When one is looking for a good breakfast at a good price look no further then Sunrise! The staff are always very friendly and the breakfast is consistently delicious. I was pleasantly surprised to see they are now offering more upscale specials, but it's the two egg breakfast special that keeps me coming back. The place is light and open, and the conversation that happens at tables can only be described as unique to Howell with the amount of "regulars" that frequent Sunrise. I suspect most towns have a "down home" restaurant like Sunrise and it's always been a good dining experience. read more

Sunrise Family Diner - Two egg breakfast special, the best! - Sandwiches Near Me - Howell, Michigan

Breakfast here is downright good stuff! Came in for breakfast around 1030 on Sunday and had to wait in line a short period of time (but not long). Was promptly seated when a table came up - staff server was great. I did a standard farmer's omelet breakfast with white toast and hashbrowns w/ grilled onions on them. Extremely good food and a lot to accomplish if you wish to eat it all. This is one of the better breakfast spots in Howell, so if you get a chance, give them a try or simply return. read more

Food is EXCELLENT! Staff is wonderful & it gives you that small town diner feel as soon as you step in the door.

Great spot for breakfast. Nothing fancy, but good food good portions and friendly staff. A pretty good breakfast menu also.

This place is amazing! We are from South Florida, moved from MI 20 years ago, and miss the MI charm. The service is above and beyond! The food is down right yummy!!! The ambiance is So cozy and it is decorated for fall!! We will recommend this to all are MI friends and FL friends. read more

This review is from Craig & Deb. Rita was our waitress and she was absolutely phenomenal. We ordered the breakfast tacos and a combination eggs and pancakes with sausage patties. Perfectly done! Coffee was perfect for breakfast. We will definitely be back. 5 stars across the board!!! read more

Sunrise Family Diner - Awesome breakfast! - Sandwiches Near Me - Howell, Michigan

Always great used to live very close and always terrific service and food. Weekend breakfast can we very crowded however it's great come cooked food. read more

Went back for a second time ever because we had a good experience the first time. Last mistake I'll make going again. wasn't busy for once sat right down lady gave us are drinks and was told waitress would be right there almost 20 minutes goes by being to old to hold on to order three times to never serve us but every one else. Place is a joke staff sucks. Makes sense why we have only been there twice in the six years of living here. Also get better ventilation the 25 minutes we sat in there not getting served made us reek like a grease pit. NEVER AGAIN. read more

Food is always good and the service is great. Best breakfast for the price in the Howell and Brighton area.

Not open on a Thursday despite the website. With so few places to eat breakfast in Howell, I would hope that the information provided by the ownership would keep us from driving around to places which are not opened up. read more

I waited a week to respond, I was so taken back by only be served an orange juice and never had waitress come back to our table to take our order, yet serving everyone around us. I thought we were invisible but now I realize that it was very poor service. We left and received excellent service at George's restaurant, great breakfast there! Never will go back to SF. read more

place is kind and tentative coffee cup always full and the breakfast and lunch are hot and delicious My favorite is the steak and eggs Don't forget the ham& cheese omelette either simple amazing read more

Sunrise Family Diner - the reflection of the sky in the water - Sandwiches Near Me - Howell, Michigan

This place is absolutely adorable, and it rarely has a wait. Their food is out quickly and it tastes great. Overall it's a great greasy spoon breakfast! read more

We revisited our Meat-lovers omelette a couple Saturdays ago. Absolutely the best sourdough toast we've ever had; hot, cheesy, meaty eggs, and crispy hash browns just like we love them. Several refills on the hot fresh coffee - couldn't ask for a better breakfast experience. Super wait staff here. read more

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Food was delicious and our server was very nice. The restaurant itself could use some updates to decor.

So eating breakfast out for the first time since the pandemic hit and this place was quite disgusting! My daughter was getting a jelly packet out of the holder and an earwig fell out and crawled across the table. After capturing it in the napkin, Shelly did take it back to the kitchen I guess. That should have been the end of our visit but after they bleached the table, booth seats and new silverware ...we were charged full price. Unreal! read more

There are much better diners nearby. The staff complained about being over worked. The food was not very good and they made a major mistake on my burger. Left the chilli off the chilli cheeseburger. Nothing is made in house. I asked about a few things and the staff told me everything comes frozen out of a bag. I won't be back. read more

One of our favorite spots for Breakfast in the Howell area. Great breakfast specials and solid service.

Called to ask if they were hiring I don't know who I spoke to but they were so rude. Said we are fully staffed in a rude tone and hung up on me. The service has always been meh i don't know why I expected it to be different. read more

I love this little place. Have never had bad food or bad service. I like it much better than chain restaurants. I just wish they were open for dinner. :) read more

We went for breakfast with family Memorial Day weekend. Everyone was very happy with our meals. The cinnamon rolls were big and fluffy. The eggs Benedict were made perfectly with great poached eggs. The corned beef has was so filling, and the breakfast burrito was big enough to share. Great staff service as well. read more

Our food was delicious! The service was top notch. The servers were very attentive to our refills and needs! They were very apologetic for running out of some items! It was okay we were here for a late breakfast. We loved the atmosphere with the diner sounds and ambiance of plates, silverware and sizzles of the grill! We will be back! read more

This is a popular spot! We waited a while to sit, and then get served, but the food quality was spot on, even on a busy Sunday am. Get a large breakfast for under $5. The whole meal was affordable and well-prepared. Coffee was plenty strong. Ham slices substantial. Omelette delicious, and had a good egg/cheese/meat ratio. Bacon just how I love it. Hash browns tasted like fresh potatoes. Raisin toast:yum. Fresh tomatoes are a nice option to have in a generally carb-saturated meal. Only exception were the overcooked scrambled eggs. Server was hopping, so we didn't get extra napkins. Decor is a little shabby (cracked glass on front door, carpets could use some attention, style not particularly current or fresh, infomercial on tv). The shades were pulled so far it was actually a little on the dark side in there. Maybe that is to not hurt the eyes of some patrons who looked like they might have had a late night the evening before. Some of the clientele was a little rough around the edges, but the staff was welcoming. Would give 4.5 stars if I could, but I'll bump it to 5. read more

Food was great and fairly priced. Rita was our waitress. Just awesome, so friendly and helpful. Great job Rita.

Classic diner fare, served up fast. Plenty of local regulars filling the air with chatter to add the seasoning of love, as they say their hellos to their favorite waitresses. read more

The very best breakfast and service in Howell and Brighton you won't find a better steak anywhere

This place has amazing food. If you have never been here, your missing out. I definitely recommend getting their bacon and pancakes. Overall they get a five star and I definitely recommend read more

Hi I'm Andrea 12 year old daughter. This place is the most worst place I have ever been to. We had to ask for our French vanilla creamer when my mom wanted pink sugar so I went and asked for some. The lady went and grabbed them and slammed them into my hand! Then when my order got here I got really dried bacon. Then we had to wait a long time to be seated. read more

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LGBTQ+ Diners BEWARE!!! My fiance and I have been to this diner several times, never having an issue. On Wednesday, May 25th, we entered at about 9:30 for a late breakfast. There were maybe 5 tables occupied so they were quite dead. After getting our seat and ordering drinks, we waited for 20 minutes with the staff continuously ignoring us, even going so far as to walk completely around the restaurant to avoiding passing our table. What made this morning different is that I was wearing an LGBTQ+ pride shirt on. I can only surmise that we were being avoided because of us being gay. And before it is said "well maybe they were busy," no, that is not the case. In fact, one waitress was chatting for about 10 minutes with a table, another waiter was just making silverware packets for the entire 20 minutes, and the other waitress, as previously stated went out of her way to avoid the table. The owner even came out and was talking with the table next to us for a long period of time, all the while we are sitting there with empty drink glasses and no food order taken. Not even a "do you need a few minutes?" inquiry. We will NEVER grace this establishment's entrance again. If you can't even bother to serve someone due to bigotry, don't be open. read more

Excellent breakfast and service. I would definitely come back. All of the servers had a smile on their face the entire time.

We walked in and they had 3 open tables we could see, plus one that was behind a divider wall. We waiting a long time to be seated just standing there watching people scurry around and not say a word to us. Finally, the woman who must have been the hostess stepped out from the back and seated us. Once we were seated the hostess took our coffee order and it was served quickly. We ended up moving tables because we were sitting under a fan and it was chilly. Once re-seated, we waited for our order to be taken. And waited. I saw a waitress give the table across the aisle from us their bill. She placed it on the table and watched it fall to the ground. She then left it there and walked off to take an order at the table behind us. Another waitress walked by and stopped to look at it on the ground so but her hands were full so she couldn't actually pick it up. Meanwhile, the woman who I found out was our waitress was the same one that watched the bill fall to the ground and left it there. She finished with the order behind us and said she would be right back to take our order. She never came back and we ended up leaving. Upon leaving, I figured out that this place actually had 2 Yelp entries and the second one isn't great. read more

We had high hopes when we saw the word "diner." My husband is from Long Island originally, and I am from Macomb County myself, so we both have an appreciation for greasy spoon type places that serve comfort food at a decent price. I can say, the prices here are not terrible. But we were unimpressed on the whole. Our food took 31 minutes to arrive, in a dining room that was at perhaps 25%-30% capacity with at least 2 waitresses on duty. Our waitress seemed annoyed at our presence, and was rather impatient with us as we placed our order. While we waited for our food (Kid's fish n-chips, fish sandwich, ranch-style omelette), we noticed that the place might be more appropriately called the Sunset Family Diner, based upon the majority clientele, who were painfully unamused with having a 4-year old present in "their" joint. We insure that our child is well-behaved, so that was not the issue. It was especially ironic that the two couples in the booth behind us were so annoyed, considering that at least one amongst them share the same obsession as our son with audibly ripping ass in the booth. Although their order was placed at the same time as ours, theirs arrived in half the time, while they regaled the entire diner with tales of their individual hip replacements, and the advantages of blaming flatulence on said surgeries. Charming. Only half of our food arrived at first, and because we had never been provided with flatware or napkins, nobody could start eating. Once the omelette arrived, it was cold, along with the rest of our food. I had to ask for flatware for us all and for mayo on my sandwich. The waitress became patronizingly more pleasant, but I believe it was simply because she realized if she didn't at least try to fake it, there might not be a tip waiting for her at the end. The food was sub-par. It was cheap enough, but I'd rather have eaten fast food, and that's saying something. My husband still felt compelled to leave a 20% tip, despite the lackluster service and food of questionable origin. Did they bus it in from another diner down the road? So in conclusion, are you a senior citizen with an uncontrollable gas problem, aversion to the sight of young children, and very little in the way of functioning taste buds? You'll love this place! This is an heir apparent to Bill Knapp's. Otherwise, skip it. read more

This is your basic family diner. The servers try hard but lack real experience in the field. The cooks don't care how you ask for your food to ordered they will cook it as they please. I personally will never entertain the thought of eating here again. This place is best suited for people who want a high calorie, low flavor meal. You would be better off eating at a Coney island. The typical wait on a Sunday is over an hour from the time you enter till you receive your food. I also over heard other guest complain about their food being cold or under/over cooked. If they don't completely revamp their business they will be closed soon enough. Hope this helps anyone who has doubts. read more

I've been a long time customer here and when I had an issue with my card and no cash they sent me off hungry despite I was just gonna add the 7 dollar meal on top of my tip the next time. I guess they'd rather throw it in the trash and lose a customer‍ read more

They used to be good, but it's become consistently worse each time i've visited. I don't care about how long it takes to be seated, and served, but it takes a while if that's something you care about. The issue is that the chef never cooks it as you ask, they cook eggs how they want to (always runny, with a slightly runny white). Their potatoes taste watered down, I don't know how that is even accomplished, but it has a very bad flavor (perhaps under cooked). Other times they're dry and completely burned. read more

The corned beef hash breakfast was pretty good. A normal diner that has a decent menu, but there is nothing particularly special about this place. I'll eat here again. read more

Take it from a local-don't dismiss this place due to its easily missed exterior. They have great service and the food is great with generous portions and the prices are amazing. Breakfast here is a winner! read more

Wow what a hidden gem, we had about everything and it was outstanding. The service rocks and very nice.

I hate to leave a review of this place because I don't want anyone else to know about it. They have the freshest and largest breakfast in Howell. The value is amazing. They only complaint that I have is the wait to sit down. So please don't eat here, so I have a seat. read more

I ate there with my Dad during the Big Ten wrestling tournament. Staff was very friendly. Food was great and very inexpensive. All you can eat cod dinner for my Dad and I had a loaded veggie omelette with a shovelful of hash browns plus an English muffin. Coffee and tea. All for $21. Can't beat it. Diamond in the rough restaurant. read more