't have gone better.

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