I love everything about this place! From the large mural to the intimate setting…read more The food is amazing and although you may have a bit of a wait at any given time, its well worth it.

Excellent on all fronts. Service was amazing, food came out reasonably quick for how busy it was…read more Enchilada Omelette was BEST I've ever had. Was perfect balance of egg and other ingredients where it wasn't all egg! Potatoes excellent as well. DO NOT MISS the homemade biscuits. BLTE - excellent Korean Fries-very good Strawberry waffle- light and yummy Chicken Avo salad - great Veggie omelette- great flavor for our vegan friend.

Charlie's became the main place we went for dinner during the whole river walk season. We tried a…read morevariety of things on the menu and we were never disappointed. We were consistently impressed that they serve REAL turkey, that the staff was friendly and efficient, and the food was jut plain good. We were not disappointed with a single meal, and we took home leftovers after just about every visit.

Great little family restaurant with good food and good prices! Service was prompt and friendly, we…read morecame on a Saturday afternoon for brunch and we were seated promptly and food was quick. Would definitely recommend coming here for an inexpensive but quality quick meal!

This was my last stop before leaving Detroit. Nothing says "great breakfast" like 2 coney dogs and…read morea Vernors, right? lol Loved the old school counter vibe of this place. The lady behind the counter was nice! The dogs, were delicious! They use a regular non cased hot dog here, so no snap, but the texture was still enjoyable. They pile on the chili and mustard and onions here. Probably the heaviest coney dogs I had all trip. After I was done, I still had a couple forkfuls of chili and onions to scoop up. Super messy, just like all the others. Also.....why do all the coney dog places in Detroit use shitty paper thin napkins? You need to use like 20. All good though, worth it! I can definitely see why Bourdain loved this place. Old school, and delicious!

Man I am disappointed to even write this review of one of my favorite old school spots for…read morebreakfast I hope this experience was someone being trained to cooked because I have never had a bad breakfast form this restaurant in over 20 years so this morning I ordered my usual veg omelette no cheese with potatoes and their salad the omelette the potatoes and the salad and toast. I get home look in the box and the omelette was slopped together and burned very little yellow showing the has browns were soggy salad looked like scraps and no they did not give me 2 end pieces of toast being that it came from duly i still taste the food not good at all so it was a win for my dog. July 2,2026 8:45 am

This is your typical diner. A great place to get a hearty breakfast at reasonable prices. Menu…read moreoffers everything from savory to sweet. Service was fast and super friendly. Lots of locals eating here so you know it's good. All of my " special requests " were done to perfection. I would definitely recommend.

I was trying to find a place for an after wedding brunch and the owner was super helpful. We ended…read moreup picking a place closer to our hotel for our group but I definitely want to try the place when we come back to Detroit!

This place is always boomin! We didn't have a reservation so we had about an hour wait but the host…read morestaff were very friendly. Once we sat down, our server had waters at our table already and was quick to come take our drink orders. My friend ordered the very berry Bellini and loved it, so she ordered a second one. She gave it a 10/10. My other friend ordered a breakfast margarita - she gave it an 8/10. For food, we ordered the traditional meal with red velvet pancakes. She rated it a 9/10. My friend ordered house made corned beef hash with eggs, & cheese grits (gave it a 9/10) the grits needed some salt & pepper; and a Cinnabunn pancake (we give that a 12/10). The pancake was fire!!! I tasted a piece and wanted to order my own. My other friend ordered the crème brule chicken & waffles - she gave it a 9/10. I ordered an egg white omelet with turkey sausage, chicken, spinach & bell peppers. It was good but a little too runny for my liking. It came with fruit and whole wheat bread. I asked for strawberry jam and they brought me a homemade strawberry sauce that was soooo good! I give my meal an 7.5/10. Overall, the place is cute and pretty spacious with lots of seating. I would definitely come back and order some other items from the menu!

SERVICE: Arrived early, easy seating, staff was pleasant,…read moreand place was clean. FOOD: Enjoyed my food. Sweat yet favorable. I removed the walnuts not because they were bad but because I'm not a nut person. I tend to remove some of the cream cheese as well because it's always too much for me. However, a good taste of it was still a wonderful experience. I ordered the Apple Walnut Stuffed French Toast. Do try it! WELL: I will for sure return.

Was told to take a seat, waited more than 15 minutes before having to ask for menus, still waited…read morefor them to be delivered. Coffee delivered with no cream when ordered with it. Went to ask for cream, waited another 8 minutes while the girl who said she would bring it stood at the counter appearing to be playing on her phone or otherwise. Food delivered to our group all except one meal, waited another 10 minutes plus for the last meal... and cutlery because although the diner was not fully seated, the cutlery was "in the dishwasher" while our food got cold and the kids ate with their hands. No refills on coffee were offered, no check in on the quality of our meals. Home fries despite being requested for them to be grilled with onions were deep fried with onion tossed on top. Attempted to charge me for a side of sausage when the kids meal comes with sausage. Was informed we had to leave (an hour and a half after being there) and waitress did not ask if we needed boxes, again I have to stress she did not check on us during consumption of our meal I had to go and ask for a box. Extreme anxiety filled experience. Definitely not an "old school diner" feel even though the decor and name says otherwise. Do better for others as we will not be back!

The restaurant was busy and only 1 server on and she was not addressing the tables in a huge rush…read moretook. It took forever for her to come back around. I asked for a drink 3 times and it was forgotten. I asked for water for my kids took her so long to come back to the table with the waters. The food was mediocre, fries were soggy and greasy! The portions were tiny for the prices. Not a great experience at all. we won't be back for a while!

Fast service, very kind staff. Tacos were amazing, didn't feel like it was missing anything.read more

Great food and service! There is a reason this is one of the highest rated breakfast places around…read more Chilaquiles were amazing.

When you walk in it literally looks like someone's house which is kind of cool, the atmosphere is…read morereally cool and very inviting. We ordered drinks and I had a Mojito, the 1st Mojito I ordered was REALLY sour, I could tell that there was no Simple Syrup at all in it, when I told the waitress about it she went back and made another one with the Simple syrup and it was so much better. I ordered the Chicken & Waffles, the amount of chicken they gave you for the waffle was outstanding, it was about 7 pieces of chicken on 2 pretty big waffles. The chicken was seasoned perfectly and the waffles were nice and fluffy. Everything was cooked to perfection. I would love to come back and try other dishes from this place again.

Delicious brunch. Our server was kind & whimsical. The food was very good. The food came out a…read morelittle jumbled (aka timing was off, waited a while for last meal). But it really did not hurt our experience as we were happy and patient and ordered plenty of food. I will definitely recommend this place to friends, the French toast was unreal.