My favorite part about this place is that on the west side of the building, facing the parking lot, is a neon sign saying WE NEVER CLOSE. Pretty much sounds like the motto for someone who hasn't slept in 43 hours and has had 18 cups of coffee...which is what most of the patrons look like :) Classier than Denny's, better selection that IHOP, and, as the sign says, ALWAYS open (late nights, holidays, etc.). read more

There once was a diner named Norms Where, for pennies, a meal could be yours. Well, sure, the steak's cardboard And "chicken's" an odd word For processed food that's shaped and formed. But! Here, you can can eat like a prince For the change which in your pockets fits. Though for a couple bucks more Swingers' ambiance scores..... So I haven't returned to Norms since. read more

Items my boyfriend and I have had here: The club sandwich. French fries. Onion rings. Hash browns. Cajun chicken sandwich. Chicken strips. French Toast, Sausage and eggs (scrambled with cheddar). All tasty and available 24/7. Fun fact about norms they don't take phone orders for pick up late at night until 7am. I called a few nights ago at 4am and I was kindly told I would need to come in to place the to-go order in person. I did just that. The waitress was friendly and generous with napkins, utensils ketchup and ranch. There was no other customer in there at that time and I told myself that was the reason for her attentiveness. Yesterday I place a phone order for pick up at about 7:30pm. The restaurant was loud and packed. My food was ready when I arrived and everything was in place. The time of day doesn't matter for good service. read more

It doesn't matter that this place doesn't have gourmet dishes. What matters is that this place feels like a home cooked meal. My server was friendly and chill with a touch of motherly love. I asked for the TV ad special which is a heavenly portion of eggs bacon pancakes toast and coffee. A meal that I could have easily split. Grandparents still come here! Can u believe I was talking to a pair of seniors about life and they mentioned that they had visited Norms for dinner. I dropped my jaw and said "u went to dinner at Norms?!" And she frowned and said "we've been going there for years even before you were born". Made me validate Norms as being a solid eatery. read more

I went there Today to eat with my girlfriend and we each got something aside from the usual $10.99 steak, I got the buttermilk chicken tenders and she got the ribs. My chicken was tasteless and burnt her ribs had no meat on it and the cornbread was kinda salty. BOTTOM LINE: lots of cheap food (with dessert included) and it's open 24 hours with a lot of variety makes Norms a good choice. However, under cooked steaks, runny ranch dressing in the salad (get Ceaser), tasteless food and a questionable atmosphere makes Norms one of those places you eat only when you're broke or really hungry. Or you have a group of really hungry people! read more

I'm giving it one star because I cant give less than that. This happened some time ago. I wanted to love the place. It's 24 hours and its a nice environment. The food was good tasting... Until I found **WRITTEN PAPER** in my bread. You might be wondering... WTF??? That's exactly what I said. My best friend and I went for a late dinner and we ordered the same soup with bread as an appetizer. I ate most of my bread mixed with the soup so I didnt notice at first, but when my friend torn the bread to eat it, a piece of paper that was written on fell on his soup. His bread was the other half of mine, so when I observed mine, I also found pieces of paper that were inside the bread. Now, please explain to me how you get paper with notes (blue ink too) inside your bread?? I told the manager and he offered us free ice cream, but I didn't want to find the pen in it, so we left disgusted. SO. It might of been a one time thing. But it was one time too many for me. read more

Good only if you come on the weekdays and nights, not on holidays They burn everything in the mornings(pancakes, hasbrowns, and overcooked steaks, usual breakfast orders) read more

The parking lot is HUGE. The food is acceptable, especially for what you pay for. You just can't help feeling gross because of all the stains in this restaurant, including their utensils and plates. I'm just hoping the one in Encino opens soon! I love their prices and their service is really friendly, but I always leave feeling like I've contracted some disease after eating there. I think this will be my last time at this location. Once Encino opens, I'll be back at Norms! read more

What else to say on a Mothers Day weekend At Norms Restaurant. My words to describe it, Not even the word terrible can full fill the type of customer service they have their. The wait for a table wasn't long. Not to mention the waitress LUCY she didn't bother to come back & check on us at All we notice she would send her bus boy to check on us every time we would grab her attention. Not cool at all.. Highly doubt it that we will be going back!! read more

The wait is ridiculous for breakfast .. but it's expected right on a Saturday? Ok. But once you're seated with a big group they try to put 8+ people in a 6 booth space. Ummm any brains here ?? Or do you just know how to take an order?? Manager of Norms, where is your leadership?? Teach your servers order. Period. read more

Plenty of parking. Sometimes there's a long wait but it really just depends on what time of day you arrive. The food is super affordable and yummy but the servers could be a little more attentive. read more

Me and my wife always come here and we get the best service but today July 2 2am we got a very rude lady she yelled at us she was very rude to my wife she kept walking away when we were ordering to service someone else the food was cold read more

Good food great prices. This place is open 24/7! Serves breakfast lunch and dinner all day. Too bad this place is not close to home or I would be here often. Lots of choices read more

Let's start with the good things. The waitress was friendly and my eggs, pancakes and eggs were good. However my T-bone steak that I ordered medium rare was closer to well done. My wife's steak was right however. I will remember to stick to burgers or breakfast items from now on. I work a grill five nights out of the week so temperatures are engrained in me. read more

Good food and good service. Docked a point just cuz they cooked my steak wrong twice. Our waiter, Carlos, was really nice about it though. He was friendly and funny, cracking jokes here and there. read more

I came to your restaurant for your Thanksgiving meal and the server was very nice however I was trying to get his attention to refill my lived tea and it took forever to get his attention so I had to ask a manager to do it I realize it was Thanksgiving but its no excuse for a server not be attentive read more

Not coming back. Food to me is low grade but the staff who served us was nice. Not so cheap though for that quality.

Weekday, Wednesday 2:30 pm it's a slow day, took them ove 10 min to come over the table and take the drink order, I'm not expecting a fine dining service but at least a restaurant who cares about guests and good quality of service read more

Great for a quick breakfast. The place was a little hot and we werent sitting near the kitchen. I got a typical breakfast of bacon, eggs, toast. The order was brought out quickly but refills and questions did take time to be addressed. read more

The service was fine and pleasant. The wait wasn't too bad, went there for a late breakfast. Once again I loooove breakfast, this would not be a place I'd come back to for blow my mind breakfast. It was just about the same quality as a Dennys. I had eggs, hash brown, toast, sausage, links and a sausage patty. The link, not sure what it was made out of but I didn't like it. Everything was good. My son had a quesadilla, how can you mess that up. With coffee and oj which btw is not freshly squeezed #FAIL!! It cost $21.40. I don't think a regular quesadilla should cost $7 cuz it didn't have anything special. I won't give it less than 3 stars becuase this was my 1st experience and it wasn't bad, it just wasn't great like all the hype I've been hearing. read more

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Good Norms location. Lot's of great tasting unhealthy food and deserts. Prices are excellent and service is decent. This location is constantly crowded but they have a spacious dining area and parking lot. The wait time to be seated is usually about ten minutes. read more

Great place to get Breakfast anytime! The Gumbo soup is off the hook. read more

NORMS - Diners Near Me - Van Nuys, California

First of all, I told my mom not to come here because she hasn't been here in years. So once we arrived everything was going good until the food came out. We had a piece of lettuce and unwrapped wet straw paper in the coffee creamer cup. And the syrup note is covered with syrup. At first we thought is was paper was when we touched it...it was syrup. And the food came out cold, like they left it out for 10 minutes. The ketchup bottle is sticky and covered with ketchup. And also I found a big ice in my Bigger Better Breakfast. The hash brown is cold and dry. If you want to have a better place to go eat with your family, feel free to find a better place with better sanitary. read more

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I went here on Sunday night at 9PM. The place was crowded, it was three of us and we had to wait for 15 minutes. They have the best parking lot! it's a def. a score . While me and my friend were waiting, we saw a guy with his small dog (like chihuahua size) being put on the top of the registration/cashier's table. We were like "what the heck is going on ???" The lady who served the man was really welcome and did not even say anything about the dog being put over there. I am a dog lover, people, but REALLY, you don't put a dog on the top of the table and carrying them around in the diner place which he did! Btw, you have to put your name and how many people on the paper they provide on the registration/cashier table, right when you get into the restaurant. The service was okay. I had Melting Pot omelette, it was $8.99, it was big portion, you should check their menu. I also had their coffee, which is not that bad. The food is pretty good, but I wasn't really 'wow-ed'. The atmosphere of the place that just was not doing it for me. It was too dimmed, it was pretty dark for an american diner, it's like a restaurant somehow but with a casual service. The other thing that bothers me the most, since it's really crowded and there's a lot of family coming and plus it was Sunday, I heard sooooo many kids screaming, yelling, and baby was crying. It's just weird atmosphere in such a dimmed light place diner. I was gonna try their Tbone menu but I was afraid if I was gonna get too full. I would like to go here to give it another try in a different time and on daylight for sure. But I can't say I am a big fan of this place though. read more

Love this place! We are regulars here since its so close to my House! The food is awesome and you get a lot more bang for your buck here which is why I prefer this place over Denny's or iHop! Staff is friendly and food is budget friendly and yummy too lol Give this place a try and I guarantee you'll love it!! read more

We've eaten here occasionally over the years mainly as its the closest Norm's to where we live. If you're looking for value, this is the place yet don't expect bells and whistles with their food. This place does get a steady stream of business as they offer a lot of food with the price you pay. Most dinner specials they have give you BOTH soup and salad with your meal. Breakfasts are decent. I recently had the veggie omelette and it was good even though the mushrooms were a bit undercooked. Considering it was Sunday lunch rush with people (mostly families) waiting for a table, I'd say they do a good job getting the food flowing and serving people fairly quick. read more

NORMS - Veggie omelette. - Diners Near Me - Van Nuys, California

Recently visited the restaurant on the night of Friday, March 11th 2016. Our female server seemed to be overwhelmed with work. I ordered a breakfast plate. I asked if I could substitute the ham that came with the order with anything else. She replied "Yes" and gave me my options. I asked for Sausage instead of Ham, which was one of the options for substitution. After she brought out our food, I found my food with no sausages but bacon and extra of it. I was charged an extra order for bacon which I never asked in the first place. Not only that, but once she dropped the food off to us, she left the bill there as well, which I'm accustom to getting towards the end of the meal. I felt rushed to eat for that reason. They were able to fix my bill but just going through that minor hassle of getting the approval to correct it was not necessary. Will I be back? sure! why not?. I just hope I don't go through that again. read more

Norm's has been here for years & years. Hadn't been there for a while & dropped in for an early dinner. Staff is just super, friendly & service is fast even when they're crowded. As far as a 'chain' type restaurant, their prices are quite the value !!!! Full rack of baby back ribs for $12.99 & comes with fries, salad & soup...... amazing. Meatball soup was rich & delicious. Great crispy onion rings with a lite batter. Going over the menu made us want to come back again. They do have some 'early bird' specials that are fantastically priced. The go to 24 diner/restaurant in the mid/east valley area !!! read more

Went there for dinner today. Biggest disappointment ever. We were a party of 4 and our waitress was plainly incompetent. We all got our food at different times and in top of that no silverware was given. Totally dissatisfied... read more

Great deal for breakfast not bad food either they give you quite alot of food for the price I enjoy Norms very much any time of the day since they never close sometimes i get a craving all hours of the night!!! read more

NORMS - Russ uncle at the bar - Diners Near Me - Van Nuys, California

Pros: always open, reasonable prices, large portions,tons of parking, tons of seating Cons: nothings fresh (as to be expected),somewhat dingy environment I've maybe been to this location twice in all the years I've driven by it and don't really plan on coming back unless I'm super hungry or on a tight budget - not because of the con's more so because its not a place that appeals to me much. It has a few things going for it as mentioned in the pros. All in all not too bad of a diner. read more

Can't go wrong with a cheap steak lunch/dinner. LOL Norm's is a great deal and much better than Denny's, but I wish the service was a bit faster. The last few times I've been there I'd have to rush to eat because it took so long to just get our food or refil of water. They get busy, so be prepared to wait a bit if you're there at prime time. read more

If you are coming here late at night expect to see it ALL!! (Ill spear the details but there is a lot of interesting people that come in) Came here on a Saturday, or maybe I should say Sunday morning after a night out (roughly 2am). It was crazy packed! Waited maybe 30 minutes, which I did not expect. We were all in the mood for breakfast so we waited. I don't know if it was the fact that we had been drinking a little, but we swore it was the best meal ever! I had to deduct the stars because the service was ridiculously poor. Waited forever to order and to get our good. I'm pretty sure that Saturday was just as busy as any other. They should really get some extra staff to run things smoothly. read more

This is our go-to spot when we don't feel like cooking or can't decide what to eat. They have great specials and the food is better than what you would expect for the prices. (Try the gumbo! It's not your classic, Louisiana gumbo, but it's tasty.) If you're getting a steak, order it more rare than your preference because it's hit or miss on whether it will be overcooked. Oh and watch out for Na. Her friendliness is about as unpredictable as the the steaks. Other than that, this is a great diner with lots of seating and good service. read more

I've been to a lot of Norms & this one is the best one so far. The waiters are nice & they don't take a long time to give you, your food. This restaurant is always clean but I took off a star because the bathrooms need to be more neat & clean. read more

A typical American break fast at a very reasonable rate, 2.5 stars (5/13/2015). Along with a cup of hot coffee. I ordered a plate of two sunny side eggs, two hush browns, one ham, etc with toast. It was served very quickly with friendly service. When you want to have American breakfast and have no where else you particularly want to try, this is definitely an option. read more

NORMS - Typical American breakfast - fast and good service! - Diners Near Me - Van Nuys, California

This place is located in a pretty decent location, but I wouldn't think of taking my date here. It's more into family like cheap, big servings for hungry people that loves to eat really late at night=] love the service too the best, specially when you finish eating they tend to check up on you if you need anything else and if everything is good... just make sure you clean your utensils before you use em, they seem to be a bit cloudy (dirty cause of the dishwasher they said, and their water really taste like tap water.. yack... but then again if you like it tappy and cloudy spoons and forks then feel free to try this place =] read more

Came here for a late night dinner from the Midwest. Here's the situation: I'm tired, hungry, and all I want to do is eat something...so we go here. I had the T-bone steak, Eggs, Hash, with a side of pancakes. I was satisfied. I was Hangry no more...Enjoy! read more

Small Portions also they forgot salads . First order was good but portions were small. Second order they forgot to add salads . 2salads are missing. read more

This Place has out standing service and has some of the best cooks around, i would really recommend this place for a party or family dinner